” Creon Both sacred and secular laws are broken as boundaries are crossed by the feuding family members in Sophocles’s play‚ Antigone. Rebelling against his gods and people‚ Creon‚ who took the throne after his nephews died in their own civil war‚ fights for total control. Meanwhile‚ Antigone defies the state of Thebes so as “not [to] prove disloyal” to the oldest Greek laws (Sophocles 3). These conflicting ideologies result in tragedy. Violating religious laws by disallowing the burial of Polynices
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Difference between Confession and Admission This brings us to the main difference between admission and confession. An admission is a statement that may or may not be a conclusive evidence of a fact in issue or relevant fact but to be a confession‚ the admission must conclusively prove the guilt of the maker of the admission. For example‚ in the case of Veera Ibrahim vs State of Maharashtra‚ AIR 1976‚ a person being prosecuted under Customs Act told the customs officer that he did not know that
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Assignment 1. The case study references 42.09(a)(3) of the Texas Penal Code. The statute refers to offenses against public order and decency regarding disorderly conduct. The offenses generally involve someone being offended by another’s actions. The statute includes‚ but is not limited to‚ use of vulgar or abusive language in a public place‚ exposing one’s genitals in a public place‚ displaying a firearm in a public place‚ and fighting with another in a public place. 2. It is the responsibility
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changes in laws and culture today. There was the 18th amendment‚ which banned alcohol‚ there was also no gay marriage allowed. One big thing about U.S society in the 1920s was that Christianity was the main religion and there were many things in the bible that were questionable and people didn’t agree with. Today there are many more religions and cultures accepted in the United States. Although society has improved there continues to be conflicts over laws and society that are similar to what America
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modern day business environment are one of the most controversial topics affecting firm’s reputation when operating in any industries. This essay question will be looking at Environmental and CSR issues in the context of the film A Civil Action. Part A Environmental law is the important part of government regulation and it deals with pollution or contamination problems. In our case contamination is found within the walls of the factory that was owned by W.R. Grace & Co. Company was using hazardous substances
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*** Managers can find an effective way to delegate work successfully thanks to reading the chapter Tom Sawyer whitewashing the fence in the famous novel of “Tom Sawyer”‚ written by Mark Twain because Tom Sawyer discovered a great law of human action‚ without knowing it – namely‚ that in order to make a man or a boy covet a thing‚ it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to attain. When being assigned to paint the fence‚ Tom felt “life to him seemed hollow‚ and existence but
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and international law. To what extent can they be said to be similar or different? Introduction The world has witnessed the development of law since times immemorial in response to growing interaction among the individuals resulting in a need for a framework to regulate their interactions in the territories they live in. Similarly‚ ever since the interaction between the states has increased‚ the evolution of International Law has evolved accordingly side by side the National Law regulating the relations
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Law plays a significant role in the successful operation of business and society. Laws regulate social behavior‚ which leads to a society that runs efficiently. Laws also supply ethical standards and expectations‚ while providing rules of conduct‚ measures to enforce those rules‚ and a means for settling disputes. Other functions of law include: peacekeeping; checking government power and promoting personal freedom; facilitating planning and the realization of reasonable expectations; promoting economic
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To know the relationship between International law and Municipal law‚ it is important to know what these to laws are. International law is the rules and conducts which deals with the conduct of states. To put into simpler terms‚ the international law is a set of rules in which the countries use in dealing with each other. The Municipal law is the internal law of the land. There are different theories that distinguish the difference of the two laws. The dualists or the pluralist theory states that
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rule of law. World Bank‚ The Rule of Law as a Goal of Development Policy By Helen Yu and Alison Guernsey I. Introduction to the Rule of Law Politicians‚ lawyers‚ economists and policy-makers often use the term rule of law to characterize a certain type of legal-political regime. As the pace of globalization has increased in the past two decades‚ many developing countries have prioritized their policy agendas to promote the rule of law. This FAQ
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