Role and Functions of Law LAW 421 Prof. Nikki Chtaini University of Phoenix Role and Functions of Law: Federal and State Commerce Power In the United States‚ the Constitution is what represents the supreme law. It is one of the most important documents ever created in the 1700’s. The Constitution cannot be change. Instead‚ amendments are added to it. The first 10 of those amendments are called the Bill of Rights because it protects citizen rights such as freedom and property. All
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The Role of Law LAW/421 August 6‚ 2012 Michael S. Green The Role of Law Laws are “the body of rules or principles‚ prescribed by authority or established by custom‚ that a state‚ community‚ society‚ or other group recognizes as binding on its members” (Ferguson Publishing‚ 1999‚ p. 105). The purposes of laws are to maintain peace and order‚ to define the rights of citizens‚ to secure justice‚ to harmonize conflicting interests‚ and to provide means for punishing wrongdoers. Laws are applied
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Role and Functions of Law LAW 421 December 5‚ 2013 Tracy Owens Role and Functions of Law Law is a multi- layer theory‚ some consider it complex and confusing and others are able to understand the different functions of law in society. Law is defined as a body of rules of conduct of binding legal force and effect‚ prescribed‚ recognized‚ and enforced by controlling authority. The purpose of
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Laws play a powerful role in the prosperous operation of business and society by regulating social conduct that leads to a society that can run freely yet efficiently. Working on the accounting for a medium sized manufacturing company requires a great deal of knowledge of the functions and roles of law in the industry when issues of ethics‚ taxes‚ and disputes come into play. The more knowledgeable the accountant‚ the better prepared they will be when difficult legal situations are at hand. Laws
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Freedom stands for something greater than just the right to act of how Americans choose. The right to a trial by jury is to give two americans their right to procrastinate against each other about what really happened in their situation they were in. Judges wouldn’t know who did the crime if both defendants had no physical or visual evidence of what really happened at the scene. A trial by jury is really based on the amount of evidence and points you’ve proved to the judge about the case. The most
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COMMON LAW AS A LEGAL SYSTEM Common Law and Civil Law When defined in this way the term ¡§common law¡¨ is used to refer to a type of legal system called the common law legal system. The legal systems of various countries are modeled on the English legal system and these countries are said to have a ¡§common law legal system¡¨. This includes most of the British Commonwealth and the United States. The common law legal system involves such matters as trial by jury‚ presumption of innocence etc
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LST2BSL Common Law Assignment Word count 844 Question one A The issue is it’s unclear whether Jessie is making an offer to sell or an offer simply as a gift as they have been friends for 15 years. In order to determine if a valid offer has been made application of the objective test would be applied1. Would a reasonable person in these circumstances believe there to be a valid offer and what is the relative importance of the statement to each party2? Jessie’s
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( INTRODUCTION In a dispute between two parties‚ the court must first establish what happened. The facts are usually determined by the trial judge. Although in some countries jury may be used‚ in Malaysia‚ it was abolished in the 1980s. Once the facts are determined‚ the judge will then make the application of law to the facts to determine which party would succeed. The doctrine of judicial precedent is important because it is the ratio decidendi of a previously decided similar case‚ decided
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Jury Trial In Malaysia A jury trial is a trial where a judge is helped by a jury which consists of several ordinary citizens whom are usually selected randomly and generally laymen. Usually the jury box consists of 12 people that will judge regarding the facts of a case. In a jury trial‚ the selections of the juries are called ‘voir dire’‚ where the judge or parties ask jurors questions in order to determine their biases and opinions. After the jury is chosen and sworn in‚ the parties shall give
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Phoenix 2008 The Role of Law Law is a system or collection of “principles and regulations established in a community by some authority and applicable to its people.” (Dictionary.com) In the past‚ people viewed law as an unchanging factor that was a part of the natural order of life. Today‚ most lawmakers view law as a flexible instrument that can be used to accomplish a chosen purpose. “One strength of this instrumentalist attitude is its willingness to adapt the law to further the social
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