JOURNAL OF LAW AND SOCIETY VOLUME 20‚ NUMBER 4‚ WINTER 1993 0263-323X Marx and Law ANDREW VINCENT* There is no sense in which Marx can be described as just a legal theorist. He did not write any systematic works on legal science or jurisprudence; however‚ his observations on law are both immensely penetrating and contain an extremely subtle interweaving of philosophical‚ political‚ economic‚ and legal strands. Marx was also at the centre of many crucial intellectual and political debates
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spewed forth its smoke and ash. The rhetoric and ideology of the rule of law and the criminal Nazi state do not allow for such complications. The [sic] is the lie of law after Nuremberg‚ just as it is the lie of law after Auschwitz. Law continued while six million died. (p.145) David Fraser’s thesis‚ in LAW AFTER AUSCHWITZ‚ is that there is little to distinguish between our fundamental understandings and practices of law and those of German lawyers and judges between 1933 and 1945. He aims to refocus
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CONSTITUTIONAL LAW 1 – CASES AND MATERIALS CONSTITUTIONAL LAW I CASES AND MATERIALS KHAGESH GAUTAM © KHAGESH GAUTAM | 2014 Page 1 of 610 CONSTITUTIONAL LAW 1 – CASES AND MATERIALS TABLE OF CONTENTS UNIT 1 – THE CONCEPT OF STATE (ARTICLE 12) ................................................................................... 5 RAJASTHAN STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD V. MOHAN LAL ............................................................. 5 R. D. SHETTY V. INT’L AIRPORT AUTHORITY
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The law‚ generically known as “a body of rules of action or conduct prescribed by controlling authority‚ and having legal binding force” is the bond that holds the society intact. The most recognizable function is to provide some system of order. According to Melvin‚ that basic fulfillment of the law has spread to mean not only a definition of crimes and determination of punishment for violation of crimes‚ but has evolved to ensure consistency and fairness. The law has grown to promote equality and
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No: Course: LL.B (Hons) Law Mode: Full-time Level: Three Unit: Employment Law Date: 22 May 2009 Time: 14:00 Length: One hour and thirty minutes (no reading time) Instructions to Candidates Part A-Answer ONE question Question 1 Explain‚ with reference to case law and statute‚ the extent to which the law is willing to imply terms into: (a) individual
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Stephanie Barraza Dr. M Henner Intro to US Law Final 27 April 2014 Final Essay 2: The problem with this defense is that insanity in this particular essay is either examined from a legal angle or a psychoanalytical one which involves talking to people and having them take tests. There is however‚ no scientific proof confirming the causal relationship between mental illness and criminal behavior based on a deeper neurological working of the brain sciences. The psychiatrist finds his/herself
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Copyright Laws on Computer Programs and Cyberspace Tort Computer programs and cyber space usage has become a major part of our every day lives. Nearly everyone has to use a computer at some point‚ and for some it may be an all day every day affair. This being the case‚ every one should be aware of the laws and boundaries of cyber space usage‚ copyright infringement on shareware‚ freeware‚ and computer software programs. Most of the main legal issues that relate to cyberspace can be listed
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Oswaldo Lopez Draft a Law. After numerous complaints from citizens‚ and numerous accidents portraying to this situation about the whole double parked situation. Requests have been made for laws that should be added to stop this situation. We are alert of the situation and have a few solutions and ordinance show that there is no specific way of how one can park. But it has come our attention that it should be enforced. The Corey Town Legislative Drafting Commission has decided to
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The Malaysia Law is mainly based on the common law legal system. Law protects basic individual rights and freedom such as liberty‚equality and freedom of speech. It prevents individuals in powerful position from taking an unfair advantage of other people. Law ensures a safe and peaceful society‚ in which individual rights are preserved. Certain governments have cruel laws‚ where police and armies arrests and punishes people without a trial in the court. Law applies to every persons‚ public authorities
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Laws are a familiar concept‚ and provide a basic social framework of right and wrong to which the majority adhere. Ethical theories may also be applied to all issues of uncertainty‚ including those not covered by laws or professional guidelines. They create a mechanism within which issues of moral uncertainty may be questioned and resolved (Jones 1994). One such area of moral dilemma is that of informed consent. In it’s simplest terms‚ consent may be defined as giving permission: “… in current
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