Basic rules of international humanitarian law in armed conflicts The seven fundamental rules which are the basis of The Geneva Conventions and the Additional Protocols. This tex has been prepared for dissemination purposes and cannot in any circumstances serve as a substitute for the complete provisions of the international agreements - Extract from "Basic rules of the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols" [pic]1 - Persons hors de combat and those who do not take a direct part in
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the bank for a breach of contract. The breach was as a result of the good faith covenant and fair dealing. Additionally‚ she felt that the mortgage transaction was an example of unfair practice of violations in business under the unfair competition law of the state of California concerning unjust conversion and enrichment. On the basis of the second amended complaint‚ the bank had maintained the activity of procuring costly replacement insurance when mortgagors made a default on their loan obligation
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Martial Law Martial law is usually imposed on a temporary basis when the government or civilian authorities fail to function effectively (e.g.‚ maintain order and security‚ or provide essential services). In full-scale martial law‚ the highest-ranking military officer would take over‚ or be installed‚ as the military governor or as head of the government‚ thus removing all power from the previous executive‚ legislative‚ and judicial branches of government. Martial law has also been imposed during
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#1 “Hittite Law Code” and the “Code of the Assyrians” In this paper‚ I’ll compare both law codes of the Hittites and Assyrians by comparing the two aspects dealing with sexual conduct and relations. Also‚ I’ll examine their differences and similarities and consider why regulating sexuality was so important to both the Hittites and Assyrians. When examining the Hittite and Assyrian law codes‚ I thought there was a big difference. The first thing I noticed was that the Hittite laws were stricter
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REPORT OF THE WORKING GROUP ON “LABOUR LAWS & OTHER REGULATIONS” FOR THE TWELFTH FIVE YEAR PLAN (2012-17) MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT Z-20025/9/2011-Coord CONTENTS Sl. No. 01. 02. 03. 04. 05. Preface Introduction SUBJECT Page No. 1 2 2–3 3–7 7 – 11 Historical background Constitutional frame work Legislative Initiatives Recently Taken/ Proposed to be Taken Views of the Stake Holders on Labour Laws Recommendations of the Working Group Annexures – I‚ II‚ III and IV 06. 12
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Have you ever wondered what the laws of ancient times came from and how they got there? We were asked three different questions about the laws of ancient civilizations. To answer one of the questions we had to determine whether laws are necessary or not. I was pretty sure that laws are necessary to run a successful civilization because if you look back at ancient times to know think of one country or culture that did not have laws to follow. You are about to see way laws can be really important in a
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FIL102 CyberCrime Law The Cybercrime Law of the Philippines (also known as the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 or Republic Act 10175) is a newly-signed act that gives us a true legal tool to combat cybercrime. A better definition is given by a press release from the Senate‚ a part of which says‚ "The Cybercrime Prevention Act lays down a comprehensive legal framework for the detection‚ investigation‚ and suppression of cybercrimes..." The Republic Act No. 10175‚ also known as the Cybercrime
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in a federal state like the US or Australia) because all the separate parts are subject to the UK Parliament. This is said to have sovereign power. This means that it is subject to no higher legal authority and has the power and authority to make laws for all the separate parts of the UK. In a federal state‚ the parts reserve powers to themselves. England‚ Wales and Scotland (without Northern Ireland) are sometimes referred to together as Britain. But Britain or Great Britain also sometimes refers
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Breaking the Law Throughout history many situations have called for noble individuals to break the law to stand up for a particular belief or idea. Two Individuals from the text that have done this successfully are Martin Luther King Jr. and Thomas Jefferson. Today in our society there are hardly any forms of acceptable disobedience to the law without large support groups that can make a change. Choosing to overthrow the government such as Jefferson and the continental congress did or choosing
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that parliament may make law with respect to any matters enumerated in the federal listed in the concurrent list. A state legislation may make law with respect to any matters enumerated in the state list & concurrent list Ex: matters in federal list: external fair‚ defense‚ internal security Ex: matter in state list: land agriculture‚ local government Ex: matter in concurrent list: scholarship‚ protection wild animals This means that each legislature only may make law accordance with their power
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