definition of “Civil Law” is? a. All legal action that occurs based on laws that were written before the Civil War b. Derived from common law c. Is interested in precedent‚ or what has been decided in previous court cases with similar situations d. A body of law created by government entities that are concerned with private rights and remedies as opposed to criminal matters 3) The body of law known as “Common Law” descends from? a. The founding fathers of our country b. The laws of Great Britain
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that parliament may make law with respect to any matters enumerated in the federal listed in the concurrent list. A state legislation may make law with respect to any matters enumerated in the state list & concurrent list Ex: matters in federal list: external fair‚ defense‚ internal security Ex: matter in state list: land agriculture‚ local government Ex: matter in concurrent list: scholarship‚ protection wild animals This means that each legislature only may make law accordance with their power
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times come new problems and different priorities to consider. From the 1920’s to the present day‚ many things have changed regarding the government‚ morally‚ and socially. In spite of this‚ some has remained the same. The social aspect of society has probably changed the most since the 1920’s. People rarely talk face-to-face anymore. Most if not all communication is done though either the Internet or with a phone. In the 20’s people would’ve had to send a letter or travel long distances to talk to
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Business Law TRI 1‚ 2011 Assessment 1 3) Norris had decided for some time that he wanted to purchase a motel. After looking at several different areas‚ he settled on Port Stephens in New South Wales as offering him both the potential for a business and the lifestyle he was seeking. He rang a number of real estate agents‚ inquiring whether they had any motels listed for sale. He finally found a motel and general business listed with an estate agent called Evatt. Evatt told Norris that once he got
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Galatians 1.Central Theme: The Law of man is not Faith. We are justified not by the works of the law but by faith. Galatians 3:17-25‚ And this I say that the law‚ which was four hundred and thirty years later‚ can not annul the covenant that was confirmed before by God in Christ‚ that it should make promise of no effect. For if the inheritance is of the law‚ it is no longer of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise. What purpose then does the law serve? It was added because of transgressions
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“Environment” Ambiguous definition Natural resources E.g. nature‚ bio-diversity‚ climate Not looking at human-made‚ artificial environment Most landscape is seen as human made There is no one single treaty on environment but instead many different laws that address several different issues‚ both domestically and internationally 1970s – Environmental issues pop up Stockholm Conference (1972): First UN conference on environmental issues On the “human environment” Seen as a starting point on
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Administrative Law- GPR 203 Module 2: EVENING Lecture Notes By: Prof. Migai Akech Lecture 1 and 2: Thursday October 2012 – B3 5.30-8.30 PM INTRODUCTION Definition Administrative law is the law relating to the control relating to government power. The primary purpose of administrative law is to keep the powers of government within their legal bounds‚ so as to protect citizens against abuse. Nature and Purpose of Administrative law Article 47 of the constitution
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ambiguities in the law whilst others think that it should be left to Parliament as the supreme law-maker. As the rules can result in very different decisions‚ it is important to understand each of them and how they may be used. The literal rule Under this rule the judge considers what the statute actually says‚ rather than what it might mean. In order to achieve this‚ the judge will give the words in the statute a literal meaning‚ that is‚ their plain ordinary everyday meaning‚ even if the effect of this
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Inc.‚ Worksheet Use the scenarios in the Bugusa‚ Inc.‚ link located on the student website to answer the following questions. Scenario: WIRETIME‚ Inc.‚ Advertisement Has WIRETIME‚ Inc.‚ committed any torts? If so‚ explain. Wiretime‚ Inc.’s ad in the well-known industry magazine stated that BUGusa‚ Inc. electronic recording devices are low quality and not reliable for more than a month (University of Phoenix‚ 2013). This tort is defamation since it can harm the company’s reputation. This
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GAS LAWS GROUP 1 Sheena Mae Agustin Hans Alcantara Renzo Bren Ado Miguel Afable Ron J Advincula De La Salle University - Dasmariñas Dasmariñas‚ Cavite Philippines ABSTRACT Gases behave in a similar way over a wide variety of conditions because to a good approximationthey all have molecules which are widely spaced‚ and nowadays the equation of state for an ideal gas isderived from kinetic theory. The combined gas law or general gas equation is formed by the combination of
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