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    that the verdict does not have to be unanimous, meaning that a judge will accept a majority decision of a civil jury. Unanimity has long been considered as essential and fundamental part of jury trials. Unanimous decisions refer

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    essay discusses Foss v Harbottle rule and derivative action. It also elaborates exceptions to the rule, especially ‘fraud on the minority’ and statutory protections available for the minority protection under the Corporations Act. These are analysed in views of organic theory, economic theory and aggregate theory. It concludes with that specific protections for the minority are unnecessary because these may lose the balance of a corporation and the minority and majority members. Minority shareholders’

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    at all (Cox, Bok, Gorman, & Finkin, 2012). Here, we will discuss the history of and changes to the manner in which employee votes have been counted to determine an outcome in these elections. 1. Prior to the National Mediation Board’s (NMB) 2010 rule change, what was the primary difference between how the election results were counted under the NLRA and the Railway Labor Act (RLA)? For approximately seventy five years the only option an employee had to submit a vote against union representation

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    of majority rule with minority rights. This is an idea formed from the principles of democracy that encompass American government. We must analyze democracy and compare it to the American government. Minority rights should be understood as those that are unalienable; human rights exempt from persecution. From this information, we will understand when, if ever, it is ok to impose one’s will over another Democracy is a government in which citizens make political decisions based on majority rule

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    Majority rule government is all around on the planet. Europe has utilized its type of government for a large portion of a century. North and South America are currently practically a side of the equator of majority rule government; Africa is encountering equitable change; and new, popular governments have flourished in Asia. Popular government might be a word natural to most, yet it is an idea still misconstrued and abused. Flexibility and vote based system are regularly used to mean the same thing

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    decide if they, as a unit, want a union at all. Here, we will discuss the history of and changes to the manner in which employee votes have been counted to determine an outcome in these elections. 1. Prior to the National Mediation Board’s (NMB) 2010 rule change, what was the primary difference between how election results were counted under the NLRA and the Railway Labor Act (RLA)? For approximately seventy five years the only option an employee had to submit a vote against union representation

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    centrality of the general population 's will. Vox populi vox dei: 'the voice of the general population is the voice of god '. This will is communicated through the certify and chose agents of the general population sitting in parliament. In a genuine majority rules system even the forces and purview of these delegates are entirely constrained and characterized by a constitution, which again can 't be modified or revised aside from through inflexible procedural procedure. As it were, each exertion is made

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    Health Administration finalized an ergonomics regulation meant to reduce instances of wrist pain, back problems, and other injuries stemming from repetitive tasks at work. Republicans controlled both chambers at this point, but in-order to nullify the rule means 2/3 of both chambers would have to support the congressional veto. But in 2001, George W. Bush was sworn in as President. Republicans then had control of both chambers of Congress and the Presidency. Therefore, because the ergonomic regulation

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    There is a general consensus emerges that formal institution is the main variable in shaping the political regime of a country (Tsebelis, 1995; Helmke and Levitsky, 2004). However, there are several conditions should be examined in order to ensure the logical flow of the relationship. Institution is matter but it also depends on the other conditions (Przeworski, 2004). This paper review some articles in institutions, why there is a different opinion regarding the institutions and revisit Ramseyer

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    Disadvantages Of Conflict

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    Conflicts and arguments are part of our daily lives and we deal with them in our own ways. Usually conflicts arise between two or more individuals, organizations or even nations and the scope of every conflict is to find a solution to the disagreement that was created between the parties. Each disagreement may have a different nature, even if it is personal, financial or political there must be a solution. The most common way to deal with conflict is to avoid it, some individuals leave the discussion

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