The rule of law is a legal maxim stating that no person is above the law‚ that no one can be punished by the state except for a breach of the law‚ and that no one can be convicted of breaching the law except in the manner set forth by the law itself. The rule of law stands in contrast to the idea that the leader is above the law‚ a feature of Roman law‚ Nazi law‚ and certain other legal systems. Albert Dicey British jurist A. V. Dicey popularised the phrase "rule of law" in 1885. Dicey emphasized
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Government‚ Regulation & Business Ethics The issue of business relations with government has increasingly become a key issue of business ethics. Some of the many questions raised are * Is it acceptable for corporations to use their considerable power tp shape government policy? * Is the government jeopardizing its role in protecting the public interest when politicians sit on the board of corporations? The government has a crucial role to play in establishing the ‘rules of the game’
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of 2002)‚ the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority‚ with the approval of the Federal Government‚ is pleased to make the following rules‚ namely:1. Short title and commencement.- (1) These rules shall be called the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority Rules‚ 2009. (2) They shall come into force at once. 2. Definitions.- (1) In these rules‚ unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context‚(a) “application form" means the application form as may be prescribed by the Authority
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1. INTRODUCTION In the following assignment‚ we explain internal regulations and he various forms of regulation; norms‚ pressure groups‚ advertisers and consumers and establish how they impact the media and content. We also take you through the journey of the four stages (Introduction‚ growth‚ maturity and decline) in the life cycle of a portable‚ film camera. We consider the duration‚ nature of the market‚ measure of competition and sales volumes for each phase. Lastly‚ we take a look at a
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Reflection: 1 powerhead The tasks were to remove the power head from the outboard and completely dismantle it referring to the work book‚ text book and tutor instructions on how to get the job done. We had to clean all the components and inspect the condition. We removed the power head from the outboard and placed it on the table so it would be easier to work on it sitting down rather than standing in front of the outboard‚ I have learned that if it’s going to take more than a couple hours to complete
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A Quick Review of Basic Punctuation Rules By Professor Amy Rofail This information was extracted from Help Yourself: A Guide to Writing and Rewriting‚ Mattson‚ Leshing‚ & Levi‚ 3rd Edition. Englewood Cliff: Prentice Hall‚ 1993. (out of print). The information contained herein is consistent with all major style guides for Standard American English Language usage. Punctuation Cheat Sheet The Period [.] Rules: 1. Use a period at the end of each
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Gulf Oil Corp.--Takeover Summary of Facts o George Keller of the Standard Oil Company of California (Socal) is trying to determine how much he wants to bid on Gulf Oil Corporation. Gulf will not consider bids below $70 per share even though their last closing price per share was valued at $43. o Between 1978 and 1982‚ Gulf doubled its exploration and development expenses to increase their oil reserves. In 1983‚ Gulf began reducing exploration expenditures considerably due to declining oil prices
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accounting profession as following. • The parties who create these auditing standard rules‚ such as SEC‚ Auditing Standard Board. They should publish the Sarbanes-Oxley Act earlier. They should be considered the non-auditing services for auditing clients is a serious issue earlier. • The auditors of the Andersen firm. They didn’t do their responsibility and didn’t follow professional standard rule. • The high level of managers of the Andersen firm because they didn’t train their auditors
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Part E The rules of statutory interpretation Introduction In this part we will explore the number of rules developed by the courts to assist with the interpretation of a statute. These are: • the literal rule • the golden rule • the mischief rule • the purposive approach. These rules each take different approaches to interpretation of a statute. Some judges prefer one rule‚ while other judges prefer another. Some judges also feel that their role is to fill the gaps and ambiguities in the
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free encyclopedia. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 25 Oct. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft>. "Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) Quote| Reuters.com." Business & Financial News‚ Breaking US & International News | Reuters.com. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 30 Oct. 2012. <http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/overview?symbol=MSFT.O>. "Microsoft Corp.‚ MSFT Quick Chart - (NASDAQ) MSFT‚ Microsoft Corp. Stock Price - BigCharts.com." BigCharts: Stock Charts‚ Screeners‚ Interactive Charting and Research Tools.
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