Fairness essay Branner Grimsley The election of 1824 is a very interesting one because even though there were technically five different presidential candidates all running under the Democratic-Republican Party. The four most significant of the five candidates being Andrew Jackson‚ John Quincy Crawford‚ and Henry Clay. But the reason that this election is seen as being controversial is because no candidate got a high enough majority of the electoral colleges vote to count as them winning. This caused
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CONTRACTS CONTRACT a meeting of minds between 2 persons whereby one binds himself‚ with respect to the other‚ to give something or to render some service (ARTICLE 1305) GENERAL PROVISIONS (Arts. 1305-1317) Distinguish an ordinary Contract: a.) from a Contract of marriage b.) from an obligation c.) from an imperfect promise d.) from a pact e.) from a stipulation a.) from a Contract of marriage ORDINARY CONTRACT 1. The parties may be 2 or more persons of same or different genders
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The House of Lords has declared that the system of precedent is an indispensable foundation providing certainty in the law. Explain how the system of precedent operates to pursue the goal of certainty whilst ensuring that certainty does not result in rigidity. Judicial precedent: A judgment of a court of law cited as an authority for deciding a similar set of facts; a case which serves as authority for the legal principle embodied in its decision A judicial precedent is a decision of the
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CONTRACTS Stages in the life of a contract: 1. Preparation/Generation 2. Perfection/Birth 3. Consummation/Death Characteristics of Contracts: (ROMA) 1. Relativity (Art. 1311) 2. Obligatoriness & Consensuality (Art. 1315) 3. Mutuality (Art. 1308) 4. Autonomy (Art. 1306) Stipulation pour Autrui - stipulation in favor of a 3rd party. Requisites: 1. The stipulation must be part‚ not whole of the contract; 2. the contracting parties must have clearly and deliberately conferred
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The Contract Law Bible Hey Guys. I worked really hard on this on the run up to the June exam last year. I found it really useful and so did the people in my class. Please feel free to pass this on to your friends who are studying contract law‚ but please don’t pass it off as your own‚ or make any money from the reproduction of this. Thanks =) Lucy Rimington © Offer and Acceptance Offer - A proposal to enter into an agreement with another person. An offer must express the intent of the person
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A contract -is a legal agreement that occurs between two or more parties. It can be a written or spoken agreement that can concern employment‚ sales‚ or tenancy. Parties or members involved‚ enter voluntarily into this agreement. Every contracts involve two persons they are the: Offeror and Offeree. The offeror is the one who offers to enter into a contract and the Offeree is the one to whom the contract is being offered Elements of a contract: Agreement‚ Lawful object‚ consideration and contractual
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“Balance” One fine evening‚ while walking to my friend’s place enjoying the beautiful climate & cool breeze‚ making one to be there walking or standing still to enjoy it‚ I saw a group of kids riding their bicycles like a gang & roaming. A huge van came in the opposite direction‚ which meant they had to make space‚ which they have been occupying so far‚ for the monster vehicle. Due to sudden change of course or rough terrain‚ one of the kids lost his balance & fell to the safe side
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Trust The Three Certainties An express trust will not take effect unless the three certainties are present .These certainties are (1)Certainty of words (2)Certainty of objects (3)Certainty of subject matter .It is therefore important to prove all three elements in the given scenario to prove that a trust exists .If any of these certainties are not present the trust fails and the donee of the property which is sufficiently defined ‚takes the property as an absolute gift .If the words are imperative
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Currently‚ majority of people do not know much about contract law. Actually‚ we are signing contracts everyday. For example: Buying candies in a shop. There are two types of contract (written and verbal agreement). A contract is made by orally‚ by conduct and in writing. It also consists of an agreement‚ consideration and legally binding. There are eight elements of contract law‚ namely offer‚ acceptance‚ consideration‚ capacity‚ legal relations‚ legality and agreement. In this essay‚ I am going
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Justice as Fairness and Utilitarianism 1 There is a fine line between law and ethics‚ which
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