TORTS – INTENTIONAL TORTS PRIMA FACIE Battery is the (1) intentional infliction of (2) a harmful or offensive (3) contact. Offensive includes acts damaging to a “reasonable sense of dignity.” No knowledge of contact is required. (Rationale: protection of personal integrity. Freedom from intentional and unpermitted contact. Offensive harm included b/c of mental injuries). ▪ To have a claim of battery‚ there must be a claim of fault‚ negligence‚ or wrongdoing on the part of
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Children and Young Peoples Rights: Provision‚ Protection and Participation Assessment One The Children Scotland Act sets out the Rights of all children in Scotland and the responsibility of parents and those legally caring for a child. The Act also covers duties and procedures for public organisations such as Local Councils and Social Work Departments and Children’s Hearing System involved in promoting children’s welfare. The Act puts children first and states the rights of each child to basic
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Thinking vertically Make small spaces seem bigger‚ or vice versa By Melissa Rayworth‚ Canadian Press Comment 0 * Story * Photos ( 1 ) Dining room designed by Brian Patrick Flynn demonstrates how the designer balances space vertically by grounding a room with pendant lighting. Photograph by: Handout photo ‚ AP / Brian Patrick Flynn When we furnish a room‚ many of us carefully measure to be sure the couch isn’t too wide or the dining room table too long. We draw a horizontal map‚ determined
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Politics A. The Election of 1980 1. Jimmy Carter a. lost the 1980 election as a result of his mismanagement of two national crises: raging inflation and the seizure of US hostages in Tehran‚ Iran...provided an opening for Reagan & the New Right 2. Ronald Reagan a. impassioned rhetoric supporting limited government‚ low taxation‚ and law and order won broad support among citizens of the most populous states b. appealed to religious and free-market conservatives and traditional anticommunists
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fulfilment of rights and choices of individuals with dementia while minimising risk of harm. Key legislation- Human rights act 1998 Mental capacity act 2005 Mental capacity and deprivation of liberty safeguards 2005 Adults with incapacity (Scotland) act 2000 Mental health act 2007 The disability discrimination act 1995 Safeguarding vulnerable groups act 2006 Carers (equal opportunities) act 2004 Describe how agreed ways of working relate to the rights of an individual
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TORTS I OUTLINE Professor K. Chadwick Development of Liability Based on Fault a. A tort is a civil wrong‚ other than a breach of contract‚ for which the law provides a legal remedy. b. Area of law that imposes duties on persons to act in a manner that will not injure other persons c. A person who breaches a tort duty may be liable in a lawsuit brought by a person injured by that tort d. Initially‚ you had to have a writ from the King in order to have a claim in court. There were two writs
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Name: Samantha Filpes Date: Period: Issues Research Paper Topic: Human Cloning Issue: Is human cloning right? Background: There is many opinionated answers if human cloning is right or wrong. As of now‚ Human cloning is illegal‚ although in the future it might change. There is many pros and cons to the effect of human cloning and the whole idea of it. | Evidence: “ With the advancement and expansion of technology science has been able to achieve new wonders. These improvements and
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Pakistan government should ban the practice of dowry BPH-3 Nov 12‚ 2013 OUT LINE General purpose: To persuade. Specific purpose: To persuade my audience that Pakistan government should ban the practice of dowry. Central idea: To persuade my audience dowry definition‚ dowry in Islam‚ dowry deaths‚ laws against it and how to reduce it. Introduction: I. Good evening‚ respected sir and my dear fellow student‚ today I’m going to persuade my topic. Before proceeding to my main topic‚ I like
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Intro and the Claim: Ebola is an uncommon and dangerous illness created by infection with a strain of Ebola infection. The 2014 Ebola plague is the biggest ever‚ influencing numerous nations in West Africa. The Ebola infection passes from individual to individual through immediate contact with the blood‚ discharges or other natural liquids of an infected individual‚ or from contact with infectious needles or other equipment in the environment. Individuals remain infectious as long as their blood
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developed in this unit Learning activities that support learning outcomes TEXTBOOK & RESOURCES Textbook Other resources and reading material TEACHING AND LEARNING RESPONSIBILITIES Teaching and learning approaches Use of student feedback Charter of student rights and responsibilities Student Guild contact details UNIT ASSESSMENT Assessment summary Assessment details Standard of assessment Supplementary assessment Ethical Scholarship‚ Academic Literacy and Academic Misconduct Acknowledging sources of information
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