which distinguishes a contract from a bare agreement. In fact the doctrine of consideration has been incorporated in Section 25 of the Indian Contract Act. Section 2(d) of the Act reads : " When at the desire of the promisor ‚ the promisee or any other person has done or abstained from doing or promised to do or abstain from doing anything ‚ such act or abstinance or promise is called a consideration for the promise." The doctrine of course has its roots in the early common law. A study of its history
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To begin with‚ the case as regards Richard and Ernie is related to the Doctrine of Promissory Estoppel‚ which is derived from Equity. According to this doctrine‚ if one party to the contract (promisor) makes a promise which the other party to the contract (promisee) acts upon‚ the promisor is estopped from going back on his promise‚ even though the promise did not provide any consideration. Theoretically‚ by this concept‚ Ernie should be estopped from asking Richard for the remaining balance of
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Essay Topic- Discuss the advantages & disadvantages of following the practice of precedent in a legal sense. Answer:- The doctrines of binding precedent is concerned with the importance of case laws in English legal system. If one case has decided a point of law then it is logical that solution will be looked at in the future. The American Judge‚ Oliver Wendell said ‘the life of the law has not been logic it has been experience’‚ Miles Kingston put it another way: binding precedent means ‘A
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knowledge can only be learned through one’s self and not through others. Man’s experiences while on earth are very important moments that aid him in obtaining recollection. Both of these statements take part in Plato’s doctrine of recollection. To put it into simpler terms‚ Plato’s doctrine of recollection goes something along the lines of “how learning is possible.” Plato believed that there was an endless amount of possibilities in another realm. As an example‚ let’s use “equal.” Nothing in our world
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Christian Doctrine Exam 1: May 16‚ 2012 Exam 2: May 30‚ 2012 Exam 3: Junes 8‚ 2012 *MAY 14 and 15: meet in Winter Hall 106 Textbooks: Barth Church Dogmatics Christian Dogmatics- Braantent Jensen EXAM 1 : Jensen 5-162 5/7/12 Doc: Grew up in fundamentalist home John Nelson Darby- biblical scholar from England believed he had found a pattern of God’s working scripture 1875 Niagara Bible confcrences 15-20 bible scholars from around the world got together for all summer and have bible
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Aristotle’s Doctrine of the Mean is a system designed by Aristotle to attempt to help people make virtuous decisions. Aristotle’s want to aid humans make virtuous decisions stems from how he perceived humans and their purpose. When trying to explain humans‚ Aristotle believed that humans can be best explained by the purpose they serve. He then concluded that the good of human beings is to reason and if a human can reason well‚ then they are serving their function. For Aristotle‚ reasoning well is
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The Nixon Doctrine of 1969 Andrea Payne POL 300 Professor John Cronin November 02‚ 2011 Abstract “First‚ the United States will keep all of its treaty commitments. Second‚ we shall provide a shield if a nuclear power threatens the freedom of a nation allied with us or of a nation whose survival we consider vital to our security. Third‚ in cases involving other types of aggression‚ we shall furnish military and economic assistance when requested in accordance with our treaty commitments. But
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The U.S benefitted Latin America through the implementation of the Monroe Doctrine‚ which helped prevented further European colonization. Independence and sovereignty were in the U.S’s intentions for involvement in Latin America‚ while many European governments saw benefits in overturning independence and thereby acquiring resources and global power. This paper will use examples of European colonialism in‚ Africa‚ Mexico‚ and the Dominican Republic‚ to support my claim. Both the U.S and Europe had
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British philosopher John Locke in the late 17th Century created the doctrine of Empiricism. Locke argued that human nature was mutable and that knowledge was gained through accumulated experience rather than by accessing some sort of outside truth. In his work “An Essay Concerning Human Understanding” he claimed that the mind begins as a clear slate and experience shapes it. He does not support the claim that humans have ideas that are innate. Locke believed in order for humans to know anything
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Doctrine of Faith in Islam “Islam is the Qur’anically revealed name of the monotheistic religion founded in Arabia” by Prophet Muhammad who was the last prophet to be sent by God and therefore his duty was to direct all of mankind for all time since no Prophet shall follow him (Corrigan 134). A Muslim is one who accepts witness to God’s unity and the Prophethood of Muhammed. This is known as the Shahada: La illah illa Allah‚ Muhammed rasul Allah‚ which is the essential declaration of Islamic faith
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