Anglo-American common-law tradition is built on the doctrine of Stare Decisis ("stand by decided matters")‚ which directs a court to look to past decisions for guidance on how to decide a case before it. This means that the legal rules applied to a prior case with facts similar to those of the case now before a court should be applied to resolve the legal dispute. The use of precedent has been justified as providing predictability‚ stability‚ fairness‚ and efficiency in the law. Reliance upon precedent
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PLG-108-1309: Legal Research‚ Writing & Civil Litigation Assignment 1 (based on classes 1 and 2): Question For the first assignment‚ try these short questions involving legal research: 1. Please enter the correct citation for the Supreme Court case of Lamb against California‚ which was decided on January 7‚ 1963 and is recorded on page 234 of volume 371 in the United States Reporter. Lamb V. California‚ 371 U. S. 234 (1963). 2. Please list all of the courts whose decisions are binding upon
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spoke to a high society of sorts. Awakening priests were not generally appointed‚ separating appreciation for betters. The new religions that developed were a great deal more democratic in their methodology. The general message was one of greater fairness. The Great Awakening was likewise a national event. It was the first real occasion that every one of the colonies could share‚ serving to separate contrasts between them. There was no such scene in England‚ further highlighting changes in the middle
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example‚ many traditional Japanese companies still place heavy emphasis on experiences in their internal par structures‚ and seniority plays an important factor. For organization factors‚ employee acceptance is the key factor. Employees judge the fairness of their pay through comparisons with the compensation
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Plessy vs.Ferguson The case of Plessy vs. Ferguson started when a colored man named Homer Plessy was put in jail for refusing to move from the white car of the East Louisiana Railroad on June 7‚ 1892. Even though Plessy only one eighth black and seven eighth white‚ he was considered black by Louisiana law. Plessy didn’t like the fact that he was considered black‚ he went to court to argued in the case of Homer Adolph Plessy vs. The State of Lousiana. The Separate Car Act‚ which forced segregation
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Government Contract………………….………………………………………………………………3 4. Contracts and Government Contracts…………………...……………………………………………..4 5. Formation of Government Contracts…………………..…………………….………………………...5 6. Doctrine of Executive Necessity in Government Contracts………...………………………………....6 7. Doctrine of indoor management in Government contracts……….………………………………….8 8. Implied Contract with Government……………………………………………………………………8 9. Principles underlying Government Contracts………………………..………………………………10
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Subject matter of Equity 18 10. Equity in India 19 11. Conclusion 20 12. Bibliography 21 CHAPTER-1 Introduction In law‚ the term equity refers to a particular set of remedies and associated procedures. These equitable doctrines and procedures are distinguished from "legal" ones. Equitable relief is generally available only when a legal remedy is insufficient or inadequate in some way. This could be when a claim involves a particular piece of real estate‚ or if specific
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Introduction A contract is voidable or vitiate under several situations‚ economic duress is one of the examples. Economic duress is a vitiating factor in a contract as it is a common law defense. When there happens to be an economic duress in a contract‚ the party can make the contract voidable if the requirements are fulfilled. One needs to be noted that the contract is only voidable instead of being voided completely. A contract has no legal force or effect at all if it is being voided. However
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| The Utilitarian‚ Libertarian and Rawlsian approach to Nestlé’s Ice Mountain Water | Justice Case Study Paper | | Rochelle Carlisle | 1/31/2013 | | Many people believe that water is just nothing‚ which in a way they are somewhat correct. Have you ever looked at the label on bottled water? What do you see or better yet what don’t you see. You don’t see numbers on the nutritional facts of bottled water because water is just that nothing‚ or is it? Water makes up about 70 percent
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Final Exam Essay Question: “Our country was founded under‚ and has operated in accord with the basic principles of democracy and capitalism. However‚ the basic governing tenets of majority rule and the free market are not absolute. In fact in many instances‚ both historic and contemporary‚ we are able to recognize policies that run contrary to the ideals of "one person‚ one vote" and the "laissez faire" economy. Please describe how one or both of these principles is only partially adhered to in
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