Are the Laws of Belligerent Occupation applicable to the Gaza Strip? The legal debate is not very wide-spread‚ which can point at the politicization of positions rather than the pursuit of just interpretation of the law. In Israeli academia‚ two of the most acclaimed experts on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) tackled this question and reached conflicting conclusions. Prof. Yoram Dinstein supports the position that Partial occupation exists in Gaza‚ while Prof. Yuval Shany sources the obligation
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In The Missing Class: Portraits of the Near Poor in America (2007)‚ Katherine Newman and Victor Tan Chen explore the lives of several urban‚ working families who live above the official poverty line‚ but who are one catastrophe away from it. Entrenched within the stories of these families’ lives‚ the authors explore themes and key issues which permeate many discussions of poverty‚ including gentrification of neighborhoods‚ credit card debt‚ lack of health care‚ childcare and education challenges
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General Features of the Statutes Dealing with Land Reforms in India ’Land’ being a state subject‚ every state has its own Land Reforms laws. The Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Acts‚ were enacted during 1960s to further the Directive Principles of State Policy‚ provided under part four of the Constitution of India in Art.39(b) & (c). Art 39 provides that the State should‚ in particular‚ direct its policy towards securing that the ownership and control of the material resources of
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What is psychological contract? To what extent is psychological contract applicable in the 21st century? Psychological contract‚ not written compared to legal contract‚ is mostly accepted by the two parties in the employment. In 21st century‚ since the nature of work has experienced a great change‚ psychological contract‚ which seems to have new content‚ is paid more attention to than before. It appears that a fair and positive psychological contract may contribute to success
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Are western management concepts (like HRD) applicable worldwide? “Every aspect of a firm’s activities is determined by the competence‚ motivation and general effectiveness of its human organization. Of all the tasks of management‚ managing the human component is the most important task because all else depends upon how well it is done.”(Likert 1967). Although this quote has already over 40 years of age‚ the core statement has not changed in any way. Still‚ managers have to focus on the people working
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(a) Explain the different approaches to the interpretation of statutes in England and Wales. Statutory interpretation is the process of a judge interpreting and applying legislation. Interpretation of statutes is necessary as many of them where written hundreds of years ago and language has changed. Society has also changed and so statutes need to be applied to modern society. Drafting errors may have been made when the statute was written which would then require interpretation. For example
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Assignment 2: The Statutes- Pace v. Alabama & Loving v. Virginia Ashlee R. Hall PAD 525: Constitution & Administrative Law Dr. Lee January 29‚ 2012 Was there ever a period in history where interracial marriages and sex among people of different races was considered illegal? As absurd as this idea sounds‚ the answer is yes. Astonishingly‚ less than 40 years ago marrying someone of a different race was considered illegal. Black people could not be with white people- it just
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Congress‚ 1969) Environmental statutes are the written will or act of the legislature with regard to expressing the stated environmental policy. (Lectric Law Library‚ 2011) NEPA functions in this capacity by enabling the EPA to promulgate regulations in order to set forth guidelines by which other agencies must comply in order to satisfy the intent of NEPA. Environmental regulations act as the forcing mechanism with which to gain compliance with the statute as set forth under the policy. Continuing
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the liquid was vodka because driving while intoxicated is a strict liability offense. Jim’s attorney contends that if the statute‚ which imposes a severe punishment without proving any mens rea on the defendant’s part‚ is a strict –liability statute‚ it would be unconstitutional. ISSUE The issue in this case is whether Michigan Vehicle Code MCL 257.625 is a strict liability statute? RULE MICHIGAN VEHICLE CODE (EXCERPT)‚ Act 300 of 1949‚ MCL 257.625(1) - (1) A person‚ whether licensed or not‚ shall
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THE BANKING REGULATION ACT‚ 1949 (AS APPLICABLE TO COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES) Objectives of the Banking Regulation Act broadly are: 1. to safeguard the interest of depositors; 2. to develop banking institutions on sound lines; and 3. to attune the monetary and credit system to the larger interests and priorities of the nation. The Act was originally in force from 16 March 1949 as the Banking Companies Act‚ 1949. It was amended and renamed as Banking Regulation Act‚ 1949 and extended to the cooperative
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