Civil wrongs - torts PowerPoint 1 Torts • Civil wrong other than a breach of contract • Causes personal injury‚ property damage or financial loss • Innocent party usually claims damages • Purpose - justice to be achieved by transferring kiss I’m the victim to wrongdoer • Principle - each citizen should take responsibility for consequences of his/her actions Types of civil wrongs (torts)? • Compensation is the chief remedy sought • Nuisance‚ defamation
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There are total of five federal offenses: crimes committed on high seas‚ federal property‚ and crossing a state or national border‚ Dereliction of Interstate Commerce‚ and harming a federal official while they are on duty. The Federal Courts are use for impeachment of a Public Official‚ disputes between two or more states‚ and Federal Courts have total jurisdiction over people filing bankruptcy in the U.S.. In my opinion‚ having total jurisdiction over people filing bankruptcy in the U.S. is most
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Constitution and federal law are the supreme law of the land; they pre-empt state constitutions and state law. Article 6‚ section 2 explains that when a dispute occurs between the state and national government the national government pre-empts conflicting state and local laws‚ making them unenforceable. The hierarchy of the law is as follows: - U.S. Constitution. - Federal law (under constitution) and treaties made by the national government. - State constitution - State law and
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Federal Rules of Evidence April 03‚ 2011 (1) In determining testimony‚ documents‚ and tangible objects‚ the judge or jury will rely on the Federal Rules of Evidence and/or applicable state rules of evidence. There are eleven specific functions‚ qualifications‚ and categories of evidence that make up the Federal Rules of Evidence. These eleven sections cover the following: 1. General provisions 2. Judicial notice 3. Presumptions in civil actions and proceedings 4. Relevancy
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It was clear that The Articles made a weak federal government thus it gave more power to the states. While the U.S. used the Articles‚ it faced many economic problems due to the lack of the power of the federal government. One of the main problems was that the federal government is that it had no control to impose
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Federal Highway Policy: Minimum Legal Drinking Age Ashley Miller American National Government Mark Ladd February 17‚ 2014 The Minimum Legal Drinking Age (MLDA) laws were created in the US after the Prohibition in 1933. AT this time‚ many states set the MLDA at 21. When the voting age was lowered to 18 in 1971‚ many states also lowered their drinking age to 18 or 19 (Fell‚ 2009). After the lowering‚ the amount of alcohol related accidents involving young adults age 18 to
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Federal judges are appointed by the President of the United States. The federal judges are placed into a list that is maintained by the American Bar Association (ABA). The ABA maintains the list of federal judge hopefuls‚ who are ranked from well-qualified to not qualified. Most of the list comes from individual state court judges. When there is an opening for a federal judge position‚ the President nominates a candidate for the position. The Senate Judiciary Committee then evaluates the candidate
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Academy of American Poets 584 Broadway‚ Suite 604 New York‚ NY 10012-5243 Phone: 123-456-7890 email: johndoe@hotmail.com March 22‚ 2011 ATTENTION: Jane Breitenbach Your organization and ours have had an established relationship based on mutual respect since we began National Poetry Month in 1995. However‚ upon receiving the bill for our most recent use of your facility‚ it has us wondering if this will be able to continue. Since 1995‚ the YMCA has been providing us with the discounted
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The Federal Constitution of Malaysia‚ which came into force in 1957‚ is the supreme law of Malaysia.[1] The Federation was initially called the Federation of Malaya (in Malay‚ Persekutuan Tanah Melayu) and it adopted its present name‚ Malaysia‚ when the States of Sabah‚ Sarawak and Singapore (now independent) joined the Federation.[2] The Constitution establishes the Federation as a constitutional monarchy having the Yang di-Pertuan Agong as the Head of State whose roles are largely ceremonial.[3]
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The federal bureaucracy in the United States has many governmental organs‚ such as agencies‚ administrations‚ authorities‚ and commissions‚ to fulfill its duty as instructed by Congress. It is a hierarchical organization that has knowledgeable staff to control all governmental organs’ mechanism without taking any side (University of Kentucky). This essay will analyze and evaluate competitive government‚ privatization‚ decentralization‚ innovation‚ and empowerment over the federal bureaucracy in the
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