Legal studies summary book. Preliminary course. Part one‚ The Legal System Basic legal concepts Meaning of law: Enforceable rules of conduct which set down guidelines for relationships between people and organisations in a society. Customs‚ rules‚ and law: Customs are habits or traditions that have been developed by a society over a period of time. E.g. shaking hands. Rules only apply to certain groups or communities. E.g. school. They are not enforceable by the state. Laws
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Legal Issues in the Gaming Industry Legal Issue in Gaming. When it comes to looking at the legal issues‚ we can that there are loads of them. The cause of legal issues rise when a specific games company copies other people’s work or they take what other games without permission. An example of such issue is when the Arktos Entertainment Group‚ who are the makers of MMO The War Z game‚ were found to have copied the terms of service agreement from the game‚ League of Legends. And as crazy
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Civil Law Civil law tradition is the oldest and the widest distributed legal system dating back to 450 BC in its origin. Even though it is the oldest of all the legal system. The Civil law took exponentially longer to develop than the Common law. The genesis of which was swift in comparison. 450BC is designated as beginning of development of Civil law because this is the year of 12 tablets. The first written law and rudimentary (Fundamental) system of dispute resolution in ancient Rome. The next
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Running head: LEGAL FORMS OF DOING BUSINESS 1 Legal Forms of Doing Business University of Phoenix: LAW/531 March 2013 LEGAL FORMS OF DOING BUSINESS Legal Forms of Doing Business 2 Doing business in the United States can be a complicated matter. An entity wishing to conduct business must first chose a form upon which to do business. Some forms of doing business are a sole proprietorship‚ partnership‚ limited liability partnership‚ limited liability company‚ S corporation‚ franchise
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Computer Use in Legal Work How Automation Software is Changing Law Computers have been dominating the workplace these days. In this modern world‚ companies have become ultimately dependent on computers when it comes to continuous or automatic tasks where humans are no match with when it comes to process time. It completely eliminates the factor of “human error” and the inherent disadvantages of humans versus computers‚ such as the need to sleep or rest‚ the need for variety‚ etc. Modern technology
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Why Should Abortion Be Legal? Carlos Walcott PHI 103: Informal Logic Barri Mallin September 10‚ 2012 Why Should Abortion Be Legal? In 1971 a young mother challenged Taxes and their abortion laws. By 1973 abortion was legal. There are several ways to extract an unborn human child from the womb. What does life mean to those who have an abortion and those who have not had an abortion? There are several advocates that are pro-live and pro-abortion some are groups‚ individuals‚ authority figures
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Reaction Paper – Legal Issues in Employment Windy G. Nunnery University of Central Oklahoma Working in human resources‚ I am exposed daily to situations and questions that involve the legal issues related to employment. Although I have some familiarity with employment law‚ legal issues in employment is an area that changes daily. The Legal Issues in Employment class has provided me with insight and exposure to areas of employment law that I had minimal understanding
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JACINTO COMMUNITY COLLEGE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS INSTRUCTOR: NANCY A. JOHNSON‚ ESQ. PROJECT 1 DUE: ______________ INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Do Not write your name on your exam‚ use your student number 2. Define all legal terms used. 3. Use the IRAC approach to analyze each lawsuit (Issue‚ Rule‚ Argument‚ Conclusion) a. Issue: What is the legal basis for their suit? b. Rule: What is/are the issues rule(s) covering this area? c. Argument Based on the legal rule(s)‚ how will each side
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ANALYSIS The principle of Separate Legal Entity has stood the test of time because it aims at giving the company a certain practical utility. The separate personality of a company as distinct from its shareholders and this was established by the House of Lords in Salomon v Salomon & Co [1897]. This led to the veil of incorporation; that a registered company is a legal person separate from its members . By separating the management from the investment‚ a company enables the investing public to have
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Legal Aspects of Professional Psychology Morgan Turner University of Phoenix Survey of Professional Psychology PSYCH 545 Amina Porter September 8th‚ 2010 Legal Aspects of Professional Psychology Professional psychology has many complexities that set it apart from other recognized branches of psychology. The intricacies of professional psychology make it fodder for legal consideration. The patients and clinicians have an obligation to one another to adhere to the guidelines set forth according
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