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    In this task I shall compare and contrast the roles and functions of judges‚ lawyers and lay people in the English legal courts. Judges There are two types of judges‚ superior judges and inferior judges in the UK. The superior judges are entitled to work in the higher courts such as‚ the court of Appeal‚ and the House of Lords. Whereas‚ inferior judges work in the lower courts in the hierarchy such as crown courts and supreme courts. Superior judges are called district judges and inferior judges

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    "The law is the law": An analysis of law and justice in Antigone and Trifles Néstor Díaz Dr. Rosa Vallejo INGL 3012 LI1 March 19‚ 2011 "The law is the law": an analysis of law and justice in Antigone and Trifles “Objection!” The lawyer acts quickly in an attempt to disallow a certain piece of evidence. He or she considers the evidence unjust and opposes its use. The lawyer’s opposition may bear fruit in the form of a rejection to said piece of evidence. Much like a lawyer opposes an

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    MANAGEMENT SUBJECT; BUSINESS LAW LECTURER; MR MWAKAJINGA TYPE OF ASSIGNMENT: INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT DATE OF SUBMISSION; 09 DECEMBER 2013 NAME: URASSA FAITH BHRM/T.2012/20 Question: Choose any legal source of law in Tanzania and explain its relevance to Tanzania development According to Carl F.Stydvin and Linda Mulcahy [2007}Law is the set of rules that governs a society and create a structure of authority or government to run the social order. Law is binding on the person directed

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    Canon Law

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    Book I : General Norms 1. Book I : General Norms 1. Title I: Eccesiastical Laws 2. Title II: Custom 3. Title III: General Decrees and Inst 4. Title IV: Singular Administrative Acts 1. Ch. I : Common Norms 2. Ch. II : Sing Decrees and Prescripts 3. Ch. III: Rescripts 4. Ch. IV: Privileges 5. Ch. V: Dispensations 5. Title V: Statutes and Ordinances 6. Title VI: Physical and Juridic Persons 6. Ch. I: Physical Persons

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    Stark Law 2 Key Concepts 3 General Prohibition Under Stark Law 3 Financial Relationships 4 Exceptions 4 Stark Law vs. Anti-kickback Statutes 4 Enforcement of Stark Law 5 Compliance with Stark Law 6 Examples of Problems 6 Compliance Plan 7 Risk of Not Making Repayments 8 Physician Recruitment 9 Conclusion 10 References 11 Introduction On July 17‚ 2003 a California Grand Jury filed

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    The Formation of Islamic Law In pre-Islamic time law lacked a formal structure as there was no set of laws that united the Arabic world. Towns‚ cities and rural areas all held different laws that were based on tribal tradition. With the revelations of the Prophet‚ a new religion was born: Islam. The Prophet began to introduce the word of Allah to the people and with that came basic laws that provided an introduction to law. The formation of Islamic law was based on three things‚ the Qur’an‚ the

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    MATERIALS ON THE LAW OF THE EUROPEAN UNION Spring 2012: PART 4 1 Caroline Bradley Free Movement of Goods Introduction.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Customs Duties and Charges Having Equivalent Effect.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Articles 28 and 30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Jersey Produce Marketing Organisation

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    “The Law of Intention‚ following the cases of Woolin (1999) 1 AC 82 and Matthews (2003) 2 Cr App R 30‚ is now satisfactorily defined in the criminal law”. Discuss. Mens Rea refers to the guilty mind required for criminal liability. Intention and recklessness are the two forms of Mens Rea that are part of most offences and have been the subject of judicial scrutiny. There is a vast volume of case law on intention and recklessness which demonstrates the problems that courts have had in perfecting

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    Law and Morality

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    Criminal law is not (just) for the protection of individuals but also for the protection of society  Moderate / Disintegration Thesis: 1 The state has power to legislate morality in order to protect itself against behaviors that may disintegrate society and its institutions  Society “means a community of ideas; without shared ideas on politics‚ morals‚ and ethics no society can exist” (Devlin‚ 10).  Devlin appealed to the idea of society’s "moral fabric." He argued that the criminal law must

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    discrimination: discrimination that is the consequence of a policy whether the effect of discrimination was affected or not. -The duty to provide an environment that avoids discrimination because of disability should involve a combination of factors‚ including: Accessible premises Adaptive technology Support services (a person to read to a visually impaired employee) Job restructuring to shift

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