Anti-discrimination Law Question 1: [Sexsual harassment] Sue works for a company called X-Pest Pty Ltd. One day Sue walked into the lunchroom of the business. In the lunchroom was a number of male and female staff that were looking at the latest Queensland Netball Team calendar called “Chicks of Netball”. The players in the calendar were semi-naked. As Sue walked into the room‚ Bruce‚ who knew Sue was very shy around men‚ was pinning up Miss October on the staffroom fridge. As Sue came over
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Civil law is primarily contrasted against common law‚ which is the legal system developed among Anglo-Saxon people‚ especially in England. The original difference is that‚ historically‚ common law was law developed by custom‚ beginning before there were any written laws and continuing to be applied by courts after there were written laws‚ too‚ whereas civil law developed out of the Roman law of Justinian’s Corpus Juris Civilis (Corpus Iuris Civilis). In later times‚ civil law became codified as
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Australian Anti-Discrimination Legislation Australia is a muti-culture country‚ there are a lot of immigration came from the world everyday. Thus‚ avoid the conflict among individuals with different background is significant in Australia.Discrimination is one of the conflicts occurs frequently. In General‚ Australian anti-discrimination legislation is very effective in some ways as it addresses the different areas of discrimination- race‚ religion‚ ethnicity‚ gender‚ disability- with specific laws such as
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Common law versus civil law systems The two principal legal systems in the world today are those of civil law and common law. Continental Europe‚ Latin America‚ most of Africa and many Central European and Asian nations are part of the civil law system; the United States‚ along with England and other countries once part of the British Empire‚ belong to the common law system. The civil law system has its roots in ancient Roman law‚ updated in the 6th century A.D. by the Emperor Justinian and adapted
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English Law (Common law) Common Law is a major part of many States‚ especially Commonwealth countries. The common law is based on the principle of deciding cases by reference to previous judicial decisions‚ rather than to written statutes drafted by legislative bodies. The decisions came from English Common Law courts and are essential case law made by English judges. It is based on tradition‚ past practices and legal precedents set by courts through interpretation of statues‚ legal legislation
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Outline the development of common law and equity. Before common law and equity came into existence‚ there were only customs that protected the people and their rights. Customs can be divided into general customs and local customs. General customs are said to be the basis of common law because it is thought that after the Norman Conquest‚ judges who travelled around the land making decisions in the King’s name based at least some of their decisions on the common customs. Local customs only
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of common law and equity Introduction I have been asked to write a essay on the development of common law and equity. Common law refers to the law created by judges that was historically significant but has been since replaced by parliament common law is the basis of our law today it is an unwritten law that developed from customs and judicial decisions. It is parallel with equity which refers to the source of law created by the Lord Chancellor which was designed to supplement the common law
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081-AC1221-60 Company Law ASSIGNMENT ONE The case concerns the pre-incorporation contracts. Firstly‚ it is necessary to define the pre-incorporation contracts. They are the contacts which the promoter wants to enter the contract before a company is incorporated. Under Common law position‚ the company cannot gain contractual rights or incurs liabilities from a pre-incorporation contract. Also; the pre-incorporation contracts cannot bind the company. In this case‚ Bosco is the promoter who
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English as a Second Language (ESL)‚ alternatively known as English as a Foreign Language (EFL) and English for Speakers of other Languages (ESOL)‚ refers to an intensive English language learning program or course taken by speakers of other languages. In other words‚ ESL is a course that is designed to teach English to individuals whose native language is not English or who are not proficient in this language or who cannot fluently speak‚ write‚ or read English. People across the globe take ESL
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weaknesses of national and international law. To what extent can they be said to be similar or different? Introduction The world has witnessed the development of law since times immemorial in response to growing interaction among the individuals resulting in a need for a framework to regulate their interactions in the territories they live in. Similarly‚ ever since the interaction between the states has increased‚ the evolution of International Law has evolved accordingly side by side the National Law
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