Evaluate the effectiveness of the Australian legal system in recognising and protecting the changing nature of the family’. Society has often advanced quicker than the Legal system and often the Legal system tends to lag behind or sometimes has to tend to societal values. An area that the legal system seems to be addressing with respects to societal values is through recognising and protecting the changing nature of the family. The Australian Legal system has been moderately effective in recognising
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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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The Stability and Growth Pact: Pros and Cons 1. Introduction Adopted in 1997‚ the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP) of the European Union (EU) has been subject to myriad criticisms‚ which have questioned its effectiveness and sustainability. This paper starts by describing the rationale behind its origination. Section 3 communicates its structure. Section 4 examines the reasons for its reform. Section 5 presents the main leverages and handicaps associated with its implementation
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BETWEEN A ROMANO-GERMANIC LEGAL ENVIRONMENT AND A COMMON LAW ENVIRONMENT In order for us to understand the difference between a ROMANO-GERMAN legal environment and a COMMON LAW environment‚ it is important for us to examine each system separately and then to present the main differences of the two legal systems. ROMANO-GERMANIC LAW (CIVIL LAW) Civil law is the main legal system used in the world today. It originates from the Roman law and is based on written legal codes which are applied
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Donaire in race for Fighter of Year award MANILA‚ Philippines - Bob Arum had something else at the back of his mind when he decided to pit Nonito Donaire Jr. against Jorge Arce on Dec. 15 at the Toyota Center in Houston‚ Texas. It will be the fourth fight for the year for the reigning WBO super-bantamweight champion. He won the first three‚ including a TKO of Toshiaki Nishioka last Oct. 13 in Carson City. Donaire‚ actually undefeated over the last 11 years‚ also outpointed Wilfredo Vasquez Jr
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coursework on the English Legal System and Corporate Criminal Liability. Question 1 a) The sources of the English legal system are: • Case law is judge made law. • Acts of Parliament creates a new law or changes an existing law. It is the most important source of law. Acts of Parliament are made by the Parliament‚ which consists of the House of Commons and the House of Lords. • Statutory Interpretation is the process by which judges interpret and apply acts of parliament. In order to help judges interpret
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Legal positivists make some distinctive claims about what constitutes legal validity. It is difficult to improve on the following introduction offered by Leslie Green: "Whether a society has a legal system depends on the presence of certain structures of governance‚ not on the extent to which it satisfies ideals of justice‚ democracy‚ or the rule of law. What laws are in force in that system depends on what social standards its officials recognize as authoritative; for example‚ legislative enactments
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Court Stated cases‚ legislations‚ report and international law (if included in media article) Disability Discrimination Act 1992 Relevant legal studies course themes and challenges Relationship between justice‚ law and society Relationship between rights and responsibilities Effectiveness of legal mechanisms for achieving justice for individuals and society 1. Article Summary Tables: Haraksin v Murrays Australia Fraser-Kirk v McInnes Title Kristy Fraser-Kirk files $35 million
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new democracies in the developing world‚ which system—presidentialism or parliamentarism— is more likely to ensure political stability? Why? And do we have a universal answer for all countries? Presidentialism and Parliamentarism are two of the most commonly practised political systems in modern politics‚ whether they be existing in pure forms or hybrid forms. Amongst the two‚ which system is more conducive to the maintenance of political stability‚ particularly in newly democratized states‚ has
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Legal Marijuana: Helpful or Harmful? James Nix Soc:102 Amber Anderson May 25‚ 2013 Legal Marijuana: Helpful or Harmful? The year is 2013 and the reality of legalized marijuana in the United States seems to be getting closer with each year. A highly controversial topic because marijuana’s primary use throughout history has been for abusive purposes more than anything else. Marijuana has medicinal uses and the stalks of the plants can be used for making paper or even fibers for ropes or canvases
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