THE HAMBURG RULES: DID IT INCREASE THE LIABILITY OF THE CARRIER? BY KWEKU GYAN AINUSON (Under The Direction of Professor Gabriel Wilner) ABSTRACT The Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea (Hamburg rules) was hoped to provide a uniform modern commercial code for the international carriage of goods by sea. However‚ after 26 years after the diplomatic conference and nearly 13 years after it came into force‚ the rules have not been ratified by the world’s major maritime powers. The main
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widely popular Golden Rule and the lesser known Platinum Rule. The Golden Rule‚ which seems to be almost a moral standard as variations of this rule are found amongst various religions which we sum to “Treat others as you would like to be treated.” The platinum rule is the idea that you should “Treat others as they would like to be treated ”. The Golden Rule encourages an egocentric based morality which cultivates a distorted and disconnected view of service while the Platinum Rule encourages individualism
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1. Explain why the Hearsay Rule was developed and why the admission of hearsay in a criminal trial may violate the defendant’s Sixth Amendment rights. a. Hearsay is an out of court statement offered in court to prove the truth of the matter asserted. The Hearsay Rule was developed in order to prevent unreliable testimony from being admitted in court and misleading the jury. Hearsay was considered unreliable because it was not given under oath‚ cannot be heard and observed by the jury‚ and cannot
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IRAC/CRAC What is it? • Issue‚ Rule‚ Analysis‚ Conclusion OR Conclusion‚ Rule‚ Analysis‚ Conclusion • Method for organizing legal analysis so that the reader can follow your argument • Especially helpful in writing exams (IRAC) and legal memos (CRAC). How to do it? As an example‚ we will look at whether someone can sue for battery as a result of inhaling second-hand smoke. The issue we will look at is whether there is contact‚ which is required for a battery claim. Issue
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Volcker Rule Restrictions on Proprietary Trading: The Impact on USMediumCapitalization Banks Abstract The paper aims tofind out the effect of the announcement of the Volcker rule on the stock returns of commercial banks with medium capitalization‚ defined as 500‚000 million to 5 billion. Different from our hypotheses‚ mid-cap banks experienced positive abnormal returns (ARs) and cumulative average abnormal returns (CAAR) as a result of the release of the Volcker Rule. Theinterpretation
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THE POSTAL ACCEPTANCE RULE DANE GARBETT* CONTENTS I | Introduction | 1 | II | What Is The Postal Rule | 2 | III | Justification of the Postal Rule | 2 | IV | Application of the Postal Rule | 4 | V | Conclusion | 6 | VI | Bibliography | 7 | I Introduction The decision of distance contracts has been one of the major issues that arise within contract law. In which questions had risen in regards to the application of the postal rule and whether it should continue. A strong debate
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The rule of law is a key constitutional principle that is the basis of legal justice. In explaining the legitimacy of the law‚ it stands as the cornerstone principle of the UK constitution. Given the fact that the UK does not have a codified constitution that establishes “the arrangements by which it is to be governed‚ nor does it have a set of core values by which the state is to be run” it has been described as “an integrated expression of historical experience conferring a unified meaning on
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Gissubel Hart’s Rule of Recognition and American Law According to Hart‚ a rule of recognition is the basis on which a society deems its laws to be valid. It is the reason for people in a society to act in accordance with primary and secondary rules set forth by the governing power. The primary justification for adherence to law is interpreted as the rule of recognition‚ for it defines obligation to such law as a standard for society. This foundation provides criteria for the validation of law and‚ though
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Amy Tan writes American literature with a Chinese-American view with her short story titled “Rules of the Game”‚ where she shows multiple themes like; chess is a game of life‚ mothers versus daughters‚ cultural gap‚ and the generation gap. The Characters The writer Amy Tan uses similar experiences to give the characters life and a sense of real Chinese-American life and the clash between cultures. The Chinese have a life thought of honor and luck and the American’s is cockiness and self-confidence
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Voltage: Ohm ’s Law and Kirchhoff ’s Rules ABSTRACT Ohm ’s Law and Kirchhoff ’s rules is fundamental for the understanding of dc circuit. This experiment proves and show how these rules can be applied to so simple dc circuits. INTRODUCTION In the theory of Ohm ’s Law‚ voltage is simply proportional to current as illustrated in the proportionality‚ V=RI. As shown in this relation‚ V represent voltage which is the potential difference across the two ends of a electrical conductor and between
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