seaworthy vessels is defined under both common law and Hague Visby law. Two major aspect of difference of these two laws is on carrier’s obligation and voyage coverage. 1) It is ship owners’ absolute obligation to make sure the vessel fit to sail and carry goods under common law‚ while Hague Visby law only request ship owner to perform due diligent work. 2) Seaworthiness coverage is before and throughout the voyage under common law while Hague Visby law only make sure seaworthiness before and at the
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Elections certainly are a necessary element in a functioning democracy. Elections charachetristcally exist to provide the governed with voice and choice so as to whom they are governed by. Elections although essential are not the only prerequisite to democracy. A successful democracy should have a strong constitution that advocates protection of civil liberties and prescribes a separation of powers. In a democracy elections are vital but a constitution is first and foremost the greater necessity
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proposed. In a pioneering textbook on international organization‚ Swords into Plowshares‚ 1964‚ Inis L. Claude describes three major innovations of governance that emerged in the 19th C: i) The Concert of Europe ii) Public International Unions iii) The Hague Conferences 3.1 The Concert of Europe This was a concert of major powers that met to make system-wide decisions by negotiations and consensus. It was a kind of informal Intergovernmentalism. The powers agreed to coordinate behavior based on certain
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| 2012 | | | [ EU & INTERNATIONAL LAW ] | | The law-making system of the European Union Sources of law There are three main sources of European Union law. Primary law The primary law of European Union comes from founding treaties and subsequent amendments. This is the very basis of EU law and has direct impact on the lives of EU citizens. Primary laws are created by direct negotiations between governments of member states. Secondary law Secondary laws have roots
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source of authority in society. The sovereign is the highest and final decision-maker within a community.’ Hague & Harrop (2007). Comparative Government and Politics. London: Palgrave. 17. ‘Walters (2000) defines globalisation as ‘’ a process in which the constraints of geography on social and cultural arrangements recede and in which people become increasingly aware that they are receding’’ Hague & Harrop (2007). Comparative Government and Politics. London: Palgrave. 36. In a modern world where international
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Intercountry Adoption This report will look at Inter country adoption in Australia and will relate to the state of Victoria‚ as each states adoption laws differ slightly. Definition For the audience to understand inter country adoption we must first look at adoption in general. Adoption is when a family takes a child who has different birth parents into their lives to bring up as their own. An individual or couple becomes the legal and permanent parents of a child. People adopt a child or children
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power relationship between state and society. And more importantly‚ when comparing political systems we talk about ‘the flow of power in and around governments; and another conception is power is simply the capacity to bring about intended effect” (Hague and Harrop‚ 2010) . However citizens disenchantment with the political systems are formed in the idea that “contemporary democracies are facing popular pressures to grant more access‚ increase the transparency of governance‚ and make government more
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Name : Jacquill Basdew Class : HDW0X Tutor : J. Baloe Assignment : Unit 10 Task : P2‚ explain how different market research for a product or service using approprtiate methods of data collection. In this P I will be showing how different market research methods can be helpful in identifying whether there is a market for that business in the area where I live. I will also describe how these different research methods complement each other. For this report I will use the high-end
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The Theatre of Wine‚ in Greenwich‚ London‚ United Kingdom Shipowners/Shippers: Carry Carefully‚ South Africa The copy of B/L is attached. A. 1. for the carriage of a consignment of wine from South Africa (which has incorporated the Hague-Visby Rules‚ under its own Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1986) to London (the UK). 2. The wine was shipped and the master issued a clean straight bill for the goods‚ which contained a "no liability for loss or damage caused by negligent preparation
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engagements (Hague and Harrop‚ 2010). Theory Definition According to the Oxford Dictionary‚ the term civilization describes "the stage of human social development and organization which is considered most advanced." Huntington ’s definition of civilization‚ however‚ is quite different from the original meaning. In his book‚ he defines civilizations as cross-national societies that share cultural kinships and a broad level of common identity‚ usually in a certain cultural region (Hague and Harrop
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