For Literal Rule‚ the judges will only look at the grammatical meaning of words to interpret. If the words are clear and unambiguous‚ even though the result makes nonsense of the law‚ they must be followed. In R v Judge of the City of London Court (1892)‚ Lord Esher said “If the words of an Act are clear‚ then you must follow them‚ even though they lead to manifest absurdity. The court has nothing to do with the question whether the legislature has committed an absurdity”. Fisher v Bell(1960) gave
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In The Golden Age‚ Wang Xiaobo explicitly depicts the forbidden and punishable sex acts of Wang Er and Chen Qingyang. However‚ as “doing something is very different from liking it” the compulsive and obligatory nature of their trysts protects them from punishment from the state (117). This immunity is compromised when Chen confesses that being spanked by Wang awoke her masochistic desire‚ causing her to have sex for pleasure. While this confession was punishable in the highest degree (warranting
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equally important. What happens is as important as why it happens. Humans act for reasons‚ actions have consequences that matter. Human beings matter‚ what happens to us matters‚ thus‚ consequences matter. Kant’s Categorical Imperative and Jesus’ Golden Rule are two theories combined that can best help with consequences. Kant states - Act only on that maxim through which you can at the same time will that if should become a universal law. Kant is saying that when one is anticipating an action and asking
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the art work. This paper will evaluate the two analysis views of a utilitarian: act (extreme) and rule (restricted). First of all‚ an act (extreme) utilitarian concentrates on the effects of individual actions; therefore‚ act utilitarian believes that actions should result in the best overall result possible and produce the most usefulness. Usefulness is defined by
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The doctrine of Indoor management‚ popularly known as the Turquand’s rule initially arose some 150 years ago in the context of the doctrine of constructive notice. The doctrine of constructive notice of a company’s public documents was‚ of course‚ abolished prospectively. The rule was partly dictated by practical necessity - persons contracting with a company were not expected to spend their time checking that any required resolutions had properly been passed‚ at meetings that had been correctly
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Rule of Thirds: a 18th century invention Presented as the cornerstone of photographic composition and knowledge‚ suggested by many to be a thing from the mysterious past‚ the Rule of Thirds is an invention from 1797. Religiously defended by some‚ the Rule of Thirds is often forgotten by famous photographers‚ from Ansel Adams to Edward Weston‚ or cinematographers as Stanley Kubrick or Wes Anderson. Does the rule really matter? Recently‚ I came across one article “revealing” a photographer had discovered
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rice‚ called “Golden Rice”‚ was completely devastated by a group of angry Filipino protestors. However‚ this was no ordinary rice. It was genetically modified rice that was designed to alleviate some major problems in the world. One farmer passionately said‚ “we do not want our people‚ especially our children‚ to be used in these experiments.” However‚ there were several people outraged by this act of vandalism. One of those people‚ Amy Harmon‚ decided to bury the notion that Golden Rice is detrimental
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Golden quadrilateral: The Government of India’s initiative for connecting the four major metropolitan cities namely Chennai‚ Kolkata‚ Delhi and Mumbai by expansion of existing national highways was taken in2001. The expansion project included linking of various major cities in India such as Vishakhapatnam‚ Pune‚ Kanpur‚ Vadodara and a few. The basic highlights of this project are as follows: • Funding is done through securitization of annuity payments which the GMR led consortium would obtain after
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Content 1. Background of Golden Village 2. SWOT of Golden Village 3. Analysis 4. Conclusion 5. Recommendation 1. Background of Company Golden Village (GV) was established on 28 May 1992‚ with the first cinema at Yishun 10 complex. It was a joined venture by two companies‚ Orange Sky Golden Harvest Entertainment Holding Limited of Hong Kong and Village Roadshow Limited of Australia. Currently‚ GV has a total of 11 cinemas at different shopping malls across Singapore. The current
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back i will take there life...” This quote was said by a character from the Golden Compass Ulrik a polar bear who was imprisoned and worked like a slave and lost his most precious possession‚ his armor. The puritans would be intrigued with the book the Golden Compass because of the hard working characters‚ hypocritical views‚ and the fact of men being more powerful than women. The puritans would adore the book the Golden Compass because of its hard working characters. One of the most hard working
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