Assignment 1: Employment-At-Will Doctrine Written By: Sitharam Korrapati Instructor: Professor Jolanta Pekalska Course: LEG500 April 26‚ 2013 Overview of Employment-At-Will and Exceptions to the Rule At-Will Presumption Employment relationships are presumed to be “at-will” in all U.S. states except Montana. The U.S. is one of a handful of countries where employment is predominantly at-will. Most countries throughout the world allow employers to dismiss employees only for cause
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ESSAY PLAN Assignment Topic Semester Two 2013 ‘Consideration does not have to be adequate or commercially realistic‚ nor does it need to be expressed in monetary terms‚ it merely needs to be “sufficient”.’ Discuss the accuracy of this statement. Your answer should include a detailed explanation of “nominal” consideration and “sufficient” consideration and how these legal concept interact in situations like that in Williams v Roffey Bros & Nicholls (Contractors) Ltd [1991] 1 QB 1
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and disadvantages of the doctrine of precedent and how judges may make new law. Include 1 case where judges have made new law. The doctrine of precedent is an important feature of judge-made law (common law). This doctrine means that similar disputes should be decided by reference to the same legal principles‚ and that lower courts are bound to follow the decisions of higher courts within the same court hierarchy. There are both advantages and disadvantages of the doctrine of precedent and the way
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Since the 1820s‚ the Monroe Doctrine has been the foundation of the U.S. policy toward Latin America. However‚ it has been interpreted many different ways. Some U.S. presidents have broadly interpreted it‚ expanding its meaning. Others have taken it to mean only what it states. In a speech to Congress in 1823‚ President James Monroe issued a new policy concerning the threat of European intervention to inhibit American sovereignty. This came to be known as the Monroe Doctrine‚ which became the cornerstone
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BASIC CONSIDERATIONS AND FORMATION Partnership -In the contract: Two or more persons bind themselves to contribute money‚ property‚ or industry to a common fund‚ with the intention of dividing the profit among themselves. -Two or more persons may also form a partnership for the exercise of a profession. (Civil Code of the Philippines‚ Article 1767) -The partnership has a juridical personality separate and distinct from that of each of the partners (Civil Code of the Philippines‚ Article 1768)
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DOCTRINE OF PRECEDENT AND STARE DECISIS What do you understand by precedent in the English legal system? It is a legal case establishing a principle or rule that a court or other judicial body may utilize when deciding subsequent cases with similar issues or facts. What are the advantages and disadvantages of having a legal system based upon the doctrine of precedent instead of having a legal system based upon codified law? Advantages 1. Provides certainty in law. 2. Judges have clear
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Ethics and Professional Code of Conduct Hossein Ghazvini Strayer University CRJ 220 Prof. Enkishev July 18‚ 2012 Ethics and Professional Code of Conduct It has been said with great power comes great responsibility. When becoming a police officer many responsibilities are laid upon the person but on the other hand many authorities are granted to him or her as well. Imagine a police officer starts abusing his powers; for example‚ beating the suspect or shooting an unarmed suspect. In our
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DOCTRINE OF FASCISM Benito Mussolini outlines several essential characteristics of his preferred political ideology‚ Fascism‚ in what has become known as the Doctrine of Fascism. In this paper‚ Mussolini outlines his vision of the ideology‚ and explains the major issues that Fascism will address once it becomes the leading political system in Italy. Mussolini’s major points as outlined in the Doctrine included an extreme emphasis on nationalism‚ organization and modernization of the state‚ persistent
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President James Monroe outline what is now known as the Monroe Doctrine in a speech to congress in 1828. The President warned European nations not to interfere in the affairs of America’s neighbors the nations of the Western Hemisphere. Monroe was responding to European threats to aid Spain in regaining its former Latin American colonies. By 1822 Argentina‚ Colombia‚ and Mexico had revolted and declared their independence.(1)Originally‚ the doctrine had been intended to support weak Latin American countries
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Ethical Considerations in Motivated Learning Team Paper PSYCH/635 Ethical Considerations in Motivated Learning Motivation is important when it comes to learning. Once the child is given that push to learn something that may be of value to them‚ the motivation to learn will continue as time goes on. “Students have differing perceptions of the value‚ or perceived information‚ of learning” (Schunk‚ 2012). Some students gravitate to what my spark their interest‚ such as
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