Legal aspects of terrorism at sea Glen Plant* INTRODUCTION On 7 October 1985‚ four armed men claiming to represent the Palestine Liberation Front took control of the Italian-flag cruise liner Achille Lauro on the high seas about thirty miles off Port Said and held the crew and passengers hostage. They had boarded her in port in Genoa posing as legitimate passengers. They demanded the release of fifty Palestinian prisoners held in Israel and threatened to blow up the ship if intervention were
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rules and prudential examinations and supervision. Protection of an institution and its capital base was of paramount concern. For securities firms‚ at least in jurisdictions such as the United States‚ the regulatory approach has involved more rules-based enforcement‚ with prescriptive rules relating to capital firms‚ at least in jurisdictions such as the United States‚ the regulatory approach has involved more rules-based enforcement‚ with prescriptive rules relating to capital requirements‚ customer
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UNIT 1-INTRODUCTION TO THE JAMAICAN LEGAL SYSYTEM Introduction to studying law Definition of Law Law may be defined as a body of rules‚ created by the State‚ binding within its jurisdiction and enforced with the authority of the State through the use of sanctions. (Adams; Law for Business Students) Breakdown of the definition: - Rules: are commands regulating behaviour; rules tell us what we can and cannot do. Legal Sources -Rules of law are derived from various sources in English Law. These
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SEPARATION OF POWERS IN INDIA Name: Navya Chopra Roll no.: 42 Section: B ACKNOWLEDGMENT I am glad to present the project on “The Separation of Powers in India”. This project would not have been completed without the support of my family and friends who encouraged and challenged me throughout. Who shared and exchanged ideas for the completion of the project. They never accepted less than my best effort. I would also like to acknowledge and extend my heartfelt gratitude to my teacher
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What your about to read consists of the federal court system‚ federal court’s jurisdictions‚ and lastly I’m going to compare the federal court system to the state of Georgia’s court system. Let’s start with the federal court system‚ which consist of three tiers. The Federal Courts According to the Paralegal Professional by Henry R. Cheeseman and Thomas F. Goldman‚ the trial courts of the federal system is the District Courts (2011‚ p.211). Cheeseman and Goldman say there are 94 district courts
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“ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNALS OF INDIA” A Study in the light of decided cases Abhishek Kumar Jha National University of Study and Research in Law‚ Ranchi INTRODUCTION Welfare nature of government is the evolutionary goal of probably every kind of government these days in this contemporary world. There has been a phenomenal increase in the functions of the government‚ which has lent enormous powers to the executive and also led to increase in the legislative output. This has led to more litigation
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“Law enforcement”‚ as a term‚ refers to professionals or organizations or agencies that are associated with the activities like upholding and enforcing the laws that are in force in a particular jurisdiction. Law enforcement organization is an organization of people‚ which consists of either individuals or other organizations or both and is associated with law enforcement. A law enforcement agency can be any agency which enforces the law (e.g. police‚ federal agencies‚ Interpol‚ etc). The Law enforcement
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Multinational Tax Management • Tax planning for multinational operations is an extremely complex but important aspect of international business. • To plan effectively‚ MNCs must understand not only the intricacies of their own operations worldwide‚ but also the different structures and interpretations of tax liabilities across countries. • The primary objective of multinational tax planning is the minimization of the firm’s worldwide tax burden. Multinational Tax Management • Taxes have a major
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First off Company X would bring the lawsuit to a State Trial Court of General Jurisdiction. These courts hold a wide variety of cases such as civil disputes and criminal prosecution. Although if Company X is planning on suing for less than 5‚000 dollars they may bring the case to a Small Claims Court. Secondly‚ necessary pleadings need to be filed in order for this case to be brought to court. First off Company X would have to file a Plaintiff’s Complaint with the appropriate court. This complaint
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more parties‚ each of whom intends to create one or more legal obligations between them. Delict law - Delict (from lat. to fail‚ commit a fault) in civil law jurisdictions is a term for some kind of legal wrong‚ but its meaning is very different from one jurisdiction to another. Delict is not a legal term used in common law jurisdictions. Quasi-contract law - (or implied-in-law contract or constructive contract) is a fictional contract created by courts for equitable‚ not contractual‚ purposes
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