102/213c PUBLIC LAW Lecture No. 1: CONSTITUTIONS – NATURE‚ PRINCIPLES AND FEATURES What is a Constitution? ‘the act of people constituting a government’ per T. Paine Rights of Man (1791-92) ‘a body of rules’ ‘the identity of a state’ • What is the purpose of a constitution? • What are the main characteristics of a constitution? 1. What is the Function of a Constitution (a) THE NEED FOR ORDER AND SECURITY • Hobbes‚ Leviathan (1651)
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Taking Marriage Private WHY do people — gay or straight — need the state’s permission to marry? For most of Western history‚ they didn’t‚ because marriage was a private contract between two families. The parents’ agreement to the match‚ not the approval of church or state‚ was what confirmed its validity. For 16 centuries‚ Christianity also defined the validity of a marriage on the basis of a couple’s wishes. If two people claimed they had exchanged marital vows — even out alone by the haystack
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role benefits play in maintaining economic security (Noe‚ Hollenbeck‚ Gerhart & Wright‚ 2008‚ p. 561). For this purpose I am offering an evaluation of our current programs as well as the legal requirements that must be adhered to. Private retirement plan In offering private retirement‚ it is not a requirement of law to offer this rewards program to employees; however‚ employers are required to meet certain standards that align with
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Private Interest Over Public Good In Development and Social Change‚ Philip McMichael describes the “development project” as the Global North’s strategy of political intervention into the countries of the Global South‚ rooted in an attention to social welfare and the belief that markets were “servants” to the states. However‚ he argues that in the 1980s‚ the viewpoint of the “globalization project” emerged in its place‚ creating new barriers to development by intensifying social inequalities in favor
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“I didn’t kill the girl. Who could be doing this to me?” (171 Patterson). Private #1 Suspect takes place in Los Angeles‚ California. Private Investigations Inc. is the worlds top Private Investigation Firm and is called upon by the world’s elite to help clear their names. The Head of Private Investigations‚ Jack Morgan‚ is being accused of killing his former girlfriend‚ Colleen‚ after getting back from a business trip. He is trying to clear his name‚ as he was not a part of this murder‚ while also
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Accounting for partnerships Accounting for partnerships – Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of partnerships. Identify and discuss the Financial Accounting Standards (FAS) that govern accounting for partnerships including both creation‚ operation‚ and liquidation. What are the tax consequences of partnerships. The legal definition of a partnership is pretty simple. It is an association of two or more persons who have not incorporated; and carry on a business for profit as co-owners
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Indian Partnership Act 1932 Presenter Pankaj Rao B.Com ( Honours ) II Semester Content Definition of Partnership Essentials element of partnership. Kinds of partners Types of partnership Rights of partner Partnership Deed Difference Between Partnership firm and Company Definition of partnership ( Acc. to Partnership Act 1932 ) “ Partnership is the relation between persons who have agreed to share the profits of a business carried on by all or any one of them acting for
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Activity 1. Was the relationship among Grace and her sons a partnership for a term or a partnership at will? Grace Tengalhat and her sons‚ Manny and Jason verbally agreed to share the business for five years. “Partnership for a term is a partnership that exists for a specified duration or until a specified event occurs‚” (uslegal.com)‚ since they agreed for five years‚ this is a partnership for term. A partnership at will is when a partnership is made with no fixed term. 2. Did Manny have the authority
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In today’s society‚ the topic of private prisons being more effective than federal prisons can often lead to an controversial discussion because not many can agree on which one is most effective. A private prison company named‚ the Correction Corporation of America is one of the largest private companies owning 51 facilities in 16 states (Brian Kincade‚2017). It is believed that one of the biggest contributions of the CCA is the money that it can save the United States in the long run. As reporter
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Partnerships and Corporations – the accounting process Dwight A. Holland II ACC 206 Kristi Rayford 31 May 2010 How do partnerships and corporations differ in accounting processes? With partnerships‚ you have to look at several key concepts such as direct materials‚ direct labor‚ direct expenses‚ production overheads‚ process stock accounts. In reference to corporations‚ you have to consider a laundry list of items including accounts payable‚ accounts receivable‚ payroll‚ financial
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