While many people believe statutory rape laws are unfair in various situations because they hinder relationships intimacy‚ ultimately statutory rape laws are effective because they keep predators away‚ decrease unplanned pregnancies and encourage abstinence. Statutory rape is when an adult has intercourse with anyone under the age of consent. This could be vaginal‚ oral‚ anal and mutual masturbation. There are numerous amounts of cases on the statutory rape law. Many of which people believe are unfair
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THE LAW ON STATUTORY RAPE & AGE OF CONSENT IN CALIFORNIA MCKINLEY TURNER PROFESSOR TRUCCHI THE ELEMENTS OF THE CRIME OF STATUTORY RAPE: 1-That defendant had sexual intercourse with another person (any amount of penetration‚ regardless of how slight‚ constitutes sexual intercourse…even if there is no ejaculation). 2-That the persons involved in the act were not married to each other at the time (the fact that the minor is married to someone else or used to be married
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Exam Answers Question 1 Statutory Interpretations is the process by which Judges interpret Acts of Parliament in cases.75% of cases heard by the Horse Of Lords are concerned with Statutory Interpretation .When it is called upon to deal with a problem of interpretation ‚the Court does two things here. Translation is what happens first‚ here they decide what the word means‚ then secondly they apply the correct meaning to the situation in question and decide on the results (in terms of the intention
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1 X Introduction to Company Law LEARNING OUTCOMES By the end of this topic‚ you should be able to: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. List the types of business entities and its distinctions; Identify the various forms of companies and the changing of status; Discuss the doctrine of separate legal personality and lifting of the veil of incorporation; Describe the agency principles related to company law; and Evaluate the duties of a promoter and the pre-incorporation contracts. X INTRODUCTION The first
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STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS 1. Statutory Construction - is the art or process of discovering and expounding meaning and intention of the authors of the law‚ where that intention is rendered doubtful by reason of the ambiguity in its language or of the fact that the given case is not explicitly provided for in the law - is the drawing of warranted conclusions respecting subjects that lie beyond the direct expression of the text‚ conclusions which are in the spirit‚ though not
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process differs among states‚ but the result is dangerous‚ in that adult sanctions‚ including prison‚ now apply. In Florida‚ the transfer provisions fall into three general categories: Judicial waiver‚ Concurrent jurisdiction‚ and Statutory exclusion. Florida’s Statutory exclusion states that the State’s Attorney must file charges directly in the criminal division of the circuit court against any child who meets various age/offense criteria specified by statute (The Florida legislature‚ 2017). Florida’s
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Reasons for Shifting Courses of College Students STUDENTS’ SHIFTING OF COURSES:ITS IMPLICATION ON CAREER GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING IN THE COLLEGEOF EDUCATION GRACE H. PASAQUIAN COLLEGE OF EDUCATION Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION Most colleges and universities are faced with challenge and stability during college in time with the student’s selection of course. This phenomenon seems global throughout the educational institution in the tertiary. Students flock to courses which seemingly interest
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Statutory Rape I. Definition A. Rape 1. Crime‚ committed by a man or woman‚ of forcing another person to have sexual intercourse with him/her‚ esp. by the threat or use of violence. B. Statutory rape 1. In some jurisdictions- sexual activities below the age required to legally consent to the behavior‚ it can also be charged with sexual behaviors with two under aged minors. II. History and Victims A. When did rape start? 1. Rape has always been a problem‚ but more so now
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Business Law: An Introduction Learning Outcome 1 1. Identify & describe the source of legislation that are binding in Scots Law and quote at least one example. Legislation comes in 4 main sources in Scotland; UK Parliament‚ Scots Parliament‚ European Union and delegate legislation. UK Parliament Laws that are passed by Parliament come from proposals that are made by the Government. These proposals aim to shape society or address certain problems. Once such proposals have been
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NOTES FOR THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF BUILDING AN INTRODUCTION TO CONTRACT LAW OR (GETTING IN AND OUT OF A CONTRACT) Thursday 14 June 2012 by Keith Blizzard‚ Partner‚ Shakespeares Legal LLP BSc(Hons) DipArb FRICS FCIOB FCIArb FFB MEWI Chartered Quantity Surveyor‚ Chartered Builder‚ Chartered Arbitrator‚ Panel Adjudicator‚ Accredited and Panel Mediator‚ Forensic Surveyor and Lecturer Somerset House Temple Street Birmingham B2 5DJ t 0121 237 3000 d 0121 631 5221 f 0121 237 3030 e keith
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