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  • Compare and Contrast the Criminal and Civil Law

    Compare and Contrast the Criminal and Civil Law

    Civil law is concerned and deals with the relationship between individuals and relates to civil rather than criminal wrongs with the aim of compensating the suing party for such wrongs (Gibson, Rigby, Ryan & Tamsitt, 2001, p28.1). A civil action is generally brought by the party who has been injured or otherwise suffered some form of loss as the result of a wrong which only directly affected him (e.g. trespassing into private property). When a

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    Essay Length: 324 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 10, 2009 By: Monika
  • The Law of Privacy

    The Law of Privacy

    The oxford dictionary defines privacy as “a state in which one is not observed or disturbed by others”. From a very early age in life people claim a right to privacy. As young children we lock ourselves away from our parents in order to get privacy for what every reason we feel necessary. Siblings argue over so-called invasion of privacy if one enters the other’s room. When involved in private conversations you understand this to

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    Essay Length: 3,231 Words / 13 Pages
    Submitted: November 11, 2009 By: Fatih
  • The History of the Common Law of England

    The History of the Common Law of England

    The History of the Common Law of England by Matthew Hale 1713 I. Concerning the Distribution of the Law of England into Common Law, and Statute Law. And First, concerning the Statute Law, or Acts of Parliament The Laws of England may aptly enough be divided into two Kinds, viz. Lex Scripta, the written Law: and Lex non Scripta, the unwritten Law: For although (as shall be shewn hereafter) all the Laws of this Kingdom

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    Essay Length: 10,687 Words / 43 Pages
    Submitted: November 11, 2009 By: Edward
  • Rousseau's Contract Theory

    Rousseau's Contract Theory

    Rousseau’s The Social Contract Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s The Social Contract, or Principles of Political Right (1762) is an analysis of the contractual relationships which may be necessary for legitimate government, and is an explanation of how these relationships may combine principles of justice and utility. Rousseau argues that civil society is based on a contractual arrangement of rights and duties which applies equally to all people, whereby natural liberty is exchanged for civil liberty, and whereby

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    Essay Length: 1,779 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: November 11, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Aquinas’ Conception of Law

    Aquinas’ Conception of Law

    Conception of Law In life, there are certain goals that people tend to set for themselves. We strive to reach these goals in order to obtain happiness. Everything that we see as good is a part of happiness. We all want to be happy, and it has to be found on our own. Humans have a will. We are rational beings. Because of this rationalization, we can decipher between what is right and what is

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    Submitted: November 11, 2009 By: Artur
  • Business Law Common Problems

    Business Law Common Problems

    Business Law Midterm paper Problem 1: 1. The Foreign Sovereign Immunity Act applies in cases where foreign nations are being sued in U.S. courts, based on the notion that “governments can not go wrong”. In the case in question, the U.S.-based company is suing a foreign government for breach of contract when they did not receive their final payment, and the Saudi Arabian government uses the Foreign Sovereign Immunity Act as its defense. 2. The

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    Submitted: November 11, 2009 By: Jessica
  • The Enforcement of Eu Law

    The Enforcement of Eu Law

    To answer this question I will firstly explain how EU law became incorporated within the member states I will then explain the various types of EU legislation's in circulation. This is important to define as the various types of methods will involve different enforcement procedures. Finally I will explain how EU law is enforced and the ways EU law will effect the member state and individual businesses. I will summarise my findings at the end

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    Essay Length: 1,788 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Anna
  • Garnishment Ga Law 16-4-64

    Garnishment Ga Law 16-4-64

    18-4-64. (a) In a garnishment based on a judgment, the defendant shall be given notice of the filing of the first summons of garnishment on an affidavit for garnishment and of the issuance of an additional summons of garnishment on such affidavit when no notice has been given to the defendant within 90 days immediately preceding the issuance of such additional summons, using any one or more of the following methods: (1) The plaintiff, at

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    Essay Length: 1,179 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Steve
  • Statute and Case Law Relationship Paper

    Statute and Case Law Relationship Paper

    Statute and Case Law Relationship Paper Florida and Federal Discrimination laws were put in place to prevent discrimination based on race, religion, sex, national origin, physical disability, and age by employers. Discrimination includes bias in hiring, promotion, termination, job assignment, compensation, and various types of harassment in the state of Florida. It is unlawful for supervisors or managers in the workplace to make employment related decisions based on stereotypical assumptions about individuals of a particular

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    Essay Length: 1,006 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Law Enforcement in the Community

    Law Enforcement in the Community

    The first individual I will be writing my reflection on is K-9 Officer Justin Scalzo. Officer Justin Scalzo is a member of the Jeanette Police Department, along with his partner and companion Wando. Wando is a German Shepard dog that is born and trained over in Germany until he is able to be handled by other officers. He is then delivered to the United States to be matched with a K-9 officer. Other types of

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    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: regina
  • Computing Ethics and Cyber Law

    Computing Ethics and Cyber Law

    1.0 Introduction _____________________________________________________________ Information Technology (IT) is gradually becoming one of the hottest topics globally regardless of which age group you are in. Due to the fact that IT enables us to be more efficient and effective, the demand for technology multiplies yearly. Therefore, there is a rapid growth in the technology industry globally, especially the software industry. For the past few years, Malaysia has been slowly in the Information Technology area. Malaysians are more

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    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Mike
  • How Far Would You Agree That the Principal Object of the Law Is the Pursuit of Justice?

    How Far Would You Agree That the Principal Object of the Law Is the Pursuit of Justice?

    Law and Justice HOW FAR WOULD YOU AGREE THAT THE PRINCIPAL OBJECT OF THE LAW IS THE PURSUIT OF JUSTICE? To determine the significance of justice in any legal system it is necessary to identify the two central issues, which have to be taken into consideration when discussing law and justice. The first is the theoretical differences on the definition of justice and secondly; the law has been lined with many other objectives. Certainly

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    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Bred
  • Law Enforcement Intelligence Processes

    Law Enforcement Intelligence Processes

    17 February 2002 LAW ENFORCEMENT INTELLIGENCE PROCESSES The fundamental key for any successful intelligence mission is the ability to access information from the different intelligence disciplines: Imagery Intelligence (IMINT), Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), Measures and Signals Intelligence (MASINT), Human Intelligence (HUMINT), and Open Source Intelligence (OSINT). These five disciplines are in essence the only way for the analyst to gather information, short of actually traveling the world to investigate hands on. The development of intelligence within

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    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Max
  • Source of Primary Law

    Source of Primary Law

    Philospphy of law- natural law from devine orgin or from natural force positive- position that law created purely from human authority naturalist- socrates- change act of thinking ask him quection hell make u answer it. Men should question world around him sacrifice own life to make pointundermined state religion plato- believed everything was an illusion idea were real. Wrote idea govt,and society in the republic idea ruler were philosopher who ppl begged to be ruled

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    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Hammurabi’s Impact on Today’s Laws

    Hammurabi’s Impact on Today’s Laws

    Hammurabi's code had a great impact on the laws and morals of our own Canadian Legal System. Hammurabi's code consisted of 282 provisions, systematically arranged under a variety of subjects. He sorted his laws into groups such as family, labor, personal property, real estate, trade, and business. This was the first time in history that any laws had been categorized into various sections. Our own government, duplicating this method, currently creates specific laws, which are

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    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Sources of Law

    Sources of Law

    SOURCES OF LAW All the sources have a relevance to the operation of business and management which means that managers and employees have to be aware of them and their different features. PRINCIPAL FEATURES 1. STATUTE. law made by the Government known also as legislation and statute. a. This is law made by Parliament. A Bill goes through several procedures and debates in Parliament and when it is finally agreed it receives the Royal Assent.

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    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Steve
  • Civil Versus Common Law

    Civil Versus Common Law

    Civil law is primarily contrasted against common law, which is the legal system developed among Anglo-Saxon people, especially in England. The original difference is that, historically, common law was law developed by custom, beginning before there were any written laws and continuing to be applied by courts after there were written laws, too, whereas civil law developed out of the Roman law of Justinian's Corpus Juris Civilis (Corpus Iuris Civilis). In later times, civil law

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    Essay Length: 606 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Bussiness Law

    Bussiness Law

    Our presentation topic is the Hong Kong basic law. Firstly, this presentation will introduce the background of the basic law, then the Joint Declaration, general principles enshrined under the Basic Law, the drafting process of the Basic Law, the interpretation of the Basic Law, the controversial issues in relation to the Basic Law and aftermath. First, lets talk about the joint declaration, we have the one country two system policy in Hong Kong. Also, the

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Mike
  • Canada’s Copyright Law

    Canada’s Copyright Law

    Canada's copyright law is one of our hardest laws to enforce. The reason the police have so much trouble enforcing this law, is due to technology. This law is very easy to break, and once broken, it is very hard to track down violators. So although some form of a copyright law is needed, the one we have has, too many holes to be effective. There are three main ways in which the copyright law

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    Essay Length: 968 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: David
  • How a Bill Becomes a Law in Arizona

    How a Bill Becomes a Law in Arizona

    Roman Flores Az History & Government Period 3 5-9-00 Mr. Bentley Flores 1 How a bill becomes a law in Arizona A bill has to go through many different stages before it can become a law. Each year, Congress considers thousands of bills. Only a few hundred of these will become laws. The rest are destroyed by congressional committees, by negative voters in one or both houses of Congress, or by presidential vetoes. The process

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Anna
  • Italian Law

    Italian Law

    By far the most hilarious story I have ever read. In Italy, the high court ruled that men are no longer allowed to touch their genitals through their clothing in public. The defendant stated that it was due to his overalls and the discomfort they caused, but seriously, who wears overalls as everyday clothing? The court ruled that this “has to be regarded as an act contrary to public decency, a concept including the nexus

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Top
  • Law Enforment

    Law Enforment

    Policing, as an occupation, has often been described as hours of boredom, followed by minutes of sheer terror. In any occupation where such extremes exist, it is necessary to have cultural characteristics which reinforce the collective and impersonal nature of the work. Cultural characteristics are the man-made aspects of social organization, as distinct from structural institutions, but both structure and culture influence personality and behavior. Much of social science is devoted to the study of

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    Essay Length: 408 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Janna
  • Federal and State Employment Law

    Federal and State Employment Law

    Burn Fat Faster: 10 Great Tips! ________________________________________ by Raphael Calzadilla, B.A., C.P.T., A.C.E., eDiets Chief Fitness Pro Have you been trying to lose body fat, but find it comes off at a snail's pace? If you’re working out with efficiency and maintaining a slight caloric deficit, you can actually lose up to 1.5 pounds per week. However, even if you haven’t been consistent, I have some metabolism-boosting tips that should help ignite some good, steady

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    Essay Length: 571 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 16, 2009 By: Yan
  • Copyright Laws, Napster and Personal Ethics

    Copyright Laws, Napster and Personal Ethics

    Copyright Laws, Napster and Personal Ethics Abstract: The current lawsuits against Napster have brought out new ethical issues surrounding the exchange of MP3s and copyrighted material on the Internet. This paper discusses the ethical case against those who participate in MP3 trading services such as Napster and suggests ethical alternatives to these services. The free exchange of CD-quality music in the form of MP3s has created quite a stir in the media in the past

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    Essay Length: 341 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 16, 2009 By: Fonta
  • The Changing Nature of Crime and Law Enforcement

    The Changing Nature of Crime and Law Enforcement

    Law enforcement agencies nationwide must constantly adapt to the changing nature of crime and the ways criminals must be prosecuted. New dangers like terrorism, as well as old ones, such as public corruption, threaten the public and force police agencies to acclimate themselves to this new environment. President Clinton explained the need for the development of the federal and local law enforcement agencies. "We have begun to find a way to reduce crime, forming community

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    Submitted: November 16, 2009 By: David

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