Customary International Law in the 21st Century: Old Challenges and New Debates 1. Roozbeh (Rudy) B. Baker* 1. *Adjunct Professor of Law‚ Pepperdine University‚ Malibu‚ Cal. BA‚ University of California at San Diego; JD‚ University of Illinois; LLM‚ University of California at Berkeley; PhD Candidate (Politics and International Relations)‚ University of Southern California. Email:Rudy.Baker{at}yahoo.com. Next Section Abstract This article will survey the new non-traditional scholarship which
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Constitutional Law Lecture 4 – Basic Constitutional Principles In this lecture‚ we will briefly complete the story of the path to federation. Then explore two basic concepts of constitutional law embodied in the Australian Constitution: the rule of law and the separation of powers. It will be noted that these were principles hard won in British constitutional history. With regard to the establishment of Australia‚ it can be argued that this was done on a legally dubious basis‚ and the rule of law and
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Introduction Cyber law India is an organization that is dedicated to the passing of relevant and dynamic Cyber laws in India. Considering India is one of the biggest economies impacting electronic commerce and the biggest markets to target‚ it is but natural to accept that India should have in place appropriate enabling legal provisions for effective and secure cyber transactions. Cyber law India as an organization has been active since late 1990’s in India. Cyber law India was responsible for
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Justifiable to Break the Law? There were times in history when breaking the law was justified. I believe that if you could break the law you should. Great leaders like Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr broke the law and changed the world for the better. Breaking the law is justifiable and acceptable when the law violates human rights and conscience. Certainly‚ rules are established for us to follow. However‚ we as human beings should be able to differentiate from right and wrong incase laws need to be violated
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Many countries in twenty first century follow two legal forms of law namely civil and common law. The common law tradition originated during middle ages from England and was applied to the all British colonies throughout the British Empire. While the civil law traditions has it’s roots’ in continental Europe at the same time and was applied throughout the colonies of European imperial powers like Portugal and Spain. Civil law was also adopted in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries by countries
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Employment Law Compliance Plan D. Malloy Human Capital Management Memorandum To: Traci Goldeman Re: Employment Law Compliance Plan Landslide Limousine Service Our client‚ Bradley Stonefield‚ is planning to open a limousine service‚ Landslide Limousines‚ in the Austin‚ Texas area. Mr. Stonefield plans to hire approximately twenty-five people to provide first class transportation to a variety of clientele. Before Mr. Stonefield begins hiring it is imperative that he has an understanding of
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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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the police will listen to them and make laws according to them. Law enforcement officers gain their power and authority from the community. It is extremely important that law enforcement attend to the community’s needs as much as possible. There are five principles that law enforcement officers are expected to follow and maintain. Balanced enforcement of the law is the first principle that is mandatory for an officer to follow. Balanced enforcement of the law is asking the question‚ “How much is an
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because the Philippines at that time had no law criminalizing computer misuse. As economics and business students‚ you are already aware that cybercrime works to prejudice ecommerce. Companies with online operations are subject to credit card fraud‚ identity theft‚ phishing‚ and intellectual property crimes. Cybercriminals continue to negatively impact ecommerce. The Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012‚ officially recorded as Republic Act No. 10175‚ is a law in the Philippines approved on 12 September
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Historical Laws and Security Christina Najar CJS/250 Jenelle Velarde 03/13/2013 Historical Laws and Security The Code of Hammurabi- King Hammurabi‚ first ruler of the Babylonian empire was originated sometime in 1750 B.C. Hammurabi believed in an “eye for an eye.” People view the punishments to be barbaric. There were 282 clauses which included commerce‚ slavery‚ marriage theft and debt (Clifford‚ 2004). Draco’s Law- Established in 621 B.C. by a Greek citizen that wrote a code of law for Athens
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