insufficient evidence of recent history of traditional ownership of the land. This was a problem faced by many other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. As well as that the High Court had ruled that the Yorta Yorta were required to pay for the legal costs of the
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Legal Studies. Man jailed for crime spree A man from Gin Gin‚ west of Bundaberg in south-east Queensland‚ has been jailed for stealing more than $32‚000 during a seven-month crime spree. Anton Michael Janezic‚ 39‚ pleaded guilty to 34 charges including fraud‚ theft‚ drug and driving offences between September 2009 and April last year. Of the fraud charges‚ 15 relate to activity in the bank account of Duingal man‚ Robert Pitman‚ who was found dead in his caravan after a fire last April. Magistrate
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was not being pretty‚ defendant’s failure to promote the plaintiff and decision to terminate her employment. The court’s finding that there is not sufficient evidence to support the claim. “Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment is granted.” The legal principles The plaintiff filed a charge against the defendant under Title VII and U.S. Code Section 1981. Title VII protects individuals against employment discrimination on the basis of race and color as well as national origin‚ sex‚ or religion
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Citation: R .v Farrell (2002) NSWSC 375 New South Wales Supreme Court HEARING DATE {S): 19 February 2002 to 22 February 2002‚ 25 February 2002 to 28 February 2002 & 12 April 2002. Parties: Regina‚ Jason Edward Gordon FARRELL Criminal Law-Sentencing-Murder The Criminal’s Guilty Mind (Mens Rea): Jason Edward Gordon Farrell found that the decreased Liam Salter-Tully presumably broke into their flat and slept in the flat and thereby Mr Farrell was unhappy with this. The Criminal’s Guilty
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holistic outcome for all parties involved. The issues that explore and reflect the role of discretion within our criminal justice system are police discretion‚ charge negotiation and judicial discretion in sentencing. The first aspect of the legal system in which discretion is used is in the powers given to police in the criminal investigative process. The responsibility of enforcing criminal always and ensuring they are adhered to lies with the police in the prevention and detection of crime
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How effective are the legal and non-legal responses in addressing the changing needs of women? The road to equality for women in Australian society is long but not without merit. However have females after two hundred and eleven years reached their destination? This is debatable but it is clear that there have been changes‚ both legal and non-legal. The answer lies in the exploration of the effectiveness of the mechanisms in place to determine where women have been‚ where they are now and where
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Business Law – Unit 15 Task 01-a A legal system in a country embodies both the law of that country and the mechanisms the country has in place for regulating and enforcing those laws. A legal system incorporates: * The country’s law * The legislature: the law making body * The judiciary: the body that sits in judgment on disputes about laws * The prosecution system: the system that seeks to ensure the criminal law in enforced and people who break the law are prosecuted * The
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“World order” is the term given to the balance of power among the nation states of the world. Differences between these nations can lead to a power imbalance‚ which affects world order. It can best be achieved through agreements between states and other international instruments that set out the ideal international standards of behavior for states on a number of issues. But conflicts arise between countries due to differences in cultural attitudes and the desire for extra territory. In order to settle
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individuals: iii) Courts – Federal Court Stated cases‚ legislations‚ report and international law (if included in media article) Disability Discrimination Act 1992 Relevant legal studies course themes and challenges Relationship between justice‚ law and society Relationship between rights and responsibilities Effectiveness of legal mechanisms for achieving justice for individuals and society 1. Article Summary Tables: Haraksin v Murrays Australia Fraser-Kirk v McInnes Title Kristy
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THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK OF NON-INTEREST BANKING IN NIGERIA BY AISHA‚ MAHMOUD H. DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY‚ ZARIA AND OMOLOLA‚ ADEGBENGA O. DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY‚ ZARIA DECEMBER‚ 2012 Abstract A Central Bank (CB) in any economy is regarded as the apex regulatory institution of the Banking Sector and indeed the entire financial system. This is in view of the fact that it is empowered by law to (amongst others functions)
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