Unjust Laws “One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws” (MLK Jr). Everyone has the moral and ethical obligation to disobey unjust laws that are put in place. It comes down to one thing‚ whether the law is right or wrong. For most humans‚ the brain is fully developed by the age of 25 according to National Institute of Health‚ so the creators of laws are well aware of right and wrong. In his “Letter from Birmingham Jail” King writes‚ “A just law is a man made code that squares with
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A social structure is mandatory for the survival of humans. Man’s natural affinity for evil and conflict has been around since the dawn of time - until order was maintained through the introduction of laws. Without law‚ the integrity and stability of society would diminish completely. As a strong advocate of determinism‚ Thomas Hobbes believes that a strict government is the only way to social stability. Hobbes believed that a state of nature - one without a form of government - would essentially
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COLLEGE OF BUSINESS TMC COLLEGE LAW Individual Assignment The Importance of Understanding Business Law in Malaysia PREPARED FOR Mr. William Tan PREPARED BY Ilyassova Daniya SUBMISSION DATE 2 June 2014 Table of Content No. Details Page When doing a business it is important to understand laws that apply to your business‚ laws depend on the country you live in‚ but there are many
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Law Assessment Outcome 1 1) List the main sources of Scots Law? Legislation (Statute) Judicial Precedent Institutional Writers Custom 2) List any four Acts of Parliament from within the UK Statute of Westminster adoption Act 1942 Post-16 education Act 2013 4th road bridge 2013 National trusts act 2013 3) What is meant by the doctrine of judicial precedent and give an example? Judicial precedent refers to the sources of law where past decisions made by judges create law for future
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Education Law and Regulation (ED 674) – FINAL EXAM Question 1 Breaking down the first case of Stew Starr at Caldwellia High School his provocative web page advocating the recreational use of illegal drugs by students was clearly something that did not belong in the educational environment. In the landmark decision of 1969‚ the U.S. Supreme Court in Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District declared that students “shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression
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Constitutional Law Notes What is a Constitution? • Constitutional government is a government that as a Constitution which limits the powers of political authorities and is not susceptible to easy modification or abrogation • Constitution as Paramount Law o A law overriding all other laws (laws must comply with the Constitution or will be deemed invalid) Will not be able to be amended through an ordinary statute o Determines the power of each area of government (separation of powers) o
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Answers: (d)‚ (a) ➢ Some tips on studying this course Corporations Law is a difficult course. The phenomena giving rise to disputes in the company law context are complex. The corporate law is a mix of statute‚ common law‚ and equity. The typical failure rate of the equivalent course in the Griffith Law School (while I was teaching there) is 30%. The failure rate of the undergraduate Company Law course at Nathan in semester 2‚ 2010 was close to this figure. To pass this course well
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PART 1: The first law of the Hammurabi’s Code of Laws‚ ‘If anyone ensnare another‚ putting a ban upon him‚ but he cannot prove it‚ then he that ensnared him shall be put to death.’ The meaning of this code is that if you accuse someone of a crime you better be able to re-enforce your statement or if you can’t then you will be put to death. The 106th law of the Hammurabi’s Code: ‘If the agent accept money from the merchant‚ but have a quarrel with the merchant (denying the receipt)‚ then shall the
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CYBER LAW INTRODUCTION: Cyberlaw is a new phenomenon having emerged much after the onset of Internet. Internet grew in a completely unplanned and unregulated manner. Even the inventors of Internet could not have really anticipated the scope and far reaching consequences of cyberspace. The growth rate of cyberspace has been enormous. Internet is growing rapidly and with the population of Internet doubling roughly every 100 days‚ Cyberspace is becoming the new preferred environment of the
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Email Alert 1Comment 0 Votes 1 inShare more + Philippine cybercrime law must protect‚ not harass‚ citizens Summary: We need law and order in cyberspace‚ but it must not be used to stifle freedom of expression and intimidate citizens. By Melvin G. Calimag for Pinoy Post | November 5‚ 2012 -- 02:47 GMT (10:47 SGT) Now that the massive public outcry against Republic Act 10175‚ otherwise known as the Cybercrime Law‚ has died down a bit--by virtue of a TRO (temporary restraining order) issued
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