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    Legal language Language is the instrument of law because legal documents are created through words. Lawyers deal mainly with words which is their essential tool. When a person decides to write his will, he uses language. Contracts between two parties is nothing but words written on paper. So , language and law are interconnected. However, we must recognize that legal language is not like everyday language used by all people. Actually, legal language has been discussed and studied by many scholars

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    This paper will examine both H.L.A Hart and Ronald Dworkin’s position in the theories of law and will try to determine who has won the ‘famous’ debate between the two. Having considered both sides of the argument, I would have to say that Ronald Dworkin’s argument was better than H.L.A Hart’s argument. In applying both Dworkin and Hart’s theories of law, they come to very different conclusions in regards to the case of Riggs v. Palmer. According to Dworkin’s theory of law, judges do not solely

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    In applying both Dworkin and Hart’s theories of law, they come to very different conclusions in regards to the case of Riggs v. Palmer. According to Dworkin’s theory of law, judges do not solely focus only on the rules, instead, they focus on seeking right answers. Dworkin has many problems and disagreements with Hart’s theory, one in particular is relating to what Dworkin labels ‘principles and policies’. Dworkin defines a ‘principle’ as a standard that is observed due to it being “a requirement

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    Maine Revised Statutes

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    The study of law is a very broad topic area, however, the Maine Revised Statutes website makes navigating one’s way through the State of Maine’s various laws nearly stress free. As an individual who is particularly interested in practicing Family Law upon graduating Law School in the year of 2021, “Title 19-A: Domestic Relations” of the Maine Revised Statutes contains many laws that are of interest to me. In particular, “Chapter 29: Divorce” and “Chapter 59: Visitation Rights of Grandparents” strike

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    sole proprietorships, partnerships, public companies and limited companies. Different types of companies have different sets of laws governing their operations and registration. Regulations it is also important to highlight that there are various legal requirements that any company will be required to meet before it can be registers to operate in Singapore. These requirements must be met by both local and foreign companies seeking registration. Registration fees In Singapore the government imposes

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    structure of business organisations and give the legal requirement as far as informing stakeholders as to the business financial activities. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTRODUCTION Anyone who is intended to enter the business world,should know that there are 5 types of business organisations that he or she needs to take under consideration. Those legal structures are: sole trader,partnership,partnership

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    through procedures that include skin grafts and corneal transplants. Cadavers are essential to medical school anatomy classes, forensic experts measuring body decomposition etc. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) organs worldwide both are legal and illegal, but the use of the organ only decrease half of the actual need. A particular heated debate has risen on the matter of legislative defaults on cadaveric organ donation. In many countries, including the U.S., Great Britain, Germany and

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    The Opt-Out System

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    On the other hand, proponents of opt-out system emphasize the effectiveness of the restrictive contracting out program to alleviate insufficient organs supply. English (2007) indicates that the policy is likely to increase donors by eliminating a majority of unregistered supporters. This claim seems persuasive by providing numeric proves. However, Fabre, Murphy & Matesanz (2010) and Hazony (1993) refutes that the variation on number of contributors might be irrelevant to the potency of contracting

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    As mentioned earlier, when our prospect applies to the four selected colleges from Figure 6.4, they will utilize the LSAC as mandated from each institution. That provides for straightforward management of those applications with submission dates synchronizing with the University of Florida – the earliest one. That way, all institutions can be concurrently applied rather than piecemeal this process. Anyway, it turns out that some of the law schools in question employ a rolling admissions process

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    “What do lawyers learn in law school? They learn to win… what they’ve got to start thinking is how do they solve problems.” -Benjamin Carson Law school can be a painfully long process. For some, it’s worth it. For others, the painfully long process can be stressful and mentally challenging. Although the path to becoming a lawyer is very demanding, a person can reduce the stress by studying the positive, negative, and mentally challenging aspects that he or she may face. Some may worry about

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