Civil law (common law) Civil law is the branch of law dealing with disputes between individuals or organizations‚ in which compensation may be awarded to the victim. For instance‚ if a car crash victim claims damages against the driver for loss or injury sustained in an accident‚ this will be a civil law case.[1] Civil law differs from criminal law‚ whose emphasis is more on punishment than in dispute resolution. The law relating to civil wrongs and quasi-contract is part of the civil law.[2] -------------------------------------------------
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The Role of Law LAW/421 August 6‚ 2012 Michael S. Green The Role of Law Laws are “the body of rules or principles‚ prescribed by authority or established by custom‚ that a state‚ community‚ society‚ or other group recognizes as binding on its members” (Ferguson Publishing‚ 1999‚ p. 105). The purposes of laws are to maintain peace and order‚ to define the rights of citizens‚ to secure justice‚ to harmonize conflicting interests‚ and to provide means for punishing wrongdoers. Laws are applied
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Sources of african history A source of history can be divided into two big groups‚ remnants and storytelling which usually are called primary and secondary sources. The primary sources‚ remnants and written documents are counted as more reliable than the oral history. African history has been a challenge for researchers because of scarce written sources in many regions‚ especially sub – Saharan Africa. Prejudice against black Africans in particular‚ which goes far back in history‚ has meant that
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definition of poverty used by the U.S. government is based on the amount of money a person or family would need to pay for food. It assumes that most people spend about one-third of their budget on food. The poverty line—the annual income level below which one is considered to live in poverty—is the cost of food for one year multiplied by three‚ with some other adjustments. The U.S. Census Bureau calculates poverty lines separately for individuals and for different types of households. In 2012‚ the poverty
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Legislation and Policy Research Assignment Health and Safety – 334/1.4:- Explain how current health and safety legislation‚ policies and procedures are implemented in own work setting or service. The current health and safety legislation are implemented into the work setting by the following procedures:- Always following the health and safety policy in our school. We have a first aid procedure that all staff adhere to‚ in all classrooms there is a first aid box‚ used if any accidents occur in the
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English Legal System: Characteristics and Sources Task Critically assess the different sources and characteristics of the English Legal System. To what extents have external influences affected its development. Introduction The United Kingdom (UK) is one of the longest living monarchies in Europe and has the longest Parliament. In legislative terms‚ the UK is a non-federal state that is composed of three countries (England‚ Scotland and Northern Ireland) and one principality
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be the effect of a contract entered into with a bankrupt and what kind of remedies were there have for such contracts. Explanation of relevant law According to the Contracts Act 1950‚ under section 2(h)‚ an agreement enforceable by law is a contract. Furthermore‚ S. 2(h) of the Contracts Act 1950 states that any agreement which is not enforceable by the law is said to be void. To have an enforceable contract there must be offer and acceptance. In Section 2(a) stated that a proposal is made when one
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Introduction: International law has been regarded throughout history as the main system of rules regulating players of the international community‚ it applies to all states and imposes specific obligations and rights on nations‚ just as domestic law imposes them on individuals. Its purpose is similar to that of domestic law that is to eliminate chaos in the International community and set standards of behavior which states must follow in their dealings with each other. Many controversies have
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forests for our energy needs? I certainly hope our country will never come to those conclusions. However‚ someone must make a conclusion hopefully toward an alternate fuel source. The fuel source I would propose is biomass fuel derived from hemp. Hemp is the world’s most versatile plant. It actually improves the soil in which it grows‚ without chemical fertilizers‚ while choking out weeds by virtue of its fast dense growth. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture‚ over a twenty year period
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entitled to receive their dividends from any domestic company without deduction of tax at source by the company in cases where - * the amount of dividend income received from the company does not exceed Rs. 2500 during the year; ------------------------------------------------- Interest other than interest on securities [Section 194 A]: This section deals with the scheme of deduction of tax at source from interest other than interest on securities. The main provisions are the following:
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