involved voluntarily and involuntarily‚ feeling like that they had an obligation to protest. The issue of this question is to determine the offences committed by the China national train drivers under Singapore law. The laws they broke include the breach of contract‚ conspiracy (tort law)‚ duress and disrupting the essential services of country (Singapore). A breach of contract is committed when a party of the contract repudiates his liability under the contract before the time of performance is
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What is a law? A law is a rule of conduct‚ established by government‚ for society to follow and obey. Laws have been around in civilizations for many‚ many years. The first know set of laws was written by King Hammurabi. Hammurabi ruled in Babylon‚ from 1792- 1750 B.C.E. The Code of Hammurabi which is the first written set of laws known to mankind‚ set the stage for all laws written‚ even today. You may ask why do we need laws in our society? The meaning‚ and function of laws in a democratic society
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Employment Law 1 Employment Law Avelino Rosa University of Phoenix BUS/415 Lisa R. Browning 12/15/08
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Civil Law Aims‚ Parties‚ Why we require civil law and areas of civil law. A civil case is a lawsuit between one person (or organisation) against another. To right a perceived wrong in a legal sense. It can include cases of defamation‚ neighbour disputes‚ negligence leading to personal injury or the recovery of debts. Judgements in a civil case could include payment of damages (and court costs) or an enforceable court order. The purpose of civil law is to uphold the rights of individuals and
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Law as a Living Body Laws are here for a reason they are here to protect us and our families or loved ones. Without them the world would be complete chaos and very unsafe. The law is a very complex thing‚ and when it comes down to it there are two types of law‚ law on the books and law in action. Law on the books is the law that is set in stone it cannot be changed to benefit certain situations it just is what it is. Law in action however can be twisted or reformed into something the same with
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Response Assignment One Hammurabi’s law is one of the first set of laws to be used throughout centenaries. These laws were placed for a govern democracy. Three different gods saw Hammurabi worthy enough to create a law to govern the land. Anu‚ Bel‚ and Shamash who all feel that Hammurabi is superior‚ can make fair judgment‚ and will bring justice to the people. Hammurabi now feels that he is one of the mightiest rulers he sees himself as god of all kings. Hammurabi considers himself to be the Shepard
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Laws are set of rules formed to maintain order and discipline in our society. Two main purposes of law are: 1. stating and elaborating our rights and responsibilities towards society‚ 2. ability to distinguish right from wrong. When a law that is existing for a long time is challenged for not serving the purposes stated above‚ then they are considered rigid. Rigid laws need to be reformed to provide flexibility. For instance‚ consider suffrage - the civil right to vote. For ages‚ women were
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Subject Business Law Subject Number BBC131 Trainer Mr Tony Antoniou Due Date 7th Oct 2012 Chapter 1 LEGAL FOUNDATIONS Tutorial Questions 1 Why did common law become so rigid and flexible? The social behaviour of surroundings where society
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Evaluate the Effectiveness of Law Reform in Australia Law Reform in Australia is effective in varying degrees. Through Native Title Reform and Law Reform in Sport‚ the effectiveness of Law Reform in Australia is further outlined. The term ‘Native Title’ refers to the right of Indigenous people to their traditional land. In Australia it has a legal significance of the right to an area of land‚ claimed by people whose ancestors were the original inhabitants of the land before European settlement
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a banker’s duty of confidentiality is not absolute. The TOURNIER principles set out four areas where a bank can legally disclose information about its customer. These principles today are still in place and are:- Where the bank is compelled by law to disclose the information. If the bank has a public duty to disclose the information. If the bank’s own interests require disclosure. Where the customer has agreed to the information being disclosed. Liability If a bank discloses information
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