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    classification of ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ law is unhelpful and misleading in reflecting enforceability in international law. What are the sources of international law? What is meant by ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ law? Do you agree with Chinkin’s assessment and why? ------------------------------------------------- Introduction This essay first discusses the nature and lack enforcement of hard laws‚ being those defined under the ICJ statue and Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties 1969 (VCLT). It argues

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    Role and Functions of Law LAW 421 Role and Functions of Law The role and functions are all based on its purpose; the purposes of law begin when domination and power of higher authority had no consideration for the rights of individuals (Melvin). The United States has created laws to help justice in society from many angles‚ in this case education and the workplace‚ and promoting good faith dealing among businesses. There are four sources (primary sources) of law that have federal and state

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    Sexual Assault Over the past decade‚ the issue of sexual assault is one that has needed significant law reform. Sexual assault refers to the criminal offences involving unwanted sexual contact or acts‚ including unwanted touching‚ groping‚ indecent acts of other kinds‚ and rape. Law reform is the process of reviewing existing laws and introducing changes to them with the aim of improving justice or efficiency. In the issue of sexual assault‚ justice is particularly important. The state needs to

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    The Functions and Role of Law in Business and Society Courtney Cunningham LAW 421 June 22‚ 2015 Professor Milton Luoma The function and Role of Law in Business and Society What is the meaning of law? If you were to look up the online meaning of law‚ most likely you will find this definition: “a body of rules of conduct of binding legal force and effect‚ prescribed‚ recognized‚ and enforced by controlling authority”(The Free Dictionary‚ 2013). Another way of looking at it is a group of rules of

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    Citizen The Hammurabi Law code was made for babylonians to stay under command. Mosaic Law code is to teach people to obey God and to be holy. There are very little similarities between both the Law codes‚ but differ significantly. The Mosaic Law differs from the Hammurabi Law code because it was created to show people the image of God and His holiness unlike Hammurabi which is made to keep people from harming others and shows them the appropriate way to act. These Laws affect the way people act

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    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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    Brady Law The Brady Law‚ also known as the Gun Violence Prevention Act of 1994‚ was set up to try and establish a set of national standards to promote the safe use of firearms and to reduce gun violence (GVPA‚ 1994). Included in this are handgun licensing and registration‚ a stronger regulation of licensed manufacturers‚ importers‚ and dealers‚ and laws against the sale of semi-automatic assault weapons and other dangerous weapons (GVPA‚ 1994). Licensing and Registration of handguns is one of the

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    concepts to understand in this subject. These three tenets are as follows; law is whatever a judge decides it is‚ law and morality are independent of each other‚ and rights are conferred. This is in opposition to the theories of natural law and legal positivism. During this chapter we will examine three separate works from three different authors. The first article is "Legal Realism" by Jerome Frank‚ the second is "The Path of the Law" by O.W. Holmes Jr. and the third selection is "Ships and Shoes and

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    The Laws of Early Ancient History The laws of early ancient history all had one thing in common: They instilled fear on the people. Four major rulers with their own law systems were Hammurabi‚ Draco‚ Solon‚ and Diocletian. All four rulers established laws of their own that the people of their nation had to abide by or else they would pay the consequences. The people feared their laws whether it was because of the harsh punishments‚ the threat of death‚ the fines they had to pay‚ or a tax system

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    obliged to obey even unjust laws? Think about what this means. This means that laws‚ regardless of how unfair‚ unjust‚ or immoral they may be‚ must be followed with no better reason that they are the law. To the thesis that we are obliged to obey even unjust laws‚ I will argue that the standard objections to Civil Disobedience‚ given by Singer‚ are incorrect To begin‚ however‚ I believe it is necessary to define an "unjust" law. According to St. Thomas Aquinas‚ "Any law that uplifts human personality

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