characters with captions indicating their fates. For anyone interested in the films portrait of legal events‚ its barely average. The film would not be suited for a legal history class due to its inaccuracy. There are several important factual misrepresentations such as the American crew that boarded the Amistad most likely steered the vessel toward Connecticut and not New York due to the fact that slavery was still legal there. It would just complicate the story however to
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LAW NOTES!!! LECTURE 1: Introduction 2 main braches of Law • Criminal – state vs. accused • Common – judge made law 2 sources of law: • Legislation – Federal or Provincial Legislations/ statutes / regulations. • Common (case law) – judge made. Civil Law: about a party bringing an action for a personal remedy of some kind. Definitions: Tort – a legal wrong which entitles you to some sort of remedy. • Intentional Tort – ex. Assault and battery.
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best in their interests‚ under the assumption that nobody would choose unfavorable terms. The courts simply acted as an umpire‚ ensuring parties were upholding their promises. They only interfered in special cases‚ including those involving misrepresentation‚ undue influence or illegality and it was not within their role to question whether the contract was fair. There is a need for stability‚ certainty and predictability under the notion of Freedom of Contract however; even though these values
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must give their consent freely. ’Consent’ means that the parties must agree about the subject matter of the agreement in the same sense and at the same time. Consent is said to be free if it is not induced by coercion‚ undue influence‚ fraud‚misrepresentation or mistake. The absence of free consent would affect the legal enforceability of a contract. Clarity of terms: The terms of the agreement must be clear. If an agreement is unclear it cannot be enforced under law. Legal formalities to be complied
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Introduction Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC) founded in 1871‚ is a global insurance brokerage firm providing advice and solutions in the areas of risk‚ strategy and human capital. It has clients in more than 100 countries and a workforce of more than 60‚000 employees as indicated in MMC 1st quarter results report on April 21 2004. On October 14 2004‚ New York Attorney - General Eliot Spitzer filed civil charges against MMC for alleged misbehaviour in property-casualty insurance coverage
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Introduction to Built Environment Law Discuss the influence/role the law of equity has in the law of contract. Law is simply the body of generally accepted ‘rules of behaviour’ that a particular society‚ acting collectively‚ accepts as appropriate for it’s own self-governance‚ Graw 2011. Justice Denning in the High Trees Case 1947‚ established the modern doctrine of promissory estoppel. Promissory estapol prevents a party from breaking a promise without consideration. It is defence equity‚
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Contracts Outline I. Introduction a. What is a K?: A promise of a set of promises for the breach of which the law provides a legal remedy. § 1. b. Hawkins v. McGee – an expectation to the idea that most medical promises should be argued in malpractice suit c. Bayliner v. Crow – promise was Insufficiently specific i. General intro into what kind of promises are enforceable II. Remedies (Prelim.) a. 2 assumptions – Naval & Sullivan i. Rather than punishing
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ETHICS OF RECRUITING AND SELECTION Executives are often surprised to discover how many ethical dimensions exist in recruiting‚ probably because selection is typically viewed as a practical‚ rather than philosophical‚ decision-support system. Our experience has demonstrated that personal and corporate ethics influence not only who is selected‚ but how jobs are defined and who becomes a candidate. In the pages that follow‚ we will explore the implications of those (often subtle) ethical issues
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experiences related to consequences of being a racial minorities‚ related to issues of black identity‚ avoidance of it‚ as in “Detailing the nape”‚ “Robert”‚ “Rick”‚ and “Family Portrait” poems. Also‚ Brown engages a sexism‚ homophobia‚ and misrepresentation topics‚ which are related to representatives of LGBT community‚ who are also group of minorities in our society (“Lunch”‚ “Family Portrait”). Troubles of being a member of abusive family‚ experiencing violent attitude from other family member
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dismiss the amended complaint and for reconsideration of its motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. Plaintiff injured smokers filed an action against defendants for numerous claims‚ including negligence‚ strict liability‚ fraud‚ and misrepresentation after some plaintiffs died as a result of smoking cigarettes. E. the issue of the case (5 points) To dismiss the amended complaint and the motion of TI for reconsideration of its motion to dismiss for lack of personal F. the “decision” of
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