Essay Topic- Discuss the advantages & disadvantages of following the practice of precedent in a legal sense. Answer:- The doctrines of binding precedent is concerned with the importance of case laws in English legal system. If one case has decided a point of law then it is logical that solution will be looked at in the future. The American Judge‚ Oliver Wendell said ‘the life of the law has not been logic it has been experience’‚ Miles Kingston put it another way: binding precedent means ‘A
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Legal Studies HSC Assessment Task 1- Crime * Definition * Age of Crime responsibility * Tests for rebutting doli incapax * Rebutting the presumption doli incapax (evidence) * Cases Definition: * It’s a Latin term meaning ’incapable of wrong’; the presumption that children under a certain age cannot be held legally responsible for their actions and cannot be guilty of an offence. Age of Criminal Responsibility: Under 10s: * In NSW today‚ the Children (Criminal
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Euthanasia is often a controversial topic around all areas of the world. The idea of ‘assisted suicide’ has sparked debates and many countries‚ including Australia‚ are still hesitant or reluctant in allowing legislation for legalising Euthanasia to pass. This inquiry will aim to provide sufficient evidence as to why and how Euthanasia should become legalised while also evaluating and examining other cases and laws in other states regarding this topic. To clarify first‚ there are‚ in fact‚ three
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On January 22‚ 1973‚ a monumental ordeal for all of the United States had come about. Abortion was legalized. It was the Supreme Court case of Roe v. Wade that made us take a turn into this political issue. In this case Norma McCorvey who used the pseudonym ‘Jane Roe’‚ was an unmarried woman who wasn’t permitted to terminate her unborn child‚ for the Texas criminal abortion law made it impossible to perform an abortion unless it was putting the mother’s health in danger. Jane Roe was against
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Demetra Papadopoulos Driver’s Education DWI Paper Alcohol or ethyl alcohol is an intoxicating ingredient usually found in wines‚ beers and hard liquors. These drinks all contain different amounts of alcohol. Many people drink alcohol for different reasons and at different occasions. Alcohol has various affects on the body‚ the mind and the physical appearance of a person. Alcohol has a depressant affect on the normal functioning status of the body. As a person begins to drink‚ the first
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at night from work on a six-lane road‚ |Murder X | | | |under the speed limit. There are no streetlights. A man is |Voluntary manslaughter X | | | |crossing the middle of the street‚ and Shaun does not see him.|Involuntary manslaughter X | | | |Shaun hits the man and kills him. |Justifiable homicide X | | | |
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It’s a Wonderful Life‚ needed such a long exposition to show‚ George Bailey that he is loved and wanted by others. On Christmas eve‚ George Bailey wishes that he was never born. Clarence‚ an angel‚ is sent to George Bailey to show how the world would have been without him. For example in one of the very first scenes of the movie‚ Harry Bailey‚ George’s younger brother‚ falls into ice water nearly dying. George jumps in immediately to rescue his brother. Harry would have died that day if there was
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On March 5‚ 1770‚ in Boston‚ Massachusetts‚ a mob of our patriotic colonists gathered around a British officer to confront him. The awful lad responded with violence! This fatal incident was caused by an uproar between our patriots and these British officers. This lethal massacre concluded with seven colonists dead‚ killing three on the spot. British Captain Thomas Preston‚ the commanding officer at the Customs House‚ ordered his men to fix their bayonets and join the guard outside the building
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In 1909‚ workers at the Triangle Shirtwaist factory began to strike for better working conditions. The workers were harassed by hired toughs and prostitutes hired by the company. When photos got out in the newspaper of the strikers being attacked‚ the movement gained widespread support by many powerful people. This forced Triangle to end the strike and give in to demands for better working conditions‚ 52 hour work week‚ and a fixed wage scale. The bosses still distrusted the workers and often locked
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In London just this past year‚ there has been a string of six stabbings. These stabbings were all committed by one person. A teen named Zakaria Bulhan pleaded guilty at London’s central criminal court to manslaughter. He also admitted to killing 64 year old‚ Darlene Horton and injuring five people with a knife in London last year. Bulhan admitted even more however‚ he also admitted that he committed five counts of wounding with intent to cause grievous harm. At only 19 years old‚ Bulhan is standing
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