before finally settling into a parliamentary democracy in 1976‚ which is made up a republic with a president and a single chamber legislature. The legal system of Portugal is very similar to the United States in several ways‚ which is one of the reasons that make it an attractive location for foreign direct investment. The Portuguese legal system includes a constitution that guarantees all the citizens of Portugal the basic rights which include freedom of religion‚ freedom of speech and freedom
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The Legal System and ADR Analysis LAW/531 The Legal System and ADR Analysis Topic: State level business dispute Introduction / Purpose Business conflicts are part of standard business operations‚ and the business needs to focus on utilizing the most efficient way to resolve the conflict. The failure to complete contractual obligation is categorized as a breach of contract which can be resolved in the court system. In order to avoid extensive expense associated with the traditional
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The Mauritian legal system is a unique hybrid system with French Substantive law (for Offences) English Law (Procedure Evidence Language) English judges with English law background will be interpreting our laws which invariably include French laws. Thus‚ in 1837 it was decided that lawyers were to be trained in England. In 1841 all laws in Mauritius were originally published in English and the Court was to make reference to the English version only. The hybrid nature of our legal system was highlighted
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legalization of marijuana‚ the current balanced‚ restrictive‚ and bipartisan drug policies of the United States are working reasonably well and they have contributed to reductions in the rate of marijuana use in our nation. The rate of current‚ past 30-day use of marijuana by Americans aged 12 and older in 1979 was 13.2 percent. In 2008 that figure stood at 6.1 percent. This 54-percent reduction in marijuana use over that 29-year period is a major public health triumph‚ not a failure. Marijuana is the
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History of Marijuana Cannabis is indigneous to Central and South Asia Evidence of the inhalation of cannabis smoke can be found in the 3rd millennium BCE‚ as indicated by charred cannabis seeds found in a ritual brazier at an ancient burial site in present day Romania. In 2003‚ a leather basket filled with cannabis leaf fragments and seeds was found next to a 2‚500- to 2‚800-year-old mummified shaman in the northwestern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China. Cannabis is also known to have been
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a. The application of English Law in our legal system. English Law is part of Malaysian law. The definition of law in Article 160 of the Federal Constitution includes ‘the common law in so far as it is in operation in the Federation or any part thereof’. That qualification concerns the extent to which English Law is applicable in Malaysia. First‚ we will discuss on the meaning of ‘sources’. Historical sources is the factor which influenced the development of law in religious and custom. Law
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UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA-FAKULTI FILEM TEATER & ANIMASI-ZOOM NOTES MALAYSIAN LEGAL SYSTEM+INTRODUCTION TO LAW Sources of Law: statutes‚ law reports‚ text books‚ religious beliefs‚ local customs‚ opinion of jurists Law & Morality:Overlaps/Differs from Society e.g-gayism/illicit samsu-S’wak/P’sular Law & Justice:Uphold justice & depends on locality e.g rampancy Federal Constitution (lex locci)/ Written Constitution Highest Law of the land Malaysian/human rights/liberty
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Recommendations‚ Opinions and Resolutions 5 Section 4 Crotty v. An Taoiseach - A Landmark Case. 7 Conclusion 9 Bibliography 10 Section 1 INTRODUCTION The purpose of this report is to highlight how European Law has affected the Irish Legal System and the extent to which these laws are binding in Ireland. Ireland began negotiations to join the European Union (EU) in 1972. For this to happen a referendum was taken and an amendment to the constitution had to be made. Ireland signed the Treaty
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doctrine of precedent is extremely strong in English law as it ensures fairness and consistency and it highlights the importance of case law in our legal system. Black’s Law Dictionary defines "precedent" as a "rule of law established for the first time by a court for a particular type of case and thereafter referred to in deciding similar cases." For this system to operate successfully‚ in both criminal and civil courts‚ three things are required – a settled court structure‚ a ratio decidendi and accurate
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Marijuana Marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug. The name marijuana is a Mexican slag word‚ which became popular in the 1930’s‚ which refers to the medicinal parts of the cannabis plant. Marijuana is a green‚ brown‚ or gray mixture that is created through drying the leaves and flowering tops of the cannabis plant. The potency of marijuana differs depending on what part of the plant is used. The three topics of marijuana I will be discussing is legalization of marijuana‚ teen marijuana
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