What is the distinction between a just law and an unjust law? To me the answer is evident‚ and I have a hard time believing that anyone couldn’t easily know the distinction or disagree with the distinction that Martin Luther King Jr. makes during his “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” That “a just law is a man-made code that’s squares with the moral law or the law of God. An unjust law is a code that is out of harmony with the moral law” (533). At its very basic definition‚ just laws protect the people and
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Criminal Law and Procedure Assignment Student Name: Louiszen‚ Yip Hiu Fai Student ID: 10456052 Supposed you were the lawyer acting for Mr. Scissors Lee: 1) At the Trial of Scissors Lee‚ the prosecution would like to produce to the court the caution statements of Scissors Lee as evidence of his confession. Can you write out a list of your objections you will raise with the court to the production of the caution statement at the trial? ANS: Upon the production of the caution statement
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‘Thinking About Crime’ What are the main strengths and weaknesses of official crime statistics and victimisation surveys? Looking at Crime Statistics and Victimisation Surveys can be very helpful when looking at the rates in which crimes are committed and the annual crime rate throughout the UK. This essay will cover the strengths and weaknesses of Official Crime Statistics and Victimisation Surveys. This will show if the strengths and weaknesses contradict each other. Presented within this
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Gov 2305-73012 10 February 2018 Civil Rights Vs. 1 Civil Liberties Are civil rights and civil liberties the same thing? Many People believe it that way. There is a big difference between civil rights and civil liberties and you shouldn’t confuse them because that can change how you live your life. The differences between these two are that civil rights mean that you cannot be discriminated or treated differently and to get equal treatment. The government grants civil rights to protect their citizens
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Fornilda passed away on 2 Jul 1969. Among the heirs of the latter was his daughter‚ plaintiff-appellant Angela Gutierrez. Because his Attorney’s fees thus secured by the two lots were not paid‚ on 21 Jan 1970 Amonoy filed for their foreclosure in Civil Code 4 No. 12726 entitled Sergio Amonoy vs. Heirs of Asuncion Pasamba and Heirs of Alfonso Fornilda before the CFI of Pasig‚ Rizal‚ and this was assigned to Branch VIII. The heirs opposed‚ contending that the attorney’s fees charged were unconscionable
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To know the relationship between International law and Municipal law‚ it is important to know what these to laws are. International law is the rules and conducts which deals with the conduct of states. To put into simpler terms‚ the international law is a set of rules in which the countries use in dealing with each other. The Municipal law is the internal law of the land. There are different theories that distinguish the difference of the two laws. The dualists or the pluralist theory states that
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TASK 1 Explain the reference to legal principle and relevant case law‚ the legal aspect of placing the ‘Klick’ clock in the shop window with a price tag attached. Ann antiques has a rare ‘Klick’ clock on its shop with price tags of €1‚000 attached. In spite of its wording the sign in the window does not constitute a legal offer‚ it is merely an invitation to treat. Invitation to treat is an indication that the person who invite is willing to enter into a negotiation but it is not yet prepared
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Extract from the 3rd Edition of Lacey‚ Wells and Quick‚ Reconstructing Criminal Law (CUP 2003) Chapter 4 II.a.i. The History of Theft William Blackstone’s Commentaries‚ written in the middle of the eighteenth century‚ represent one of the first systematic expositions of the common law. His volume on criminal offences included a substantial section on ‘offences against private property’: William Blackstone‚ Commentaries on the Laws of England 1765 Vol. IV p.230 ’Simple larciny then is the ’felonious
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16443 March 21‚ 1921 FACTS: When Leona Laciste endeavored to set fire to the house of Martina Rivera in which 2 children of the latter were sleeping‚ the two women grappled and Leona Laciste was boloed to death by Martina Rivera. As a result‚ a criminal prosecution for murder was initiated in the Court of First Instance on La Union. DECISION OF THE LOWER COURT: Guilty of Homicide. ISSUE: Whether or not Martina Rivera is guilty of homicide. DECISION OF THE APPELLATE COURT: Judgment of
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There are a few differences in civil and criminal cases. One is that they both are offensive to groups‚ Although separate ones. Through they’re both different in terms of punishment‚ both will almost always include them if found guilty and they both use standards of proof to find so. Some civil cases allow for trials by jury. A defendant is allowed to use attorneys in both cases. The differences outweigh the similarities. First off‚ civil crimes relate to disputes between individuals while crimes
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