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    Cases - law and justice Page 1 that promise binding on him until such Bournemouth and time as he gives reasonable notice of his intention to resume those rights. Poole College Sixth Form Law Bournemouth and Poole College Text Only Privacy & cookies Change Text Size Denning J (obiter dicta) said that had Central London sued for the arrears for the years 1940-45‚ it would have failed. It would have been estopped from going back on its promise [as set out in the 1940 agreement]

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    Martial Law

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    Martial Law Martial law is usually imposed on a temporary basis when the government or civilian authorities fail to function effectively (e.g.‚ maintain order and security‚ or provide essential services). In full-scale martial law‚ the highest-ranking military officer would take over‚ or be installed‚ as the military governor or as head of the government‚ thus removing all power from the previous executive‚ legislative‚ and judicial branches of government. Martial law has also been imposed during

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    Law and Order”: these two notions of government’s purpose have always been related. During times of trouble‚ either from foreign or domestic threats‚ a government may be forced to use law to maintain order‚ even at the expense of justice for its own citizens. The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1812 provide such an example. In a time of war‚ the U.S. government felt threatened by domestic opposition to the war and by foreign perpetrators against national security. Because the existence of the American

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    The Wars

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    War is a fact of life. As long as there are humans‚ there will be war. In past times‚ for a man to go to war‚ it was viewed as romantic and heroic. But‚ these ideas have faded and vanished throughout the course of the 20th century. War can be horrific‚ like a bad nightmare‚ and can easily break the human spirit‚ which is not a t all fragile. In his novel‚ "The Wars"‚ Timothy Findley develops the idea that war‚ in and of itself‚ is meaningless‚ unjustified‚ and irrational. PART I "The Wars" is

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    The Wars by Timothy Findley “Prior to the writing of The Wars‚ it was unheard of for any writer who had not experienced it first hand to write about "The War to End All Wars". However‚ Findley‚ with his direct and shocking style‚ was able to surpass this barrier and create one of the most acclaimed novels about World War I.” (Acadia) “The Wars remains Findley’s most-discussed book. Based partly on the wartime correspondence of his uncle‚ Thomas Irving Findley‚ and on family photos‚ he wrote

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    What started the martial law? It all started from bombing in Plaza Miranda. The 1971 Plaza Miranda bombing occurred during a political campaign rally of the Liberal Party at Plaza Miranda in the district of Quiapo‚ Manila on August 21‚ 1971. It caused nine deaths and injured 95 others. The injured Party’s campaign rally was held to proclaim the candidacies of eight Senatorial bets as well as the candidate for the Mayoralty race in Manila. As a crowd of about 4‚000 gathered to hear speeches. Two

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    Martial law in the Philippines (Tagalog: Batas Militar sa Pilipinas) refers to the period of Philippine history wherein Philippine Presidents and Heads of state declared a proclamation to control troublesome areas under the rule of the Military‚ and it is usually given when threatened by popular demonstrations‚ or to crack down on the opposition. Martial law can also be declared in cases of major natural disasters‚ however most countries use a different legal construct like "state of emergency".

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    Unjust Laws

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    obliged to obey even unjust laws? Think about what this means. This means that laws‚ regardless of how unfair‚ unjust‚ or immoral they may be‚ must be followed with no better reason that they are the law. To the thesis that we are obliged to obey even unjust laws‚ I will argue that the standard objections to Civil Disobedience‚ given by Singer‚ are incorrect To begin‚ however‚ I believe it is necessary to define an "unjust" law. According to St. Thomas Aquinas‚ "Any law that uplifts human personality

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    World war two was preceded by many antecedent events. The real start of WW2 and the invasion of Poland really started January‚ 30‚ 1933 when Adolf Hitler is appointed the chancellor of Germany with many events following and the revivification in the interest of eugenics leading to the events of World War 2. In 1932‚ Hitler sky rocketed to prominence in Germany‚ propelled largely by the German people’s frustration with the economic conditions and the fresh wounds left by defeat in World War 1 and

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    Impacts of Terrorism Dancing around the fire is not the solution to any problem. One should try to see beneath the surface in order to grasp an idea about the basic issue. Despite a stream of strong words and announcements made by the international level organizations and many governments of the various countries‚ nothing has been done successfully in order to counter the cataclysmic activities of terrorism in the world. Rather the situation has taken a quantum leap for the worse. At present in many

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