Feb 24‚ 2009 Cadalin vs. POEA G.R. No. L-104776‚ Dec. 5‚ 1994 GENERAL RULE: A foreign procedural law will not be applied in the forum. EXCEPTION: When the country of the forum has a "borrowing statute‚" the country of the forum will apply the foreign statute of limitations. EXCEPTION TO THE EXCEPTION: The court of the forum will not enforce any foreign claim obnoxious to the forum’s public policy. FACTS: Cadalin et al. are overseas contract workers recruited by respondent-appellant
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themselves in another setback after being divided over the issue of voting rights for black men. The Fifteenth Amendment was then ratified in 1870 and despite the conflict between the two organizations there was a win in voting rights in 1869 when Wyoming Territory gave women twenty one and older the right to vote. Women suffrage still continued on throughout the years until 1919 when a republican from Illinois proposed the house of resolution to accept and approve the Susan Anthony Amendment granting
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The Original Indian Trails Traveling west of Independence‚ Missouri‚ the vast prairie began seemingly impossible‚ clear to the Rocky Mountains. This was Indian Country‚ inhabited by Plains Tribe Indians and millions of buffalo‚ as well as a few heady trappers and fur traders or mountain men as they were referred to. As the Indians followed the buffalo and other game‚ the rivers became their highways. Traveling by foot or canoe‚ a river could always be retraced to the starting point. The Original
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False 2. Uniform acts are model statutes drafted by private bodies of lawyers and/or scholars; they become law only after legislature enacts them. True False 3. The Restatements usually state binding common law rules‚ promulgated by the American Law Institute. True False 4. Common law is a state law and hence only the state courts can apply the same. True False 5. If an international treaty signed in 1997 conflicts with a statute which was promulgated by federal legislature
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must ascertain the meaning of a statute in order to apply it. • Even the most well drafted statute may be capable of more than one interpretation in any particular situation – this is a function of the nature of language and the desire of opposing parties to find interpretations which favour their own case. Additionally‚ some statutes may be inherently ambiguous. • The courts have developed principles to assist them in ascertaining the meaning of statutes. Although some of these are
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Marketing Plan for McBride Financial Services McBride Financial Services is a start-up regional mortgage lender. They are headquartered in Boise‚ Idaho and plan to expand into a five state operation. The firm specializes in FHA‚ VA‚ and conventional home loans and refinancing. Upon approved credit‚ McBride Financial Services will provide a credit report‚ a home inspection‚ an appraisal‚ and mortgages at the lowest rate available at the time‚ for a very low price. The market research that needs
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1. This article by Plaven highlights the issues that the Native Americans in Oregon are facing. They are trying to change the rules and laws that would benefit the earth. They’re worried that climate change is going to make food scarce as well as other environmental problems. Plaven refers to the fish in the rivers‚ and how the population of certain fish has decreased. The fish are described as being scarce are being minimized by lower water levels in the river‚ and hot temperatures (Plaven 1). The
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A personal narrative Why I should be accepted to College When first posed the questions of how do I fit in at a college and how my extracurricular activities and experiences would benefit the college‚ I was not sure where to begin writing. To be perfectly honest‚ I think I would be a good fit on almost any campus because I believe I am adaptable to my surroundings and have a solid foundation that would make me an asset anywhere in the nation. While the previous sentence may come across to readers
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Electoral College Should Be Abolished The Electoral College system was first established in the constitution by the Founding Fathers. The creation of Electoral College is to make sure every states is a viable participant in electing the president‚ in which giving the small population states a chance. In the day of election‚ people cast their votes for their candidate and who wins it determines the electors of the state. The system was great when it was first introduced because of how people before
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Introduction Jim Crow laws are about power. Power of one race over another. These laws really highlight the flaws and weakness of human nature. One group of people asserting power over another for the pride and vanity of a system of politics that had been defeated at the cost of thousands of American lives during the civil war. The term "Jim Crow" has its origins of interest also. The interpretation was intended to ridicule the African American by white American’s in the position of
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