proves that divine law is more powerful that human law. The concepts of divine law can portray as the law of God. Divine law involves beliefs that are presented by God. The idea of divine law as being the "oral laws of the Gods". This type of law is most likely in effect when the idea of morals is apparent‚ such as when a moral decision must be made. This type of decision would probably be considered right or wrong. Things that are morally "right" are in accordance with the law of God‚ while things
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Roman law is more important than Greek philosophy because roman law is a model for American laws today. The romans were successful partly because of their organizational skills. This allowed them to administer law effectively. They were also idealistic. They created a republic with a legislature‚ consuls‚ censors‚ praetors‚ tribunes‚ and a senate. The roman government had public works like roads and aqueducts. They even had laws that imitate our welfare today. Roman law created this idea of precedence
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Passive vs. Active Euthanasia Natural Law Theory states that an action is only considered “right” if it does not intentionally or directly violate any of the four basic intrinsic goods that thirteenth-century philosopher St. Thomas Aquinas described. According to Aquinas‚ the four basic intrinsic goods are: human life‚ human procreation‚ human knowledge and human sociability. So for example‚ according to natural law theory‚ using contraceptives such as condoms or birth control pills would not be
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Civil Law Civil law tradition is the oldest and the widest distributed legal system dating back to 450 BC in its origin. Even though it is the oldest of all the legal system. The Civil law took exponentially longer to develop than the Common law. The genesis of which was swift in comparison. 450BC is designated as beginning of development of Civil law because this is the year of 12 tablets. The first written law and rudimentary (Fundamental) system of dispute resolution in ancient Rome. The next
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ANTIGONE 3 January 2013 Moral Law vs. Political Law The theme of Antigone is the struggle between political law and moral law; the difference of following the law because it is the law and following one’s own morals because you feel it is what is right. The characters in Antigone face this struggle when confronted with Creon’s refusal of a burial for Antigone’s brother Polynices. The ancient Greeks believed that without proper burial‚ entrance into the afterlife was forbidden. It is through
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Law vs. Ethics “In law‚ a man is guilty when he violates the rights of others. In ethics‚ he is guilty if he only thinks of doing so.” - Immanuel Kant Law is a “consistent set of universal rules that are widely published‚ generally accepted‚ and usually enforced.” These set of rules are required by the people in that society to follow. If these rules are violated‚ a higher authority has the right to enforce these laws and punish the violator. Ethics is defined by doing “what is good for the
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154 Amonoy vs. Gutierrez G.R. No. 140420‚ February 15‚ 2001 FACTS This case had its roots in Special Proceedings No. 3103 of Branch I of the CFI of Pasig‚ Rizal‚ for the settlement of the estate of the deceased Julio Cantolos‚ involving six (6) parcels of land situated in Tanay Rizal. Amonoy was the counsel of therein Francisca Catolos‚ Agnes Catolos‚ Asuncion Pasamba and Alfonso Formida. On 12 January 1965‚ the Project of Partition submitted was approved and xxx two (2) of the said lots were adjudicated
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Civil and Common law countriesContents TOC \o "1-3" \h \z \u Introduction PAGEREF _Toc383004748 \h 4Historical development of Civil law PAGEREF _Toc383004749 \h 4The source of Civil law PAGEREF _Toc383004750 \h 5The historical development of Common law PAGEREF _Toc383004751 \h 6The source of Common law PAGEREF _Toc383004752 \h 7The main differences between Civil law and Common law PAGEREF _Toc383004753 \h 7Conclusion PAGEREF _Toc383004754 \h 8Reference List PAGEREF _Toc383004755 \h 9 Discuss the
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Law vs. Morality Law is a system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by imposing penalties‚ where as morality is the principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behavior. The question circles around just what rules the community/country recognizes and how is a principle viewed as right or wrong. Different countries may have their own definition of morality and their
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Case Digest on Natural Resources Law San Miguel Corporation vs. Court of Appeals Facts: A petition for review on certiorari was filed by San Miguel Corporation (SMC) against Court of Appeals for denying its application for registration of a parcel of land located at Sta. Anastacia‚ Sto. Tomas‚ Batangas with lot number 684 with an area of 14‚531 square meters. The lot was purchased by SMC from Silverio Perez in the amount of Php 133‚084.80 on December 23‚ 1975. Accordingly he inherited
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