Choice of law

Authored by Eshita Sand, a 4th year student of B.A.LL.B(Hons.)- with Specialization in Energy Laws at College of Legal Studies, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun. According to recital 11, Rome I Regulation, ‘The parties’ freedom to choose the applicable law should be one of the cornerstones of the system of conflict-of-law rules in matters of contractual obligations’. The ambit of party autonomy is seriously restricted, on the other hand, in the context of contracts other than B to B. For three categories of reputedly weaker parties (consumers, employees and insurance policy holders) party choice of law is allowed only to increase the protection provided under the law of the weaker party’s habitual residence (or place…

myself to believe in such a thing. Obviously, there are multiple choices to make at any given moment and all the decision making happens in our “brain” we ultimately decide what we do. Voice 2: Don’t make me lau- Voice 3: Why not both? Voice 1 and Voice 2: What? Voice 3: I asked, “why not both?” because isn’t it entirely possible that both exist? Voice 1: Right. And who might you be? Voice 3: The disembodied voice of A. J. Ayer, obviously. I’m here to tell you why you both are seeing things too…

take comfort in knowing that all their choices are of their own free will, and others may take comfort in knowing that everything is predetermined. The avenues we could go down in which to analyze the problem of free will are endless; I’m going to touch base on just a few key points. One point of view is that physics controls outcomes in your life. Another point of view possibility is that you have complete control. Is our free will really ours or are we not free from our selves to chose? And…

a tutor for a boy named Chrysippus, and Laius kidnapped him and took him to thebes. Then hHe was cursed and couldn't get married or his whole line would be cursed. This is an example of free will. It might not have been fate that this was supposed to happen it was his choice to kidnap the boy. Also, even after this curse, he went and got married and had a child, that was free will and that made his son cursed. Oedipus is cursed now, but it was not his choice, it was his fate because of his…

college to go to, every choice that is made defines us as a person and it affects the people surrounding us. Our beliefs make one of the largest impacts in our life. They dictate every choice we make. Our choices and beliefs don’t have a right or wrong, becoming an issue of why we decide to put our faith in something. In Antigone, Sophocles’ contrasting characterization demonstrates Antigone’s personal morals and Ismene’s belief in authority and how individuals must decide between the two, even…

Choice and Accountability Essay In the short story “The Guest” by Albert Camus it shows how everyone has to make choices and decisions, and these choices will affect the person later on. Balducci a father figure to Daru comes to his house and brings an Arab man giving Daru the orders from the French to deliver the Arab to Tinguit to the police headquarters because he has committed a crime. Daru chooses that he personally does not want to be the one to bring the Arab man to his fat. However, Daru…

If you could have, then why didn’t you? Free Will is the tittle for chapter 6 in the book. It starts off by giving us a brief example of a very common situation people go through everyday in perhaps more than once a day. Food choice, would you pick the healthiest desert for you, or the appealing chocolate cake? If you picked the cake knowing that it wasn’t good for you, yet you still had the option to pick something else, then why didn’t you? Nagel discusses different explanations of why humans…

Freedom of choice and responsibility In the recent discussions of existentialism, a controversial issue has been whether existentialism is before essence. On the one hand, some argue that essence is before existentialism. From this perspective, each man has a particular, universal human nature and has the same basic qualities. In other words, God creates a man, so a man’s life is only directed by God. On the other hand, however, others argue that existence precedes essence. In the words of…

Beyond the terminal patients, their families will be affected. They could lose their family members and friends sooner from the disease or be under incredible financial burden trying to finance the medical care for them. Steve Butler is affected by Roger’s decisions as Roger cheated him out of a good investment. Steve’s assistant may lose his/her job for sending the wrong document to Roger. Roger’s choices can affect Solodor Pharmaceutical (SP) in that if he makes right choices, they will…

It seems as if every day, we have to make choices. Whether these choices are what to eat for breakfast, debating whether to skip on the take out dinner, or even what to get each family member for the holidays. The Free Will argument is the predictability of the physical brain and the mental states. The brain is what we think causes us to act or think a certain way, but it is actually the universe and the laws of nature that play a significant role in the determination of our choices. The choices…