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    Category of interest in science is one of the basic characterizing active attitudes of a person to the world around him. One of the first researchers who applied at one time to the analysis of the essence of the concept of "interest", were the French Enlighteners. Thus, P. Holbach considered interest as motive power of human actions, noting at the same time that the interest is called the object that binds everyone to an idea of his own happiness. In turn, Diderot wrote: "When people talk about the

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    1.1 INTRODUCTION Public interest Litigation (PIL) – litigation filed for public interest. It was started in order to protect the fundamental rights of people who are poor, ignorant or socially and economically backward in position. Public Interest Litigation is not same as any other ordinary litigation, it is not filed by one private person against another for the enforcement of a personal right but it is filed for the protection of public interest. It is litigation introduced in a court of law

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    RESEARCH PAPER TOPIC: TRANSFER FOR BENEFIT OF UNBORN PERSON TABLE OF CONTENTS S. No. Particulars Page Number 1 Introduction 2 Research Objectives 3 Research Questions 4 Hypothesis 5 Introduction – Transfer for the Benefit of an Unborn Person 6 Case Laws 7 Cognate Laws 8 Response to Hypothesis 9 Conclusion 10 Bibliography INTRODUCTION Property Law in India has undergone a huge change in the past decades. Earlier, when the basic property rights of certain sections

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    Personal Interest

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    The personal interest is an attitude which consists in pulling the best party of circumstances by compromising if need with the ethics principles and by acting only in his own interest to the detriment of others. Any action results from a motivation. If we harm others, it is from a motivation; and if we help others, it is also from a motivation. We say of an honest and ethical person that she is "made lose interest" whereas a "interested” person is considered as deceitful and selfish. Nevertheless

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    perspective, there are many ways to view death penalty or capital punishment. Egoism states that each person ought to exclusively pursue his or her own self-interest (Rachels, 2003). Society must deal with crimes deserving capital punishment using any means possible. And according to egoism, the best way is self-interest. The person who commits the crime does so because of his/her self-interest, even if it means that he/she will face capital punishment. This is one way to view capital punishment

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    Insurable Interest Essay

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    What is ‘Insurable Interest in a Maritime Insurance Policy’ The term “insurable interest” refers to the benefit (or interest) a person has in an insured object (or person – as in a life insurance insurable interest). This benefit can refer to a financial benefit, among others. A person has insurable interest in a thing when he or she would experience some kind of loss (financial or otherwise) if the thing were to be damaged or lost. Say that you have piece of jewelry in your home that is also a

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    also an inherent yearning to seek out one’s own best interest. This brings about a discussion regarding the difference between psychological egoism and ethical egoism. To understand the similarities and differences, one must first understand the two concepts including their natures, as well as their doctrines of motivation. Psychological Egoism and Ethical Egoism: A Comparison Human beings place great value on the interests of both themselves and others. There is a certain innate

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    "The Virtue of Selfishness" Ayn Rand argues that self-interest is the norm of ethics. Perhaps the strongest argument Rand gives for this claim relies on the argument that it is up to every individual to decide what values his or her life needs. Since it is important to know what morals one should have, or if one should even have any. In this paper I will argue that this argument fails because a self-interested person will belittle the interests of others for their own good, therefore damaging the

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    registered proprietorship can handle the land. It requires that a certain procedure is followed when disposing of the land .Furthermore this coincides with overreaching, this is where the ‘purchaser of trust land can take the land free from the beneficial interest under that trust’ Lastly Charges register, which contains charges, in addition to other charges that have impact on the land, in correspondence with the land any covenants and third party rights such as

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    Interest is indeed a curious emotion. Without interest, there would be no new experience; and without new experience, life would be monotonous. Paul J. Silvia made a unique approach on the analysis of the emotion of ‘interest’ in her article titled “Interest – The Curious Emotion”. In this article, Silvia places ‘interest’ into a category, defines its functions, states its causes, contrasts it with the emotion of happiness, and finally, proposes some suggestions for further research regarding the

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