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    Civil Law vs Common Law

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    Common Law vs. Civil Law There are nearly 200 nations in the world‚ each with their own distinct legal system based on one of the four major legal systems: common law‚ civil law‚ socialist law‚ and religious law. The majority of countries today follow either common law or civil law. Here in the United States we practice common law‚ as opposed to countries like France and Germany‚ which practice civil law. There are several differences between these two legal systems‚ however‚ common law in the

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    International Law

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    between States. Peaceful settlement of dispute is an important principle of the United Nations (UN) since one of the purposes of the establishment of the UN is to bring about peaceful means in conformity with the principles of justice and international law‚ adjustment or settlement of international disputes or situations which might lead to a breach of peace.[1] All Member States of the UN are obliged to settle their international disputes by peaceful means in such a matter that international peace and

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    Law and Order

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    POLS 1101 2/4/13 The fact of keeping law and order when it comes to terrorism is a very important‚ but very looked over issue. Terrorism has been around since the first attack in 1920. Most of the attacks on the United States has happened in New York. The most famous and well remembered is the attack on September 11‚ 2001‚ hijackers crashed 2 commercial jets into twin towers of World Trade Center; 2 more hijacked jets were crashed into the Pentagon and a field in rural Pa. Total dead and missing

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    Contract Law

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    CONTRACT LAW – LECTURE 4 Promissory estoppel Is about the enforceability of all alteration promises (promises to pay more and promises to accept less) and by contrast estoppels does not apply to promises about the formation of initial contracts Ex. If a creditor promises to accept a smaller sum in full settlement intending the debtor to rely on that promise‚ and the debtor does rely on it‚ the debtor may have a defence of promissory estoppels when sued for the balance by the creditor. The promise

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    Breaking the Law

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    Breaking the Law Throughout history many situations have called for noble individuals to break the law to stand up for a particular belief or idea. Two Individuals from the text that have done this successfully are Martin Luther King Jr. and Thomas Jefferson. Today in our society there are hardly any forms of acceptable disobedience to the law without large support groups that can make a change. Choosing to overthrow the government such as Jefferson and the continental congress did or choosing

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    Drug Laws

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    Serina Harvell Mr. Colagross English 2 14 April 2014 The Drug Laws: A Time For Change The so-called "drug war"‚ and "drug laws" haven ’t seemed to be as effective as it was supposed to be. Its original intent was to attack the drug problem in America. President Richard Nixon started the war on drugs in the late sixties to stop drug abuse at the source‚ the distributors. Another intention of the drug laws was to show individuals that taking part in this illegal activity would cause serious consequences

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    Holocaust and the Law

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    spewed forth its smoke and ash.  The rhetoric and ideology of the rule of law and the criminal Nazi state do not allow for such complications. The [sic] is the lie of law after Nuremberg‚ just as it is the lie of law after Auschwitz.  Law continued while six million died. (p.145) David Fraser’s thesis‚ in LAW AFTER AUSCHWITZ‚ is that there is little to distinguish between our fundamental understandings and practices of law and those of German lawyers and judges between 1933 and 1945. He aims to refocus

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    Gun Laws

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    infringed”(Nisbet 12). This simple sentence of the Second Amendment has brought many different ideas into America about firearm laws. Our founding fathers wrote this in the Bill of Rights under the Constitution. This Second Amendment allows for citizens of the United States to bear‚ obtain‚ or own‚ firearms such as handguns and/or long guns‚ at least that is what most Americans believe. Gun laws are scrutinized‚ then passed or rejected; this has been happening for decades. When it comes to firearms‚ America

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    International Law

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    Individual in International Law Student`s name: Institution of Learning: The Role of an Individual in International Law At a glance‚ one may assume that individuals do not play a significant role in international law. International law may seem too broad to encompass individuals in any society. This is because that international law has no jurisdiction. It applies regardless of the local jurisdiction sometimes even overriding local legislation. Courts may use international law to pass judgement on

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    LAWS OF ROBOTICS

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    Abstract The three laws of robotics written over seventy years ago by science fiction author Isaac Asimov. These laws form an organizing principle and unifying theme for author Isaac Asimov science fiction based books. I will attempt to convey my opinion to answer the following questions Will robots pose a threat to society if their creators adhere to these laws?‚ and how could they adhere to these laws if the purpose is to conflict with the laws i.e military use ( How likely are developers of

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