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    In this case‚ John has a cause of action against TAFE for his injury from the accident‚ he had rights to claim for his cost from TAFE that he did not fix the engine on the wrong way. There are five steps about the law of negligence‚ first is duty of care‚ it is a legal duty owed by one person to another‚ in this case‚ TAFE owed a duty of care to John. Because based on foreseeable test‚ John is a student who graduated form the TAFE‚ he also proved that the instructor of TAFE gives him a wrong instructions

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    Law and Ground Laws

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    The law of “Stand Your Ground” deals with a self-defense law which is for giving the individual rights for making use of deadly force which are for defending themselves without any kind of requirement of evading or retreating from any dangerous situation. Stand Your Ground is a law which places non obligation at all on the potential victims of any crime for retreating and calling the law enforcement personnel. This research is going to deal with the particular law of “Stand Your Ground law”; this

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    Thesis: Pearl contributes to the theme of civil law vs natural law because she is an unruly‚ true child of the forest‚ and her character uses childish whims in order to portray the ideals of natural law‚ which in The Scarlet letter‚ the author Hawthorne depicts as a forgiving and unruly force. In the exposition of the novel‚ Pearl is characterized as a stereotypical lawless child‚ which mimics the laws of nature as a wild and honest being. In many cases‚ her behaviors caused her to be seen as

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    Intersection of Law and Ethics : Immigration LawRight of abode in HKSAR Introduction This paper is to investigate the case of recent action taken by the Hong Kong Government to suspend new bookings of obstetric service from non-local pregnant women in public hospital‚ especially to those mainland women‚ in order to protect right of Hong Kong women. The sudden cut affects a group of mainland women with spouse as Hong Kong permanent residents and they complain the injustice phenomenon‚ that

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    Sophocles: Family vs. Law

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    Sophocles: Family vs. Law Family‚ an important theme of life‚ gets expressed throughout many ways in society. Family may take precedence over many things‚ including authority and the law. Within the tragic play‚ Antigone‚ the author Sophocles presents situations where the characters have to choose between their family and the law. The characters must choose what is more important to them‚ their family or obeying the laws of Thebes. Throughout the play‚ Sophocles presents a strong theme of

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    the fundamental rights and freedoms of Canadian citizens can be seen in the Canadian Criminal Justice System of today. Many criticize policing institutions of possessing excessive power where others feel that they do not have enough. Some feel the police do too little where the others feel police are too much of an interference. The question of when it is acceptable to sacrifice social freedoms in hope of overall comes down to the question of which is more effective: due process or crime control

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    the 2nd information was the same as the 1st so the counsel of the accused offered that reading of information is waived and plea of not guilty be directly entered. ISSUE: * WON the court erred in in forfeiting the petitioner’s bail bond for his non-appearance during trial. Stated otherwise‚ what are the instances where the presence of the accused during trial is indispensable? May a counsel enter a plea in behalf of the accused? RULING: * The forfeiture of the bail bond was inappropriate. A bail

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    Laws

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    Why we have laws- The law is a legal set of rules that the government and courts have made for everyone to follow. Without laws‚ confusion and chaos would occur. In extreme cases of conflict‚ a state of anarchy would develop. The person with the most strength will start to dominate and the weak and helpless would suffer. However‚ when laws are enforced‚ a sense of order is created resulting in a society where everyone can live peacefully. Why laws change-? Societies’ perceptions have changed over

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    Law 12 2012/2013 Criminal Quiz Summary Notes CRIMINAL LAW I know it’s illegal‚ but is it a crime? Many things are illegal: jay-walking‚ speeding‚ or setting up a clothes line outside to dry your laundry (in West Vancouver)‚ but they aren’t necessarily crimes. What then makes something a crime? Criminal Law Criminal law deals with offences committed against society (often these appear to be against individuals). The purpose of criminal law is to keep order in society and deter the committing

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    Public Participation in Law making Processes Public participation is a political principle or practice‚ and may also be recognized as a right (right to public participation). The terms public participation may be used interchangeably with the concept or practice of stakeholder engagement and/or popular participation. Generally public participation seeks and facilitates the involvement of those potentially affected by or interested in a decision. The principle of public participation holds that

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