insurance Insurance for loss or injury to person or property. indemnity insurance Insurance which protects against loss‚ as opposed to insurance against oneÂ’s liability to others. liability insurance Insurance which protects against oneÂ’s liability to others‚ as with automobile insurance that provides coverage for accidents in which the policyholder is at fault‚ or homeownersÂ’ insurance‚ which provides coverage for injury to those who are injured while on the homeownerÂ’s property. life
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Various Primary Sources of American Laws Gary Craddock Everest University Online Abstract There are various sources of American Law Primary sources of law are sources that establish the law and are in enforced by the controlling authority (the government’s) of a society. They consist of case law and common law doctrines‚ the U.S. constitution and the constitution of various states‚ statutory law including laws passed by Congress State legislature and local governing bodies‚ regulations created
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Shahil Patel English 4 Xu 6 May 2014 Foot Binding: The Price of Beauty Foot binding is the practice of wrapping the feet of younger girls to prevent further growth‚ usually tied to the Chinese culture. Around the 18th century‚ foot binding was viewed to be very erotic and appealing leading many women to partake in this action. After many objections and calls for reform the practice of foot binding died out. It is unfair to expect women to painfully bind their feet just to please men and
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Running Head: THE MAIN SOURCES OF CRIMINAL LAW 1 The Main Sources of Criminal Law Byron Swift Everest University Online THE MAIN SOURCES OF CRIMINAL LAW 2 The purposes of criminal punishment were intended to send direct signals (not mixed signals) to those participating in random acts of terror and all other crimes to understand that these acts along with crime of any kind will not be tolerated. As we learned under the retribution side
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Binding Precedent The English Legal System is hierarchical whereby the decision of a higher court binds lower courts. The doctrine of binding precedent‚ stare decisis‚ (stand by things decided) is at the core of the legal system. The Superior Court is at the top of the legal pyramid and its decisions bind all lower courts‚ except on civil cases involving European law where the European Court of Justice is the court of last resort. Below the Superior Court‚ we have the Court of Appeal‚ and it is
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Introduction and Sources of Business Law Sara Bakerink Kaplan University LS311-03RP1 There are many terms to know and understand in Business Law. The definition of some terms are easy to comprehend while others are more complex. I have listed several terms from our textbook with definitions as I understand them. Common law is a type of law that was created based on English legal system. "Eventually‚ the common law tradition became part of the heritage of all nations
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Anglo-American common-law tradition is built on the doctrine of Stare Decisis ("stand by decided matters")‚ which directs a court to look to past decisions for guidance on how to decide a case before it. This means that the legal rules applied to a prior case with facts similar to those of the case now before a court should be applied to resolve the legal dispute. The use of precedent has been justified as providing predictability‚ stability‚ fairness‚ and efficiency in the law. Reliance upon precedent
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While there are three major peoples groups who settled Appalachia‚ the Scots-Irish have perhaps had the biggest impact on the region when compared to African-Americans and Indians. This ethnic group largely migrated to America and specifically the Appalachia region in the 18th century around the time of the Revolutionary War with most migration ending around the time of the American Civil War. With them‚ the Scots-Irish brought the combined culture and history of their Scottish and Irish ancestors
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ID-12528 LEGISLATION AND ETHICS in T&T Icon Collegeof Technology and Management Pearson BTEC Level 5 HND in Travel and Tourism Unit 8 egislation and Ethics in Travel and Tourism Sector Session February 2014 Submitted to: E. Fomuso Submitted by: ID-12528 Legislation and Ethics in the Travel and Tourism Sector Task 1 (a) Civil law spells out the rights and duties that exist between persons and between persons
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Article annotation. “Sources of Human Rights Law: Custom‚ Jus Cogens and General Principles” by Brunno Simma and Philip Alston. Topicality The issue of establishment‚ authentication and protection of human rights and freedoms is of significant prominence nowadays. The adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and of subsequent Covenants in 1948 and 1966 respectively‚ the establishment of the European Court of Human Rights‚ Inter American Court of Human Rights and African Court
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