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Judicial Precedent or Hierarchy of the Courts
Precedent
Judicial Precedent Judicial precedent means the decisions of the higher courts automatically binds the lower courts according to the hierarchy of the courts. This refers to the doctrine of stare decisis. For example, the Supreme Court decision binds the Court of Appeal, Divisional Courts, High Court and County Court. Ratio decidendi is the principle of…
Should Whaling Be Banned Completely
Animals
Human
Reason
Torture
Zoology
Whales, the largest animals on earth and the largest mammals on the planet, have existed for millions of years. Despite their apparent similarity, there are multiple whale species. Each year, female whales give birth to a single offspring and devote themselves to nurturing it throughout the entire year. According to Whale World (n.d), these serene…
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Art
Ethics
Rights
Jean Jacques Rousseau was born June 28, 1712 in the Republic of Geneva. He was born into a middle class working family, his father was a watchmaker and his mother attended to their home. Nine days after Jean’s mother gave birth to him, she died from the puerperal fever. Most of Jean’s childhood he was…
“Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck Analysis
Victim
How Far Do You Agree That Curley’s Wife Is a Victim and Deserves Our Sympathy? The novel ‘Of Mice and Men’ was written by John Steinbeck in 1936. It is set in the society of the 1920’s. The author sets up our perception of the character ‘Curley’s wife’ in a way that allows us to…
Thesis statement pro death penalty Argumentative Essay
Death Penalty
There Is nothing more final than death. As such before we decide such a major Issue as the Death Penalty we better be sure of what we are doing! Superficially it may seem very simple – you kill therefore you should die – but is it really that simple? Let’s take a closer look…. In…
Solomon Kane’s Timeline – Part One
Piracy
1502 — Reuben Kane and Hildred Taferal born in Devon, Reuben in April, Hildred in August. Reuben is the child of poor fisher-folk in the coastal village of Salcombe, Hildred a scion of gentry living in a manor house outside Kingsbridge. Hildred is a younger son; Reuben has two brothers and two sisters. 1511-1516 —…
Hypothesis about Lying
Deception
Experiment
Hypothesis
Science
Self Esteem
Truth
But this by itself is merely evidence of social preferences, which as noted earlier, is a ell-established phenomenon. It has nothing to do inherently with lying aversion, since it applies just as well when the allocations are chosen directly in the dictator game rather than through communication in the deception game. This highlights Our analytical…
Etiology of Crime and Theories of Criminal Behavior Development
Crime
There are many theories to the development of criminal behavior. Equal in number are the perspectives. These studies of etiology of crime have increasingly expanded from focusing on the individual to include more external factors. Understanding the development and causes of criminal behavior is critical in developing measures to prevent them and the impact they…
Is the Death Penalty Cruel and Unusual Punishment?
Death Penalty
In order to determine whether the death penalty is to be considered cruel and unusual punishment, it is necessary to first define each word in order to get full understanding of the issue being assessed. According to the Merriam-Webster collegiate dictionary, cruel is defined as: “disposed to inflict pain or suffering devoid of humane feelings….
Rights and duties of agent
Rights
RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF AGENT UNDER THE LAW OF AGENCY Introduction The law of agency is based on the maxim “Qui facit per alium facit per se” i.e. he who does an act through another does it by himself. The concept of representative capacity is the totem of agency. In the hustle and bustle of…