OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CODE Article 1. Time when Act takes effect. — This Code shall take effect on the first day of January‚ nineteen hundred and thirty-two. Art. 2. Application of its provisions. — Except as provided in the treaties and laws of preferential application‚ the provisions of this Code shall be enforced not only within the Philippine Archipelago‚ including its atmosphere‚ its interior waters and maritime zone‚ but also outside of its jurisdiction‚ against those who: 1. Should
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Do judges make law or merely play a role in interpreting law? Discuss Judges do both. Judges interpret the statue law and they make the common law. There are two types of law one would be the primary law‚ which is also known as the statue law and the secondary law‚ which is also known as the common law. For the primary law it is created by the legislature‚ which is the parliament as the parliament has the power to make the statue because the people elected them. So the judges interpret the primary
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incidents are known as civil disobediences‚ an act performed by a group of people‚ usually civilians‚ to protest a law imposed on them by a governing body or fight for something they believe in. This act differs from something like a violent protest or a revolution is that civil disobediences firstly put emphasis on the rule of law while disobeying the one specific law they seek to abolish. Second‚ the people that practice civil disobedience will plead guilty to any violation of the law. The third and final
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citizens should be allowed the “Stand Your Ground” law for self-defense from harmful threats around the U.S. Crime rates in the U.S. have been rising over the last couple of years. Many people do not know how to protect themselves from a threat. Many are too scared to as they could get in serious trouble if the threat is not posing a threat to them. State legislative bodies have been pushing to expand self-defense laws in the U.S. In recent years this law has only applied to citizens who were
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well known Irish essayist‚ and novelist‚ “Disobedience‚ in the eyes of anyone who has read history‚ is man’s original virtue. It is through disobedience that progress has been made‚ through disobedience‚ and through rebellion”. Although one may disagree with such an opinion‚ keeping in mind that society is taught at a very young age of what is wrong and what is right‚ sometimes obedience and disobedience fall under the same category. Like obedience‚ disobedience can also be seen as a virtue. The human
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or use civil disobedience.This was a huge topic among civil rights leaders in the 60s.Should we fight back or should we just stand there and do nothing?A lot of the people knew that if they chose to fight back then they will die.On the other hand‚ if they did not fight back‚ then some of them will still die.That was the biggest decision people would make; if we are going to die then we might as well die fighting. Many authors wrote about civil disobedience.A really good one is “Civil Disobedience”
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Civil disobedience is the refusal to comply with certain laws or to pay taxes and fines‚ as a peaceful form of political protest.Standing up for the ones that are incapable of doing so. This act must meet these three points in order to be categorized as civil disobedience; righteous intention‚ nonviolent means and the desire to communicate the need for change. It helps bringing awareness to injustice and mistreatment. It is also what defines American History and today’s open minded society. These
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“Why I Enrolled in Law School” The failure‚ the decision‚ and the belief to enroll in law school was a journey in-and-of itself. A journey I am happy to have taken thus far. Since childhood I have been advocate for fairness‚ understanding‚ compromise‚ and justice. As the youngest of five children keeping peace in our house usually meant me at the middle of negotiations; you might call this early training. However‚ life has a way of imbedding restrictions on an individual’s beliefs of what he or
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judge-made law is a law rooted in a judiciary decision‚ not an act of legislation made by lawmakers or a regulation created by a government agency with the legal authority to do so. The collective body of judge-made laws in a nation is also known as case law. Many nations allow judges to set legal precedents when making high court decisions‚ adding to the body of law in a nation and providing new interpretation of existing laws. Lower courts do not have the authority to make judge-made law. Only judges
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Do you know about the Jim Crow Laws? The Jim Crow Laws were a goal to give African Americans the same equality as white Americans. Jim Crow laws was an important part of history. Jim Crow was a character who was made from African culture. It was a racial segregation laws that were passed after Reconstruction Period in South of the U.S‚ They were forced until 1965 it started in 1890 in public places with separate but equal rights to African Americans. It forced segregation in public schools‚ movies
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