Responsibilities of the different levels of government European Parliament Current Had of the European Parliament: Martin Schulz Responsibilities: The European commission has 32 departments and 11 services named on the European Commissions’ website. “The Commission is divided into several departments and services. The departments are known as Directorates-General (DGs). On this page‚ each DG is classified according to the policy it deals with.” (EC‚ 2014) List of some EU Departments: Agriculture
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English language is a member of the Indo-European language family which include Latin‚ French‚ Celtic languages‚ Germanic languages‚ Baltic languages‚ Indo-Iranian languages‚ Slavic languages. English is a part of the Germanic languages; there are three groups of the Germanic language and which are: the North Germanic or Norse‚ including Norwegian‚ Swedish‚ Danish and Icelandic‚ the West Germanic‚ including German‚ Dutch and English‚ the East Germanic which is from Gothic. The origin of the English
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Drugs and Cosmetics Act‚ 1940 INTRODUCTION In 1937 a Bill was introduced in the Central Legislative Assembly to give effect to the recommendations of the Drugs Enquiry Committee to regulate the import of drugs into British India. This Bill was referred to the Select Committee and the Committee expressed the opinion that a more comprehensive measure for the uniform control of manufacture and distribution of drugs as well as of imports was desirable. The Central Government suggested to the Provincial
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OVERVIEW Citizens’ Battle Against Corruption (CIBAC) is a nationwide party-list organization “dedicated to fighting graft‚ corruption and cronyism” in all levels of government. It represents the youth‚ women‚ overseas contract workers and the urban and rural poor. The group’s acronym is a play on letters for the vernacular word “sibak”‚ which means to chop off or to remove. CIBAC has been approved by the COMELEC to run for Party List congressional seats in the May 2010 elections. Its nominees for
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Changing the Tradition of the Senate Filibuster There is a long-standing tradition that sets the U.S. Senate apart from all other government institutions‚ the filibuster. The term “filibuster‚” from Dutch origins‚ became popular in the 1850’s when it became attributed to efforts by Senators to hold the Senate floor in order to prevent the vote on a bill (U.S. Senate). Since then‚ unlimited debate has continued to characterize the Senate and allow any senator the right to speak endlessly. As of recent
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Introduction The European Union remains one of the most controversial political projects in the modern world. It is usually portrayed as a symbol of European unity: the triumph of voluntarily shared sovereignty over excessive nationalism‚ ideological division and imperial ambition.1 Herman Van Rompuy2 once said that: “The age of the nation state is over and the idea that countries can stand alone is an ‘illusion’ and a ‘lie”3. One of the most Eurosceptic politicians‚ Nigel Farage‚ the leader
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Please save Democracy. Politicians’ sincerity with democracy can be determined by the fact that how much they are serious about social‚ political‚ economic‚ religious and sectarian problems of the people. The political stability and the evolution of democracy is essential for making progress in the modern era. The key to success in this regard is good governance. The political system and the democracy in a country like Pakistan cannot be stable and consistent until and unless the grievances of
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Mens Rea and delegated legislation Alexandra StoicaMens rea: the guilty mind of the defendant The difference between s18 and s20 of the Offences against the person act 1861 is the mens rea required. Mens rea must be distinguished from motive. Motive can be relevant in some crimes. Intention: can be direct or indirect (oblique) Direct intention- this occurs where the consequence is the defendant’s aim or purpose. An example is Mohan 1976. The defendants deliberately attacked the victim. The resulting
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Reading General reading: From your preferred text book: Craig and De Burca (more on 241-254 than on 218-241) Case law *Cases C-6/90 and C-9/90 Francovich and Bonifaci v. Italy [1991] ECR I-5357 ** Cases C-46 and 48/93 Brasserie du Pecheur v. Germany and Factortame v. UK (Factortame III) [1996] ECR I-1029 Case C-224/01 Köbler v. Austria [2003] ECR I-10239 Journals Emiliou N‚ ‘State Liability under Community Law: Shedding more Light on the Francovich Principle?’ (1996) 21 ELRev 399 Beutler
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No. The problem is not the system of government that the Philippines has‚ but the politicians who occupy positions in the government. It is because of all politicians’ lack of accountability for their actions. The Philippine system of government was exactly patterned after that of the American political structure. But ever wonder why there is much less degree of corruption in the US?. This is in spite of the fact that the two countries have identical political systems. A parliamentary form
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