Law is a general system of rules that is applied within organizations or societies to govern the behavior amongst its members and relationships with other organizations or societies. However, law can be classified according to the issues or matters it addresses. Criminal law addresses matters...
Civil procedure is referred to as the procedure where civil law is defined, performed and implemented. Though it is said that laws are defined but it is very important to know and remember that civil procedure only refers to a procedure alone, procedures that are responsible in the filing, pursuance...
Laws are usually described in terms of the area or situations they address. Substantive law addresses the issue of rights and responsibilities. It is a written law that informs people of their rights and responsibilities with regards to other people, to society, and to the state. Substantive law...
There are instances when a court case may involve the application of more than 1 law, and the application of each law yields a different resolution or punishment. Thus, such an instance is referred to as a conflict of laws. A conflict of laws usually occurs when a legal proceeding can be of several...
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and present President of the United States. Born on August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Ann Dunham and Barack Obama, Sr., Obama spent his childhood in Witchita, Kansas. Obama's parents separated when he was a toddler at the age of two, and later divorced....
Certain obligations must be fulfilled by people otherwise they may be penalized by virtue of the law. Such obligations are usually written down in a formal, legal, binding document ensuring that these obligations are carried out lest the parties involved may be subject to some form of legal...
Influential people come in all shapes and sizes in all generations throughout history. Such people can be grouped together by shared affiliations and backgrounds, for whatever purposes people are drawn to make lists. This list offers some interesting biographical tidbits about 50 people of Jewish...
Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it” - William Pitt the Elder, British Prime Minister from 1766 to 1778. Our nations’ leaders are supposed to be paragons of virtue and strength, ever striving to better the populace’s lot in life and aid their country’s economic,...
It is possible for a couple to be recognized as each other’s spouse without having undergone any legal or traditional ceremony or obtaining any legal documentation that proves them to be so. This kind of recognition is called common law marriage, which is also known as a de facto marriage or marriage...
The MeditationsBy Marcus Aurelius Written 167 A.C.E.Translated by George Long Book One From my grandfather Verus I learned good morals and the government of my temper. From the reputation and remembrance of my father, modesty and a manly character. From my mother, piety and beneficence, and...
