JOURNAL OF LAW AND SOCIETY VOLUME 20‚ NUMBER 4‚ WINTER 1993 0263-323X Marx and Law ANDREW VINCENT* There is no sense in which Marx can be described as just a legal theorist. He did not write any systematic works on legal science or jurisprudence; however‚ his observations on law are both immensely penetrating and contain an extremely subtle interweaving of philosophical‚ political‚ economic‚ and legal strands. Marx was also at the centre of many crucial intellectual and political debates
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Individual in International Law Student`s name: Institution of Learning: The Role of an Individual in International Law At a glance‚ one may assume that individuals do not play a significant role in international law. International law may seem too broad to encompass individuals in any society. This is because that international law has no jurisdiction. It applies regardless of the local jurisdiction sometimes even overriding local legislation. Courts may use international law to pass judgement on
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Introduction: Contract law is come from a Latin phrase‚ which is pacta sunt servanda (pacts must be kept). Everyday‚ all of us make contracts. It can be a written contract if required‚ for example when buying a car. On the other hand‚ the most common of contracts can be and are made orally‚ like buying from the mini market. A contract intends to make a legal agreement between two or more people or businesses (called parties) that sets forth what the parties will or will not do. Thus‚ The law recognizes breach
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LAW AND ETHICS INTRODUCTION Generally the term law means a body of regulations to guide human conduct. The Oxford Dictionary defines law as a body of enacted or customary rules recognized by a community as binding. Laws governing the external action of man may be either social or political. Social laws are based on customs and are enforced by parental and religious authority or by the pressure of public opinion. Political laws are enacted and enforced by the state. They are virtually commands‚
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1.0 INTRODUCTION. Law of Malaysia Section 24 state that‚ the consideration or object of an agreement is lawful‚ unless it is forbidden by a law. It is of such a nature that‚ if permitted‚ it would defeat any law. Besides that‚ the agreement is lawful unless it is fraudulent‚ it involves or implies injury to the person or property of another or the court regards it as immoral‚ or opposed to public policy. In each of the above cases‚ the consideration or object of an agreement is said to be unlawful
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The Formation of Islamic Law In pre-Islamic time law lacked a formal structure as there was no set of laws that united the Arabic world. Towns‚ cities and rural areas all held different laws that were based on tribal tradition. With the revelations of the Prophet‚ a new religion was born: Islam. The Prophet began to introduce the word of Allah to the people and with that came basic laws that provided an introduction to law. The formation of Islamic law was based on three things‚ the Qur’an‚ the
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What is land law in English law? Explain how the law distinguishes between whether a thing is a fitting or a fixture or part and parcel of the land itself. Introduction Land is what we step on‚ live on‚ it is very important in our daily life and land in every different area has its owner. That’s how we have the right to say this is mine and we’re the ones who choose what to do with it‚ add something to it or remove something from it‚ change it around or even get rid of it. That’s why we have this
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registered under the law (if any) for the time being in force for the registration of such documents‚ and is made on account of natural love and affection between parties standing in a near relation to each other. In other words‚ an agreement made on account of natural love and affection is binding if the following requirements are present: It is expressed in writing; It is registered (if applicable); and The parties stand in a near relation to each other --- Tan Soh Sim‚ Chan Law Keong & Ors v
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2007‚ Business Law. Australia: Pearson Education Australia [online]‚ http://www.australiancontractlaw.com/law/formation-agreement.html [10 February 2010] [online]‚ http://www.australiancontractlaw.com/law/formation-consideration.html [14 February 2010] [online]‚ http://www.australiancontractlaw.com/law/formation-intention.html [16 February 2010] [online]‚ http://www.australiancontractlaw.com/law/formation-capacity.html [20 February 2010] [online]‚ http://www.australiancontractlaw.com/law/avoidance.html
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Research Paper: The principle of a separate corporate personality is a fundamental concept in Business Law. However this does not stop the courts from lifting or piercing the veil to see what lies beneath. Critically discuss this statement citing the relevant case law. As is evident with most principles of law there are exceptions to the doctrine of separate legal personality. The courts will generally depart from the principle separate corporate personality in certain instances where tools
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