THE TRUMAN DOCTRINE During the Cold War‚ most U.S. presidents came up with policies also known as “doctrines” to help remember who stood for what. In this report I will be summarizing a situation that required U.S. diplomatic efforts during President Harry Truman time; explicate the diplomatic doctrine the president followed; describing the effects of this diplomatic efforts for the U.S. and other countries; assess the advantages and disadvantages of the particular doctrine that followed. In February
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Employment-At-Will Doctrine Law and Ethics in the Business Environment The concept of employment-at-will holds that both employer and employee have the mutual right to terminate an employment relationship anytime for any reason and with or without advance notice to the other. Specifically‚ it holds that an organization employs an individual at its own will and can‚ therefore‚ terminate that employee at any time “for a good cause‚ for no cause‚ or even for cause morally wrong‚ without being
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there are requirements to form a valid contract other than offer and acceptance‚ that are‚ intention to create legal relation and consideration. What is consideration? It can be describe as being something which represent either some benefit to the person making a promise or some detriment to the person to whom the promise is made. The term consideration is given to the subject that is exchanged in a contract.1 It is a fundamental prerequisite in English contract law. 2 The courts has explained the
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Employment-At-Will Doctrine Shannon S. Valentine Professor Boneita Campbell LEG 500: Law‚ Ethics‚ and Corporate Governance Strayer University July 22‚ 2012 Executive Summary The United States of America is known throughout the world as the land of opportunity and freedom. Most people would agree with this statement‚ however in some situations this “opportunity” and “freedom” is not what it seems‚ especially in the job market. There is the freedom to start your own business‚ (where you can’t
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Running Head: EMPLOYMENT-AT-WILL DOCTRINE 1 Employment-At-Will Doctrine 04/22/2013 Running Head: EMPLOYMENT-AT-WILL DOCTRINE 2 Jennifer is a recent graduate and has been hired by my accounting firm out of college. Upon being hired Jennifer has engaged in a number of different behaviors that need the accounting manager’s attention. The first situation is that Jennifer
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(1999) 6th Ed Butterworths – Doctrine of fixtures The doctrine of fixtures is governed by the principle stated in the maxim ‘quicquid plantatur solo‚ solo cedit’‚ which means: ‘Whatever is affixed to the soil becomes a part of the soil’. The question whether a chattel has become a fixture is a question of law: Reynolds v Ashby & Son [1904] AC 461. Determining whether an object is a fixture involves 2 steps: 1. Determining the degree of annexation. This step involves considering how
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Leadership Illegal Contracts Was this a legal contract? This contract was legal. A contract is created when two or more separate parties assume defined obligatory roles that have lawful considerations. Put more simply‚ a contract is valid only when non-prohibited actions are being considered. A contract is of course a "legal" document. This implies that the roles and actions are also legal‚ and the parties obligated can legally complete the noted tasks. Granted‚ CCP could have made the agreement
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The Truman Doctrine and the Development of American Foreign Policy during the Cold War On March 12‚ 1947‚ President Harry S. Truman defined United States foreign policy in the context of its new role as a world superpower. Many historians consider his speech to Congress as the words that officially started the Cold War. The Truman Doctrine was a major break from U.S. historical trends of isolationist foreign policy. His speech led to the Cold War policy of containment. Moreover‚ it served as a
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The Monroe Doctrine became one of the crucial foundations of American foreign policy over the next century; what was the occasion for Monroe’s articulation of this doctrine‚ and what were the circumstances motivating its adoption? The occasion for Monroe Doctrine was to inform the world in principle the rights and interests of the United States and Russia. The Monroe‚ doctrine was used to inform not only the world by European nations that the northwest coast was part of the United States and colonization
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Jamarco Edwards ENGL 1304 March 22‚ 2012 Castle Doctrine A castle doctrine (also known as a Castle Law or a Defense of Habitation Law) is an American legal doctrine that designates a person’s abode (or‚ in some states‚ any place legally occupied‚ such as a car or place of work) as a place in which the person has certain protections and immunities and
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