Labour law

Based on the experiences of the west, a most comprehensive definition of food adulteration has been given for PFA (Prevention of Food Adulteration) Act 1955 of India. Historically, the regulatory process of food laws was to discourage fraudulent practices of food…

Prostitution related laws can be classified into three systems- Prohibitionist system, Tolerationist system and Legalized Prostitution . The Prohibitionist system perceives prostitution as an immoral act. It aims at the eradication of this evil by imposing a blanket ban on it and all related activities. It also charges criminal sanctions on all categories of people involved in it. The Tolerationist system regards it as a voluntary activity between two consenting adults and assumes the role of…

International and National Law and Practice) children between the ages 14 and 19 are allowed to work hourly paying jobs in order to help their families. Most hold jobs in agriculture, fishing, car mechanics and construction. Children between the ages 3and15 are forced work for free economic or migrants or traffic light. Statistics says there are approximately 80,000 minors working in Greece (Children’s Right: International…

Discrimination weakens equality that is present in society. Discrimination may also damage social ties and weaken social solidarity, and in the context of employment, it can undermine labour standards and lead to an inefficient use of skills by individuals. The importance of eliminating discrimination is reflected in the Irish law which prohibits discrimination in a variety of settings and on a range of grounds. Yet discrimination is often the most difficult to detect and measure, as…

With how much our lives change, some laws are becoming obsolete. Some times new situations come up and we have no existing laws that are able to deal with the situation. An example of this would theft, the old laws simply stated it was illegal for theft of an object, but now we deal with acts such as identity theft, and we had no law that made it illegal. So over time the system has had to change the laws, but also change the thinking behind it. The system of law and justice has to come up with…

In the 19th century there had been many attempts to abolish the slave trade and to also limit the horrors that people faced during the wars. In 1919 the International Labour Organisation was established and it was used to oversee treaties that protect workers and gave respect to their rights. There was quite a bit of concern over the protection of some minority groups which were raised by the League of Nations at the…

Labor Legislation Analysis The goal of labor laws is to equalize the bargaining power between employers and employees. The laws mainly deal with the relationship between employers and unions. These laws allow employees the right to unionize, as well as allow employers and employees to engage in certain activities, such as strikes and picketing. There are also laws that are aimed at protecting employees in other ways, such as health. Two laws that will be discussed here are the Labor-Management…

to behave ethically, even by law in most developed countries. Therefore, they must balance their goal of earning a profit with ethics. Businesses today are tempted to bypass ethical issues in order to gain profit by exploiting the developing nations. However, with the constant scrutiny of current business practices by governments, the media, pressure groups, and consumers, ethical risk management has become an important factor in doing…

considered as sexually mature, which is a time that is normal to have early marriages. They would have trouble marrying good men if they are ''too old'' in their community. I call this phenomenon “cultural misunderstanding”, which means people break the law by practicing their native customs due to the ignorance of conflicts between two cultures. Underage marriage is not the only category that belongs to cultural misunderstanding; it also frequently happens in other field…

However given the change of law in 1996 Mr Banton acquired a second claim to be made, Ms Segelov said that "remarkably" Mr Banton was the first plaintiff to claim such further damages”. In 2004, a NSW special commission of inquiry was formed to look into the James Hardie Company and…