Calories: The name calorie is used for two units of energy. Although these units are part of the metric system‚ they have been superseded in the International System of Units by the joule. One small calorie is approximately 4.2 joules. Calories are also most known to be used in foods and diet‚ which is key to athletes. Joules: A Joule is equal to the energy transferred to an object when a force of one newton acts on that object in the direction of its motion through a distance of one metre. Kilocalories:
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SOURCES OF INTERNATIONAL LAW In a democratic government‚ the laws are established by a body of legislature. This means the legislative arm of government is responsible for the making of laws for the state (country) while in a military regime laws are established by a decree. However‚ the sources of IL are different from that of the state since the laws are derived from the agreements signed by the states involved and not an act of the legislatives function. Therefore‚ what are the sources of IL?
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------------------------------------------------- Sources of international law ------------------------------------------------- Sources of international law refers to where states‚ organizations‚ individuals and courts can find principles of international law. One broadly accepted definition of sources of international law includes Article 38 of the ICJ Treaty. According to this article‚ theInternational Court of Justice shall apply the following sources of law‚ ranked in order of precedence:
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The ESSAY on topic : “Sources of WTO Law” By Julia Tkachenko The discussions of the sources of international law usually begin with a reference to Article 38 (1) of the Statute of International Court of Justice. The discussion of WTO sources shall not be an exception. It is also based on such an article‚ but is characterized in more specialistic narrow way. WTO law sources include: 1)WTO Agreements; 2)International custom; 3)The general principles of law; 4)Judical decisions (the reports
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Nonpoint source pollution is land runoff from drainage‚ rain‚ and seepage and hydraulic modification. It is caused by rain or snow melt that moves through and over the ground. When the runoff moves‚ it collects and picks up manmade and natural pollutants and ends up spilling into lakes‚ rivers‚ streams‚ and coastal waters. Nonpoint source pollution can include things like motor oil‚ toxic chemicals‚ animal droppings‚ trash and even insecticides. Our drinking water needs to be protected. It takes
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Sources of Law Constitutional Law (Federal and State) Statutory Law at the Federal Level Statutory Law at the State Level Local Laws of Cities‚ Countries and Towns Common Law Court Decisions-provide interpretation or clarification of the law stare decis Custom Federal Court U.S. is a party Federal question-arising under federal law Diversity of Citizenship Jeff Bauman v. Dzhokar Tsarnaev – Civil or Criminal? If Jeff Bauman was to sue‚ it would be a civil case because the individual
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Sources of common law I. Sources of the Common Law A. Court Decisions The principal source of positive law in the common law system is customary law. The common law system has some analogies to French medieval law: trial by jury‚ the binding nature of precedent. B. Statutes and treaties Statutes and treaties are the other source of law in the anglo-saxon world. However to be enforced even statutes and treaties must be ultimately interpreted by judges. Statutes are however controlling; that
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Brave New World Revisited Secondary Source Assignment Van Dantzich’s review starts with an opening argument that Brave New World is not a “satiric fable‚ but a closely observed and closely reasoned appraisal of present-day trends” (115). The second paragraph reflects upon the post-war era and the state of deterioration the world is in. He argues that democratic governments are just as freedom-gutting as totalitarian regimes. As he reflects on Huxley’s concept of over-population and diminishing
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They would either be bought or traded for goods. The process of the slave trade was called the triangular trade. Places like Europe‚ the UK‚ USA and Africa continuously traded with each other trading slaves‚ manufactured goods and food. Q2 The source we have read was used by Mr Knox in front of a Parliamentary Committee in 1789. Slaves on board were treated well by the crew and the captain. “Slaves on board were certainly treated humanely” Mr Knox believes that slaves were treated well‚ as he
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2013 Five Sources of Managerial Power Leadership is one of four primary tasks of management. Within leadership is power‚ and where there is power‚ comes the affect power plays on the behavior of others. The behaviors can determine how a subordinate will act in a certain way or in certain conditions. Power is divided into five separate and distinct sources of managerial power; coercive‚ reward‚ legitimate‚ expert‚ and referent power. These five bases of power are divided in two categories‚ formal
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