Castle Doctrine Arising as a common law theory‚ the Castle Doctrine established the understanding that a citizen has the right to defend their legal place of residence with the use of up to deadly force against an intruder. If the use of force rather than fleeing was reasonable‚ the citizen is free from prosecution since the force was utilized in a self-defense manner. Therefore‚ the doctrine was meant to deter crime and provide public safety through empowering citizens to protect their life and
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To begin with‚ the case as regards Richard and Ernie is related to the Doctrine of Promissory Estoppel‚ which is derived from Equity. According to this doctrine‚ if one party to the contract (promisor) makes a promise which the other party to the contract (promisee) acts upon‚ the promisor is estopped from going back on his promise‚ even though the promise did not provide any consideration. Theoretically‚ by this concept‚ Ernie should be estopped from asking Richard for the remaining balance of
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speech was about the Monroe Doctrine. The Monroe Doctrine was a United States document policy of opposing European colonialism in the early United States colonies. It stated that Europeans should not interfere with American nations or attempt to acquire more territory in the Western Hemisphere. The document was written and supported by the secretary-of-state John Quincy Adams. He was soon to be the next president of the United States of America after Monroe’s term. The doctrine was distributed in 1823
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I. INTRODUCTION For a stable political system‚ the power holders must be balanced off against each other. Doctrine of Separation of Powers‚ divides the political authority of the state into three distinct branches‚ namely: 1.) The Executive‚ 2.) The Legislature‚ and 3.) The Judiciary. The following three organs of the government represent the people and their will in the country and are responsible for the smooth running of the government. This principle deals with the mutual relations among these
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contract from a bare agreement. In fact the doctrine of consideration has been incorporated in Section 25 of the Indian Contract Act. Section 2(d) of the Act reads : " When at the desire of the promisor ‚ the promisee or any other person has done or abstained from doing or promised to do or abstain from doing anything ‚ such act or abstinance or promise is called a consideration for the promise." The doctrine of course has its roots in the early common law. A study of its history would reveal that
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than five people will have a safety policy and this states the emergency procedures in case of a fire and what to do in the event of some major incidents such as a child who has gone missing‚ an unwelcomed intruder in the setting or very extreme weather conditions. Now I am going to identify eight non emergency incidents and then for LO 3.2 I will outline the actions to take when there is a Fire‚ A Missing Child and Unauthorised Entry. Missing Child A child should never go missing from a setting
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your ground laws and also the castle doctrine. These laws play a big role in today’s society and also‚ at times create a blurry line in terms of self defense. This can be seen in the case of Trayvon martin and George Zimmerman. This was when an unarmed black teen by the name of Trayvon Martin‚ was shot and killed by George Zimmerman‚ the unofficial neighborhood watch man. Zimmerman stated that the death occurred due to self defense and that the case fell under the stand your ground law. The Jury’s
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The Doctrine of Weaned Affections: In Search of Spiritual Milk One of the most important theological doctrines for many Puritans is what has been called the "doctrine of weaned affections." This doctrine holds that individuals must learn to wean themselves from earthly attachments and instead make spiritual matters their priority. Obviously‚ inappropriate earthly attachments included material possessions such as one’s home‚ furniture‚ clothing‚ and valuables. But the doctrine of weaned affections
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__________________________________________________NIRMA UNIVERSITY AN ANALYTICAL STUDY AND APPLICABILITY OF THE DOCTRINE OF REPUGNANCY IN INDIA ABSTRACT “The distribution of powers is an essential feature of Federalism. The object for which a federal State is formed involves a division of authority between the Central Government and the State Government. The tendency of federalism is to limit on every side the action of the Government and to split up the strength of the State among co – ordinate
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The Doctrine of the Incarnation is at the centre of biblical Christianity. The Book of John reads‚ “I and the Father are one” as Jesus says to detail his relationship with God. Furthermore‚ John 14:11 goes on to reiterate this when he declares “Believe me when i say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me.” This brings forth the idea that Jesus and God are shown in the bible to be one- equal and of the same substance. In his work‚ Homoousios With The Father‚ Heron discusses the truth behind
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