Definition of Law a. Law is defined as a set of rules and principles by which a community regulates its activities. b. Law is different and yet similar because it can be applied differently across various borders. c. Unlike law‚ internal rules and regulations of clubs‚ societies and other organizations may only be enforced within the group that governs them. d. Law is therefore concerned with the legal rights and obligations of individuals‚ business organizations‚ various entities
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Business Law 1 Mid Term Teshvinder Singh Chopra SEGi University College: American Degree Program 2 July 2010 Accordingly‚ as with the situation‚ Tim has sustained injuries from the incident. The person at fault for Tim ’s condition is surely Danny‚ as he had parked his car illegally‚ which definitely breaking the rules‚ and he as well forgotten to engage the parking brake. This caused the car to roll back and eventually hits an electric wire and the sparks from the ignition of the electric
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fairness of the law It is very important for a legal system to ensure that there is fairness across the board for those involved in the legal system‚ whether defendants‚ plaintiffs‚ or others. There are two ways in which the legal system ensures fairness. On one hand‚ there are the general presumptions and procedures to ensure a fair trial or court hearing. On the other‚ there is the system of law which is intended to ensure fairness in society; this is known as the Law of Equity. Justice must not
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Nuremberg Laws The Nuremberg Race Laws were announced as two new laws on September 15‚ 1935‚ which included the Reich Citizenship Law and the Law for Protection of German Blood and German Honor law. These laws became known as the Nuremberg Laws because they were first announced at a Nazi Party Rally held in Germany. The Nazis made these laws because they believed that the world is divided into distinct races that are not equally strong and as valuable as others. The Nazis also considered Germans
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Role and Functions of Law Laws assist in many purposes in both business as well as society. The author will discuss the roles and functions of law in both business and society. This discussion will cover the different types of laws including statutes‚ common laws‚ treaties‚ ordinances‚ and executive orders. The author will also discuss the classification of those laws into criminal and civil law‚ substantive and procedural law‚ and public and private laws. There will also be a discussion
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encouraging the perpetrator to commit an offence Aboriginal rightsrights that some Aboriginal peoples of Canada hold as a result of their ancestors’ longstanding use of the landabrogateto abolish or annul a law absolute dischargereleasing a convicted offender and erasing his or her criminal record after one year absolute liabilityculpability based on the commission of an actus reus without regard to the mens rea absolute privilegeprotection from legal action for statements made during legislative
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The idea of the rule of law can be traced back to at least the time of Aristotle who observed that given the choice between a king who ruled by discretion and a king who ruled by law‚ the later was clearly superior to the former. In more recent times‚ it is Albert V. Dicey who is credited with providing the logical foundation upon which the modern notion of the rule of law is based. Dicey did not invent the idea of the rule of law but he popularized it in the late nineteenth century. His book‚ Introduction
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and Rights Rule of Law- What is it? ( “Rule of Law”‚ The Gale Group) a.i) The rule of law is a system in which the following four universal principles are upheld: a.ii) The government and its officials and agents as well as individuals and private entities are accountable under the law. a.iii) The laws are clear‚ publicized‚ stable and just‚ are applied evenly‚ and protect fundamental rights‚ including the security of persons and property. a.iv) The process by which the laws are enacted‚ administered
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Brad began working at Lay-Z-Guy in 1981 as a customer service manager. In 1995 his employer started requiring him and other salespeople to sign a series of one-year agreements that stated they could be terminated on 60 days’ notice. Three years later it required Brad to incorporate‚ and from that point forward‚ the agreements were between Lay-Z-Guy and Brad’s corporation. The agreements defined Brad‚ and later his corporation‚ as an “independent marketing consultant” and expressly stated that the
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courts in any legal system basically fall within these categories or within the other category that we called ‘special’ courts. We explained these courts with reference to current courts in Pacific Island countries. We also outlined the colonial history in the Pacific Islands and examined the structure of courts that were set up by the five major colonial powers in countries of the Pacific region during the colonial period. In this topic‚ we expand our study of the court systems of Pacific countries
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