International Law Book Notes I. Chapter I A. History of International Law i. “Nations ought to do to one another in peace‚ the most good‚ and in war‚ the least evil possible” –Montesquieu to Napoleon ii. Int. law predates several countries iii. Sovereignty: must provide incentives to get other countries to sign onto treaties iv. Shoot for customs to become law; litigate issues when there is no treaty or if the treaty falls short
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PHL 354: Philosophy of Law Philosophy Tutoring Monday- 6-8 134 Kedzie Week 02 Lecture 02 Philosophy and the Law (3-14) If there were no law would there be a society? Why have Laws? If we had no agreement in law we wouldn’t be a society‚ in a sense having some sort of rules makes us a society. We need a sense of rules and governance to have order and society to exist. Beneficial to US Prevent Fighting: Those of you who have read Thomas Hobbs‚ this idea of it would be a war of
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PROPERTY LAW 2013 Contents 1. Rights Above and Below Land……………………………………………………. 3 2. Fixtures and Related Matters……………………………………………………… 7 3. Co – Ownership……………………………………………………………………. 12 4. Easements………………………………………………………………………….. 26 5. Covenants………………………………………………………………………….. 35 6. Adverse Possession………………………………………………………………... 46 7. Native Title Legislation and Indigenous Land Rights Legislation………………... 60 1. Rights Above and Below Land Cuius est solum eius usque ad coelom
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rights in airspace should be restricted to “any such height as is necessary for the ordinary use and enjoyment of his land and the structures upon it”. If within this meaning their may be an action in trespass. – Berstein v Skyviews and General Ltd. S 2(1) of the Damage by Aircraft Act 1952 precludes action in trespass for overflying aircraft.→ An intrusion by a land based structure located on the defendant’s land constituted a trespass to the plaintiff’s airspace - Anchor Brewhouse v Berkley House
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LAND LAW INTRODUCTION REVISION NOTES What is land? Law of Property Act 1925 s.205 (1)(ix) Land includes land of any tenure‚ and mines and minerals‚ whether or not held apart from the surface‚ buildings or parts of buildings (whether the division is horizontal‚ vertical or made in any other way) and other corporeal hereditaments; also a manor‚ an advowson‚ and a rent and other incorporeal hereditaments‚ and an easement‚ right‚ privilege‚ or benefit in‚ over‚ or derived from the land Law
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Medical Technology (Pte) Ltd v Modern-Pak Pte Ltd (2006) | | |Parol evidence rule = oral evidence not admissible to add to‚ vary‚ amend or contradict written contract s 93-94 Evidence Act (refer | | |to Terms) | | |Engelin Teh Practice LLC v Wee Soon Kim
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Criminal Law notes 1.Voluntary act: Status offences – no conduct is required but the crime is committed when a certain state of affair exists or the defendant is in a certain condition or is of a particular status. R v Larsonneur (1933) – Appellant was brought involuntarily back to the UK where she was charged on being an ‘alien’. LCJ Hewart claimed the ‘circumstances are perfectly immaterial’ Winzar v Chief constable of Kent (1983) – drunk on a public highway. LJ Robert Goff claimed ‘it is enough
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Erica Chan Sinh Nguyen Dat Nguyen Wed 2:00-5:00 02/19/2014 OHM’S LAW I. Purpose The purpose of this lab is to help understand how voltage‚ current and resistance are closely related to one another. The outcome from this lab is to be able to differentiate when to use ohmmeter and voltmeter for the individual circuit. II. Theory Ohm’s Law states that the electric current through a material is directly proportional to the voltage across a piece of material (such as wire) while the resistance is held
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CONTRACT LAW NOTES It is a legal enforceable agreement entered into by two or more different persons with legal capacity. The parties should have serious intention to create legally binding obligations. Their agreement needs to be within parities’ contractual capacity. Furthermore‚ parties should communicate such intention without vagueness each to the other and being of the same mind to the subject matter. Essentials of a contract a) it should be lawful b) possible of performance c) within
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Public International Law Summary 2001 Creation and Ascertainment of International Law Sources of International Law -int’l law governs actions between states and represents the laws that they have voluntarily assented to through conventions‚ treaties or by usages generally accepted as expressing principles of law established in order to regulate the relations between coexisting legal communities with a view to the achievement of common aims Statute of the International Court of Justice Article
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