* Intentional Torts – involve intentional‚ rather than merely careless conduct; assault/battery‚ invasion of privacy‚ false imprisonment‚ trespass to land & the interference with chattels. * It is enough if one intends to do the act even if they did not intend to do wrong or cause damage b/c the law wants to protect property interests. ASSAULT AND BATTERY * Assault – occurs when the defendant intentionally causes the plaintiff to reasonably believe that offensive bodily contact is imminent;
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the increase in vicious crimes today‚ the government must act just as harsh with our justice system to try and prevent these types of crimes. Non-supporters argue that the death penalty is inhumane and should be considered murder. People of this malicious caliber must be dealt with in the same way‚ an eye for an eye. Putting these criminals to death doesn ’t solve the crime that they committed‚ but it helps the victim ’s family and friends to feel a sense of justification for what ’s happened to them
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Bilal’s injuries included a fractured cheekbone and jaw‚ and severe cuts to his face from which he lost a lot of blood. Bilal needed major surgery to rebuild his face. Report explaining the different offences for which Andy is likely to face prosecution. In relation to Bilal’s injuries of a fractured cheekbone and jaw as well as severe cuts to his face‚ I believe that Andy will be charged with S.18 GBH under the Offences Against the Person Act 1861. S.18 is an indictable offence‚ which carries
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THE HILLSBOROUGH DISASTER Name: Affiliation: PART 1 Critically discuss the role of defamation law as guardian of the truth‚ focussing on the inaccurate reporting‚ which led to The Sun newspaper publishing a front-page article‚ headlined “The Truth‟ on 19th April 1989. Defamation law safeguards an individual’s rights against a defamatory statement that cause public contempt‚ hatred‚ or ridicule[1]
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Table of Contents List of Figures Title Page Number Figure 1: Assessment on specific proviso in PPPA 5-6 Figure 2: Proviso extracts from Sedition Act 1948 7 Figure 3: Extract of Article 10 7-8 Figure 4: International test on Sedition Act 1948 9-10 Figure 5: Recent issues regarding censorship on print media 11-12 1.0 Introduction According to Oxford dictionary‚ the term “Censor” has been defined as an action to remove parts of
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Research Paper “Cyber Crimes: A Socio-Legal Interpretation in the Age of Globalization” Dr. G. L. Sharma "Shanti Kuteer" 81-Vishvesariya Vistar‚ Triveni Nagar‚ Jaipur-302018 +91 94147-78452 ; +91 77423-21377 Email:drgls@ymail.com Crime is considered as a violation of established enacted legislations‚ laws‚ rules or regulations in any society. Though it is a socio-legal‚ economic and political concept yet it has become a global concerns now a days with the emergence
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covered by any of the ‘exceptions’ enumerated in the Chapter IV. In other words‚ a wrong doer‚ who has committed an Actus Reus with the requisite Mens rea‚ may escape from liability because he has a ‘general exception’ to offer as an answer to the prosecution. The ‘general exceptions‚ in ultimate analysis‚ limit and over ride offences and penal provisions of the code. The title “general exceptions” is used to convey that these ‘exceptions’ are
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seem to fit this definition. Small crimes such as music piracy or illegal prescription drug buying is not really enforced much because these are not really major crimes. The criminal in this crime is probably an elderly individual or child. Most prosecutions of white collar crime happen to big business owners and not local citizens engaging in piracy. There really isn ’t a clear cut reason behind this phenomenon. My theory on the whole issue is that business owners are well known most of the time.
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Poverty‚ Witchcraft and Witch-killing in Africa “The campaign to make poverty history- a central moral challenge of our age- cannot remain a task for the few; it must become a calling for the many”. -Kofi Annan‚ United Nations Ex- Secretary-General‚ October‚ 2006 The Kofi Annan’s challenge above is a mean one; a clarion call to every citizen of the world to do their
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In Witches! The Absolutely True Tale of Disaster in Salem‚ author Rosalyn Schanzer discusses the outbreak of the Salem witch trials and tells about the murderous colonial period of 1692. The trials took place in Salem‚ Massachusetts when the Puritans of England migrated to New England. The accusations of witches started when two girls began having fits‚ and a doctor tried to use elixirs and everything he could to cure them. He then diagnosed the two girls of being plagued by witches. After these
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