Discuss the connection between natural law theory and fundamental human rights as articulated in Commonwealth Caribbean constitutions. (Dec. 2009 #2) Generally‚ natural law theorists have purported that law comes from a body of rules or precepts that are distinct from human created legal systems. These rules are heavily influenced by morality and it centrally claims that there are moral principles1 of universal applicability‚ and principles of political morality in which human communities ought
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classification of ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ law is unhelpful and misleading in reflecting enforceability in international law. What are the sources of international law? What is meant by ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ law? Do you agree with Chinkin’s assessment and why? ------------------------------------------------- Introduction This essay first discusses the nature and lack enforcement of hard laws‚ being those defined under the ICJ statue and Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties 1969 (VCLT). It argues
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ILW1501/101/3/2014 / 1 Tu utoria lett 10 /2014 al ter 01/3/ 4 Intr roduc ction t Law to w ILW 01 W150 Sem ers 1 & 2 meste Dep partme of Jurisprude ent f ence IMPO ORTANT IN NFORMAT TION: utorial lette contains important informatio on er s t on This tu the m module‚ the assignments and the examin nation paper for th module p his e. CONTENTS Page 1 INTRODUCTION 2 PURPOSE OF AND OUTCOMES FOR THE MODULE ...........................................
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Assignment 1 Common Law By: Tita Amalia V. 1. Jonathan and an international business transaction Two parties reach agreement on the terms of the sale of a product from one party to the other. The agreement was written and signed by both parties in the presence of their lawyers. a) Do the parties have a valid and enforceable contract? Before a contract is formed‚ there must be agreement consisting of offer and acceptance‚ intention to form a contract‚ and consideration. Without
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LAWS7023-Business and Corporate Law 1/2013 Week commencing: Monday‚ 20.05.13 Tutorial 4: Corporate Finance and Liability Note: Focus in this tutorial is on corporate contracting Problem Set 12: Read Chapter 23. 1. FWPL has traditionally transported its wine using a fleet of trucks that it owns. It is considering selling the fleet of trucks‚ which should sell for approximately $3 million. FWPL’s Board of Directors has not yet made a final decision to sell the trucks
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agreement to be formed: 1. One person (the offeror) has made an offer 2. Another person (the offeree) has accepted the offer 3. The offeree has communicated their acceptance to the offeror Offer: an expression of willingness to enter into an enforceable r/s with the person to whom the offer is directed Offer v Request for information: Distinction rests on offeror’s intention to be bound immediately in contract e.g. Harvey v Facey mere statement of the lowest price at which the vendor would sell contains
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Common Law Tradition and Sources of Law Common Law Tradition: In early England‚ there was desire to establish a legal system that did not settle disputes by simply relying on local customs and traditions. Instead‚ there was desire to use a uniform legal system throughout the entire country. “What evolved was the beginning of common law‚ a body of general rules that applied throughout the entire English realm. Eventually‚ the common law tradition became part of the heritage of all nations
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– Ordinary Income – Statutory Income Australian Tax Law BFA714 – Exempt Income BFA714_10 What is income? 2 Key Legislative Provisions ITAA97 • Economist View – Division 6: • • • • • – Traditional economic view of income is that it is a ‘gain’ • Recognises both realised and unrealised gains as income s 6-5 Ordinary income s 6-10 Statutory income s 6-15 Not assessable income s 6-20 Exempt income s 6-23 Non-assessable non-exempt income – Other Relevant
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other types of businesses‚ the main tax relief being NIC’s (National Insurance Contributions). They are cheap to set up – A lot of sole traders can set up their business with just hundreds of pounds‚ where as a PLC has to have £50‚000 at least by law to set up one. Privacy – No information about the business has to be made public‚ and the only people that need to see information on how the business has been run and the profits it has made are the Inland Revenue and HM Customs and Excise. Flexibility
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Role and Functions of Law LAW 421 Role and Functions of Law The role and functions are all based on its purpose; the purposes of law begin when domination and power of higher authority had no consideration for the rights of individuals (Melvin). The United States has created laws to help justice in society from many angles‚ in this case education and the workplace‚ and promoting good faith dealing among businesses. There are four sources (primary sources) of law that have federal and state
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