INTRODUCTION Law or rules can be defined and assessed in a variety of ways, but is more commonly known to us, the judiciary, “as the rules that society is bound to obey.”[1] These so-called “rules” or laws include government-made rules called “legislation” and judge-made rules called “Common Law” that are respected and enforced by our governments and our courts. Whether we speak in terms of Civil or Common Law traditions, certain characteristics can generally be said to apply to each
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ARGUMENTATION The applicant claims that there has been a violation of article 6 of the ECHR, namely, violation of his right to a fair trial. This right has been denied by the refusal of the Court of allowing the cross examination of the anonymous witness regarding the day, when he/she witnessed Mr. Karam transporting weapons to the house on Portobellostraat nr. 40. The applicant would like to highlight the fact he could not establish and confirm his alibi since he was not able to question
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benefit. Freedom of speech in addition to people’s interest in drama of the courtroom stimulates media’s curiosity in legal matters, and sometimes this curiosity will defy the privacy of others. Media’s influence on public and especially on jury repeatedly has caused the change of the verdict, an example of this influence is a case from Capital Defense Network; “Conviction for murders, armed robbery and attempted rape with a punishment of death was reversed and remanded for retrial because
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What is the Federal Trade Commission’s merger test pursuant to the Clayton Act? Why have most mergers passed this test? Can you think of any mergers that were disapproved by the government? Why? (based on Legal Challenges text Chapter 20 and Business Ethics text Chapter 16, Part III; tied to course competencies 1 and 2) The Federal Trade Commission’s merger test pursuant to the Clayton Act requires a showing of reasonable probability of a substantial lessening of competition. Therefor the mergers
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The Commercial Lien Process What is a Commercial Lien? http://lien.fmotl.com/ If someone has 'wronged' you, by their actions, you have a remedy, in Law. The Common Law is the Law-of-the-Land, and is the highest man-made Law under which the People of the Nation are bound. Under the Common Law, everyone is individually responsible for their own actions. The 'office' they may hold, the 'authority' they may consider they have, and/or the uniform they may wear, does not protect them in any way, shape
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Processing a Defendant: In A Federal Investigation. Unit 4 Corrections and Prisons July 7th, 2013 AIU ONLOINE PROFESSOR: TINA DINGLE Abstract Today we will be discussing how a defendant is processed through a federal case. This is exceptionally important because your actions or absence of actions as law enforcement during the detaining of these suspects can result in the difference between their prosecution and release under federal statue. This presentation will also act as a checklist
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The Legal Process Alea Bates BUS/434 October 18, 2010 Robert Lewandowski The Legal Process An epidemic began hundreds of years ago, and unfortunately is still prevalent today. This epidemic is discrimination, and it is alive and well in all aspects of our lives. Discrimination comes in different forms and types. When most people think of discrimination, think of race discrimination; however, discrimination comes in many different forms such as age, gender, sexual, sex
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Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice The diversity issue focused on in this paper will be racial disparity in sentencing. This paper will also focus on some of the reasons why racial disparity exists within sentencing. One of the research methods used in this paper will be case studies. In society today there are a diversity of citizens, of offenders, and leaders within in the court system. However, race still plays a big role in the Criminal Justice system especially during the sentencing portion
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Prof. Mull 2 March, 2013 Reviewing the case study on what to do with Howard, I noticed that the work environment had many more issues that plagued it than just Howard. Tad has many decisions to make as the project Engineer for Agrigreen, Inc. Below are three Findings of Fact and my recommendations for each. Finding of Fact #1: Howard has issues with attendance and break time boundaries. He has grown complacent in his demeanor. Over the last several years he has taken additional snack breaks
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LAW OF TORT W/C: 4/3/2013 DAMAGES 1a) why is an award of exemplary damages controversial and when may it be made? * They are controversial as they are used punitively with the intention of punishing the defendant- a lot of people feel that the punitive function should be performed by criminal, not civil law; * Statute and precedent prevented their abolishment; * Three categories of exemplary damages were identified in Cassell & Ltd v Broome [1972]: 1. Conduct calculated
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