substantial threat to the social contract and is illegal both domestically and globally. Edward Snowden’s revelations about these activities were done so in the public interest and set him apart from many other Americans charged with espionage by the U.S. government- he is a whistleblower. For this reason, in the eyes of the international community he has committed a non-violent political crime (under the assumption that he has committed a crime). Because of this and other reasons, granting Snowden
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The Washington Declaration on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest The Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest, August 25-27, 2011, convened over 180 experts from 32 countries and six continents to help re-articulate the public interest dimension in intellectual property law and policy. This document records the conclusions from the Congress and is now open for endorsements and comments at http://infojustice.org/washington-declaration Preamble Time is of the
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the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary. The constitutional framework for the legal system is provided by the Basic Law sanctioned by the National People’s Congress of the PRC. Under the principle of ‘one country, two systems’, the HKSAR legal system, which is different from that of Mainland China, is based on the common law, supplemented by local legislation. All legislation in force in the HKSAR is accessible on the internet at www.legislation.gov.hk. Law in the HKSAR:
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by ensuring they can get comparable information. Accounting standards, as laid down by a country’s law, are applicable to all companies registered within its territory. But in order to ensure the success, the regulating process must be established. In Bangladesh BFRS and BAS are used as the accounting and reporting standards for the companies. Companies are obliged to follow those standards and laws and some are free from such restrictions. In this assignment, a theoretical analysis has been made
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Contract Law LAW OF CONTRACT Name: Institution: A contract can be simply defined as an agreement made by parties that is legally binding by its nature. It can also be defined as legally binding set of promises or promises (Lawrence & Elizabeth, 2007). A breach of any aspects of the agreement or a promise that constitutes a contract will lead to a subsequent remedy from the party that has been accused of the breach. The law of contract as shall be later discussed has provided
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copyright law in India vis-a vis the global scenario. Copyright is a form of intellectual property protection granted under Indian law to the creators of original works of authorship such as literary works (including computer programs, tables and compilations including computer databases which may be expressed in words, codes, schemes or in any other form, including a machine readable medium), dramatic, musical and artistic works, cinematographic films and sound recordings. Copyright law protects
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provides an analysis of the Egyptian accounting system with emphasis on the development of the Egyptian Accounting Standards. In addition, this case makes recommendations for the reformation of the Egyptian accounting system. Keywords: Egypt, International accounting standards, Egyptian accounting standards, Egyptian accounting system, Privatization, Culture The state of accounting, Page 1 Journal of Business Cases and Applications 1. INTRODUCTION The purpose of this case is twofold. The
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The first baptism of the law of nations to the Japanese officials was given by the first US Consul-General in Japan, Harris. When negotiating the Treaty of Amity and Commerce of Shogunate, he invoked the law of nations a lot. the law of nations was no only unfamiliar to them but also they were alarmed by the warning that its precept was the essential prerequisite for Japan to join the community of civilized nations. Hence, the study and understanding of the law of nations became urgently essential
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PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS AT THE BRAZILIAN AIRPORTS ANDRÉ SOUTELINO Lawyer. Bachelor‟s degree: Law, Universidade Cândido Mendes (2004). Post-graduation in Private Law, Universidade Federal Fluminense (2007). Master‟s Student in Economic Law and Development– research project: Regulation, Competition, Innovation and Development. e-mail address: andrelds@unisys.com.br. ABSTRACT This paper explains the reasons for investments on infrastructure by the private sector. Today, there are prisons, water
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2013 ‘The courts direct effect decisions transformed the whole nature of the European Union from International organization to something like a federal union.’ (Shapiro) Discuss… The Phrase international organisation can be commonly defined as entities established by formal political agreements between their members that have the status of international treaties; their existence is recognised by law in their member countries; they are not treated as resident institutional units of the countries
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