The law and legal system of Mauritius are an unusual hybrid and a remarkable instance of comparative law in action. As a consequence of its history‚ as an overseas possession of France from 1715 to 1810 and as a British colony from 1814 until it achieved independence within the Commonwealth in 1968‚ its law and legal system reflect the legal traditions of both its former colonial rulers. In general terms‚ Mauritian private law is based on the French Code Civil while public law and commercial law are
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whether a valid contract was formed and who it was formed with. As Rick’s girlfriend didn’t buy the laptop and is under the age of 18 she wouldn’t be able to return the laptop as there has been no contract formed with her. However we can assume that her boyfriend is over the age of 18 and as he bought the laptop this means the contract was formed with Rick instead of Rick’s girlfriend. The type of contract that was formed with Rick was a standard form contract this is a type of a contract is a legally
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Contract Questions Please answer BOTH questions. 1. Max‚ an improvised law student placed the following advertisement in the Law Student Gazette: "For sale - Treital - Law of Contact‚ £5" Brian telephoned Max but he was not at home and Celia‚ Max’s girlfriend‚ answered the telephone. Brian asked her whether it was the latest edition. She replied that it was not. Brian then said he would give £4 for the book and Celia replied that she was sure that was acceptable but
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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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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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Tutorial 5 1. Naeve Soh‚ a diploma holder enters into an employment contract with a company as an accounting assistant. The working hours are 8am to 9pm daily except for Sundays and Public Holidays. The pay is $2100 per month. The market rate for a similar job is $3700 and employees in similar jobs in other companies work generally only from 8 am to 6 pm. After working for two months Naeve Soh feels all this is very unfair and wants to challenge it. (a) Assuming there is no statute prohibiting
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Sources of Islamic Law There are four sources of Islamic Law. Primary Sources: The Holy Quran The Sunnahs of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) Secondary Sources: Ijma (Consensus) Qiyas (Analogy) The Holy Quran (القرآن) Muslims believe the Quran to be the direct words of Allah‚ as revealed to and transmitted by the Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم. The Quran is the Most Fundamental Source of Islamic knowledge. All sources of Islamic law must be in essential agreement with the Qur’an. When the
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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: a
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WEEK 3 – THE FORMATION OF CONTRACTS Apply Your Knowledge (EXERCISE 4 – CONTRACT OR NOT?) Review the essential elements of a valid and enforceable contract and decide whether a valid‚ void or voidable contract has been formed in each of the following situations. Provide a legal explanation for your decision. 1. Last year‚ Smith‚ the owner of a retail business‚ in an attempt to reduce employee absenteeism due to illness‚ offered to give any employee who quit smoking for a year a $500
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agreement can be objectively established where there is mutual assent.6 In Masters v Cameron‚7 it was noted that‚ ‘the case may be one in which the intention of the parties is not to make a concluded bargain at all‚ unless and until they execute a formal contract’. Such intention can be
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