" That seems to be the case regarding the law of adverse possession. ... Pye took the case to Europe and sued the UK government for compensation. Pye argued that the UK law on adverse possession was contrary to Art 1 Protocol 1 of the ECHR. ... However, the Grand Chamber reversed that decision and found in favour of the UK government. They decided that the English law of adverse possession is not compatible with the Convention. ...

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Upon taking office in early 1933, Hitler and his government prohibited all Communists assemblies and Communist media. ... For example, General von Epp, acting on behalf of Hitler, had several storm troopers expel the government of Bavaria on March 9, and replaced them with a Nazi government. On April 7, Hitler's government issued new legislation, which dismissed all local governments from power and appointed Reich Governors in their place, with the power to create new local governments as they saw fit. ... Furthermore, The Reich Minister of the Interior was placed in charge of th...

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He feels that when you join this common-wealth you give up what the Law of Nature has given you before joining. ... He believes that people form common-wealth's in order to avoid some inconveniences that occur in the law of Nature. ... Another inconvenience occurs because the passions of men cause them to misapply the laws of Nature and hurt themselves and others. ... (Locke p.79) A fourth guideline is that government cannot transfer the power to make the laws to anyone other than the choice made by the people of that common-wealth. ... That is where the community as a whole uses t...

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It will also identify each philosopher's reasons as to the purpose of government, as well as the impact of each of their conclusions and its relevance of authority within their depicted governments. ... Natural men are free, "masterlesse men, without subjection to Lawes, and a coercive Power" (Hobbes 141). ... Comment [CB5]: I would introduce Hobbes' notion of natural law here, too. Comment [CB6]: But this, in itself, is not contrary to Hobbes. naturally bound and governed by the "law of nature" (Locke 9). He explains as follows; "The State of Nature has a la...

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Meanwhile money is easily borrowed to pay for government overhead. ... Government would have the first balanced budget since 1969. ... At current rates, our government is about to reach its breaking point. If thats not enough to scare a taxpayer, by 2002, 60% of government spending will be for entitlements, and by 2012, these programs are projected to take up all government revenue (Dentzer 32). ... Under Federal law, the President is required to submit budget requests in 2 forms: Budget Authority (BA), the amount of new federal commitments for each fiscal year, and Ou...

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All governments are really mixed in character; and what we call a democracy is only a more or less democratic government. ... This may be seen in his treatment of law as a whole, in which he defines laws as "acts of the general will," and, agreeing with Montesquieu in making law the "condition of civil association," goes beyond him only in tracing it more definitely to its origin in an act of will (Book II: VI). The Social Contract renders law necessary, and at the same time makes it quite clear that laws can proceed only from the body of citizens who have constituted the State. ... Humbly spe...

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All governments are really mixed in character; and what we call a democracy is only a more or less democratic government. ... This may be seen in his treatment of law as a whole, in which he defines laws as "acts of the general will," and, agreeing with Montesquieu in making law the "condition of civil association," goes beyond him only in tracing it more definitely to its origin in an act of will (Book II: VI). The Social Contract renders law necessary, and at the same time makes it quite clear that laws can proceed only from the body of citizens who have constituted the State. ... Humbly spe...

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Part I: Provide a history of the formation of the constitution and of early American government through Jefferson's Presidency. Conclude this section with a description of the structure of American government [all branches] and politics at that time. The history of American government starts several year before there was even an American government with a series of events mainly between the British colonies and Great Britain developing into problems that would cause a change of power to the colonists themselves. ... Three branches of government: executive, legislative, and judicial. ...

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Areas of public international law include air law, diplomatic relations, the law of armed conflict, environmental law and trade law.2 Therefore, the International Rule of Law is within the context of Public International Law since the rule of law is generally supported at the international level. ... Treaties7 are the main sources of international law. ... INTERNATIONAL RULE OF LAW AND THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY Through the principle of 'sovereign equality of states' it can be noted that the theory of 'rule of law' does exist in international law as well.12 In Article 2...

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Governments are created as a means to establish rules and laws as a guide to solving conflicts, and for the protection of the citizen's liberty and security. ... Second, elites in the government may wish to set aside the rule of law under the sway of desiring change in rules to allow them to proceed with their desired actions. ... An example of this was when the elites in government decided it was deaf to the rule of law, when the elites in government imposed its will on parliament through non-electoral methods during WW2 when Japanese-Canadians were put into internment camps. ... The ...

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Roman Law was the law that was in effect throughout the age of antiquity in the City of Rome and later in the Roman Empire. ... (Ancient Rome, Compton's 96) The earliest code of Roman Law was the Law of the Twelve Tables. ... The laws of the Twelve Tables are one of the earliest extant law codes. ... In many provinces, which now enjoyed more careful government and suffered less f! ... Yet, the Mediterranean world attained peace and prosperity under the government of Augustus, who was celebrated in temples, statues, and dedications as an earthly redeemer. ...

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The federal government is put in the position to make sure that the law is enforced so that all people have the same opportunities. ... There was a need for the federal government to develop laws and regulation to protect the disabled. Public Law 101-336. ... This law extended protection to handicapped persons working for the federal government or organizations that received federal funds (Bernbach 85). ... "The Americans with Disabilities Act is a civil rights law that guarantees individuals with disabilities equal opportunity in employment, public accommodations, transportation, stat...

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This study which focuses on the need for housing finance in the country to not only provide much needed housing but also to boost the economy stresses on the need for the government and the private sector to unite together in tackling the need. This means the housing finance sector and the government have to work together. ... It is only when the government puts in uniform and steadfast laws and the private sector is able to provide sound financial offerings to the needy groups that this will succeed. ... Lack of resources has made it virtually impossible for the government to develop the co...

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The drinking age is twenty-one because when the "powers" that control the government decided that when somebody turns twenty-one, they are magically transformed into a responsible person and are capable of handling the responsibility which comes with the right to consume alcohol. ... The law is not effective. Why keep a law that cannot be enforced? If the repercussions from the problem of breaking the law are few and light to most people, why enforce the law at all? ... The drinking age is twenty-one because when the "powers" that control the government decided that when somebody turns twenty-...

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The government had not promoted policies with the media to safeguard its information. ... Other than that, the country lacked tougher laws to deal with such cases. ... Every minute counts when it comes to him not being in the hands of the government. ... Where the government feels that they detect a threat from their friendly nations, the government should first sort out clarifications only then can they spy on those countries. ... Over the years, it has been known has the government contracts with some security firms to manage certain activities for the government. ...

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Austin: Positivist Identity of law: what makes the law the law Law (is) = Rules + (issued by a) Sovereignty. ... Only rules of positive law are laws. ... They exercise the sovereign powers when they ratified and amended the constitution and selected the government. ... Natural law provides a criteria for deriving and evaluating laws in a legal system. ... Laws may be unjust also. ...

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Disenchantment as it Applies to the Law Disenchantment, in a legal context, is described by Blank (2011: 638) as the "growing detachment of law from religion". ... As disenchantment progressed, it also began to reject even the natural law theory which is based on the idea that the main tenent of law is the unfolding of reason (Blank, 2011: 639). ... This included natural law (Blank, 2011: 640). ... The theoretical legal imagination can be seen in Ronald Dworkin's Law's Empire. ... This fits into and is illustrated in Sach's ideals and writings in which he states that i...

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It also protected all men from the government revoking your land and random arrests and punishments. ... These departments were responsible for maintaining public order, charging taxes, give out laws, and look after the education system and the poor. ... The Assembly justified their actions by saying the Church never really owned the property because it belonged to the government(Kaiser). ... This changed when the Assembly decided to do something about all the law violators. The Assembly passed a law saying that all people that have left the country must come back or they would be killed. ...

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Libertarianism can trace its history as far back as sixth century BC philosopher Lao-tzu who accordingly stated "Without law or compulsion, men would dwell in harmony." (6:27) Nevertheless, Libertarianism as it pertains to the United States struck a cord with Americans under the despotic colonial rule of Great Britain. ... John Locke was the first to propose the idea that individuals are borne with natural rights prior to the existence of government and it is the government that ought to safeguard those rights. ... Jefferson clearly declared on paper that all men hold certain rights, which...

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Chapter 2 Origins of Democracy The Greeks viewed dictatorship as the worst possible form of government, so their government evolved as the exact opposite. ... There were no representatives in the Greek system of government. ... Nobles forced King John to sign this "Great Charter" that created the English "Parliament", or law-making body, and stated that the written laws held a higher power than the king, thereby limiting the power of the Royal family and giving some of that power to the people. ... "Democracy is a system of rule that permits citizens to play a significant part in the gove...

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They could not be involved in agriculture, land, by the Dutch Agrarian Law. ... While Indonesia was under Dutch rule, an agrarian law was passed. This law barred Chinese from owning land. ... This law remained for one hundred years. ... Then the government should not blame on them. ...

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Contrary to mercenaries, private military and security companies are transnational corporations legally registered which obtain contracts from governments, private firms, intergovernmental and non governmental organizations. ... In order to comply with its mandate, the Working Group must seek opinions and contributions from Governments and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations on questions relating to its mandate and submit an annual report to both the Human Rights Council and the General Assembly. ... Mercenary Activities in International Law - Customary Law and the United Nati...

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The only function of government according to this doctrine is to protect life, liberty, and property." ... Turgot's successors, following a mercantilist policy of government intervention, only made the French economy worse. ... We need a government like England's, he said. ... Twenty-eight days later, the Assembly showed they did not intend to do so: the government confiscated all church property in France. ... Curriculum was controlled totally by the central government. ...

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The bottom line is criminals will have guns and other weapons whether the government takes them away from law - abiding citizens or not. ... Ask yourself this, if the government were to ban the sale and use and ownership of guns would criminals comply with this law? ... But should the government have the right and the power to take guns away from citizens? ... It states " Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to pe...

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This aimed at creating the impression of an honest Government serving exclusively the welfare of the country and a modern, westwardly oriented ruling party as well as at presenting an altogether positive report on the Government's activity in all areas. ... Furthermore, the Romanian Government has skillfully played its cards close to its chest in as far as comments on last year's strained political circumstances in the Re-public of Moldavia are concerned, whose communist government had repeatedly ac-cused Romania of interfering in its internal affairs. ... To what extent, however,...

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