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    Law of Contracts

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    History of Contract in India The Third Law commission of British India formed in 1861 under the stewardship of Chairman Sir John Romilly‚ with initial members as Sir Edward Ryan‚ R. Lowe‚ J.M. Macleod‚ Sir W. Erle (succeeded by Sir. W.M. James) and Justice Wills (succeeded by J. Henderson)‚ had presented the report on contract law for India as Draft Contract Law (1866). The Draft Law was enacted as The Act 9 of 1872 on 25th April 1872 and the Indian Contract Act‚ 1872 came into force with effect

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    Civil War and Reconstruction era was it more liberty During the Civil War and Reconstruction Erawas one of the most historical moments in the United States American‚ which last from 1860-1877. There been serious argument if the Civil War and Reconstruction era was it more economic freedom‚ political freedom‚ religious freedom or social freedom on liberty? In 1860‚ Abraham Lincoln was elected to be president of the United States‚ he had idea that slavery should be abolish‚ which let people feared

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    The psychological contract in a changing work environment Annette Sharpe The Work Institute Abstract This paper examines how organisation changes‚ driven by economic‚ social and technological changes at the macro level‚ have impacted on the psychological contract. Whilst criticised for being an ill-defined concept‚ it is usually taken to refer to ’the implicit relationship that exists between individuals and their employer concerning perceived mutual obligations and expectations ’. Although its

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    4. NOTES 4.1. THE ESSENTIALS OF A VALID CONTRACT A. ESSENTIAL No 1 The Parties Must Act Within Their Contractual Capacity What is contractual capacity? We view it in relation to the concepts of personality and legal status: PERSONALITY – determines that you are a legal entity or persona. As a result of this personality you acquire legal status ie your legal status defines that legal personality further. STATUS then describes your legal “condition” eg a married woman‚ A public

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    Keeping the Faith

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    Life is full of surprises. Actually Life itself is a surprise! Who would have thought that I will be doing a blog like this? Who would have thought that YOU are going to read a blog like this? Indeed it is a surprise that we are all enjoying more privileges that the earlier generations haven’t experienced. A person will experience different kinds of surprises as long as He/ She lives. Even after death‚ we can still experience surprise! But what if the surprise you are experiencing is a miserable

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    The Psychological Contract

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    Critically evaluate the utility of the psychological contract for understanding the contemporary employment relationship. (2500 Words) Introduction Up until the 1990’s the psychological contract didn’t get a lot of research literature‚ whereas more recently it has become increasingly popular‚ and vast in both volume and critique. It is suggested that this blossoming of research is because of fundamental changes in the workplace‚ commonly referred to as the ‘new deal’ (Sparrow 1999). The traditional

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    author of On the Social Contract‚ the First and Second Discourse‚ as well as other notable works‚ had a profound impact on political philosophy and Western thought during the 18th century and still shapes politics today. Contrary to what have some have some have misconstrued regarding Rousseau‚ he did not argue that man in his natural state was virtuous or perfect. Some commentators have suggested that Rousseau believed that man in his natural state was the height of perfection‚ but this is simply not

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    The Progressive Era

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    The Progressive Era The progressive era was a time of great change‚ the way people thought and what they did began to change quickly. Industry and business also changed a great deal in this era‚ with the many new inventions and strong businessmen things where rapidly changing. The progressive era lasted about 40 years‚ from 1879-1920. In 1879 Tomas Edison invented the electric light‚ I guess you could say he just lit the way for may other inventions that people made during this time period.

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    1900s‚ businesses were thriving and the competition to be the wealthiest was through the roof. Andrew Carnegie and John Rockefeller were two of the most important men in America. Carnegie was the leader of the Steel industry and Rockefeller was the leader of the oil. These two men despised the idea of the other. Carnegie always wanted to be the wealthiest and was always thinking of new ways to be wealthier than Rockefeller. Carnegie came to a point in his career where he would have to come to a

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    An Era of Naval Disarmament: The 1922 Five Power Treaty The Five Power Treaty of 1922 ended the race of naval armament when it was signed on 6 February 1922. The fundamentals of the treaty were an agreement to get rid of a large number of battleships and cruisers as well as to create a ten-year period in which the signatory powers would build no new capital ships. President Warren G. Harding sent a formal invitation on 11 August 1921 to Great Britain‚ Italy‚ Japan‚ and France which had objectives

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