In short, a good citizen places our common good high on their list of personal values. ... Life is about common sense, so is being a good citizen. ... Thousands of things in thousands of ways, unique to your common sense and imagination. What they have in common is working toward the common quality of life, protection of liberty, and pursuit of happiness for every citizen of this country. Re-stated, are you working for our common good? ...

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Ethical Dilemma 2: Chiefs Orders The impact of human factors upon individual performance must coincide with timely and fair discipline both in a positive and a negative sense. ... The impact of human factors upon individual performance must coincide with timely and fair discipline both in a positive and a negative sense. ... At common law, however, a judge could not be disqualified because of bias, except insofar as such bias might be inferred from the fact of his pecuniary interest in the cause. Nevertheless, as the common law expanded, judicial bias was added to the list of available grounds...

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The High Court has also had a great impact on the Legal system through decisions it has handed down involving Common law issues and the operation of rights. ... Mabo case (1993) is one of the most evident case involving Common Law and implied rights. ... An Activist High Court is when the Court is seen to be a lawmaker. i.e. interpreting the Constitution outside its literal sense. ... With regard to this case Justice Mason said " in some cases the court of appeal can and should modify a principle of common law on the basis that it is ill adapted to modern times. Courts also have the ability ...

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In its 1992 decision in Mabo v QLD (No 2), the High Court rejected the doctrine that Australia was 'terra nullius', but held that Australia was a settled colony in which the common law recognised native title to land. ... They are not a free and independent people who are entitled to any rights or interests other than those created or recognised by the laws of the Commonwealth, States or the Territories or by the common law. Recognition of Aboriginal customary law Generally speaking, the common law has not recognised (in the sense of giving legal enforcement to) Aboriginal cus...

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There are five lies that the church told women and each one makes less sense then the next: * "God created women as inferior, destined to serve their husbands" * "A man needs to "cover" a woman in her ministry activities" * "Women can't be fulfilled or spiritually effective without a husband or children... Gradually, as women like these continued to insist on economic independence, the idea that women could have more economic status became more common. ... * Because women have experience which would be helpful to legislation * Because to deprive women of ...

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He illustrates this view when he states, " Through the earth, and all inferior creatures, be common to all men, ye! ... He defines labour as something that makes common private. ... Slavery in the voluntary or non-voluntary sense is prohibited under Locke's argument. ... There must be promotion of the common good, secure property, establishment of a standing law, indifferent judges, and an impartial execution of the law. ... Locke believes that government's main purpose is to protect property with unbiased laws, while also pursuing the overall common good of the society. ...

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A lot of this over-questioning works out to the benefit of the common constituent. ... The most common was agriculture, business or banking, congressional aide, education, and Law. ... This creates a sense of creditability to members and for certain position can create the bon of loyalty. ...

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In this "The Six Books of the Common wealth" (1577) he defined sovereignty as "the absolute and perpetual power of a commonwealth" (Bodin, p. 1). Consequently, in this sense the power of the prince, or the sovereign, is not subject to time and has no superior. ... For example, the law of diplomatic immunity means that the police cannot arrest a diplomat for a common crime. ...

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Throughout history we have witnessed how people as a community have done their best effort in order to achieve the common well. ... " You may see a file of soldiers, colonel, captain, corporal, privates, powder-monkeys, and all, marching in admirable order over hill and dale to the wars, against their wills, ay, against their common sense and consciences, which makes it very steep marching indeed, and produces a palpitation of the heart....

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In contrast to this the British constitution is not written in a single document, however it does have a constitution in the sense of a set of rules, customs and understandings which, empower and limit the government. ... As it isn't written in a single document the British constitution derives from five major sources, these are, firstly, Statute Law, which is the main source of the part written element of the constitution, and comprises of Acts of Parliament and subordinate legislation, this is the most important of the five sources and has increasingly displaced Common Law as the most e...

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After all, the rules before were governed by statue and common law; they were extremely complicated which lead to injustice and clearly, reform was essential. ... Moule v Garrett is a case at common law that clearly emphasizes this; the rule was given that 'where one person is compelled to pay damages by the legal default of another, he is entitled to recover from that person the sum so paid'. 9 These ideas that have been discussed also interlink with the previous position and liabilities for successors in title before the Act as due to 'Privity of Contract'; assignees ...

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(3) The Established British Constitutional Doctrine: Basic propositions For much of this century the British constitution has been depoliticised' in the sense that the existence of a broad consensus on the rules of the game' has meant that the constitution has not acted as a focus for social and political conflict and change. ... Britain's established constitutional doctrine has three defining characteristics: (1) the Westminster' model which equips the British State with a formal power structure to link up institutions and processes and gives cohe...

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The legalization of marijuana is a prominent and controversial issue. Although many negative statements have been made about marijuana, the truths are slowly starting to resurface. Unfortunately, these truths are under heavy criticism due to the stereotypical view of what people view as the typical ...

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Teachers and school authorities always have that duty of care to protect any child or student from being injured and falling victim to bullying or abuse, which is a common problem in schools of today. ... The victim, unable to defend themselves, eventually leads the perpetrator to abuse this sense of power, in order to make the victim to feel degraded emotionally and physically in an aggressive manner. ...

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2541124/ Thankfully though, this oath is not administered in a strictly legal sense. ... Why this is important though is because 80% of the American population has a major say in the success of these laws when they appear on the ballot sheet, so if their religion is against the proposed bill they are more likely-if not obligated by faith, to say no. http://www.catholicscomehome.org/your-questions/moral-issues/euthanasia/ Another common arguments opposing these laws are the fear for abuse. ...

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Daviault) This decision created a sense of fear within the public especially women and children making them vulnerable to assault by intoxicated individuals. ... The Ontario government responded with Bill 5 which made 67 amendments to provincial legislations by giving common law status to same-sex couples (Maclvor 153). ...

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He defines marriage as common emotional bonding and commitment between two people.4 Whereas, for Thomas Stoddard, New York University law professor and lesbian/gay rights lawyer, marriage is "legal status which rewards the two individuals" with substantial and practical advantages.5 (Stoddard, 14) Vacek and Steinfels put forth these definitions of marriage to oppose gay marriage while Wilson-Smith and Stoddard are staunch supporters of the legalization of gay marriage. ...

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Legalization of Medical Marijuana Introduction The legalization of medical marijuana in the United States would benefit millions of people throughout the country. If properly controlled and regulated, this prior illegal substance could become one of America's most helpful medications. Patients ...

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