RIGHTS IN INDIA: ACTS‚ LAWS AND POLICIES Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act‚ 2005 (PWDVA) The PWDVA came in to force on the 26th of October 2006 as a National Law spanning all of India except for the state of Jammu & Kashmir. The Act is supposed to provide quick protection and relief to women facing domestic violence. Some of the salient features of this Act are: * Only women can avail of the remedies provided under this Act. * The Act provides a broad definition of violence
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LAW AND ETHICS INTRODUCTION Generally the term law means a body of regulations to guide human conduct. The Oxford Dictionary defines law as a body of enacted or customary rules recognized by a community as binding. Laws governing the external action of man may be either social or political. Social laws are based on customs and are enforced by parental and religious authority or by the pressure of public opinion. Political laws are enacted and enforced by the state. They are virtually commands‚
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printed pages of Understanding Property Law by John G. Sprankling where the topic is discussed.] LexisNexis Capsule Summary Property Law PART I: INTRODUCTION Chapter 1 WHAT IS PROPERTY? § 1.01 An “Unanswerable” Question? [1-2] The term property is extraordinarily difficult to define. The ordinary person defines property as things that are owned by people. However‚ the law defines property as rights among people that concern things. § 1.02 Property and Law [2-4] [A] Legal Positivism
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LAW OF TORT PART– PART–ONE Objectives of this Topic By the end of the topic the learner should be able to: * D fi iti of tort and related t Definition f t t d l t d terms * The difference between tort and criminal law and tort and contract law * Understand the nature and liability of tort * Explain the functions of the law of torts * Explain the capacity to sue or be sued for various p p y individuals and entities * Understand the specific torts their defences and remedies available
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a solicitor for Barking Council. He chose to go for Christmas holiday in Switzerland. He got a brochure from Swan Tours Ltd‚ which for Mörlialp‚ Giswil said the attractions were‚ "House Party Centre with special resident host. ... Mörlialp is a most wonderful little resort on a sunny plateau ... Up there you will find yourself in the midst of beautiful alpine scenery‚ which in winter becomes a wonderland of sun‚ snow and ice‚ with a wide variety of fine ski-runs‚ a skating rink and exhilarating toboggan
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common law become so rigid and inflexible? Answer: By the reign of henry II‚ the practice of sending the royal justice throughout the country “on circuit” began to result in fairly uniform body of law developing around the country- the common law. The judges were assisted in finding an agreement among them by keeping records known as plea rolls. They set out not only the facts of each case and judgement‚ but often the reasoning behind the judgement‚ in much the same way as the modern law reports
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Ethics and Law: Basic Concepts‚ Cases‚ and Dilemmas Baruch College Zicklin School of Business Department of Law W. Ray Williams This compilation[1] is intended for use during “Ethics Week.” The Law Department is firmly committed to exposing its students to ethical considerations when making legal and business decisions. As a result ethics is a component of all its course offerings. To the extent that students
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extracting and the promissee is not supplying anything at the time of the promise. i. Example: Dougherty v. Salt (1919) Aunt pulls nephews cheeks for free i) Facts 1. An 8 year old boy was given a note by his aunt promising 3000 dollars payable at her death or before 2. It was given with the words “You have always done for me‚ and I have signed this note for you. Now do not lose it. Some day it will be valuable.” 3.
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Existence of Discrimination Discrimination happens to be exhibited in many ways and different settings. Some of the reasons people discriminate are race‚ belief‚ sexual preference‚ employment‚ religion‚ gender‚ size‚ and even a person health status. Usually the person that discriminates has a narcissistic behavior and preoccupied with issues of power‚ vanity‚ and personal adequacy. Their disorder and ignorance of what the discriminator doesn’t understand‚ fuels their negative feelings. Many
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EXEMPTION CLAUSES • An exemption clause is defined as: ‘a clause in a contract or a term in a notice which appears to exclude or restrict a liability or a legal duty which would otherwise arise’ (per Yates in 1982). Thus‚ an exemption clause in a contract is one that attempts to exclude or limit one party’s liability towards the other. • ‘Exemption clauses are an important feature of modern contracts…’ (per Downes) • An exemption clause can be of two kinds: A limitation clause:
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