ECONOMICS: PROPERTY LAW QUESTIONS THAT PROPERTY LAW MUST ANSWER • How are property rights to be initially assigned? Or How does one acquire ownership of something? What are the consequences of the nature of ownership – private‚ public or un-owned? May one property-owner maximizing her own utility offend her neighbor thus lowering his utility? When does an event constitute a “nuisance”? • • • PELZMAN: PROPERTY LAW 3/23/2013 2 QUESTIONS THAT PROPERTY LAW MUST ANSWER •
Free Law Property Property law
Topic 5: Torrens Title Intro reasons why Torrens Title came into being old system very complex tracing title back security of title the registration of deeds doesn’t fix the above issues especially security General Register of deeds difficult to search General Register does not fix any defect Under Torrens Title indefeasibility of title started with Robert Torrens in SA NSW started 1963 Since then all grants under Torrens Title At conveyance of old property transferred to Torrens US
Premium Property law Property Easement
Week 2 Mens Rea The defendant’s mental state. Mens Rea and Actus Reus are necessary for a crime; apart from in strict liability crimes when mens rea is not necessary. Different crimes have different mens rea. Example: murder requires intention to cause death or GBH. Sometimes an offence will have different mens rea for different aspects of the crime. Example: rape needs intention to commit sexual intercourse but only needs recklessness as to whether the victim is consenting
Premium Criminal law
International Law Reading Notes: Ch. 3: Sources * There is no single body to create laws internationally binding upon everyone nor a proper system of courts with comprehensive and compulsory jurisdiction to interpret and extend the law. * Sources: provisions operating within the legal system on a technical level * Reason and morality are excluded as well as functional sources * Survey of process whereby rules of international law emerge * Article 38 of the Statute of
Premium Law
School of Law L341 - ADMINISTRATIVE LAW ∗ Please note that this is a draft. The material is under revision. ∗This material has been prepared by John P. Sangwa and was initially part of a larger study undertaken by the author. The material is meant for students studying L341. The reproduction for any purpose whatsoever of this work or any part thereof in any form or manner is not allowed without the permission of the author. 1 INTRODUCTION What is Administrative Law? Administrative
Premium Law
agency. 2. Implied appointment (suggest‚ but not expressed) Is by way of the implied consent of the principal and the agent Derived from words and conduct of the parties in the way they have acted in connection to one another Case: Chan Yin Yee v William Jacks & Co (Malaysia) Ltd Any person‚ irrespective of his competency to contract‚ may become an agent‚ for whose acts the principal may be liable to third parties. Where any person‚ by words or conduct‚ represents or
Premium Contract Acts of the Apostles Agency law
breach of duty * Principles e.g. Breach if burden of harm was not great * Authorities e.g. Woods v Multi sport holdings ltd * Applications e.g. The burden of using helmets was significant * Conclusion e.g. there is no breach Law of Contract Terms of the contract * Express terms * Terms stated and agreed to by parties * In simple cases‚ terms stated in offer * Eg‚ $ reward for cat * Major commercial contracts require signs from both
Premium Contract Tort
Differences between Election Protest and Quo Warranto Proceedings While both have one objective which is to remove the winning candidate from office‚ an election protest may be distinguished from quo warranto proceedings as follows: DIFFERENCE ELECTION PROTEST QUO WARRANTO As to who may file Filing is limited to a candidate who has duly filed a certificate of candidacy‚ and has been duly voted for Petition may be made or filed by any voter. As to the grounds Based on fraud or irregularity
Premium Elections Political party Voting system
William R. Perl was chosen as our subject because of his direct correlation to the theme and the abundance of information that we had available. To begin the selection process‚ each group member listed their possible ideas. Then we discussed each one and decided on Perl. One of our group-members is the grandchild of Perl‚ so she had primary sources and knew a lot of information about the subject before we began researching. As we researched‚ we began to develop opinions and ideas‚ and decided on
Premium The Holocaust Nazi Germany Jews
Chapter 4 – Constituting Companies (Mini summary relevant for Chapter 22 – Transacting by Companies 1) Legal effect of the internal governance rules s140 states that: “a company’s constitution (if any) and any replaceable rules that apply to the company have effect as a contract: a) Between the company and each member b) Between the company and each director and company secretary c) Between a member and each other member Under which each person agrees to observe and perform ... the rules so
Premium Corporation Constitution United States Constitution