Legal Notes Conflict between special and general law By Judge Gabriel T. Ingles Cebu Daily News First Posted 11:59:00 10/12/2007 Filed Under: Laws • [pic]Reprint this article • [pic]Send as an e-mail • [pic]Post a comment • [pic] Related Articles • Pelaez gets court relief • Esperon dares coup plotters: Tell truth in court • California bans smoking in cars with child passengers Also in this section • Gestalt • Swerte pa si PB Member Teban
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between a just law and an unjust law? To me the answer is evident‚ and I have a hard time believing that anyone couldn’t easily know the distinction or disagree with the distinction that Martin Luther King Jr. makes during his “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” That “a just law is a man-made code that’s squares with the moral law or the law of God. An unjust law is a code that is out of harmony with the moral law” (533). At its very basic definition‚ just laws protect the people and unjust laws hurt the people
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“All laws are rules but all rules are not laws” The fact that all laws are rules but all rules are not laws can be wholly feasible. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary‚ a “law” is outlined as an enforceable body of official rules and regulations‚ established by people in authority who use them to govern the affairs of people in a society whereas a “rule” is a special category of law written by state agencies to support‚ clarify‚ or implement specific laws enacted by the legislature called
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ANTIGONE 3 January 2013 Moral Law vs. Political Law The theme of Antigone is the struggle between political law and moral law; the difference of following the law because it is the law and following one’s own morals because you feel it is what is right. The characters in Antigone face this struggle when confronted with Creon’s refusal of a burial for Antigone’s brother Polynices. The ancient Greeks believed that without proper burial‚ entrance into the afterlife was forbidden. It is through
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Role and Functions of Law Paper Salvador Samuel Siegel LAW/421 August 21‚ 2013 Craig Parker Role and Functions of Law Paper According to "Business Law" (2007)‚ “Business law addresses statutes and regulations affecting businesses‚ families‚ and individuals. Businesses operate in an increasingly global environment where the laws of different governments and judicial systems might conflict. Law has been defined in many ways.” (para. 1). A body of rules of action or conduct prescribed by a controlling
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Employment Law-Wrongful Dismissal Sandy Baratta (former Oracle Vice President for Global Alliance) vs Oracle (software and Hardware Company).2000-San Fransisco. Sandy Baratta claimed to have been fired for her pregnancy and whistle blowing against co-workers. The pregnancy termination claim was based on some deprecating comments made to her by the Oracle Vice President about pregnant executives. Sandy claims she was fired just after she had made a report about Oracle software group lifting some
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INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS LAW The Law of Tort Core Reading: Lucy Jones‚ Introduction to Business Law (Oxford University Press‚ 2011). Chapter 11 on The Tort of Negligence (Refer to pages 340 – 374). Please note that we ARE NOT going through every single areas in relation to negligence. For instance‚ the area on nervous shock. Aims and Objectives: - To enable students to appreciate the general law of tort‚ especially the concept of negligence; To understand how this area applies
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Antigone: Moral Law vs Civil Law When it comes to morality‚ what is right and wrong based on a person’s personal beliefs‚ the story of Antigone is a great literary reference towards the internal struggles of an individual’s morality. Antigone chose to attribute herself with moral law instead of Creon’s rash and destructive civil law. Antigone felt that no one had the right to decide another’s fate‚ let alone the fate of someone else’s deceased body. Antigone believed that her brother deserved a
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Eddie is strong but flawed hero in Mabo Mabo is the story of one man’s life. He has passion and is delectated to the legal batter of his land. Eddie is strong in the film and are able to face adversity and fight for what is wright and support those who are vulnerable. There are other strong character in the film such as Eddie’s wife. She supports him and without her Eddie could not of achieved the legal battle with the support and love from others. Eddie is strong in himself and succeeds in his
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Tort Law Tort laws are laws that usually involve state law and civil suits. State law are based on the legal premise that individuals are liable for the consequences of their conduct if it results in injury to others while civil suits are actions brought to protect an individual ’s private rights. A body of rights‚ obligations‚ and remedies that is applied by courts in civil proceedings to provide relief for persons who have suffered harm from the wrongful acts of others (Tort Law‚ 2013).
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