Maritime Law The value of many shipments depends upon fluctuations in the currency rates‚ freight‚ handling charges‚ and other expenses. By means of insurance protection will be provided to goods from any uncontrollable variables. A contract of Marine Insurance is defined by section 7 of the Marine Insurance Act of 1909 as: "A contract whereby the insurer undertakes to indemnify the assured‚ in manner and to the extent thereby agreed‚ against marine losses‚ that is to say‚ the losses incident to
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are protected from unreasonable searches; however‚ an exact definition of an unreasonable search is not given. We are told that a warrant will be issued on probable cause‚ but not that an officer of the law can request that a person submit to a search voluntarily. According to Constitutional Law there are three main reasons for a search to be considered unreasonable. 1- There was insufficient information to justify the search. (Kanovitz‚ J. 2010). The officer must have knowledge of facts to give
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internet.It is against the law to access prostitution through the internet because the process of accessing the Internet crosses state and sometimes national borders. Drug sales‚ both illegal and prescribed‚ through the internet are illegal except as a customer through a state licensed pharmacy. Computer based fraud is different from theft because the victim voluntarily gives the money or property to the criminals. Online Gambling: Gambling through the internet is a violation of law because the gambling
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nations in the world nowadays‚ and each has a different set of laws that govern its people and its relations with the rest of the world. Whereas‚ international law governs relations between states‚ institutions‚ and individuals across national boundaries‚ municipal law governs this same person within the boundaries of a particular state. The comparative law‚ which is the study‚ analysis‚ and comparison of the different municipal law systems‚ classifies countries into legal families. The two widely
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of property • Trespass - direct an unlawful interference with possession of person‚ property or land‚ regardless or intention of trespasser Tortes verses contract law • Tort law - special relationship other than a contract which forms the basis of civil claims (e.g. Patient/doctor‚ parent/child) • Contract law - legally binding agreement forms the basis of the civil claim • For a tort to be successful - plaintiff must prove existence of certain elements that give rise to
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW – Semester 2‚ 2013 SEMINAR BOOKLET Your Weekly Reading/Seminar Guide‚ including Topic Recap Questions and Exam Style Problem Questions This Booklet provides a brief outline of the seminar programme‚ topic revision questions and problem questions. The questions are designed to focus your reading and test your understanding of each topic. Your lecturer/tutor will tell you which problem questions will be addressed in class. You should prepare your responses to these
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Sales‚ does he should stop his trading. This essay will apply law theory and precedent cases to distinguish john case. The principle of corporate entity was established in the case of Salomon v A. Salomon‚ now referred to as the ’Salomon’ principle Legal The House of Lords’ decision in Salomon v A Salomon & Co Ltd [1897] established the separate identity of the company. Salomon v A Salomon & Co Ltd [1897] AC 22 is a landmark UK company law case. The effect of the Lords’ unanimous ruling was to uphold
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Natural Law VS. Positive Law Laws are rules established by a governing authority to organize and maintain orderly existence. It can generally be divided into two principles: Natural law‚ which is based on the divine‚ and Positive law which states that laws are what the lawmakers command. Throughout history many philosophers have come to be linked to either branch of law. Philosophers such as Aristotle advocated Natural law‚ while others‚ such as Thomas Hobbes‚ supported Positive law. Each
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Islamic law is therefore the expression of Allah’s command for Muslim society and‚ in application‚ constitutes a system of duties that are incumbent upon a Muslim by virtue of his religious belief. Known as the Shari’a (literally‚ “the path leading to the watering place”)‚ the law constitutes a divinely ordained path of conduct that guides the Muslim toward a practical expression of his religious conviction in this world and the goal of divine favour in the world to come. Muslim Family Law (MFL)‚
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established amongst the early colonies on the Malay Peninsula. Although the Dutch and Portuguese were the British‚ who had ruled Malaya for more than one hundred and fifty with just one short interruption of the World War II‚ left greater impact upon the law of the country. The legal history of Malaysian begins with the acquisition of Penang in 1786 and with the introduction of the Charters of Justice in 1807‚ 1826 and 1855. The legal system of Malaysia was modeled after the English legal system which
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