1. Outline the sources of Irish Law * History sources of law * Common Law * Equity Example of the many maxims: i. Those who seek equity must do equity. ii. Equity looks the intent rather than the form. iii. Those who come to equity must come with clean hands. iv. Equality is equity. * Legal sources of Law: There are five legal sources: a. Legislation (Statute Law) b. Subordinate Legislation c. The Irish Constitution 1937 (Bunreacht na hÉireann)
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The Golden Rule (“GR”) is a universal maxim that states “treat others the way you want to be treated.” The GR and its variations are found in many of the world’s religions. There is a false simplicity to the Golden Rule‚ which leads to problems in the application of its various iterations due to varying perspectives of the world’s religions. What may be right for some people may be wrong for others. Treating someone the way you want to be treated may be an affront to a stranger. A religion must
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71203 Business Ethics Assignment 1 Drawing on ethical theory to critique a claim. Businesses putting something back into the local community... ...Morally obligatory - or not? Utilitarian and Kantian Moral Theory Viewpoints Tanya Lundie 9118692 27 March 2009 Rainbow (2002) describes ethical theories as being “...the foundations of ethical analysis...” because they are viewpoints from which guidance can be obtained in the interests of determining “...what counts as acting ethically...” (The
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Natural Law – denotes a system of moral and ethical principles that are inherent in human nature and that people can discover through the us of their natural intelligence‚ or reason. Positive Law – Or national law (the written law of a given society at a particular point in time)‚ applies only to the citizens of that nation or society. Legal Realism – the idea that law is just one of many institutions in society and that it is shaped by social forces and needs. Constitutional Law – The
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The Coherence Theory of Truth First published Tue Sep 3‚ 1996; substantive revision Tue Sep 9‚ 2008 A coherence theory of truth states that the truth of any (true) proposition consists in its coherence with some specified set of propositions. The coherence theory differs from its principal competitor‚ the correspondence theory of truth‚ in two essential respects. The competing theories give conflicting accounts of the relation between propositions and their truth conditions. (In this article‚ ‘proposition’
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Module 1 SLP Assignment ETH501: Business Ethics 23 Feb 2013 It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military‚ and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services. The modern army has its roots in the Continental Army which was formed on 14 June 1775‚ [2] to meet the demands of the American Revolutionary War before the establishment of the United States. The Congress of the Confederation officially created the United States Army on 3 June 1784[3] [4] after the end of the Revolutionary
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Life is a balancing act between the past‚ present‚ and future. Expressing guilt and regret about the past is almost instinctual‚ but we accept that it is unchangeable and we put it behind us. However‚ there are some‚ who so desperately cling to the idea of the past and believe that they have the power to repeat it. While an action can be repeated in order to emulate an action of the past‚ the entirety of the moment can never be recreated. This is due to the fact that unlike a physical action‚ the
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John stuart mill believed in the principle of utilitarianism‚ a moral philosophy focused on the outcome of one’s actions. This is in counter to the Kantian or Aristotelian ethics‚ which focus on one’s actions and the character of the one acting respectively. Utilitarianism according to Mill is a philosophy that seeks to produce the greatest amount of good for the greatest amount of people. The good in that principle being based on Hedonism‚ a philosophy that believes in maximizing net pleasure. It
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antics was Boxer. Boxer was a great asset to the farm; working overtime to make sure everything was completed seamlessly. He took his job very seriously and looked to Napoleon as a mentor and friend. He was so fond of the boar that he created this maxim‚ “Napoleon is always right.”(5.22) Idolizing a pig instead of the God that Moses preached about is a tragic occurrence. Boxer was so brainwashed and molded that he was convinced to believe that his enemy was superior to God. Possibly the grossest example
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THE INDIAN PENAL CODE PROJECT Submitted in Partial Fulfilment of the B.A. LL.B. (H)‚ Fifth Semester Mistake of Fact vis-à-vis Mistake of Law SUBMITTED BY: (GROUP: ) SUBMITTED TO: AANCHAL SINGH (661) Dr. SACHIV KUMAR ABHILASH KALLA
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