JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF LAW‚ BUSINESS & THE CREATIVE ARTS ------------------------------------------------- SCHOOL OF LAW Business Law – BU1112 Brisbane Campus SUBJECT OUTLINE Study Period 1‚ 2013 Important Dates for this Subject: Study Period: 1(amend) Start Date: 25/03/13 End Date: 28/06/13 Census Date: 18/04/13 Withdraw without Academic Penalty by: 10/05/13 BU1112 – Business law BU1112 Business Law is a core subject in the BBus course
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purpose of laws in society Purpose Of Laws in Today Society Laws have been around for thousands of years and serve many different purposes. Laws set boundaries. Without law‚ how do you know what is right or wrong? Laws make it clear for all who are under them. Their purpose is supposed to be for the protection of society. Laws are for sure needed in society to ensure the safety of the people and to ensure functions properly and efficiently. One of the Major things that laws do is that
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INTRODUCTION The sources of international law are not the same as those in domestic law. The two major sources creating legally binding rules of international law are treaty and custom. In domestic law the question of the source of a rule or law is seldom controversial. Common law systems rely upon statutes and the decisions to be found in court judgments for evidence of the existence of the rule or law; civil law systems rely upon the appropriate legislation or Codes. It is rarely
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Evaluate the ethics of cyber law in Australia The concept of cyber law in Australia is subject to a wide range of controversy‚ due to the lack of privacy offered to the individuals of Australia. Policies regarding cyber law in Australia are very narrow‚ and often do not provide the adequate amount of privacy and security to users in Australia‚ thus providing a motive for the necessity of an alteration of cyber law in Australia. The definition of cyber law is the term that encapsulates the legal
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judiciary to apply statutory interpretation‚ to interpret words of a given Act‚ to give them an exact meaning and to give them legal effect. Statutory interpretation is an integral part of the court ruling process‚ as the role of a judge is to apply the law‚ not make it. When trying to establish Parliament’s intention within an Act‚ there are various aids available to help. Firstly‚ there are three approaches to interpretation. The first of these is the literal rule‚ where‚ according to Martin (2007)1
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situation. The system of law is divided in two parts including Public Law and Private Law or Civil Law. In there‚ Public Law continuously includes three other areas which are Constitutional‚ Administrative and Criminal Law. According to Griffiths (2011 p.3)‚ in Law for-Non Lawyer‚ and Criminal Law is defined as “Certain kind of wrongdoing pose such a serious threat to the good order of society that they are considered crimes against the whole community. The criminal law makes such anti-social behavior
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the terms "labor law" and "employment law" to be use interchangeably. While they share common terminology‚ these are two distinct forms of law. Knowing the differences can help employers and employees understand the intricacies better. Employment law covers all laws‚ mandates and regulations regarding the employee-employer relationship. Labor law specifically focuses on laws dealing with unions‚ collective bargaining‚ and any other issues regarding organized labor. Employment Law in Detail The relationship
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“The Law of Intention‚ following the cases of Woolin (1999) 1 AC 82 and Matthews (2003) 2 Cr App R 30‚ is now satisfactorily defined in the criminal law”. Discuss. Mens Rea refers to the guilty mind required for criminal liability. Intention and recklessness are the two forms of Mens Rea that are part of most offences and have been the subject of judicial scrutiny. There is a vast volume of case law on intention and recklessness which demonstrates the problems that courts have had in perfecting
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Public International Law Assignment 24/10/2012 10340269 3BBL As an expert you have been approached: (a) By the International Court of Justice to offer a brief opinion on the possible amendment of Article 38 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice to reflect the diversity of sources of international law Introduction Sources of international law has long been a contentious matter amongst legal commentators and academics in the sphere of the international legal system. At
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the supreme law making body consisting of all elected members of both houses. Its main role is to make laws‚ laws that not only protect society and individual rights but reflect the societies values. Parliament can be viewed as an arena for debate where new ideas for laws and proposed laws are discussed and debated on their purpose for an effective law to be delivered. Thus lessening the chance of an unjust law being created. However‚ parliament is not always effective when making laws as many factors
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