Discuss the extent to which the rules on causation need to be reformed? Causation refers to whether the defendant’s conduct caused the harm or damage in a crime and it must be established in all result crimes. Causation in criminal liability is divided into factual causation and legal causation. Factual causation is the starting point and consists of applying the ’but for’ test. In most cases‚ factual causation alone will be enough to establish causation. However‚ in some circumstances it will also
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Ye Hua Social Foundation 25/09/2012 The significance and implications of assumptions about ‘historical causation’ in Herodotus’s The Histories and Thucydides’sThe Peloponnesian war Historical causation is a facet of historical analysis that focuses on explaining what occasioned or affected historic event. Causation analysis‚ thus‚ investigates the social‚ political‚ moral background of movements‚ ideologies and environmental occurrence; nevertheless‚ these analyses themselves are influenced
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Children with Down syndrome: Implications for assessment and intervention in the school School Psychology Quarterly Jun‚ 2008‚ Vol 23(2) This article discusses the study of causation and developmental course of Down syndrome. It measures the evidence based on treatments and/or therapies that one should consider during a psycho-educational evaluation. Down syndrome is the most common genetic disorder in children and occurs in 1 out of 600 live births. It is the leading cause of cognitive disorders
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Questions Presented Can Jane Healey get financial compensation from Red’s Tavern? Brief Answers Yes‚ if Jane can prove that Raymond was “visibly intoxicated” when he was served by Red’s Tavern‚ she can recover from Red’s Tavern. Statement of Facts Jane Healey has retained our law firm to represent her to recover damages for her injuries. On November first‚ 2011‚ Jane was on her way home from work. As Jane approached the intersection of 14th Street
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Week 2 Discussion Questions Chapter 2 – Discussion Question #1 As in other aspects of business‚ all parties in research should exhibit ethical behavior. Ethics are norms or standards of behavior that guide moral choices about our behavior and our relationships with others (Cooper & Schindler‚ 2011). The most prudent decisions that she can make about her responsibilities to herself and others is to turn it so she does not violate her firms Business Conduct Guidelines. This would also
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR DAVIDSON COUNTY‚ TENNESSEE DALE M. ROEHNIG‚ ) ) ) Plaintiff ) ) ) JURY DEMAND vs. ) ) No._________________ ) HERMAN A. SHULMAN‚ ) ) ) Defendant. ) COMPLAINT COUNT I Comes the Plaintiff Dale M. Roehnig‚ a minor‚ resident of Davidson County
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1 messages - 1 unread Case 7.2—Question (Page 141) The Global Dimension Q1: What would be the advantages and disadvantages of a universal principle of proximate cause applied everywhere by all courts in all relevant cases? Discuss. Case 7.3—Questions (Page 144) Q2: Should the courts distinguish between different levels of participation in a sporting event when determining liability? Explain. Case 8.1—Question (Page 153) What If the Facts Were Different? Q3: Suppose that Coca-Cola had been
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Week 3 You Decide 1. You are the judge in the case. Does Susie have a case against Ruthless? Is Ruthless the proximate cause of Susie’s injuries? I certainly do think that Susie has a case against Ruthless because of the simple fact that Susie told Ruthless that she wanted to wait for Orson or she could walk home since she only lived six blocks from the park‚ but Ruthless paid no attention to Susie‚ he did not acknowledge what she said and gave her no choice but ordered everyone to get
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Video Games Made Me Burn My House Down It’s finally the Thursday night. You’ve seen the advertisements on television and have been waiting for this night for months. You have heard all of your friends talking about it. Tonight‚ your favorite video game is being released at midnight. You’re getting fidgety just thinking about it. You started counting down the clock as it ticks its way to midnight. Though the clock just past eight‚ you can’t stand the anticipation. You get in your car‚ start the
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“At its very heart‚ causation in fact is all about policy and not law”. Critically evaluate this statement with reference to decided cases. 1515 words An issue with causation arises usually when we encounter different factors that brought about the same damage. We need to establish which of these factors is legally relevant in order to determine liability. Causation is a difficult topic in tort law because there is no simple formula or test that can ascertain whether a certain act or
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