Legal study Syllabus notes FAMILY LAW Key Terms: Adoption: The taking of one’s child into one’s family‚ creating a parent to child relationship‚ and giving him or her all the rights and privileges of one’s own child. Annulment: A declaration by court that a supposed marriage is in fact void. Apprehended Domestic Violence Order (ADVO): A court order that aims to protect the applicant from violence and other forms of intimidation or abuse perpetrated by a family member Assault: A criminal
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Work within a legal and ethical framework CHCCS4100C Assessment 2 Case Study Report Due date: 8th April‚ 2013 18701 Certificate IV in Community Services 2013 Samuel Waldock Student number: 367816562 Question 1: Identify the important laws and legal requirements that a community service worker needs to be aware of when working with clients in this scenario/situation. Briefly explain why they are important. EDUCATION ACT NSW 1990 Section 21B – Compulsory school
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Treatment of asylum seekers by the Australian legal system The treatment of asylum seekers by the Australian legal system is a controversial issue dealing with human rights and people from different sides have different perspectives on this subject .The Australian legal system has attempted to achieve justice for the parties affected by the matter through various court cases and legislation and policy changes. Has justice been achieved? The current Australian government perspective on this
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employees’ property that was in the building); and murder (in respect of Klaas’ death). You are the judge in this case. Evaluate if any of the following is a valid legal defence and‚ if not‚ explain briefly what category (type) of mens rea is present in each instance. 1. In respect of the charges of arson and fraud‚ Jake’s legal representative argues that the reason for his actions was laudable: he wanted to obtain money for
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xxCorporate Governance and Ethical Responsibility Research Paper Samuel Ensah Prof; Dorothy Silben Strayer University Springfield‚ Deleware Campus Law‚ Ethics‚ & Corporate Governance (LEG‚ 500) June; 8th 2012 Introduction In this research paper I will discuss what Dr. DoRight‚ of Universal Human Care Hospital will do when he discovers that patients within the hospital have been dying as a result of a variety
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Indeterminate Liability Liability is indeterminate only when the number of claims or the size of the claims cannot be realistically calculated. Therefore‚ indeterminacy depends upon what the defendant knew or ought to have known regarding the number of claimants and the nature of their likely claims. Hence‚ liability will not be imposed if it may lead to liability in an indeterminate time to an indeterminate class. In assessing indeterminacy in this case‚ 23andMe is a genome-testing organisation
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based on a case scenario and will critically analyse the ethical dilemmas that health and social care practitioner’s encounter with regards to: implications of consent‚ disclosure of personal information and maintaining patient confidentiality. The legal aspects of the scenario will be discussed in relation to the breaching of confidentiality and how the Data Protection Act (1998) can conflict with other legislation intended to protect patient’s rights. In addition it will identify the consequences
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Legal Philosophy Positive Law Law as the Sovereign’s Command – John Austin * the subject of jurisprudence is positive law * law set by political superiors to political inferiors Command – a significance of desire In commands‚ unlike in other significations of desire‚ the one commanding has the power to inflict evil or harm upon the one commanded‚ once the command is ignored. Command and Duty are correlative terms (parang games lang‚ haha!) * wherever a duty lies‚ a command
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Whirlpool Legal Responsibility The legal responsibility component of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) definition is an expected responsibility. Whirlpool is expected to obey laws and regulations that affect their stakeholders: employees‚ consumers‚ owners‚ community‚ and others. The official company statement in regards to the basic code of conduct is “There is no right way to do a wrong thing.” (Whirlpool Corporation‚ 2006) To begin with‚ Whirlpool has an established and published Code
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Licup 1 Metaphor‚ Tone and Antithesis in "Legal Alien" "Legal Alien‚" a collection from "Chants‚" is a short free versed poem written by Pat Mora. The poem explores the lives of Mexican-Americans and the cultural tension they have to face. The poet discusses a bi-cultural person whose parents are from Mexico but the person was born and raised in America and is an American citizen by law. Although he can speak fluent English and Spanish‚ he still has a hard time being accepted by both or one race
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