Laws are created to maintain equality‚ stability‚ and structure. To maintain order in society‚ laws are established as is punishment for disobeying these laws. Laws are broken down by classification and to some degree‚ may interact with one another. Substantive law sets the ground rules for individuals whereas procedural law is the policy on how to carry out the rules. Criminal law is for the protection of society and civil law is to serve the purpose of compensating someone for a loss due to the
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Abstract The three laws of robotics written over seventy years ago by science fiction author Isaac Asimov. These laws form an organizing principle and unifying theme for author Isaac Asimov science fiction based books. I will attempt to convey my opinion to answer the following questions Will robots pose a threat to society if their creators adhere to these laws?‚ and how could they adhere to these laws if the purpose is to conflict with the laws i.e military use ( How likely are developers of
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What is negligence? Negligence is a legal concept in the common law legal systems mostly applied in tort cases to achieve monetary compensation for physical and mental injuries. Negligence is a type of tort. "Negligence" is not the same as "carelessness"‚ because someone might be exercising as much care as they are capable of‚ yet still fall below the level of competence expected of them. It is the opposite of "diligence". It can be generally defined as conduct that is culpable because it falls
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Assignment Legal Studies ‘Law of Defamation’ Tutor: $%£@%^^$@@ Student: £^£@@$^@$^^%%£ Class: $£%&*@*((@&^ Table of Contents Table of Contents 2 Terms of Reference 3 Methodology 4 Findings 5 Section 1. 5 The Law of Tort 5 The Law of Defamation 7 Section 2 8 Criteria for establishment of a case of a defamation 8 Section 3 10 The Defamation Act 2009 V The Defamation Act 1961 10 Section 4 12 Analysing of Defamation Case 12 Bibliography 16
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Brown v. Board of Education From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_v._Board_of_Education |Brown v. Board of Education | |[pic] | |Supreme Court of the United States | |Argued December 9‚ 1952 | |Reargued December 8‚ 1953
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Breaking the Law Throughout history many situations have called for noble individuals to break the law to stand up for a particular belief or idea. Two Individuals from the text that have done this successfully are Martin Luther King Jr. and Thomas Jefferson. Today in our society there are hardly any forms of acceptable disobedience to the law without large support groups that can make a change. Choosing to overthrow the government such as Jefferson and the continental congress did or choosing
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Sources of Malaysian Law Weeks 3 & 4 • The sources of Malaysian Law mean the legal rules that make the laws in Malaysia‚ which can be classified into written and unwritten law. Written Law • Is the most important source of law‚ includes the following: 1. Federal and State Constitutions. Federal Constitution – Is the supreme law of the land (Article 4 states that any law passed after Merdeka Day which is inconsistent with the constitution shall‚ to the extent of inconsistency‚
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Concept of Law – what do you think is the best descriptive concept of law‚ what do you think is the purpose or value of law? Have your views changed over this semester‚ if so how?" Most people’s concept of law is limited‚ their view on law is commonly based on a set of rules which they do not want to break because of either fear of a bad image in society as well as fear of being penalized and incarcerated legally. This point was emphasised by the legal philosopher John Austin whose theory on law suggested
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completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 1. Which of the following is not outlawed by the Civil Rights Act of 1964? a.|Discrimination based on religion| b.|Discrimination based on sex| c.|Discrimination based on national origin| d.|Discrimination based on color| ____ 2. Which of the following types of establishment was barred from discrimination based on race by the Civil Rights Act of 1964? a.|A bar|c.|A store| b.|A YMCA|d.|A hospital| ____ 3. Which of the following
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Law What is judicial precedent? It is a judgment of a court of law named as an authority for deciding a similar set of facts; a case‚ which serves as authority for the legal principle represented in its decisions. A judicial precedent is a decision of the court used as a source for future decision-making. Latin terminology Stare Decisis The whole doctrine is based on “stand by what you decide” which promotes fairness‚ consistency and certainty. Simply‚ just stand by your own
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