Constitutional Law II Professor Peter J. Smith Fall 2011 Outline Introduction Background 1. Originalism v. Non-Originalism a. Originalism i. Characteristics 1. Historical inquiry. 2. Original meaning of Constitution; intent of Framers; application by first Congress is authoritative. ii. Scalia is a big proponent. 3. Liberals‚ e.g.‚ Stevens‚ occasionally employ originalist methods. iii. Criticisms
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Hamlet‚ of Shakespeare’s “four great tragedies.” In the Renaissance‚ a novella (an Italian word that literally means “a little new thing”) was a short prose tale. In literature today‚ however‚ what is a novella? Who wrote the Italian novella that was Shakespeare’s main source for Othello? When did Shakespeare write Othello? What is the full title of this play? In what sense does the title contain an oxymoron or contradiction in terms? In Early Modern English‚ the word “Moor” could
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| CASES & ROL | ORANGE | LECTURE NOTES (CLASS) | CHAPTER 1 JUSTICIABILITY DOCTRINE & LIMITS (A) AUTHORITY FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW 1) MARBURY V MADISON: i. ROL The Supreme Court of the United States has the authority to review laws and legislative acts to determine whether they comply with the United States Constitution. Class notes on Marbury: (1) Congress was looking at the constitution to augment the US supreme court through legislation (2)
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Law Enforcement Angela Primiano CRJ 201 Instructor: Donald Mason January 13‚ 2012 Every society has rules to go by and laws that must not be broken and along with that is the criminal justice that even gives the criminal rights. Criminals in the United States are to be given their rights and not to have harm to them in any way under the justice system as they may be freed from their prosecution and their case be acquitted if found in their favor if an act of unjust or immoral conduct
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Attempt is defined as having the intent to commit a crime and taking a step beyond mere preparation toward the completion of the crime. There are several tests to determine if an attempt was actually committed. The Last Act This is under common law and rejected by almost all jurisdictions as of date. This test says that in order to complete an attempt the individual must have taken the last step necessary for the completion. EX. Firing the gun. Last Proximate Act In order to prove attempt
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Employment Law Outline General Theme for Regulating/Not Regulating: Structure of Legal Responses to Problem 1. Economic Rational a. Inefficient for government to intervene b. People best at knowing what they want (rational beings) 2. In balance of information between employer/employee (safety) 3. Power inbalances a. Employees may have no other options (captive) b. Employers have more power in general 4. People are irrational‚ don’t know what is best for them 5. Social cost to society from “rational”
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What is land law in English law? Explain how the law distinguishes between whether a thing is a fitting or a fixture or part and parcel of the land itself. Introduction Land is what we step on‚ live on‚ it is very important in our daily life and land in every different area has its owner. That’s how we have the right to say this is mine and we’re the ones who choose what to do with it‚ add something to it or remove something from it‚ change it around or even get rid of it. That’s why we have this
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PRINCIPLES OF ENGLISH CONTRACT LAW Prepared by lawyers from www.a4id.org TABLE OF CONTENTS I FORMATION OF A CONTRACT A. OFFER B. ACCEPTANCE C. CONSIDERATION D. CONTRACTUAL INTENTION E. FORM II CONTENTS OF A CONTRACT A. EXPRESS TERMS B. IMPLIED TERMS III THE END OF A CONTRACT – EXPIRATION‚ TERMINATION‚ VITIATION‚ FRUSTRATION A EXPIRATION B TERMINATION C VITIATION D FRUSTRATION VI DAMAGES / REMEDIES BASIC PRINCIPLES OF ENGLISH CONTRACT LAW INTRODUCTION
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English Legal System: Characteristics and Sources Task Critically assess the different sources and characteristics of the English Legal System. To what extents have external influences affected its development. Introduction The United Kingdom (UK) is one of the longest living monarchies in Europe and has the longest Parliament. In legislative terms‚ the UK is a non-federal state that is composed of three countries (England‚ Scotland and Northern Ireland) and one principality
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1. Describe each law in your own words. Illustrate with a practical example. Glass’ law Requirement deficiencies are the prime source of project failures. (Endre & Rombach‚ 2003) Requirements are the basic Phase which lead to the development of a project. In fact‚ it is the first step for any project The main problem in a project failure is the lack of requirements. The common requirement error is due to human (i.e lack of Communication between customer and the analyst)‚ software‚ etc
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