Usually crops up in examination-in-chief‚ not the other phases. 2. “The general rule is that counsel cannot discredit their own witness unless they are hostile. A hostile witness is something more than just an unfavourable witness.” a. Hostile vs Unfavourable b. An unfavourable witness is a witness that does not prove a fact in issue or proves a fact helpful to the other side (Cross on Evidence @ p 522). i. Colloquially = a witness “who fails to come up to proof” c. If
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Right to Work laws ensured that every worker has the right to work without being forced to join a union. Compulsory membership in a union thus violates this principle. Thus this law basically guarantees that no worker can be forced to join a union as a condition of employment. I support the ideals and principles of the Right to Work laws and accordingly feel that all states should enact such laws to protect its respective working citizenry. The Right to Work law was affirmed by the Taft-Hartley
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The Law on Patents Republic Act No. 165 Patent Office * Created under the supervision of the Department of Justice‚ where all records‚ books‚ drawings‚ specifications and other papers and things pertaining to patents shall be safely kept and preserved. * Shall be under the direction of a Director who shall have an assistant known to be as Assistant Director and both shall be appointed by the President with the consent of the Commission on Appointments of the Congress of the Philippines
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The vicarious liability of an employer is a liability linked to an employee’s actions in the course of course of employment. This liability does not apply to workers who are contractors. Legislative protections often depend on the worker being an employee. In order for Jane to determine the true nature of her contractual relationship with Total Mechanic Management Services Pty Ltd (TMMS)‚ the law applies a common law tests that approaches the issue by categorizing work relationships‚ distinguishing
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The Brown vs. Board of Education Decision: Its impact on education and subsequent civil rights laws Karen Steward HIS 303 October 30‚ 2010 Outline 1. Slavery and the Civil War a. Plessy v. Ferguson b. Jim Crow Laws c. Civil War Amendments 2. NAACP d. Charles Houston e. Test cases f. Brown v. Board Decision 3. Civil Rights g. Civil Rights Act of 1964 h. Affirmative Action 4. Conclusion Before the 1950’s the City of
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International law ------------------------------------------------- Introduction ------------------------------------------------- International law‚ body of rules considered legally binding in the relations between national states‚ also known as the law of nations. It is sometimes called public international law in contrast to private international law (or conflict of laws)‚ which regulates private legal affairs affected by more than one jurisdiction. -------------------------------------------------
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“The Law of Intention‚ following the cases of Woolin (1999) 1 AC 82 and Matthews (2003) 2 Cr App R 30‚ is now satisfactorily defined in the criminal law”. Discuss. Mens Rea refers to the guilty mind required for criminal liability. Intention and recklessness are the two forms of Mens Rea that are part of most offences and have been the subject of judicial scrutiny. There is a vast volume of case law on intention and recklessness which demonstrates the problems that courts have had in perfecting
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Experiment 14: Hooke’s Law and Simple Harmonic Motion Purpose (1) To study Hooke’s Law for an elastic spring (2) To study Simple Harmonic Motion of a mass suspended from an elastic spring Apparatus Helical steel spring with supporting stand and scale‚ set of slotted weights with hanger‚ timer‚ laboratory balance. Theory: Hooke’s Law A spring exerts a force which is given by Hooke’s Law: 1 Fs = - kx where x is the amount of displacement from the equilibrium position.
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Laws are a familiar concept‚ and provide a basic social framework of right and wrong to which the majority adhere. Ethical theories may also be applied to all issues of uncertainty‚ including those not covered by laws or professional guidelines. They create a mechanism within which issues of moral uncertainty may be questioned and resolved (Jones 1994). One such area of moral dilemma is that of informed consent. In it’s simplest terms‚ consent may be defined as giving permission: “… in current
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A tort is a civil wrong that is outside of contract law and arises out of recognition that a person is responsible for their acts and omissions when dealing with others. The term ’tort’ refers to a number of different laws such as: • nuisance‚ • trespass and • assault Torts generally compensate the individual for personal loss or attacks on reputation‚ where the loss was caused by another person. Tort has as its basis common law. Negligence is now the dominant tort and the focus
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