1 PRINCIPLES OF NATURAL JUSTICE Lecture delivered by Justice T.S.Sivagnanam at Tamil Nadu State Judicial Academy on 01.06.2009 to the newly recruited Civil Judges (JR Division) during Induction Programme 2009 All of you who have assembled here have been newly Inducted in to the Judicial Family. There lies an onerous responsibility on each one of you to carry forward your office with dignity and decorum. The post of Civil Judge Junior Division is the foundation of our Judicial Structure. It
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Ethics is a branch of philosophy which has a central concern of determining of how people should live their lives in accordance of distinguishing the right actions from wrong actions (Boatright‚ 2007‚ p. 7). In ethics normative theory propose different principles on how society can deal with this dilemma and that is through the introduction of deontological and theological ethical system. Deontological ethics or non-consequentialist theory requires people to do the right thing simply because
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Does Farmer have any claim(s) for damages against Pilot based on intentional tort? Discuss. Rule of Law : The essential requirements of intentional torts are the elements of intent‚ injury‚ damages and causation. The concept of ’intention’ does not require that Defendant (D) know that his/her act will cause harm to the Plaintiff (P)‚ but must know with substantial certainty that their act will result in certain outcomes (landing of the plane on the P’s land). To successfully make a claim against
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Corona’s income tax returns (ITRs) with his statements of assets‚ liabilities and net worth (SALNs) has not established prima facie presumption of guilt to warrant Corona’s conviction. Emphasizing also that 1379‚ or the law stipulating the handling of properties found to have been unlawfully acquired by public officers or employees. The lawyers’ group said RA 1379 states that prima facie guilt can be established “only if
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Evidence – Means‚ Mode‚ or Manner to Ascertain the Truth about a Matter of Fact in a Judicial Proceeding. Essential Parts of the Legal Definition of Evidence: WHAT: 3M – Means‚ Mode or Manner WHY: ATF – to ascertain the truth about a matter of fact WHERE: J – in a Judicial Proceeding - it is a medium or means by which a fact is proved or disproved. Proof – RESULT‚ EFFECT or PERFECTION of an evidence. - result of a PROBATIVE EFFECT of evidence. - it is the perfection of evidence
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Question 1 This Problem concerns the enforceability and remedies of leasehold covenants between landlords and tenants‚ and their successors in title. The ground floor lease is granted before 1 January 1996 and so the covenants are governed by a mixture of statute and common law. The first and second floor leases were granted in 2001 after the coming into force of the Landlord and Tenant (Covenant) Act 1995 and are dealt with under this statutory regime. Ground Floor On the facts the original
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Lesson 2 Case Study Lei Han MGT510: Human Resources Management Professor Ira Lovitch May 16‚ 2015 Affirmative Action Plan Goals Evidence of Discrimination The Purpose of this case study is to analyze the discrimination case of affirmative action plan from Xerox Corporation with perspectives of workplace discrimination and types‚ burden of proof‚ and views on avoiding workplace discrimination. In this case‚ Xerox Corporation commit themselves to the publication of specific affirmative action program
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Prepare a 1‚200 to 1‚450-word paper that draws upon the terminology and concepts covered in Week 1’s material to assess the factors and processes that have contributed to the development of your personal values and ethics. You may do your own research in addition to the required readings. (Remember to cite and reference all sources.) Focus on the developmental aspect rather than on a particular position on any issue. Also‚ discuss the potential impact of your values and your performance in your
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capital punishment.” The first is that “we have a general‚ prima facie duty to rescue victims from increasing harm” (Aspenson‚ Steve. "The Rescue Defense of Capital Punishment."). Prima facie duty means that the duty is not apparent‚ according to the footnotes in the article. Aspenson’s second point is‚ “murder victims are increasingly harmed by the continuing life of their murders.” Lastly‚ Aspenson says‚ “Therefore‚ we have a prima facie duty to rescue murder victims by promptly ending the lives
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argues against the morality of abortion on the premise that the value of a fetus’ future is so great that it is immoral to take that potential future away from it. Essentially‚ he contends‚ abortion is tantamount to murder: killing an individual is prima facie wrong because the loss of the goods of one’s future is the worst loss a human can suffer. He calls this potential future a "future-like-ours‚" which is the basis for his contentions. In the next few pages I will delineate the general progression
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