defendant is innocent until proven guilty. There are three ways that actually help the defendant from being wrongly accused and gives them a fighting chance to win in case they are innocent; the confrontation clause‚ cross- examination and the burden of proof. The confrontation clause is an important part of the 6th amendment which gives the defendant the right to confront their accuser. Cross examination helps to find out more about the witness and the incident and the burden of proof falls
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of studying in a foreign country? With the rapid development of society‚ people have entered an era of information spreading which makes the world seems smaller. In order to acquire more knowledge‚ more and more people decide to further their study abroad like students who are not using English as a native language may wish to continue their studies and decide to learn English outside their home country or English speakers decide to study in Japan where
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What is INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY? Intellectual property (IP) is a legal concept which refers to creations of the mind for which exclusive rights are recognized. Under intellectual property law‚ owners are granted certain exclusive rights to a variety of intangible assets‚ such as musical‚ literary‚ and artistic works; discoveries and inventions; and words‚ phrases‚ symbols‚ and designs. Common types of intellectual property rights include copyright‚ trademarks‚ patents‚ industrial design rights‚ trade
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of the Matrix form of structure? Organisational structure refers to the way that tasks and responsibilities are allocated to individuals and the ways that individuals are grouped together into offices‚ departments‚ and divisions. Mangers often describe their organisation by drawing an organisation chart which shows the structure of an organisation and the relationships and relative ranks of its profits and positions. When small businesses are started
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________________________________________ The legal topic at hand is the forum-selection clause. This clause comes from the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act article 2b section 110. The forum selection clause limits jurisdiction for the parties who enter into an agreement containing the clause. The enforceability of the forum selection clause came to question through the case of Bremen v. Zapata Off-Shore Co in 1972. Despite having a forum-selection clause‚ courts refused to decline jurisdiction on the basis of forum
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This sentence is called the exordium clause. This clause revokes all prior Wills‚ which means that this is your final Will. Because of this‚ you should discard any Wills that have been drafted prior to this Will. Additionally‚ this clause also states that you live in Illinois. Therefore‚ this clause informs the executor that Illinois law has jurisdiction over your Will. The next important term is Article 1. This Article identifies your marital status‚ your children‚ and grandchildren. The purpose
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REDUCED RELATIVE CLAUSES Reduced relative clauses are participle clauses which follow a noun. They are like relative clauses‚ but with the relative pronoun and auxiliary verb (if there is one) left out. Because they modify nouns‚ (reduced) relative clauses are occasionally referred to as adjective clauses. Reduced relative clauses are used most often instead of defining relative clauses‚ which are what we’ll be mainly looking at. Reduced Relative Clauses You may remove the relative pronoun
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that the North possessed the greater advantage‚ but in 1861‚ the distinction was not as clear as both the North and South possessed _______________________________________. At the outbreak of the war‚ the South did seem to have great advantages to many. First and foremost‚ the Southerners were fighting a defensive war on their own soil. They knew the terrain and the most efficient ways to transverse it. At the outset‚ the South seemed to have great advantages. First and foremost‚ Southerners were
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it makes them feel good‚ therefore‚ they enjoy the sweet treat. Although‚ what is really happening is that the body is releasing certain chemicals when people eat sugar that makes them feel good. Each time people eat sugar this release of chemicals is happening. According to a study produced by Nicole M. Avena‚ Pedro Rada‚ and Bartley G. Hoebel (2008)‚ they tested animals by feeding them sugar water routinely to observe how their brains
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name: Institution: ABSTRACT This paper examines the boundaries of the Fifth Amendment Clauses. It concentrates on the parts of the amendment that has been ignored. It is aimed at achieving a reasonable balance between the state ’s interest and the individual ’s. It will also try to evaluate the relevance of the Fifth Amendment to the constitution. Different clauses will be drawn of the fifth constitution to determine whether the geared purpose the Fifth Amendment has been
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