injustice. * It must minimise delay. * It must not be retrospective. The law must be made for the future. * The law must be known. Laws must be known before they are enforced. The nature of justice: justice is a combination of equality‚ fairness and access. Justice requires laws that do not discriminate and
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arising from this negligence. There are three major rules of liability that a state can adopt in determining whether an accountant is liable in negligence to third parties. 1.The Ultramares doctrine 2.Section 552 of the Restatement (Second) of Torts 3.The foreseeability standard Ultramares doctrine is a rule which says that an accountant is liable only for negligence to third parties who are in privity of contract or in a privitylike relationship with the accountant. It provides a narrow
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LECTURER: MARK WAGIA Common law‚ defined by Oxford Dictionary‚ is law that is derived from custom and judicial precedent instead of statutes. Equity‚ on the other hand‚ is a branch of law‚ which developed alongside common law‚ and is focused on fairness and justice. But aside from their descriptions‚ there are other differences between common law and equity. History of common law Before the 1066 Norman Conquest of England‚ there was no unified national legal system in the region—just a collection
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exercise a power 2 J. failure to perform a statutory duty 2 K. unlawful sub-delegation 2 (xvii) Express and implied power to delegate 2 (xviii) Power of an administrative nature 2 (xix) Power of an administrative nature - alter ego doctrine 2 (xx) Power of a legislative nature 2 (xxi) Power of a judicial nature 2 (xxii) Retrospective validation 2 L. Unlawful application of policy 2 M. Acting under dictation 2 N. fettering discretionary power 2 O. Estoppel
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The equal protection clause limits American governments by ensuring that they do not discriminate against people based on their race‚ national origin‚ gender or other status. In the case of Plyler v. Doe‚ the Supreme Court struck down a law prohibiting state funding for children of illegal immigrants. The court stated‚ “The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution is not confined to the protection of citizens.” Governments cannot discriminate‚ even if the people in question are not citizens.
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pressure from lobby groups‚ and – changing technology. Justice‚ ethics and politics Chapter 1 Introducing the law Law in context Figure 1.3 Law and justice •Justice can be understood as fairness‚ such as fair compensation or punishment‚ a fair decision or a fair distribution of resources. •The notion of fairness has influenced the development of business law in many ways. Law and justice •The relationship between law and justice may not be necessary‚ but it is desirable. •There are three types
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through the years by the courts and law.” Civil Rights can be defined as “the basic right to be free from 2 unequal treatment based on certain characteristics which we deem important like race‚ gender‚ and disability.” Civil Rights deal more with fairness and the equal treatment of everyone mainly with gender‚ age‚ and race. Civil Liberties‚ as mentioned earlier‚ are rights granted by the Bill of Rights such as freedom of speech and freedom of peaceful protest. Civil Rights deal with how people are
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Mel Basil Paper I: Media‚ Politics and Propaganda Heather Palmer ENGL3850-002 October 16‚ 2012 Not What to Think‚ But What to Think About With the 2012 Presidential Election in full swing right now‚ the issue concerning American troops in Afghanistan is a heated topic. President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Governor Mitt Romney have taken their quite opposite stances and debated this issue throughout the course of the election. That is until the last week when the Romney campaign
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fair or not? It is commonly accepted within the English Contract Law that the models of contractual fairness must exist in contractual disputes. Essential to these models is the doctrine of consideration and the principles that comes under the doctrine of consideration such as laws derived from both Williams v Roffey (1990) and Stilk v Myrick (1809). Starting with the development of the doctrine of consideration and the principles developed in Williams v Roffey and Stilk v Myrick‚ I will discuss
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Precedent and Stare decisis in Hong Kong: The Case of Transgenders Introduction The doctrines of “precedent” and “stare decisis” have been pillars of Western Law that have withstood the test of time. They have been especially important in upholding the “Rule of Law” based on the tenets of predictability‚ expectations and stability‚ which are all important in a society based on norms and codes. Yet these legal concepts of precedent and “stare decisis” have been condemned for stifling the progress
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