In Terry v. Ohio, 392 U. S. 1 (1968), the court considered whether police, in the absence of probable cause, can stop, question, or frisk an individual. The case proposed that in order to stop someone for questioning, the Police must have a reasonable suspicion that the person is about to commit or has already committed a crime. If after someone has been stopped, the police want frisk a suspect for weapons, they need to have reasonable suspicion that the person is armed and threatening. The Court
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T. F | 2. | “Law” is an English word that can be used in one specific way and capable of being defined precisely or adequately. | T. F | 3. | In its general usage, the word “law” is used only to express the sense ofabsolute certainty about the occurrence of a certain phenomenon. | T. F | 4. | In today’s modern period, owing to their individualistic as opposed to communal existence, human beings no longer need one another. | T. F | 5. | For centuries jurists
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International Sale of Goods (Vienna, 1980) (CISG) Purpose The purpose of the CISG is to provide a modern, uniform and fair regime for contracts for the international sale of goods. Thus, the CISG contributes significantly to introducing certainty in commercial exchanges and decreasing transaction costs. Why is it relevant? The contract of sale is the backbone of international trade in all countries, irrespective of their legal tradition or level of economic development. The CISG
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(1902) | Duty to act, Contract | A person under contract will be liable for harmful consequences of his failure to perform contractual obligations. | Gibbins v Proctor [1919] | Actus reus, omissions- duty of care | A voluntary assumption of care is imposed on individuals who provide care and then cease to. | Mens Rea | R v Nedrick | Mens rea, Oblique Intention | Developed the ‘virtual certainty’ test: 1) The prohibited result is a virtual certainty of main purpose2) D knows that it is virtually
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Standard Deviation To estimate SD of individual reserves, we have opted for underlying commodity SD i.e. oil & gas. Exhibit 8 explains historical pattern of oil & gas prices SD ranging from low to high. Since proven reserves are known with more certainty, they are assigned low variance while probable and possible were at high end. Accordingly, oil & gas revenues contribution in total revenues of each reserve option is calculated and then value weighted with assigned SD to arrive at individual SD
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arrangement will extinguish the free market economy. They also believe that it will take away the people’s right to make a choice. “The massive law pushing the United States toward universal health coverage won Supreme Court validation on June 28 in a decision that advances the most ambitious reshaping of American social policy in generations (Woodward, C. 2012).” There have been many who have said repetitively that this bill is constitutionally uncertain. There are many people who also say the government
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an increased potential for management fraud as unexpected losses and financing difficulties create pressure on those who are concerned about the financial performance and solvency of their business. Decisions made in the past due to financial crises are constantly being reconsidered and old certainties questioned. Accounting has been evolving with the development of advancements and setbacks of society. The SEC has to constantly reevaluate their accounting policies due to past events and changes
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for any unavoidable costs exceed the benefits expected. 2. b) 4. 1 Intermediate Accounting 2 Restructuring plans Week 2 - Answer Recognition of the provision is required because a constructive obligation may arise from the decision to restructure when, and only when, an
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| Six Rules for Effective Forecasting 124 Harvard Business Review | July–August 2007 | hbr.org with future certainty; forecasting looks at how hidden currents in the present signal possible changes in direction for companies, societies, or the world at large. Thus, the primary goal of forecasting is to identify the full range of possibilities, not a limited set of illusory certainties. Whether a specific forecast actually turns out to be accurate is only part of the picture – even a broken
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Dysfunctions of a Team- Patrick Lencioni Bhavya Seth - 0568958 Trang Nguyen - 0567279 Kevin Baker - 0568890 MGT 210 Professor: Shane McQuade Golden Gate University 1 I. Introduction Team work has become a core competence in many organizations such as Whole Food, IDEO, or Cisco. A team is defined as “a group whose members work intensely with one another to achieve a specific common goal or objective” (Jones and George, 2011, p.495). One of the main reasons why team work is more preferable nowadays
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