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    states these rights are allowed to be legally discriminated against. To be exact, in twenty-two states there are laws for non-discrimination. This means that before same-sex marriage was legalized in every state of the United States, it was legal for homosexuals to marry but also for a workplace to fire someone for being homosexual in certain states. There are already non-discrimination laws today that “include things like race, age, religion and disability.” (Brown) The ultimate priority right…

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    2.1.2 Submission - Speaker 2 The honourable chairman, I speaks as the second speaker for the motion of Man-made law are more superior to Divine law. Therefore, I would stand on the position that Divine law are superior to Man-made laws. The first submission is that man-made laws are made with personal desire of the maker or enacter. Man made laws may be implemented in an unjust manner by corrupted person, Lord Acton had once stated “Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.…

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    The Dual Court System

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    answer was to establish multiple new courts at different levels of jurisdiction; including trial, appellate, and supreme court levels. They assigned particular duties and responsibilities to each level of court, from regulating ordinances and city laws to handling minor disputes like property and divorce. One especially important model that was adapted for use in state courts was the New York State Field Code of 1848. This code clarified jurisdictional claims of different issues and gave…

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    Portugal History

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    slowly began to lose that when the English, French, and Dutch began to move in and take over their colonies, causing a decrease and wealth. In 1822 they lost possession of their largest colony, which is present day Brazil this that caused Portugal to decrease in power and wealth very drastically. Its population…

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    government, the duty of government, equality, liberty, and the state of nature; they then conversed on which was the correct answer. All opinions were respected, letting individualism shine during the Enlightenment. While talking about governments, the English were afraid to voice their opinions for horror of those who were punished for their insolence to the king; the French, on the other hand, published many books about Democracy and individualism, and the king allowed what he believed to be…

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    Potential grounds for appeal can be on the basis of ‘misdirection of law or facts, failure to refer to a defence, inappropriate comments by the judge, or jury irregularity.’ as stated in the AQA Law book. The Court of appeal consists of three senior judges, the superior of the three is referred to as the lady/lord chief justice. They have the power to quash convictions, in addition…

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    women’s suffrage, racial equality, worker rights, corporate greed, and political corruption. Progressives call for active governmental intervention to establish laws, ordinances and policies as corrective measures. The role and scope of government have expanded over the years. In 1982 the Justice Department failed to account for every federal law. They amassed a list of 3,000 criminal offense untimely failing to document all offenses. When asked about the results Ronald Grainer a Justice…

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    Lemon Vs Kurtzman

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    Since the birth of our nation, we have been provided with amendments set in place to protect our freedoms. This set of amendments is known as the bill of rights, and they serve as a guideline for laws so we can determine if they are just or unjust. Since most of the constitution and bill of rights is up to interpretation, there end up being quite a few discrepancies over what the text of these documents actually mean. Because of this we have a Supreme Court that is there to play referee and make…

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    Question 1 Problem: Does Adil fall under the category of a “Consumer” under the Australian consumer law (ACL)? Rule: Australian consumer law (ACL) in phase 3, defines the customer consistent with its right components. Consistent with the law, a person will be entitled as a ‘customer’ or Consumer who obtains particular goods or offerings that are really worth a fee much less than $40000 in general. In the same time, a person may be a ‘consumer’ if he or she acquires an excellent costing…

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    endorsed in the form of political doctrine and law, national truths dissolve and become lost inside of a narrative that saves face through diction. In order to apply for citizenship to Canada, adult applicants must fill out the Application for Canadian Citizens – Adults (Immigration). The application directions underline, “If you are 18 to 64 years of age you must submit acceptable proof that demonstrates that you have adequate knowledge of English or French” (Immigration 7). In…

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