Law 12 2012/2013 Criminal Quiz Summary Notes CRIMINAL LAW I know it’s illegal‚ but is it a crime? Many things are illegal: jay-walking‚ speeding‚ or setting up a clothes line outside to dry your laundry (in West Vancouver)‚ but they aren’t necessarily crimes. What then makes something a crime? Criminal Law Criminal law deals with offences committed against society (often these appear to be against individuals). The purpose of criminal law is to keep order in society and deter the committing
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iCriminal Law (dtp) - branch or division of law which defines‚ crimes‚ treats of their nature‚ and provide for their punishment. o Crime – act committed or omitted in violation of a public law forbidding or commanding it. - sources are: pns 1. Revised penal code (Act no. 3815) 2. Special Laws 3. Penal Presidential Decrees issued during Martial Law. - There is no common law crimes in the Philippines
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Topic 1: Distinguish between the role of criminal law and civil law in relation to the legal system and analyse the purpose of the law. Criminal law is the body of law that relates to crime. It might be defined as the body of rules that defines conduct that is prohibited by the state because it is held to threaten‚ harm or otherwise endanger the safety and welfare of the public‚ and that sets out the punishment to be imposed on those who breach these laws. [1] The criminal law serves
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ASPECTS OF CONTRACT LAW 1) A contract by definition is a form of agreement that binds two or more parties who can involve in a legal relationship and will be bound to perform according to the terms and conditions that are agreed upon in the contract. 2) The essential elements of a contract are: Agreement: it is determined by the regulations of offer and acceptance. It is the most essential element and the very first one. An agreement is made when the offerer proposes his offer and the offerree
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and Role of Law in Business‚ Society‚ and the Military Law/421 The Functions and Role of Law in Business‚ Society‚ and the Military The functions of law in businesses and society are very particular and these roles and functions can make or break a society or business. Every business‚ society‚ and military have to make sure that they follow the laws and that each business‚ society‚ and military has a set of laws that they abide by or they could face closure or anarchy. Law in these three
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Code * ------------------------------------------------- Current Code * ------------------------------------------------- Subtitle A Income Taxes §§1-1563 * ------------------------------------------------- Chapter 1 NORMAL TAXES AND SURTAXES §§1-1400U-3 * ------------------------------------------------- Subchapter J Estates‚ Trusts‚ Beneficiaries‚ and Decedents §§641-692 * -------------------------------------------------
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MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY LAW 208 Law‚ Laywers and Society 3 Credit points Unit Guide Semester 1‚ Year 2010 Macquarie Law School Part 1 General information Unit convenor and teaching staff Position: Unit Convenor Name: Therese MacDermott Email: therese.macdermott@law.mq.edu.au Phone: 9850 7067 Office: W3A Room 520 Consultation times: Tuesday 1.30pm-3.30pm and other times by appointment Teaching Staff Name: Lise Barry Email: lise.barry@law.mq.edu.au Phone: 9850 4237 Office:
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1.4.4 Detailed Description of Departments: Clearing Department: Clearing department enables banker to settle check and other instrument‚ drawn on each other. The instruments that are normally cleared via this department include cheques‚ demand Drafts and Pay orders. This department is divided in two sub departments; outward clearing and Inward clearing. Outward Clearing: Outward clearing includes two types of clearing local clearing and intercity clearing. Local clearing The local instrument and
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criminal law. It involves the violation of various laws‚ moral principles and duties that one is expected to perform or observe1. Criminal law is a body that regulates social conduct in the society2. The law prescribes the things that are harmful or threatening to property‚ safety and moral welfare of the society. Criminal law lays out the punishment for violation of the laws. It fundamentals are based on ‘actusreus’ and’ mens rea’ which are doing what is illegal according to the law with the intention
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Lecture 1 - Organizing law Blackstone - How do we understand law in a meaningful way‚ and what is meaningful? - Coherent frame work for law - Breaks law into rights(Rights over persons & property) and wrongs(Public wrongs and private wrongs) Breaking down law - Natural person : Born person - Artificial person: Person created by the law by legal fiction (Facts assumed by the courts and law used to apply to legal rules). - A legal fiction creates laws that we would ordinarily
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