| International Law | | In Completion of: | Government 202-01 Professor: Dr. Jones | Clifton R. Cooper Jr. 4/28/13 International Law For many years‚ Greece and Turkey have found themselves glaring uneasily at each other. Under the Aegean Sea between them‚ oil could be found. The question came up‚ “who owns it?” Both countries claimed the areas as being within their territorial waters. Billions of dollars were at stake. Wars have been started for less; and‚ the two countries
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In Malaysia‚ our contract law is basically governed and enforced by the Contract Act 1950. The remedy of specific performance presupposes the existence of a valid contract between the parties to the controversy. The terms of the contract must be definite and certain. This is significant because equity cannot be expected to enforce either an invalid contract or one that is so vague in its terms that equity cannot determine exactly what it must order each party to perform. It would be unjust for a
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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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Law and Equity Essay (a) Outline the development of common law and equity. There was no system of law in England and Wales before 1066‚ as it was mainly based on customs which were just rules of behaviour and the other used to be the decisions of judges. The law in England and Wales built over the centuries. There were various methods of creating laws which were called “sources of law”. However‚ in the 18th Century Parliament became more powerful which lead the Acts of Parliament (statues) to
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Employment Law: Legal Process for a Discrimination Complaint The purpose of this assignment is two-fold: (1) analyze a scenario in which an employee wishes to file a discrimination complaint against his/her private sector organization and (2) explain the civil litigation process for such a claim. "Litigation refers to the process by which cases are brought and prosecuted in the court system" (Legal Advice for Free‚ 2005a). In the case of a discrimination suit‚ the civil litigation process begins with
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PART 1: The first law of the Hammurabi’s Code of Laws‚ ‘If anyone ensnare another‚ putting a ban upon him‚ but he cannot prove it‚ then he that ensnared him shall be put to death.’ The meaning of this code is that if you accuse someone of a crime you better be able to re-enforce your statement or if you can’t then you will be put to death. The 106th law of the Hammurabi’s Code: ‘If the agent accept money from the merchant‚ but have a quarrel with the merchant (denying the receipt)‚ then shall the
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RH Bill is NOW RH Law! After 14 years of struggle‚ the Reproductive Health Bill has finally been passed into law! Philippine President Benigno Simeon Aquino III quietly signed the bill into law last December 21‚ 2012‚ four days away before Christmas – for me the best Christmas gift for Filipino women and youth especially us RH advocates who were tireless in our efforts to lobby‚ dialogue‚ march on the streets and campaign for the passage of the RH Bill into a law. The new law will now be called
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Sources of Criminal Law. Statute/”The Book” vs. Common Law/Case Law A statute is a codified rule or written form of law. A statute identifies a particular rule of law or condition of a particular state or government. Each State has its own constitution; the states constitution and its laws are considered statutes. Generally‚ statutes are named through numbers or codes. Example: In Illinois‚ the definition of a forcible felony is found under : 720 ILCS 5/2-8. 720 is the criminal code‚ ILCS
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Business Law Introduction A business consists of trade of any profession or vocation. Business law looks at the formation of the business and the contracts plus legislations within it. The body of a business has rules and regulations that business law enforces enabling it to govern the transactions between business entities. In relation to that is commercial law. Marketing‚ Bankruptcy‚ contracts and trade in general are all under commercial law. In this assignment I will be assessing that
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Criminal Law Paper Your Name CJA/354 March 26‚ 2012 Beverly Spencer An interesting case that was currently brought before the Supreme Court was Missouri vs. Frye. I found this case interesting due to the injustice that was provided by Frye’s counsel‚ and that Frye insisted on committing the same crime over and over again even though he knew he had an open case concerning driving under a suspended license. There were many sources and jurisdictions related to criminal law that also
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