Common Ground

A Case Comment on ‘K. M. Nanavati v. State of Maharashtra’ 1961 Legal methods project ___________________________________________________________________________ Submitted to: Professor Amita Dhanda Submitted by: Rahul Sibbal (1st year BA-LLB) NALSAR UNIVERSITY OF LAW, JUSTICE CITY, HYDERABAD Introduction “Love Affair…

acre in size.’ and was induced to enter into a contract. As such, the estate agent in including Percy to enter a contract for the purchase of the property has made certain statements which later turn out to be untrue and may be actionable on the grounds of misrepresentation. To find out actionable misrepresentation, the…

This is the main advantage of the international arbitration. Both parties are able to dispute on a neutral ground allowing more fairness and less corruption to enter. Another advantage is Speed. In an international arbitration there are no appeals unlike domestic courts so the proceeding speed is much faster than the domestic court disputes. Moreover experts…

Social Behavior Among Monkeys May Be More Nature Than Nurture ScienceDaily (Dec. 4, 2003) — An unusual experiment with monkeys who were switched between mothers shortly after birth has demonstrated the importance of nature over nurture in behavior. Rearing Young monkeys reared by a mother other than their own are more likely to exhibit the aggressive or friendly behavior of their birth mothers rather than the behavior of their foster mothers, a University of Chicago researcher has shown for…

Texas Judicial System The process of the Texas Judiciary System is long and complicated. The system is divided into many subdivisions under the 2 main courts. One for civil cases, which is the Supreme Court of Texas, and the one for criminal cases called the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Each process in the Texas Judiciary system has certain strengths and weaknesses. Even though the Texas Judicial system has been around as long as 1822 (Handbook of Texas Online), there are some reforms being…

Roles In the United States, attorneys provide a wide variety of services. They seem to do everything from drafting contracts and writing up wills to trying high-profile cases and arguing in front of the Supreme Court. In fact, at times it can seem like the U.S. is obsessed with attorneys as more and more things become legal issues and attorneys find themselves taking on more and more roles. Our pop culture seems to both reflect and drive our legal obsession as well, with more and more legal…

The Importance in the Unrecognized The written word is a particularly powerful weapon against mankind 's baser impulses, being especially effective whenever translated into visual format. Playwrights, filmmakers, creators all have the ability to tap into the creative power that lets them hold in their hands the capability to begin wars, mold society and incite outcries for justice. Reginald Rose was a man who effectively approached social and economic issues using art and theater to enlighten…

Source and Purpose of Civil Law Historically, civil law is derived from Rome’s Corpus Juris Civilis and France’s Code Napoleon (Emerson, 2009). It is founded on English common law. Notably, civil law systems are founded on legislative codes rather than judicial precedents. These codes are comprehensive and authoritative collections of rules that cover principal subjects of law. Currently, the main sources of civil law include academicians and legislative bodies. According to Schubert (2014),…

When discussing Negligence, it is imperative that we first explorer the law of Tort. This is a wrongful act whether it was intentional or accidental, leading to one being injured (cited from Law.com). To demonstrate that the defendant has committed an act or omission it may be necessary to prove that both a standard duty of care and damage has resulted in negligent behaviour. A person in a professional occupation such as a chartered surveyor has a higher duty of care because their field of work…

In module two: The Law, it gives us 7 major key points for that chapter. Those seven gave me a greater understanding of the constitution, the bill of rights and amendments, and common law then and now, and many more. The amendments are a big component when talking about criminal justice. The first amendment includes, freedom of speech, religion and expression. The fourth amendments is the right to the people, this includes to be…