Antigone: Moral Law vs Civil Law When it comes to morality‚ what is right and wrong based on a person’s personal beliefs‚ the story of Antigone is a great literary reference towards the internal struggles of an individual’s morality. Antigone chose to attribute herself with moral law instead of Creon’s rash and destructive civil law. Antigone felt that no one had the right to decide another’s fate‚ let alone the fate of someone else’s deceased body. Antigone believed that her brother deserved a
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Eddie is strong but flawed hero in Mabo Mabo is the story of one man’s life. He has passion and is delectated to the legal batter of his land. Eddie is strong in the film and are able to face adversity and fight for what is wright and support those who are vulnerable. There are other strong character in the film such as Eddie’s wife. She supports him and without her Eddie could not of achieved the legal battle with the support and love from others. Eddie is strong in himself and succeeds in his
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Tort Law Tort laws are laws that usually involve state law and civil suits. State law are based on the legal premise that individuals are liable for the consequences of their conduct if it results in injury to others while civil suits are actions brought to protect an individual ’s private rights. A body of rights‚ obligations‚ and remedies that is applied by courts in civil proceedings to provide relief for persons who have suffered harm from the wrongful acts of others (Tort Law‚ 2013).
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The Role and Function of Law James Williams Law/421 January 7‚ 2012 Gail B. Jabber Role and Functions of Law According to Melvin (2011)‚ “A generally accepted generic definition of the law is a body of rules of action or conduct prescribed by controlling authority‚ and having legal binding force” (p. 4). The scope of modern law is broad with tentacles that reach into every area of public and private dealings. Essentially law furnishes a process by which the rulings and directives to
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Business Law Notes Definition of Law Definition of Law – A rule of civil conduct prescribed by the supreme power in a state‚ commanding what is right‚ and prohibiting what is wrong. Nature of Law Functions of Law - To maintain stability in the social‚ political‚ and economic system through dispute resolution‚ protection of property‚ and the preservation of the state‚ while simultaneously permitting ordered change. Law and Morals * Are different but overlapping; law provides
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UNIT 1: Basic Concepts The Law: a command of the sovereign‚ each with its own set of rules from different sources and aims. * Sovereign is any independent body with the authority to regulate society and backed by coercive enforcement Underlying body of rules used by actors/institutions of the legal system‚ to regulate behavior of the state/citizens in pursuit if justice‚ through social control‚ social change‚ dispute resolution Canadian law: product of evolution of influencing
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HSM Law Profile Paper Sarah Wegner HSM/230 November 2‚ 2014 Rachel Smith HSM Law Profile Paper As a human service worker‚ it is your duty to always have up-to-date knowledge about the laws‚ regulations‚ and the rights of the people you are serving and your rights as a worker as well. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act is one that in the Human Service field‚ is one of those laws you should always be following. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was passed
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Courtroom Paper People always wonder‚ what makes this country so great? More than often people disagree with the answer given to that question. Some say it’s the freedom of speech that we have. Others will say that it’s our ability to vote and elect who we want to lead us. This is all well and good‚ but what really sets our country apart from many others is our right to a speedy and public trial of our peers. Some governments in other parts of the world reserve the right
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Question 1 When a case of negligence is filed‚ three elements must be proven and justified in order to sustain a lawsuit. These three elements include: i) Defendant owed a duty of care to plaintiff ii) Defendant breached the duty of care iii) Defendants breach of duty caused injury or damage to plaintiff There are several parties of defendants involved in this case including Bart‚ the owner of 1 Main Street‚ the initial property where the fire broke out; Provincial Insurance Inc. for the
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Employee Monitoring and Legal Liability 1. Employers can bear legal responsibility if they do not adequately monitor their employees. This is why sometimes extreme measures are taken to keep track of employee’s computer usage. There is a case from New Jersey several years ago in which a company was held liable by an appellate court because an employee transmitted child pornography from his workplace computer. The court ruled this way because the employer had a policy which stated that all email
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