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    AGENCY 1. Agency Relationship Cases Definition Principal authorizes Agent to enter into legal transactions (contract) with Third Party on Principal’s behalf  Agency relationship between P and A A’s obligations to P: 1. Act according to terms of appointment and within scope of authority 2. Not liable to P or TP 3. Carries out duties with care and skill‚ keep true and proper accounts 4. Cannot conflict P’s interest / act for personal gains 5. Cannot delegate whole duty to others P’s

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    Can the Use of Torture be Justified? This report aims to‚ in the first instance‚ define torture. It then examines the history of torture and looks at international law that relates to torture.   The main part of the study analyses ethical theories in relation to torture and uses these ethical viewpoints to examine whether or not torture can be justified in any circumstances.  In addition‚ the Algerian War and the Iraq War will be used as case studies to further discuss the ethical issues surrounding

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    Objectives • To extract DNA and observe its characteristics Time Allocation: 1 hour‚ with overnight incubation/cooling the night before Note: Place the 91% isopropyl alcohol in the freezer the night before beginning the exercise. Note: If the mortar and pestle method is chosen‚ soak the split peas in distilled water the night before beginning the exercise. Materials |Materials |Label or Box/Bag |Qty |Item Description

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    Terrorism and Torture In the threat of national security‚ the debate on torture is confronted with legal and moral dilemmas of permissibility. In the hypothetical case of the ticking-bomb terrorist‚ torture is perceived as either an advantageous means of national security‚ or a violation of human rights. Although it is a “slippery slope‚” in order to preserve the balance between national security and civil liberties in a democratic society‚ torture should be prohibited. Considering terrorist

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    National Human Rights Commission‚ New Delhi‚ India Project Report On “ Torture and Custodial Violence in Prisons “ Submitted By- Yashwardhan Pratap Singh 1st year‚ B.A.LLB Course‚ Jindal Global Law School‚ O.P. Jindal Global University‚ Sonipat‚ Haryana. Report on - The Custodial Violence and Torture In Prisons: Can it be justified even if done for a greater good? Where to draw the line between the autonomy of the police and the rights of the prisoners ? Basic Structure

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    experienced torturers are available only if torture is institutionalised. 3. Torture by unskilled and inexperienced torturers is always unjustified. 4. However‚ institutionalising torture has very bad consequences; it will mean that torture will metastasise instead of being limited to one-off cases. 5. Conclusion: Torture is never justified (one should never torture). This can be an additional argument for the theory of deontology‚ as are we professional tortures? Nowadays‚ a lot of the governments in

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    Torture (Latin torquere‚ "to twist")‚ in law‚ infliction of severe bodily pain either as punishment‚ or to compel a person to confess to a crime‚ or to give evidence in a judicial proceeding. Among primitive peoples‚ torture has been used as a means of ordeal and to punish captured enemies. Examination by torture‚ often called the "question‚" has been used in many countries as a judicial method. It involves using instruments to extort evidence from unwilling witnesses. In ancient Athens‚ slaves

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    Natural disasters are often not natural disasters‚ but are in fact human disasters. Discuss this statement in relation to seismic events. The word ‘natural’ indicates that humans have not caused the disaster. However‚ human activity can certainly interfere with nature‚ which in turn may either cause a natural disaster or make its effects much worse. Earthquakes can affect people in many different ways in countries all over the world. They are a product of intense seismic activity where plates are

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    Question 1 5 out of 5 points Persons who believe that law is "discovered" by men and women through the use of reasoning and choosing between good and evil‚ believe in which school of jurisprudential thought? Selected Answer: The Natural School Question 2 0 out of 5 points The English law courts were characterized by the ability to apply a wide variety of flexible remedies. Selected Answer: True X Question 3 5 out of 5 points The Supreme Court’s

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    Question 1: Identify three ethical principles that you personally believe reflect “natural laws” that are self-evident and that all people ought to ascribe to. If you don’t personally believe that there are any such principles‚ then identify three such ethical principles that are incorporated into one or more religions (such as the Golden Rule). 1. We all should treat others how we would want to be treated (Golden Rule). 2. Accept that all people are not the same and don’t judge people because they

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