the word “charitable is a word of art‚ of precise and technical meaning”[1]. Viscount Simmonds further remarked that‚ “no comprehensive definition of legal charity has been given either by legislature or in judicial utterance‚ there is no limit to the number and diversity of ways in which man will seek to benefit his fellow men”[2]. The Preamble to the Charitable Uses Act 1601‚ also referred to as the Statute of Elizabeth I‚ contained a list of purposes which were then regarded as charitable. It assumed
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Renshon‚ Stanley Allen‚ and Peter Suedfeld. 2007. Understanding The Bush Doctrine. New York: Routledge. Renshon and Suedfeld (2007) provide American poll data on the powerful effect of the Bush Doctrine that exploited the attacks of 9/11 to act unilaterally in the invasion of Iraq in 2003. These findings suggest that many Americans were extremely supportive of going to war with Iraq‚ even though Saddam Hussein had not direct connection with Al Qaeda in Afghanistan. This method of research provides
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Doctrine of Serparability * Vivek Chattopadhyay1 The Doctrine of Separability is one that is recognized worldwide. From the angle of Arbitration‚ it essentially means that‚ in a contract if there is an Arbitration clause‚ it shall be treated separately with respect to the contract. So‚ if‚ the Contract becomes void due to some reason or the other‚ the Arbitration clause with respect to the Doctrine‚ does not. Even if the validity of the Arbitration Clause is to be adjudicated upon‚ the jurisdiction
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Monroe Doctrine The Monroe Doctrine can be considered as the United States first major declaration to the world as a fairly new nation. The Monroe Doctrine was a statement of United States policy on the activity and rights of powers in the Western Hemisphere during the early to mid 1800s. The doctrine established the United States position in the major world affairs of the time. Around the time of the Napoleonic Wars in the 1820s‚ Mexico‚ Argentina‚ Chile and Colombia all gained their independence
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Discretionary Trusts and the concept of a sham trust. (a) The central theme regarding trusts is that they are assets that are legally owned by the trustees and not the beneficiaries. In a discretionary trust‚ the trustees have discretion as to who among a class of beneficiaries should receive income and/or capital under the trust and in what proportion (e.g. Mettoy Pension Trustees Ltd v. Evans [1990] 1 WLR 1587). So until a beneficiary is chosen to receive income or capital‚ they do not possess
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| | | | | Kendra Barr POL 300 – International Relations Dr. Barsegian May 3‚ 2012 The Eisenhower Doctrine Introduction In the United States‚ the term "doctrine" has been applied to a particular set of presidential statements‚ usually consisting only of several sentences. (Micheals‚ 2011)Presidential doctrines have also been defined as "a grand strategy or a master set of principles and guidelines controlling policy decisions. (Micheals‚ 2011) Eisenhower
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The Kennedy Doctrine refers to foreign policy initiatives of the 35th President of the United States‚ John Fitzgerald Kennedy‚ towards Latin America during his term in office between 1961 and 1963. Kennedy voiced support for the containment of Communism and the reversal of Communist progress in the Western Hemisphere. The Kennedy Doctrine was essentially an expansion of the foreign policy prerogatives of the previous administrations of Dwight D. Eisenhower and Harry S. Truman. The foreign policies
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THE TRUMAN DOCTRINE During the Cold War‚ most U.S. presidents came up with policies also known as “doctrines” to help remember who stood for what. In this report I will be summarizing a situation that required U.S. diplomatic efforts during President Harry Truman time; explicate the diplomatic doctrine the president followed; describing the effects of this diplomatic efforts for the U.S. and other countries; assess the advantages and disadvantages of the particular doctrine that followed. In February
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Since the “employment-at-will doctrine’’ introduced in the 1900’s‚ the relationship between employee and employers is viewed as being on equal-foot in terms of rights to cease or terminate labor. Termination is the process by which an organization releases an employee from his duty against his or her will. Causes for termination include poor job performance‚ inability to perform job responsibilities‚ misconduct‚ relocation‚ absenteeism and so on. Concerns about “wrongful discharge’’ began to increase
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Luis Munoz Mrs. Funderburk AP English/Period 1 25 September 2012 Argument on an Argument: Incentives for Charitable Acts We live in a world of opportunity. Everyone deserves an opportunity‚ but‚ unfortunately‚ not everybody gets one. For those who are less fortunate‚ receiving donations may be the only way they get by in life. There are many high schools‚ clubs and organizations that sponsor charity drives in exchange for incentives. The fact that such events are helping those who are in need
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