years of age‚ of whatever class or wealth‚ was eligible to serve (for pay) on juries that decided legal cases. To insure accountability‚ magistrates presiding over cases could be charged with violations of the law by complaints from private citizens. Equality before the law was an important value in their system. Then philosopher Aristotle wrote “Now‚ absolute monarchy‚ or the arbitrary rule of a sovereign over all citizens‚ in a city which consists of equals‚ is thought by some to be quite contrary
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THE HAMBURG RULES: DID IT INCREASE THE LIABILITY OF THE CARRIER? BY KWEKU GYAN AINUSON (Under The Direction of Professor Gabriel Wilner) ABSTRACT The Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea (Hamburg rules) was hoped to provide a uniform modern commercial code for the international carriage of goods by sea. However‚ after 26 years after the diplomatic conference and nearly 13 years after it came into force‚ the rules have not been ratified by the world’s major maritime powers. The main
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attempt to find a fair balance between individual and community interests. The exclusionary rule for example‚ is a Supreme Court precedent that holds police departments responsible for seizing incriminating information according to constitutional specifications of due process‚ or the information will not be allowed as evidence in a criminal trial. The question that arises in turn‚ is whether the exclusionary rule has handcuffed the abilities to effectively protect the community by the police‚ or if it
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There is an Exception to the Rule There is an Exception to the Rule This memo is in relation to the California Supreme Court’s ruling in the case of Tarasoff (1976). Here is a brief history of this case. In October of 1969‚ Prosenjit Poddar murdered Tatiana Tarasoff. Prior this incident‚ he had disclosed his intentions of wanting to hurt Tatianna to his therapist Dr. Lawrence Moore‚ a Psychologist at the University of California. Although this information was made available to the campus police
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that one of the main goals of language use is to maintain as much clarity as possible. Syntactic rules are part of what separates human language from animal communication: aspects of syntax such as finiteness - the ability of a verb to be conjugated based on its subject - allow humans to discuss events that are not happening as they speak‚ in an occurrence known as displacement. Besides this‚ these rules allow us to communicate as simply as possible while still maintaining the necessary level of clarity
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Unspoken Rules Unspoken rules‚ everyone has experienced them in one way or another. Whether it be enforcing them or finding out firsthand what “unspoken rule” they’ve broken. Every group of friends or any group in general has their own list of unspoken rules‚ and many of them being different which could be why they’re different groups to begin with‚ or why different people belong to different groups. I believe unspoken rules are a major part of belonging‚ different groups expect different things
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Exclusionary Rule Evaluation Dacia Shramek CJA/364 January 23‚ 2014 Jay Sizemore Exclusionary Rule Evaluation The Exclusionary Rule was designed to exclude evidence obtained in violation of a criminal defendant’s Fourth Amendment rights. The Fourth Amendment protects against unreasonable search and seizures by law enforcement personnel. If the search of a criminal suspect is searched unreasonable‚ the evidence obtained in the search will be excluded from trial. The Exclusionary Rule is a court made
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Brett Morris Rules in the Gym People talking on cell phones‚ water bottles left everywhere and machines left dirty also sweaty towels and garbage lying around: these are just three examples of gyms not enforcing their rules and members being reckless. The good thing is you can do something about this‚ and apply rules and bring order back to the gym‚ this way you will be able to keep clients happy and make sure they are longtime members at your gym bringing you business for years. To maintain an
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Golden Rule vs. The Platinum Rule Perspectives‚ expectations‚ and experiences of different people about the golden rule and the platinum rule changed my own way of thinking. The knowledge given to me made me rethink my beliefs but it also made me confused of which is the best rule that should be followed by all. To drive away my confusion‚ I listed down the good and the bad things about both rules. The Golden Rule “Do unto others what you want others do unto you.” The golden rule does
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The rule of law is the application of laws consistently‚ without showing favouritism not authorized by said law‚ or otherwise deviating from it. The rule of law is often a criterion used in judging whether a country has good government or not. It is a principle that values procedural over substantive fairness. In some cases‚ for example‚ even when a defendant is known to be guilty‚ his case will be dismissed on the grounds that the government violated the law by gathering evidence in ways that violated
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