One of the driving forces behind the creation of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 was the low conviction rate on rapists. In 1999 9‚008 rape cases were reported and only 1 in 13 resulted in a conviction . Within this essay I will discuss whether or not the changes introduced by the Sexual Offences Act 2003 add greater clarity to the area of rape. In order to fully understand this question one must first define rape. The standard definition of rape is “unlawful sexual intercourse with a woman who at the
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Sir Igor Judge P particularly‚ In Bree‚ dismisses the requirement for reform to clear up the law on consent in sexual offenses cases. According to him‚ the Sexual Offenses Act 2003 ’gives a reasonable meaning of "consent" for the motivations behind the law of rape‚ and by characterizing it with reference to "capacity to make that choice"‚ adequately addresses the issue of consent with regards to deliberate utilization of liquor by the complainant’ . However‚ this is not a persuading conclusion: the
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The 2003 rules on the topic of audit partner rotation states that an audit partner must be rotated off the audit engagement if he/she has worked (been responsible for the issuance of the audit report reflecting the reporting of the financial statements and the dealings with the audit committee and management) on the engagement for the prior five consecutive years and be subject to a five year “time-out period” from the registrant. Previously‚ this rule was that the lead audit partner was to be rotated
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Unit 2003 - Team performance Introduction This unit tests your knowledge‚ understanding and capability in the area of leading the team in planning‚ reviewing and achieving work to meet objectives. The tasks set out below are designed to enable you to demonstrate that you meet all of the learning outcomes and assessment criteria for this unit. Scenario You are the team leader‚ leading a team of 6 staff. You have been assigned to organise a ‘Wiltshire College has Talent’ event.
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Winek (2003) described the presystemic modernist approach to understanding causality as a linear perspective with an emphasis on cause and effect. The overall idea in a therapeutic environment is that the problem of the patient (effect) is the result of an event (cause). This simplistic view would assume a simplistic explanation for the problem. The problem with this idea is that it leads one to think a patients problem as the result of one event‚ when in reality it could be the effect of multiple
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sdffsfsfsfdssefefaefHo Chi-Minh was born on May 19‚ 1890‚ in Nghe An Province‚ Vietnam. In 1921‚ he organized the Intercolonial Union. He was elected to the Committee of the Peasants’ International Congress in 1923. In 1936‚ he took charge of China’s Indochinese Communist party. He declared Vietnam’s independence in 1945 and became the first president of the republic in 1954. He died on September 3‚ 1969‚ in Hanoi‚ Vietnam. © 2013 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.Ho Chi-Minh was born on May 19
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aturday September 7th‚ 2013 Well the first week of university is over and done with‚ and I’m so happy to be back. I get to dress up every day in clothes that I wanted myself‚ clothes I know impress. I hide my eyes behind a brand new pair of gold green Raybans that I bought and am sure are real. I have money in my bank account and am comfortable with my spending. My skin is clearing up‚ my beard compliments my face so well. I’m becoming the man I know I will be. Scrambling around to
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In the midst of the nineteenth century‚ shortly after World War II‚ several regions around the world were separated and divided. Two particular regions‚ India and Palestine both faced immense tension and conflict that led to the division of each respective region. The division of India and Palestine induced a plethora of negative effects to the people who lived in the region which frequently led to extreme backlash and conflict. The division of India and Palestine were all due to the previous circumstances
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Indentured servitude was considered a fine replacement for slavery‚ rising as slavery fell out of favor in many of the European countries. However‚ despite the rules that were out in place‚ they were often changed and didn’t follow the what could be considered the lowest form of humanity. Indentured servitude was used instead of slavery‚ but in the end‚ it was almost the same affliction. David Northup’s Doc 4 compares directly with Doc 3‚ 6‚ and 9. They show almost just the sheer amount of
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In the early 20th century‚ America was trying to cure many of the wrongs that society had created in the industrial age during the 19th century. At first the progressive movement began at the local level with changes being brought upon the expansion of high school and suppressing the red light district. The movement gradually moved onto the state and eventually the national level. The Progressive Era reformers and the government were fairly successful in bring about reform at the national level.
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