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    Roman Law

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    Sources of Roman law Archaic Period Custom A law that was not written down. The cumstoms were so firmly established that they had acquired obligatiory force. The recognition of a custom was however not an exact science and jurists debated whether the custom could be called a law or a binding. Roman law was almost entirely customary in origin. Royal decrees The decree of the Kings had a direct binding force as law. Republic The twelve tables 451 BC Ten men were appointed to study

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    Social Democracy Essay Essay title: Analyse the influence of social democracy or conservatism on the nature of welfare state(s) development during the 20th century. Assess its current influence on welfare discourse with reference to relevant examples. Social Policy Essay – Social Democracy Social Democracy emerged from socialism in the 19th century; its aim was to combat individualism and later on critique capitalism. Social democrats are sometimes compared to liberalists as they emphasise individual

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    government official) or indirectly (by electing a representative). The word democracy originates from Greek roots meaning “people” and “power”. Two basic forms of democracy are direct democracy and representative democracy. Direct democracy is when all eligible citizens have active and direct participation in the decision making for politics. One example of this is the government of Athens in ancient Greece. Representative democracy is when the whole body of citizens remain the higher power but political

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    Democracy in Singapore

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    2. Is there democracy in Singapore? What is Democracy? Singapore has been recognized as a representative democratic state since August 1965. However‚ to examine if Singapore is in fact democratic‚ we need to first define the word “democracy” and its parameters. The word originated from M.Fr democratis in the 1570s‚ with ‘demo’ referring to common people and ‘cratie’ to rule of strength. Therefore‚ by definition‚ Singapore can be classified as a democratic country due to the fair elections which

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    policy areas? A Liberal Democracy is a merging of liberalism and democracy. Ludwig von Mises (1927) describes liberalism as a strategy for achieving the dream of freedom‚ rather than merely a theory. Liberalism inspires political emancipation (Kelly‚ 2004) to the extent where all citizens can exercise their natural rights without infringing on those of others and inevitably‚ ensuring the citizens’ autonomy. This objective is achieved through operating in a democracy. Democracy is a system of rule by

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    the ancient Greeks and Romans are well known. Although the Greek democracy and the Roman republic have many resemblances they also have many differences. Ancient Greek democracy and the ancient Roman republic may seem the same but they are actually both similar and different in three significant ways: how the system of a democracy and a republic work‚ how each government elected their officials‚ and how the hierarchy of each system was oriented. First‚ democracies and republics are alike and unlike

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    Democracy in Egypt

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    Egypt‚ in terms of democracy‚ is limited. Superficially it contains all the basic requirements of a democracy: a parliament‚ a president and regular elections. However‚ "elections do not a democracy make." In Egypt’s sordid past it has been occupied‚ reoccupied and moreover controlled by external forces unique in the Arab world. Strong nationalism has led Egypt through social experiments that failed. Imitation has brought about a parliamentary monarchy cut short by a coup. In the end‚ "Rule from

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    Democracy in Britain

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    “By 1928‚ the essentials of democracy had been achieved”. How far would you agree? Democracy‚ the ideal that all the citizens of a nation determine together the laws and actions of their state: a government ‘for the people‚ of the people and by the people’‚ was necessary in Britain‚ as Aristotle once said‚ ‘man is by nature a political animal’. Franchise is the right to be able to vote and in 1830‚ only one out of ten adult males could vote; by 1832 it was a privilege of the landed elite and by

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    disadvantage of democracy

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    The primary disadvantages of democracy are a general lack of accountability‚ the prospect of personal interest becoming the predominant factor in decisions‚ and negative financial implications. A democracy lays the power to make decisions in the hands of the majority. This‚ ironically‚ places an emphasis on both individual and group power. A group controls the decision-making process‚ but an influential individual can control the group. The issue with democracy‚ in spite of the power of the people

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    Congress of the Republic

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    FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Third Regular Session SENATE S. B. No. 3412 Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago AN ACT TO REDUCE POVERTY AND PROMOTE HUMAN CAPITAL DEVLXOPMENTTHROUGHT THE CREATION OF ANATIONAL CONDITIONAL FUND TRANSFER PROGRAM Be itenacted by the Senate and the House ofRepresentatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled: SECTION 1.Short Title.- This Act shall be known as the “PantawidPamilyang Pilipino Program an Actof2009.”

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