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    Legal Factors in Sport

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    Legal Factors A legal factor is when you can be prosecuted. Statutory law: If you break the statutory law it is a crime. * A law passed by parliament. A new government can bring in new laws – this means that if there is a new government they have the rights to allow a law to pass or can turn down it‚ but it has to be decided through the parliament. * This involves the police‚ if the rule is broken – this is saying that if you break the legislation the police have the right to enter

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    head: Developmental factors that determine the age of criminal intent. 1 Developmental factors that determine the age of criminal intent in children under the age of seven Charity T. Holloway Liberty University Developmental factors that determine the age of criminal intent Developmental factors that determine the age of criminal intent in children under the age of seven In determining what developmental factors would apply to criminal intent I first had to define criminal intent. The working

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    WASHINGTON STATE‚ SNOHOMISH COUNTY COURT DISTRICT 1. What is the maximum dollar amount of a small claims case? The maximum dollar amount of a small claims case that can be filed in Snohomish County cannot exceed $5‚000. http://www1.co.snohomish.wa.us/Departments/District_Court/SmallClaimInformation.htm Paragraph one “Who can sue and be sued?” updated August 21‚ 2012 accessed January 17‚ 2014. 2. Can the small claims court impose equitable relief (non monetary relief such as an injunction

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    Nigerian Legal System

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    NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA COURSE CODE:-LAW 212 COURSE TITLE:- Nigerian Legal System II LAW 212 NIGERIAN LEGAL SYSTEM II Course Code Course Title Course Developer/Writer Course Editor Law 212 Nigerian Legal System II G. I. Oyakhiromen Ph.D‚ BL National Open University of Nigeria Professor Justus A. Sokefun National Open University of Nigeria G. I. Oyakhiromen Ph.D‚ BL National Open University of Nigeria Mr. Ayodeji Ige LL.B‚ MA‚ ACLS National Open University of Nigeria

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    Legal Forms of Business Tim Yeakley AIU Online Abstract There are three different legal forms of business and all vary in levels of liability‚ ownership‚ and P&L control. An inventor who has developed a new product needs to determine the proper form of business to establish. The inventors’ situation is unique and narrows his choices of business types due to his lack of financing‚ business skills‚ and family. The three types of business he would have to research are sole proprietorship‚

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    Crime and the Law Notes Syllabus Themes: * The role of discretion in the criminal justice system * Issues of compliance and non compliance in regard to criminal law * The extent to which the law reflects moral and ethical standards * The role of law reform in the criminal justice system * The extent to which the law balances the rights of victims‚ offenders and society * The effectiveness of legal and non-legal measures in achieving justice Chapter 1: The Nature of Crime Role

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    This house supports legal abortion Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen‚ chairperson. The motion we have before us today is ‘this house supports legal abortion’. My partner and I will be proposing this motion. So what is abortion? An abortion‚ also sometimes known as a termination or termination of a pregnancy‚ is the medical process of ending a pregnancy so it does not result in the birth of the baby. Abortions can only be carried out within the first 24 weeks of a pregnancy and must be agreed

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    Dutch Legal System

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    The Dutch Legal System The Kingdom of the Netherlands was founded in 1813. It was part of France from 1795 until 1813‚ before 1795 the greater part of the current territory was governed by a confederation of sovereign provinces. Government Structure ’Central government is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system. Since 1814 there has been a hereditary monarchy occupied in turn by Kings William I‚ William II and William III‚ followed by the Princess Regent Emma and Queens Wilhelmina

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    “The legislature cannotaccording to our constitution‚ bind itself as to the form of subsequent legislation‚ and it is impossible for Parliament to enact that in a subsequent statute dealing with the same subject-matter there can be no implied repeal. If‚ in a subsequent Act‚ Parliament chooses to make it plain that the earlier statute is being to some extent repealed‚ effect must be given to that intention just because it is the will of the legislature.” (per Maugham LJ in Ellen Street Estates

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    SOURCES OF LAW INTRODUCTION TO THE MALAYSIAN LEGAL SYSTEM SOURCES OF LAW The sources of Malaysian law refer to the legal sources i.e. the legal rules that make up the law in Malaysia. The sources of Malaysian law comprise: 1)Written law; and 2)Unwritten law Federal and State Constitutions Written Legislations & Delegated Legislations SOURCES OF MALAYSIAN LAW Judicial Decision English law Unwritten Islamic law Customary Law SOURCES OF LAW: UNWRITTEN LAW Unwritten law

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