Legal rules as to consideration: 1) Consideration must move at the desire of the promisor: the act done or loss suffered by the promise must have been done or suffered at the desire or request of the promisor. The act done at the desire of a third party or without the desire of the promisor cannot be a good consideration. It is not necessary that the promisor himself should be benefited by the acts of the promise. The benefit may be intended for a third party. But the desire or request
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To what extent did the concepts and institutions of the western legal tradition influence the colony of New South Wales and‚ ultimately‚ the development of the Australian legal system? Australia inherited a legal system and a system of government from its colonial power‚ Britain. An understanding of Australian law requires tracing of development of law and legal institutions in England. Britain shares many of the basic concepts of law found in other parts of Western Europe. The underlying concepts
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The Dutch Legal System The Kingdom of the Netherlands was founded in 1813. It was part of France from 1795 until 1813‚ before 1795 the greater part of the current territory was governed by a confederation of sovereign provinces. Government Structure ’Central government is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system. Since 1814 there has been a hereditary monarchy occupied in turn by Kings William I‚ William II and William III‚ followed by the Princess Regent Emma and Queens Wilhelmina
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CRITICAL LEGAL STUDIES Critical legal study (CLS) is a theory that challenges and overturns accepted norms and standards in legal theory and practice. Supporters of this theory believe that logic and structure attributed to the law grow out of the power relationships of the society. The law exists to support the interests of the party or class that forms it and is merely a collection of beliefs and prejudices that legitimize the injustices of society. The wealthy and the powerful use the law as
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Legal 2 Test 2 Studyguide Sole Proprietorships the simplest form of business organization. Sole proprietorships are the most common form of business organization in the US. Major advantages: * Forming a sole proprietorship is easy and does not cost a lot. * The owner has the right to make all management decisions concerning the business‚ including those involving hiring and firing employees. * The sole proprietor owns all of the business and has the right to receive all of the
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Should abortion Be Legal Should abortion be legal‚ such a strong question that is asked across the world today and for so many years now! Have you been raped or involved in incest relations before? Should the young girl or woman have a chose carrying an innocent child formed by such cruel behaviors like rape (date rape)? There are so many questions and feelings concerning abortion. But perhaps maybe if someone would wear an individual shoe just for few minutes
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HSC Legal Studies Yasmin Bradbury Meaning of crime 1.1 A crime is an act or omission‚ harmful to the public that is punished by the state in criminal proceedings‚ initiated and pursued by the state. The Elements of crime: Actus Reus‚ Mens Rea 1.2 For the prosecution to obtain a conviction‚ they must prove the existence of all elements of a crime to the requisite criminal standard of proof‚ being beyond a reasonable doubt. With the exception of strict liability offences for a criminal
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The Russian legal system is operated as a civil law system meaning they follow the law based on written codes. Russian Civil Code is the primary source of civil law and the civil code spells out certain basic principles. Under Russian Law‚ foreign individuals and companies enjoy the same rights to sue and be sued in Russian Courts as Russian natives and companies. The court system is divided into three separate parts: 1. The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation which focuses on ensuring
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Life is too short without Inspirations What does someone do to inspire you? To me‚ inspiration is the process of instilling faith in someone to motivate him or her to do something. An inspiration is something someone who has achieved a great number of goals. Many people do things simply out of the kindness in their heart‚ and do not realize they are inspiring others around them. My list could goes on and on‚ but what I am trying to get at is even though Randy Pausch is making a point about how
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Research Assignment‚ Part One Brandon Kelly IT221 - E-2 Fall 2011 Instructor: Stephen Todd 12-17-2011 Question 1 - Why does Windows Server 2008 come in different versions? What is the significance of each version? Most editions of Windows Server 2008 are available in x86-64 and IA-32 versions. Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems supports IA-64 processors. Microsoft has optimized the IA-64 version for high-workload scenarios like database servers and Line of Business (LOB)
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