of Canadian obscenity law has been called “the most muddled law in Canada.” Recognizing that consistency and objectivity are important aspects in the running of any successful legal system‚ the Supreme Court of Canada has attempted to systematically clarify and modernize obscenity law. The ruling in R. v. Butler marked the transformation of the law of obscenity from a "moral-based" offence to a "harm-based" offence. The courts are now asked to determine‚ as best they can‚ what the community will tolerate
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The idea that discrimination on the grounds of pregnancy should be construed as sex discrimination has been the subject of passionately debated controversy since the idea was first proposed. Honeyball contends it should be dealt with as sex discrimination yet other legal academics have recommended the introduction of specific rights. It is necessary to analyse the concept in order to establish which would be most appropriate. While some people advocate that discrimination on the basis of pregnancy
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FORMALITIES Common law has no form requirements for contracts: oral contracts are enforceable Consequences of failure of complying with formal requirements vary from statute to statute but include penalties‚ fines and civil consequences ie. Non-enforceability of contract Legislation imposes formal requirements for certain types of contract (this goes beyond the common law) ; e.g.: Consumer credit (has to have warnings‚ and writing) Sale of motor vehicle (needs written work of purchasing car
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Discrimination is the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things‚ especially on the grounds of race‚ age‚ or sex. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a 19 year old female named Mayella Ewell is accusing Tom Robinson an African- American for raping here and back then in the 1920s it wasn’t supposed to mess around with blacks.The question is Class‚ Gender ‚and Race is mayella powerful? Mayella is powerful in race because whites are considered way better than negroes
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established as a system of segregation and discrimination in the United States of America. The United States Supreme Court had a crucial role in the establishment‚ maintenance‚ and‚ eventually‚ the end of Jim Crow. The Supreme Court’s sanctioning of segregation (by upholding the "separate but equal" language in state laws) in the Plessey v. Ferguson case in 1896 and the refusal of the federal government to enact anti-lynching laws meant that black Americans were left to their own devices for surviving
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Criminal law is not (just) for the protection of individuals but also for the protection of society Moderate / Disintegration Thesis: 1 The state has power to legislate morality in order to protect itself against behaviors that may disintegrate society and its institutions Society “means a community of ideas; without shared ideas on politics‚ morals‚ and ethics no society can exist” (Devlin‚ 10). Devlin appealed to the idea of society’s "moral fabric." He argued that the criminal law must
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The rule of law is a legal maxim stating that no person is above the law‚ that no one can be punished by the state except for a breach of the law‚ and that no one can be convicted of breaching the law except in the manner set forth by the law itself. The rule of law stands in contrast to the idea that the leader is above the law‚ a feature of Roman law‚ Nazi law‚ and certain other legal systems. Albert Dicey British jurist A. V. Dicey popularised the phrase "rule of law" in 1885. Dicey emphasized
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Lilly Perez SOC121 KGA2 Racial Discrimination Racial discrimination at the workplace is‚ unfortunately‚ becoming common. It exists in workplaces across the world. With globalization and better work opportunities‚ people are traveling across to other countries and settling down. Their culture‚ traditions‚ interests‚ beliefs differ from that of the locals and this leads to a conflict of interest‚ of sorts. This can lead to racial discrimination at places of work‚ community‚ schools and so
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Why do we have laws in society? Laws are rules that keep stability in our community. These laws provide social cohesion‚ which attempts to create an atmosphere of social harmony and social change. Laws are put in place to ensure safety to the general public. In Celtic times society’s structure was based on clans. Rules were made and enforced by the Druid’s. If someone was to go against these rules they would be punished no matter the nature of the crime. In Elizabethan times society was structured
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THE INDIAN FAMILY FRAME---- RESPONSIBILITY OF LAW *Dr. K. Uma Devi **Dr. G. Indira Priya Darsini Introduction: Family is a basic and universal unit of human society. It performs functions that are necessary for the continuity‚ integration and development of social life. In most traditional societies family has been the unit of social‚ cultural‚ religious‚ economic and political activities and organizations. In modern industrial societies‚ the family performs primarily the functions of reproduction
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