Executive Summary Various issues in the common law arise when agents make contracts on behalf of principals. Should a principal be bound when his agent makes a contract on his behalf that he would immediately wish to disavow? The tradeoffs resemble those in tort‚ so the least-cost avoider principle is useful for deciding which agreements are binding and can unify a number of different doctrines in agency law. In particular‚ an efficiency explanation can be found for the undisclosed-principal rule
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2012 Private Law versus Public Law Public law (Criminal Law) is a theory of law that governs the different relationships between the state and the individual. This is who is considered to be either a citizen or a company. Criminal law has to have evidence that is beyond reasonable doubt‚ which means that a person is very likely of commenting that certain crime (Kilpatrick‚ 2000). Public law covers three sub-divisions which are constitutional‚ administrative and criminal law. To understand how
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The Holocaust Research Paper The Nuremberg Laws In 1933‚ Hitler and other members of his team‚ the Nazis‚ came up with over 400 statements against Jews and how they live. These statements became known as the Nuremburg Laws. These laws took away everything from the Jews daily lives just because they were thought to be “unhuman.” The Jewish population made up around one percent of the population of Germany. Jews were not counted as people to Hitler‚ so he wanted them gone. On September 14‚ 1935
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Introduction to Law I.BASIC CONCEPTS............................................................................................................... 3 1.WHAT IS LAW?......................................................................................................................... 3 Do’ s and DonÆts .................................................................................................................. 3 Is and Ought..........................................................
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accountability 8 1. Political accountability 8 2. Financial Accountability 8 3. Administrative Law accountability 9 4. Ethical responsibility and integrity 10 Red-Light‚ Green-Light 11 Red Light Approach 11 Green Light Approach 11 Amber Light approach 11 Foundations of Administrative Law 12 Accountability across the public/private divide 13 Legality: rules‚ discretion & policy 15 What is administrative law? 15 Legality 15 Categories of Government Legal Entity 15 Sources of Government Power
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Administrative Law- GPR 203 Module 2: EVENING Lecture Notes By: Prof. Migai Akech Lecture 1 and 2: Thursday October 2012 – B3 5.30-8.30 PM INTRODUCTION Definition Administrative law is the law relating to the control relating to government power. The primary purpose of administrative law is to keep the powers of government within their legal bounds‚ so as to protect citizens against abuse. Nature and Purpose of Administrative law Article 47 of the constitution
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Study hints ............................................................................................................................................. History of South African criminal law .............................................................................................. The sources of our criminal law ........................................................................................................ The onus of proof in criminal cases ...........................................
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Common law 1 Common law Common law‚ also known as case law or precedent‚ is law developed by judges through decisions of courts and similar tribunals rather than through legislative statutes or executive branch action. A "common law system" is a legal system that gives great precedential weight to common law‚[1] on the principle that it is unfair to treat similar facts differently on different occasions.[2] The body of precedent is called "common law" and it binds future decisions. In cases
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THE LAW OF CONTRACT IN GHANA (These notes have mainly been culled from Mrs. Christine Dowuona Hammond’s seminal work on the Law of Contracts.) INTRODUCTION Contracts are made by people every day‚ whether the parties recognise it or not. Each time one spends money on anything – a bus ticket‚ an airline ticket‚ a pair of shoes‚ a meal in a restaurant‚ laundry services‚ books‚ or signs a lease‚ etc. one concludes a valid and legally binding contract. Contracts may be oral or written;
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The Law of Trusts Consultation Times: Tuesday (9.30-10.30) WEEK 1: INTRODUCTION TO TRUSTS What is a Trust? Where one person is legally obligated to hold an asset for the benefit of another person Incomplete description; trusts can arise where one person is legally obligated to hold an asset for a specified purpose and not for an individual person…e.g. trusts for charitable purposes (don’t raise obligations to benefit any one person as such‚ but raise benefits for a specific purpose)
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