The Law

Human Law vs. Divine Law Morality is principles that determines the distinction between right and wrong action, or good and bad behavior. There is also a link that being moral should be determined by either human law or divine law. The play “Antigone”, by Sophocles, shows the complexity of this certain concept of morality. Antigone must determine whether she should defy King Creon’s law in order to bury her brother, Polynices, or reject her own religious beliefs in order to maintain in the King’s

international law. Frequently used in international legal instruments and yet never defined, the term can have different meanings in different contexts. Depending on the circumstances, jurisdiction may refer to the totality of the power or authority that a state has or exercises, in which case it is fully identifiable with “sovereignty,” another often-used but likewise never clearly defined term in international law. Jurisdiction is an aspect of state sovereignty. International law scholars have

the King of Thebes, Creon, Antigone gets in trouble for following the laws of the gods. Her choices get her sent away and eventually lead to her death. In Sophocles play, Antigone, the characters show clashes between divine law and civil law, with the divine law having a bigger impact in the play. Characters who follow civil law tend to be afraid of punishment by the government leaders. As Ismene states, “You just said the new law forbids it.” (Sophocles Pro.32), she wants to avoid any type of negative

hastening the demise of organizations given the laws surrounding their engagement (Goldman, Corrada & Goldman, 2011). More so, the law influences employee commitment or withdrawal from any organization in addition to affecting the areas of managerial action. The law, therefore, gives employers and employees wide latitude to act potentially in their best interest. In both the United States and Saudi Arabia, there are vital laws that guide employment. Such laws encompass the significant remedies that focus

The United States of American is a society built upon principles and laws. These laws and principles were decided to keep Americans safe and help one another co-exist. In the beginning as laws came into being law makers would play it by ear as they decided what could remain legal for the public to take part in and what would be illegal and frowned upon by society. One of the many issues American government has come face to face with issues about making legal or illegal is drugs. Drugs since their

Zoning ordinances and laws within a municipality are a necessity to keep order and the protection of the neighborhoods. More importantly, the objective of zoning laws is to restrict individuals from utilizing their property in a manner that could make the community less pleasing or a possible buyer less likely to purchase a house in the neighborhood (Forman, 2000). Civil and criminal penalties are levied for not complying with the zoning laws and ordinances. Municipalities are permitted to have their

CORPORATE LAW ASSIGNMENT Chris Kontos Student Number: 3918879 BLO2205 - Corporate Law When we refer to the corporate world, what we are referring to is a world that has an abundance of social interaction caused by the drive to expand and maximize profit.There is a large mix of different social groups when you have CEO 's, clients, employee 's and many other people who can be part of a business directly or indirectly. All these different groups

rights and obligations to each other and indeed to the property. Common law has a role to place in relation to these tenancies whether they be residential or commercial as far as trying to protect tenants and newer legislations are always geared towards protecting the rights of tenants, this is very important considering the current backdrop and trend towards renting property in the United Kingdom as opposed to homeownership. Common law does not have the same reputation in relation to advocating tenants’

NCAA Business Law Since earlier this year a series of court rulings and decisions has begun to change the landscape of armature college athletics. In early March, the National Labor Relation Board in Chicago ruled that football players at Northwestern University are employees and therefore have the right to unionize. In addition, in August, of this year, a federal judge ruled in favor of a former UCLA Basketball star whose likeness was used in a video game. These rulings have set the stage for more

The U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the country that establishes the 3 branches of government executive, legislative and judicial. Constitutional law establishes the framework that gives the legislative body the ability to establish laws. It also serves as a protection of our fundamental rights, by not allowing government to overreach its authority. Each of the 50 states is sovereign with its own executive, legislative and judicial branches. This allows each state to maintain its individuality