Another 1999 (3) SA 1065 (SCA) • Road Accident Fund v Russell 2001 (2) SA 34 (SCA) • Gibson v Berkowitz and Another [1997] 1 All SA 99 (W) • Groenewald v Groenewald [1998] 2 All SA 335 (A) • Minister of Safety & Security v Hamilton 2004 (2) SA 216 (SCA) • Van der Spuy v Minister of Correctional Services 2004 (2) SA 463 (SE) 1. GENERAL 1. causal link between defendant’s conduct and plaintiff’s damage is requirement for delict 2. person only liable for damage caused by him 3. causal link
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The Fair Use Doctrine has been a practice used in the United State Supreme Courts dating back to 1841 in the case of Folsom v. Marsh. In this case “the court’s definition of what constituted a "justifiable use of the original materials" formed the basis of the "fair use" doctrine” (ARL staff‚ 2014). The court must decide if the case meets four factors noted in section 107 of the Copyright Act when considering the Fair Use defense‚ “the purpose and character of your use‚ the nature of the copyrighted
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To attain this Promised Land‚ the Puritans devoted themselves to their church life and God. Spending hours at service every day‚ the Puritans were a closely-knit community due to the power of the church. Whenever any problem in the community emerged‚ the Puritans looked to the church to give them an answer. Thus‚ it is understandable that the witch trials in the Massachusetts area would become such hysteria. Though many historians have attributed the cause of the Salem Witch Trials to economic
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Criminal Trial "Scott Peterson" Voir Dire This stage is an examination of potential jurors to ensure a fair trial for the defendant. Ideally‚ voir dire will result in an impartial jury for the trial of the accused. On March 4‚ 2004 jury selection began for the trial of Scott Peterson. Nearly 100 potential jurors began answering questionnaires about their views on the death penalty and their opinions on extramarital affairs. The nearly 30-page questionnaire given to prospective jurors also included
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Daughter In the novel‚ The Heretic’s Daughter by Kathleen Kent we witness great historical significance in the years surrounding the Salem witch trials. For one‚ the author’s ancestor was Martha Carrier‚ a key character in the novel and also known as the “Queen of Hell”‚ who was among the first of women to be accused of witchcraft. In this specific novel we relive the horrors that nine year old Sarah Carrier must face along with her family. The hysteria during the year of 1692 could have not
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Some people say that the Salem Witch Trials were less a religious persecution than economic in purpose‚ using religion as a guise to gain property. I believe that the Salem witch trials were less a religious persecution than economical. I believe this for several reasons; one being that the accused witches were using their witchcraft on other people in the town and it was affecting them. Many people were accused of performing witchcraft and were persecuted for doing so. But I believe that people
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The Fiery Trial is a non-fiction book that takes place during the American Civil War. Eric Foner published this on October 4‚ 2010. This story is a biography; the story has a prologue talking about Lincoln’s early childhood. It is talking about Lincoln’s political life after moving away from Kentucky and then lived in Illinois‚ and talking about his life as the 16th president of the United States. His role during the civil war and him trying to abolish slavery. Abraham Lincoln was born on February
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Samuel Matute Andrea Yates trial. In June of 2001‚ Andrea Yates Made a call to her husband Russle Yates at 9:56 in the morning‚ not even an hour had passed since Russle Yates had left home for work. She did not ask her husband to come home but demanded‚ her exact words were “you need to come home‚ It’s Time”. Her husband hurried home and called Andrea while he was behind the wheel asking is anybody hurt and Andrea simply said “yes”. At 9:48 Andrea call 911 asking for a police officer‚ but would
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the accused were women who were different‚ strong‚ independent and sensual in nature. Such women posed a problem to the typical rich‚ superior and dominant white male. Tituba was the first African American slave to be charged in the Salem Witch Trial in 1692. She was well liked by the children of Salem Village‚ which made her stand out from the rest. The children loved to listen to her stories of talking animals‚ magic and fortune telling. Once‚ several children became ill and showed symptoms
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The state Trial Courts are responsible for the arraignment of the defendants at the beginning of a case‚ selecting a jury among potential jurors‚ hearing the case from the accused side and the defendants side to effectively evaluate the evidence as according to the legal guidelines. After the hearing and evaluating the presented evidence‚ the state Trial Court is responsible for determining the facts of the case. When facts are determined the State Court is responsible for pronouncing the judgment
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