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    BRANCHES OF LAW

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    BRANCHES OF LAW Among branches of law‚ two major fields can be distinguished: private law and public law. The difference between these two branches lies mainly in the parties of the legal relationship in question. Private law signifies rules that regulate the relationships between private individuals (subjects of law who are‚ legally speaking‚ in an equal situation; for example‚ the legal relationship between a buyer and a seller‚ where both parties have certain rights and obligations). Private law covers

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    Contract Law

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    Contract Law Name BUS 311 Business Law I Professor Date The law of contracts has been a part of our culture for a long time. Contracts are an agreement‚ either written or spoken‚ with a company or person to do something that is agreed upon with binding terms. Contracts are the glue that keeps the world of business together. They bind employees and companies‚ consumers and producers‚ and suppliers and wholesalers. A contract can vary from country to region or even jurisdiction‚ but a

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    Originally‚ common law was customary law‚ folk law‚ based on precedent. There was of course statutory law -- the king’s law -- but common law guided how it was enforced and administered. No real common law exists today‚ having been entirely codified as statutory law throughout the English-speaking world. There remains‚ however‚ what are sometimes termed common law rights. Now and again‚ a new situation arises where there is no law to guide a judge‚ but where there really is something to adjudicate

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    Law of Acceleration

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    Law of Acceleration (1907) by Henry Adams (1838-1918) Images are not arguments‚ rarely even lead to proof‚ but the mind craves them‚ and‚ of late more than ever‚ the keenest experimenters find twenty images better than one‚ especially if contradictory; since the human mind has already learned to deal in contradictions. The image needed here is that of a new center‚ or preponderating mass‚ artificially introduced on earth in the midst of a system of attractive forces that previously

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    Business/Law

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    Name:_______________ Business Law I: Final Exam Study Guide [20 points] Material Tested: Chapter 1: Laws and Their Ethical Foundation (p. 04-23) (30 points) Chapter 2: Constitutional Rights (p. 24-47) (30 points) Chapter 3: Court Systems (p. 48-63) (30 points) Chapter 5: Civil Law and Procedure (p. 84-105) (30 points) Long Essay: Explain how legal knowledge will be applied in your personal life beyond high school. (30 points) Instructions: Your final exam of 150 points will include the

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    Introduction to Law

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    Introduction to Law I.BASIC CONCEPTS............................................................................................................... 3 1.WHAT IS LAW?......................................................................................................................... 3 Do’ s and DonÆts .................................................................................................................. 3 Is and Ought..........................................................

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    Common Law Tradition and Sources of Law Common Law Tradition: In early England‚ there was desire to establish a legal system that did not settle disputes by simply relying on local customs and traditions. Instead‚ there was desire to use a uniform legal system throughout the entire country. “What evolved was the beginning of common law‚ a body of general rules that applied throughout the entire English realm. Eventually‚ the common law tradition became part of the heritage of all nations

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    introduction to law

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    2012-2013学年第一学期 实 验 报 告 实验课程名称 Introduction to Law 专 业 班 级 管双联1202 学 生 姓 号 31205737 学 生 姓 名 陈炅堃 实验指导教师 丁扬阳 字数统计:1213 Difference between Common Law and Civil Law In today’s world‚ common law legal systems are in use in England where it originated‚ and in nations that trace their legal heritage to England as

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    Sociology of Law

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    Sociology of Law Prelim #2 Review Policing and Arrest Cop in the Hood- Moskos Police discretion Factors include: Time of shift Paperwork/processing Age of officer Suspect characteristics Political concerns Police culture Law on the Books v. Law in Action Legal entities as social institutions Legal actors as social actors Profiles in Justice? – Heumann Racial disparities in policing Driving while black Disparities in stops caused by profiling‚ bias etc. Criminal Process

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    OHMS LAW

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    Study about Ohm’s Law: • To verify Ohm’s Law by calculating voltage‚ current and resistance based on different views of Ohm’s law as well as measuring those values to compare the theoretical results with the actual results. • To verify the relationships of R-I‚ V-I and R-V given ohm’s law by increasing one parameter while holding the other parameter constant‚ then measuring and calculating equivalent results of the third parameter. What is Ohm’s Law: Ohm’s Law is made from 3 mathematical equations

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