“At its very heart‚ causation in fact is all about policy and not law”. Critically evaluate this statement with reference to decided cases. 1515 words An issue with causation arises usually when we encounter different factors that brought about the same damage. We need to establish which of these factors is legally relevant in order to determine liability. Causation is a difficult topic in tort law because there is no simple formula or test that can ascertain whether a certain act or
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Intro to Comparative Politics In "War and the State in Africa‚" Jeffrey Herbst states that "…it should be recognized that there is very little evidence that African countries‚ or many others in the Third World‚ will be able to find peaceful ways to strengthen the state and develop national identities." Do you agree with Herbst’s argument? Why? Lei Zhang Professor Dickson 2/10/2011 � Although African countries are facing many severe problems including weak national identities and limited
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There are seven elements that must be present for a crime to take place. Harm legality‚ actus reus‚ mens rea‚ causation‚ concurrence‚ and punishment are those seven elements. Crime involves things that people and do not do (Bohm & Haley‚ 2012). Illegal drug use‚ prostitution and gambling are choices that the individuals make. The individual may cause harm to themselves‚ however‚ some may argue that their loved ones are also victims. Loved ones may be harmed mentally and emotionally‚ but that is
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Liquidated Damages v. Penalty Are Causation and Loss Really Required?‚ Pooja Sharma* In a contract‚ the parties may name a sum to be payable in the event of breach. If such sum is a genuine pre estimate of loss it is termed liquidated damages‚ and if it bears no reflection on the loss suffered‚ it is termed a penalty. Courts are reluctant to enforce penalty clauses and in such cases the sum stipulated is normally reduced. It has been perceptively observed by Fansworth that in comparison to the
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they are small. There are eight general features of crime‚ which are "Actus Rea"‚ "Mens Rea"‚ "concurrence"‚ "causation"‚ "harm"‚ "legality"‚ “punishment"‚ and "necessary attendant circumstances." What do they mean? That’s a good question that will be answered soon. How many conjoined elements are there that affect the legal essence of the concept of crime? That should be three conjoined elements. Let me tell you more about it. A felony is a crime normally involving violence but can also be non-violence
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The book Middlesex‚ written by Jeffrey Eugenides‚ is an intriguing and unique read. This book brings up many subjects that people avoid talking about that are connected to human sexuality. Relationships‚ cultural background‚ and sexual orientation are a few important topics that are mentioned in the book that can relate to human sexuality. Human sexuality is filled with subjects that can easily effect our day to day lives and it drastically impacted the story in Middlesex. A relationship can be
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…. STREET CRIME or WHITE COLLAR CRIME? By general definition‚ a crime is a wronging‚ proclaimed by law against society. All acts of disobeying the law are crimes. Be it an assault or embezzlement one has committed a wrong. Yet we have learned values and morals from our surroundings which gave us concepts of the degree of harm pertaining to a particular crime. Our normal concept of crime is usually that of a physical one. We as a society‚ generally conjure images of a personal assault on oneself
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where one resides. According to the Merriam - Webster dictionary‚ a home is “the place where someone lives or originally comes from: the place to which you feel most strongly attached.” In the books Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson and Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides‚ home is an important aspect of the characters lives. Housekeeping is about a girl named Ruth who lives in an isolated town called Fingerbone. She grows up there with her younger sister Lucille and at the age of six‚ her mother abandons
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S T I C S A N D R E S E A R C H CRIME AND JUSTICE Bulletin Contemporary Issues in Crime and Justice NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research Number 54 February 2001 What Causes Crime? Don Weatherburn It is difficult to find a succinct‚ broad and non-technical discussion of the causes of crime. This bulletin provides a brief overview‚ in simple terms‚ of what we know about those causes. After presenting some basic facts about crime‚ the bulletin is divided into three main sections
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Crime Data Comparison Crime Data Comparison Crime is being committed every second of each day around the world. Citizens of certain communities view crime as unwanted and causes of unnecessary stressors‚ although citizens from the lower class society view crime as a normal standard for everyday life. Certain crimes across the United States can be directly associated with gender‚ ethnicity. For instance‚ woman shoplift more than a man‚ and men conduct more violent offenses such as murder
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