BUSN-420-61326 Business Law Hazel G. Sturdebant OUTLINE PAPER TITLE: the common law tradition and sources of law I. THESIS STATEMENT: A. Common law is a legal system that is largely formed by the decisions previously made by courts and not imposed by legislatures or other government officials. The reasoning used to interpret this type of law is known as casuistry‚ or case-based reasoning. It is a strict‚ principle-based
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Are all of our laws here in the United States concrete or are there some circumstances where laws can be broken? Should we say that all of our laws should never be broken or are there areas that are gray? I would think that Martin Luther King and many other African Americans would say that if they had not broken the law they may not have the freedom they do today. John Rawls‚ a famous political philosopher of the twentieth century also believed that there were and still are certain circumstances
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1. What are the primary characteristics of a Chapter 7 bankruptcy? The primary characteristics of a Chapter 7 bankruptcy are permanent discharge of unsecured debts‚ which means that as long as there are no properties attached to the debts‚ all debts will be wiped out. Automatic stay orders a protection from the court that will stop all creditors from contacting you. They are prohibited from all harassing threats‚ lawsuits‚ phone calls‚ judgments‚ repossessions‚ and garnishments. Keep exempt
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Ethics and Law Presentation HSM 230 Amanda Enz-Olavarria Novemeber 17‚ 2014 Introduction Ethics ◦ Set of guidelines about what should be ◦ General rules applied to situations ◦ Violation: no punishment Laws ◦ Result of political process ◦ Voted on ◦ Violation: punishment Introduction cont. Social workers need ◦ Law and ethics Parents of minor children Legal concerns “right to privacy” Parents “right to know” Definitions Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy ◦ Business ethic “the
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INCONSISTENCY AND REPUGNANCY OF LAWS 109. Inconsistency of laws When a law of a State is inconsistent with a law of the Commonwealth‚ the latter shall prevail‚ and the former shall‚ to the extent of the inconsistency‚ be invalid. • Confirms the legislative supremacy of the Federal P over State P: Engineers’ case. How is ‘law’ defined for the purposes of s 109? • Refers to State or Federal Acts: Engineers’ case. Also statutory rules/regulations made by State/Fed executives exercising delegated
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Laws play a powerful role in the prosperous operation of business and society by regulating social conduct that leads to a society that can run freely yet efficiently. Working on the accounting for a medium sized manufacturing company requires a great deal of knowledge of the functions and roles of law in the industry when issues of ethics‚ taxes‚ and disputes come into play. The more knowledgeable the accountant‚ the better prepared they will be when difficult legal situations are at hand. Laws
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being a colony of the British Empire was heavily influenced by the concepts and institutions established under English government and law‚ which had a profound impact on how the state‚ especially that of New South Wales‚ and federal legal systems were originated and developed‚ based on what was relevant to the new colony and what was not. Origin of English Law To understand how the English legal system had an influence on the concepts and institutions in the Australian legal system‚ it must first
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What are laws and why do we need them? That is a question that is asked by a lot of people‚ so I’ll do my best to answer this question‚ using ‘the lord of the flies’ as reference throughout. Laws are those things that always surround us‚ almost wherever we go‚ they aid us‚ protect us‚ give us a sense of security and pretty much stop all those people that usually need to be kept in line. Laws are pretty much an extremely important set of rules that can have enormous consequences; in the move ‘lord
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Australian Constitutional Law Question One In order to determine whether Y and Z are subject to the proposed law‚ the activities of the milling business must be examined and a connection to s51(i) of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act1 (hereafter referred to as the Common wealth) must be established. Also to be considered is the purpose of the legislation‚ or whether purpose is necessary to the power at all. One limitation to s51(i) to be addressed is the geographical distinction
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BUSINESS LAW UNIT ONE AND TWO QUESTIONS 1-4. Which source of law takes priority in the following situations‚ and why? a) A federal statute conflicts with the U.S. Constitution. A. CONSTITUTONAL LAW. Article VI‚ the Constitution is the supreme law; a law in violation of the Constitution will be declared unconstitutional and won’t be enforced. b) A federal statute conflicts with a state constitutional provision. A. STATUTORY LAW. A federal statute applies to all states. c) A state statute conflicts
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