...Respectively or a total of more or less (P1,847,578,057.50); and by collecting or receiving, directly or indirectly, by himself and/or in connivance with John Does & Jane Does, commissions or percentages by reason of said purchases of shares of stock in the amount of P189,700,000.00 more or less, from Belle Corporation which became part of the Deposit in the equitable Bank under the account name of ‘Jose Velarde’. Petitioner wishes to impress upon the constitutionality of RA 7080 (An Act Defining and Penalizing the Crime of Plunder), as amended by RA 7659. He therefore makes a stringent call for this Court to subject the Plunder Law to the crucible of constitutionality mainly because, according to him, (a) it suffers from the vice of vagueness; (b) it dispenses with the "reasonable doubt" standard in criminal prosecutions; and, (c) it...
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...Justice O’Connor states “I agree with the court that Chicago’s gang congregation ordinance is unconstitutionally vague’’. A penal law is void for vagueness if it fails to define the criminal offense with sufficient definiteness that ordinary people can understand what conduct is prohibited or fails to establish guidelines to prevent arbitrary and discriminatory enforcement of the law. The more important aspect of vagueness doctrine is the requirement that a legislature establish minimal guidelines to govern law enforcement. I share JUSTICE THOMAS concern about the consequences of gang violence, and I agree that some degree of police discretion is necessary to allow the police to perform their peacekeeping responsibilities...
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...In which it states the vagueness of the words “… in danger of leading and idle, dissolute, lewd, or immortal life.” I see how the plaintiffs argue that the words are not precise or list what are the dangers they lead or have to lead. The court agreed with the people that put the lawsuit because it was not clear and it violated some of their rights. It did not state what precisely were the dangers or what should juveniles not be doing. This case changes everything for juveniles because the court referred to it as the void-for-vagueness doctrine. Everything that was in the statue was not clear and what conduct was bad and was not allowed and the part of the statue was not clear enough so people can prepare a case. The court declared that part of the statue was unconstitutional, but later it was send to the U.S Supreme Court but they just send it back to the district...
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...In which it states the vagueness of the words “… in danger of leading and idle, dissolute, lewd, or immortal life.” I see how the plaintiffs argue that the words are not precise or list what are the dangers they lead or have to lead. The court agreed with the people that put the lawsuit because it was not clear and it violated some of their rights. It did not state what precisely were the dangers or what should juveniles not be doing. This case changes everything for juveniles because the court referred to it as the void-for-vagueness doctrine. Everything that was in the statue was not clear and what conduct was bad and was not allowed and the part of the statue was not clear enough so people can prepare a case. The court declared that part of the statue was unconstitutional, but later it was send to the U.S Supreme Court but they just send it back to the district...
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...LEG 320 Week 1 Quiz – Strayer NEW Click on the Link Below to Purchase A+ Graded Course Material http://budapp.net/LEG-320-Week-1-Quiz-Strayer-442.htm CHAPTER 1 CRIMINAL LAW: PURPOSES, SCOPE, AND SOURCES MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. An example of private law is a. criminal law b. criminal procedure c. divorce d. Constitutional law 2. The law of criminal procedure deals with a. the law followed in the investigation and processing of a crime b. the definition of crimes c. contractual issues d. torts 3. The substantive criminal law a. defines the standards of conduct for protection of the community b. is an important branch of private law c. is no longer followed in the U.S. d. defines the steps followed in processing a criminal case 4. A person might commit a crime for any of the following reasons except? a. fear of arrest and punishment b. insufficient moral or ethical restraints c. peer pressure d. opportunity combined with capacity and skill 5. A tort is a. a public wrong against society b. a civil wrong done to a person or her property c. a crime d. always a moral wrong 6. If a person intentionally damages a building owned by another person, this action a. is a crime, but not a tort b. is a tort, but not a crime c. is neither a tort nor a crime d. is both a tort and a crime 7. The Latin maxim nulla poena sine lege means a. no law without punishment b. no punishment without a moral...
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...United States Marines, and mercenaries, led the first foreign land campaign from Egypt to Derne, Tripoli. The army successfully took Derne from Yusuf Qarmanli forces. The American Consul Tobias Lear undermined the pressure and created a treaty that favored the Tirolian leader. The treaty ended the 1st Barbary War, established peace, but also showed the world that the United States was willing to use military strength where European powers had failed. The main point of Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates is that the United States stood up to protect the freedoms of both foreign and American interest against terrorizing Pirates of North Africa by military force, which would later be manifested in documents such as the Monroe Doctrine and the Truman Doctrine. Brain Kilmaede, seeing the success of Bill O’ Reilly’s historical books were generated, decided to pursue publishing books covering American History stories that had not been well known. Kilmeade is news anchor by trade, but his passion for history encouraged him into writing this book that saw the rise of the United States Navy and Marine Corps. Don Yaeger, the co-author, with a background in journalism has the experience of writing books. Kilmeade and Yaeger produced a viewpoint that ties modern problems of Islamic terrorism, American military power, and the struggles of American slow moving government to the past. While the authors are not historians, they were able to access sources from the Library of Congress to Jefferson’s...
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...Law Opinion Jane Doe CJS/220 December 3, 2011 Law Opinion Normal law originated in Britain, and was certain procedures were adopted by the United States. The majority of laws are made by the federal and state legislature. Normal law contains rules and other doctrines of the English royal. For more than a four hundred year period, from the eighth to the eleventh centuries, the social system believed that when settling differences there was an increasing of feudalism. Since the United States of America was a new nation and had a government which many felt wasn't as nice as it could be. They were gathering information to create a different way of running the nation. There was a conference, called the Constitutional Convention, in which historical figures, such as Ben Franklin, George Washington, and James Madison attended. The purpose of the Constitutional Convention was for the state representatives to come together to decide the structure of the government. After the final compromises were made and clauses were polished, they voted. (Mount, 2011) The Constitution was finalized in 1787. The Constitution establishes three major divisions of federal government. These are known as the legislative, executive, and judiciary. Each branch has its own part in how laws are created and used. Creating new laws is difficult and the legislatures sometimes have a problem defining them. Sometimes new laws come about because of a recent issue, in which there was no law about it before...
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... An Ex Post Facto Laws criminalizes an act that was innocent when it was committed. It is the clearest example of ex post facto laws, they’re also the rarest. Ex Post Facto also increases the punishment for a crime after the crime was committed. Just as clear an rare like the first one. An example is raising the age of statutory rape form 16 to 21. Finally it takes away a defense that was available to a defendant when the crime was committed. The Ex Post Facto ban is protect private individuals by ensuring that legislature give them a fair warning about criminal and that they can rely on that requirement. The other purpose is to prevent legislators form passing arbitrary and vindictive laws. The Void-for-Vagueness Doctrine takes aim similar to the ban on ex post facto. Void laws fails to give fair warning to individuals as to what the law prohibits. It can never cure the uncertainty in all laws because laws are in word, not numbers. 14 amendment of the U.S constitutional states that,” no state shall deny to any person within its jurisdiction the Equal protection of the laws. Equal Protection is more frequently an issue in criminal procedure than it is in criminal law. First of all, equal protection doesn’t...
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...courts are organised in a hierarchal structure and England has no written constitutions like the US therefore giving parliament power of 'law-makers' especially after they made themselves a supreme body who represent the people of the country, they have unquestionable power (unlike the other law-makers) to add, remove and change legislations without consulting the outsiders. As parliament don't have time to look through all bills passed the following can make 'delegated' (or subordinated) legislations; ministry of crown, privy council, local authority, courts and tribunals. Regulations in Chester v Bateson 1920 shows an example of a delegated legislation being declared void by parliament. The English courts are set in a hierarchal structure with this England developed a doctrine of binding precedent (doctrine of stare decisis Latin for "to stand by decided cases") meaning, when cases are being tried judges are bound by decisions of superior or equal court status within their jurisdiction and they must check for previous similar cases for precedents set by either equal or superior courts and should obey/follow this precedent. In the case where the precedent is from an inferior court precedent can be taken into account but doesn't have to be followed. If judges fail to refer back to previous statutes either because he/she missed it or it wasn't cited this gives reason for an appeal. Also judges must consider EU laws and Human...
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...Question: Ian is the finance director at Silver Sachs, a banking ………within a company. What is the likelihood of Ian keeping his job? The position of Ian as a director of the company is one of utmost importance. Directors are tasked with managing the company in such a way as to maximise the benefits to shareholders and other stakeholders, whilst ensuring that the company complies with all applicable laws and regulations. It is, therefore, a serious matter for the company if a director is underperforming or if he or she is at odds with the strategies which the majority of the company’s management have adopted. In such circumstances, there may be no option for the company other than to seek the removal of such a director from office. In many companies, the power to remove a director from office is granted to the board of directors or to a majority shareholder under the company’s Articles of Association. For these companies, removing a director will be a relatively straightforward matter, usually requiring the board or majority shareholder to simply serve written notice on the director in question. For companies which do not have these powers enshrined in their Articles, company law provides a statutory procedure to allow shareholders to remove a director by passing an ordinary resolution at a general meeting of the company. Statutory Procedure The procedure for removing Ian by ordinary resolution is set out in sections 168 and 169 of the Companies Act 2006. A shareholder...
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...branch d. Armed Forces of the Philippines 3. The statement “No person shall be deprived of his life, liberty or property” is a. Absolutely true b. Generally true c. An exception to the general rule d. Bulls**t! Considering that many are being unjustly deprived of these rights day in and day out. 4. In the above-mentioned statement, person pertains to a. All, without exceptions b. Both natural and juridical c. Both citizens and aliens, without exceptions d. None of the above 5. The Judiciary can review the acts of the other branches of the government and determine whether there has been grave abuse of discretion amounting to lack or excess of jurisdiction in such acts. This is reflective of the doctrine of a. Separation of powers b. Checks and balances c. Non-delegability of powers d. She-had-me-at-my-worst…you-had-me-at-my-best……….and-you-chose-to-break-my-heart 6. The aforementioned function of the Judiciary to make such determination is otherwise known as a. Judicial review b. Judicial power c. Judicial prerogative d. Judicial boom panes 7. The license to operate a motor vehicle is a. A property right b. Not a property right, but a privilege granted by the State, which may be suspended by the State...
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...Republic Act No. 10175 S. No. 2796 H. No. 5808 Republic of the Philippines Congress of the Philippines Metro Manila Fifteenth Congress Second Regular Session Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday the Twenty-fifth day of July two thousand eleven. [ Republic Act No. 10175 ] AN ACT DEFINING CYBERCRIME, PROVIDING FOR THE PREVENTION, INVESTIGATION, SUPPRESSION AND THE IMPOSITION OF PENALTIES THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled: CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS SECTION 1. Title. — This Act shall be known as the “Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012″. SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. — The State recognizes the vital role of information and communications industries such as content production, telecommunications, broadcasting electronic commerce, and data processing, in the nation’s overall social and economic development. The State also recognizes the importance of providing an environment conducive to the development, acceleration, and rational application and exploitation of information and communications technology (ICT) to attain free, easy, and intelligible access to exchange and/or delivery of information; and the need to protect and safeguard the integrity of computer, computer and communications systems, networks, and databases, and the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information and data stored therein, from all forms of misuse, abuse, and illegal access...
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...Devry Phil 447 Final Exam IF You Want To Purchase A+ Work then Click The Link Below For Instant Down Load http://www.hwspeed.com/Devry-Phil-447-Final-Exam-0404044480.htm?categoryId=-1 IF You Face Any Problem Then E Mail Us At JOHNMATE1122@GMAIL.COM Question Page 1 Question 1.1. (TCO 1) "Thinking about thinking" is the definition of what? (Points : 4) Development of arguments Measure of good sense Development of critical skills Writing for clarity Critical thinking Question 2.2. (TCO 1, 2, 4) What is the principle concern when handling an issue? (Points : 4) Whether a given claim is true or not Whether the claim at issue attaches to the conclusion or not Whether the claim at issue is clearly understood Whether the claim is not ambiguous Whether the claim at issue is open for discussion and resolution Question 3.3. (TCO 1, 2, 3) What are the two conditions needed for a premise to offer support for a conclusion? (Points : 4) It is ethical and justifies an action It provides knowledge and defines terms It provides reasons and analyzes data It specifies what caused something and how it works It is true and relevant to the conclusion Question 4.4. (TCOs 2, 3) For inductive arguments, how do we measure their quality as stronger or weaker? (Points : 4) Based on how much support their premises provide for the conclusion Based on requiring little translation into syllogistic form Based on their appearing in a standard form Based on the clear...
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...Question 9 To determine whether a public employee receives First Amendment protection from speech (and therefore cannot be fired for it), the Supreme Court has stated that all of the following are important except: Answer The employer must have a justification for treating the employee differently than it would treat a member of the general public. The speech cannot be about political topics. The speech must be about something of great public concern. The speech cannot be made as part of the employment (such as an internal memorandum). 5 points Question 10 Select the best definition of whistleblower: Answer the sole goal of modern ethics training originated from the Latin "qui tam pro domino rege quam pro sic ipso in hoc parte sequitur" meaning "who as well for the king as for himself sues in this matter." a narrow exception under the general rule of at-will employment people who report unethical or illegal activities under the control of their employers 5 points Question 11 According to the article excerpted in the text entitled, The Functions of Privacy, by Alan Westin, privacy has several functions in today’s society. These include: Answer Total freedom in the private life with no consequences to the work life. The ability to express dissatisfaction without risk of exposure. The ability to be post critical information on the Internet without consequences at work. The ability to spend...
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...The British Society for the Philosophy of Science The Nature of Philosophical Problems and Their Roots in Science Author(s): K. R. Popper Source: The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, Vol. 3, No. 10 (Aug., 1952), pp. 124-156 Published by: Oxford University Press on behalf of The British Society for the Philosophy of Science Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/685553 . Accessed: 13/09/2013 04:37 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org. . Oxford University Press and The British Society for the Philosophy of Science are collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science. http://www.jstor.org This content downloaded from 58.27.243.214 on Fri, 13 Sep 2013 04:37:15 AM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions THE NATURE OF PHILOSOPHICAL PROBLEMS AND THEIR ROOTS IN SCIENCE * K. R. POPPER I IT was after some hesitation that I decided to take as my point of departurethe present position of English philosophy. For I believe...
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