ID #: 41703 Question 1. a)Animals are property under the law and therefore they are unable to bring a suit in court for themselves if they are harmed. Standing requires: 1. The plaintiff has suffered an injury in fact 2. The injury is casually related to a known act 3. Redressability. In the case‚ Citizens to End Animal Suffering and Exploitation v. the New England Aquarium‚ the court held that the Marine Mammal Protection Act does not allow the requirement of standing to be satisfied in a
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Monism and dualism in international law From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search The terms monism and dualism are used to describe two different theories of the relationship between international law and national law. Contents[hide] * 1 Monism * 2 Dualism * 3 Examples * 4 A matter of national legal tradition * 5 The problem of “lex posterior” * 6 References | [edit] Monism Monists assume that the internal and international legal systems form a unity. Both
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Business Law What is Business Law? Businesses interact in many and varied ways. To name just a few types of business transactions‚ there are contracts‚ mergers and acquisitions‚ leasing‚ etc. How these transactions are carried out is overseen by Business Law. Additionally‚ how businesses are formed is a large part of Business law. This area of law is very wide-ranging‚ although it deals primarily with defining the rights and responsibilities of businesses‚ rather than enforcing these laws. Because
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Nontraditional Litigation Systems Law/531 [ July 30‚ 2012 ] The traditional legal system of utilizes law as it is foundation for all decisions. Laws in the United States have four sources; constitutional‚ statutes and ordinance‚ common law and administrative. The features of these four are: * Constitutional Law is based on a formal document that defines broad powers. Federal constitutional law originates from the U.S. constitution. State constitutional law originates from the individual state
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The Difference between Written and Unwritten Constitution are as follows: Written Constitution: Written constitution is one which is found in one or more than one legal documents duly enacted in the form of laws. It is precise‚ definite and systematic. It is the result of the conscious and deliberate efforts of the people. It is framed by a representative body duly elected by the people at a particular period in history. It is always promulgated on a specific date in history. The Constitution
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Newton came up with three laws of motion laws that describe how forces and objects relate to each other. the statement means that in every interaction‚ there is a pair of forces acting on the two interacting objects. The size of the forces on the first object equals the size of the force on the second object. The direction of the force on the first object is opposite to the direction of the force on the second object. Forces always come in pairs - equal and opposite action-reaction force pairs.
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printed pages of Understanding Property Law by John G. Sprankling where the topic is discussed.] LexisNexis Capsule Summary Property Law PART I: INTRODUCTION Chapter 1 WHAT IS PROPERTY? § 1.01 An “Unanswerable” Question? [1-2] The term property is extraordinarily difficult to define. The ordinary person defines property as things that are owned by people. However‚ the law defines property as rights among people that concern things. § 1.02 Property and Law [2-4] [A] Legal Positivism
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FIL102 CyberCrime Law The Cybercrime Law of the Philippines (also known as the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 or Republic Act 10175) is a newly-signed act that gives us a true legal tool to combat cybercrime. A better definition is given by a press release from the Senate‚ a part of which says‚ "The Cybercrime Prevention Act lays down a comprehensive legal framework for the detection‚ investigation‚ and suppression of cybercrimes..." The Republic Act No. 10175‚ also known as the Cybercrime
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REVOLUTION OF BANKRUPTCY LAW 1. Bankruptcy Act Cap 53 Laws of Kenya 2. Ian Macneil – Bankruptcy in East Africa 3. Fridman Bankruptcy Law and Practice 4. Thomspson J.H. The principles of Bankruptcy Law 5. Holdsworth on Historical Development Basically the law of bankruptcy has a long history and only a summary of the main developments may be highlighted Summary. 1542 Act - aimed mainly at securing the property of the debtor for his creditors. 1834 Act - extended bankruptcy law to none traders. Some
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Irish Law * History sources of law * Common Law * Equity Example of the many maxims: i. Those who seek equity must do equity. ii. Equity looks the intent rather than the form. iii. Those who come to equity must come with clean hands. iv. Equality is equity. * Legal sources of Law: There are five legal sources: a. Legislation (Statute Law) b. Subordinate Legislation c. The Irish Constitution 1937 (Bunreacht na hÉireann) d. European Union Law
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