Equality before the law

equity is equality and equity follows the law. The operation of these maxims sheds further light on the rationale for the HCA’s conclusions and, more broadly, helps to explain the nature of equity. The doctrine of contribution reflects the ‘natural justice’ that equity seeks to provide, by ensuring that parties sharing common obligations contribute proportionally to the fulfilment of that obligation. Thus, the doctrine of contribution is intrinsically linked with the maxim ‘equity is…

should be like. It is respected worldwide for advocating for the rule of law, promoting equality, and social justice. But what makes the United States so outstanding? Why is it so respected? The federal government of the United States of America has three arms: the Executive, the Legislature, and the Judiciary. The president of the United States is in charge of the executive arm of government. His main role is to enforce the laws that the legislature made. It is possible in the U.S to win the…

seem like a not to shameless of a place to reside in. Though there is no perfect world to live in, his state of nature is a close representation of how to obtain a perfect equality and freedom in the world. Locke argues that the state of nature would have perfect equality and a perfect freedom for all man. To have a perfect equality described by Locke is no one has more power over one another. A perfect freedom is they can’t force the people…

As Americans, we have a few main ideals and values that affect how we interact with our political system. Obviously, not everyone is going to agree or even share the same views, but most Americans believe that the three main ideals are; freedom, equality, and democracy. Most Americans value freedom and we believe that we need it to make us happy. Freedom is defined by the book, Keeping the Republic as; “Freedom for the individual from restraint by the state” (Keeping the Republic, Barbour,…

counts as one of the most civilized and developed civilization among most of the civilization that were later or before found. Most of the times civilization were ruled by a ruler, who were trying to do what is best for their people and what is not. Hammurabi, who was one of those rulers, he had one of the few civilization which had a written language, Hammurabi created his own rules and laws for people to follow. The Hammurabi’s code counts as one of the major aspects of the civilization. The…

From what I have witnessed government in some aspects are the ones who do actually impede our progressive actions towards equality. If we were to harness the power of government involvement and get support by the government , we would be able to reach equality more effective and efficient than we are now. If we take a look at ¨There Is a Need to End Racial Profiling Act¨ which was posted on the opposing viewpoints database , we see that governmental…

American Values Democracy and equality are two American core values which, according to Henslin (2014), are shared by most of the groups that make up U.S. society (p.51). Living in a democracy gives a citizen an equal right to vote the leaders of his or her government, in fact the White House (2015) stated that “today’s citizens over the age of 18 cannot be denied the right to vote, regardless of race, religion, sex, disability, or sexual orientation” (para. 1). The equality each person has,…

The formation of and present common law in Australia regarding settler interests and land claims demonstrates indigenous title to be an inferior and less important form of land ownership to that of white Australian interests. I will explain in this essay the prejudices and mistreatment of indigenous persons and their incessant struggle for land claims against the white European settlers, as demonstrated in the Yorta Yorta land claim case. I will also discuss the misconception and…

individual no matter the gender,race, and or religion you have rights that are listen on the constitution. ”Although the Fourteenth Amendment, ratified at the end of the Civil War, it was designed to ensure legal equality for African Americans, Congress wrote it as a general guarantee of equality, and the courts have interpreted the Equal Protection Clause to prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender, religion and disability.” (The Rights of Lesbian,Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People,…

each other. They were only married for six months before feelings of discouragement arose. When understanding your role in society or in this case a marriage there will always be issues. The narrator stated that Jane said, “I always thought it was in their souls that people were equal.” “You were mistaken,” the Director said gravely. “That is the last place where they are equal. Equality before the law, equality of incomes – that is very well. Equality guards life; it doesn’t make it. It is…