Sexual offenses and the law on consent

Introduction
The law that governs sexual offenses and consent that is to say criminal acts such as rape and indecent assault (sexual assault) is under the Sexual Offenses Act 2003 which was enacted in 2004. The purpose of this Act was to bring a genuine form of reform to the laws that governed crimes of a sexual nature with the incentive of reflecting the social mindset of the people and in turn strengthen the protection of younger people (children) or other vulnerable people through upgrading the law on rape.

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Outsourcing Human Resources

INTRODUCTION BPO or Business Process Outsourcing refers to the readjustment of entire business functions to some other service providers, mainly in low cost locations. The service provider may be either self-owned or a third party. This rearrangement or constricting out of business processes to an outside provider is mainly to triumph increased shareholder value. Some … Read more

Maritime security and Cooperation

Introduction
The importance of the sea goes far beyond its function for transport. It has long been a source of prosperity and political advancement, – providing the quickest and most efficient way to facilitate commercial and political intercourse among countries. The often-discussed “Sea Lines of Communication” (SLOCs) are more than just shipping routes. They give access to renewable resources of the sea, such as fishing stocks and natural resources, which can be extracted from the seabed. But these are merely tips of the iceberg. The sea today continues to evolve rapidly as a crucial geo-political medium for living.

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Organisational justice and corporate citizenship

The model in this study suggests that employee’s perception towards organizational justice and corporate citizenship will be reciprocated in employees’ engagement with their work. Furthermore, it proposes that the relationships between organizational justice, corporate citizenship variables and work engagement levels will be mediated by organizational trust in the organization.

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The relationship between HR practices and job satisfaction

Background of Study Human Resource Management can be defined as the process of analysing and managing an organisation’s human resource needs to ensure satisfaction of its strategic objectives’ (Hellriegel, Jackson, Slocum and Staude, 2009). In general, Human Resource Management (HRM) affects the employee’s behavior, effort and interaction as they carry out the mission and strategy … Read more

Copyrighted materials

The Internet age of today has substantially changed the world of photography, journalism and the music industry, making it both more simple and complicated at the same time. On the one hand, websites such as YouTube and Facebook enable providers to make their material more widely available and make it possible to reach more people than ever before. However, this easiness also comes at a cost.

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Medical negligence in India

INTRODUCTION
The past decade has seen an increased awareness among people regarding the fundamental rights guaranteed by the Constitution. This has put the medical services under sustained public scrutiny. The custodians of healthcare delivery live in fear of a legal suit.

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International humanitarian law

In 2004, the Appeals Chamber of the Sierra Leone Special Court held a position that ‘it is well settled that all parties to an armed conflict, whether States or non-State actors, are bound by international humanitarian law, even though only States may become parties to international treaties.’

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The EU-US counter-terrorism cooperation

Introduction

After the attacks on 9/11 both the European Union and the United States of America realised that something had to change. “One of the EU’s top priorities on the agenda after 9/11 was to enhance cooperation with the United States” (Grajny, 2008, p. 7). This chapter will analyse the EU-US counter-terrorism cooperation. Therefore, the second sub question of this thesis is:
2. What does the cooperation in the field of counter-terrorism between the European Union (and more specifically Europol) and the United States of America (and more specifically the FBI) look like?

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Land Law reform in South Africa

LITERATURE REVIEW
The scope of land reform in most countries includes some mix of access to land and formalisation of land rights and entitlements, as well as improving post-reform production structures and livelihoods (Ghimire, 2001: 7-10). Ghimire argues that the scope of land reform varies from country to country, or even from locality to locality.

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Jurisdiction clauses

INTRODUCTION
In Conflict of Laws, Jurisdiction clauses are often used in contractual agreements. They are often basic, involving a simple agreement between the parties to submit to a particular country’s jurisdiction. There are two types of jurisdiction clauses – exclusive jurisdiction clause and non-exclusive jurisdiction clause.

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Prohibition against Arms Transfers for Committing Grave International Crimes

One of the most significant provisions in the ATT is Article 6(3), which prohibits a State from authorizing a transfer of arms “if it fully aware of the time of authorization that the arms or items would be utilized to perpetrate genocide, CAH, grave breaches of the GC, attacks directed against COs or civilians protected as such, or other WCS as defined by international agreements to which it is a Party”. This prohibition has been called one of the cornerstones of the Treaty, which is not altogether surprising. Compared to the first two prohibitions, it introduces novel elements to public international law.

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Gulf Regional Legal Environment of Business

Question 1:

(a) Definition of law and its importance

According to Merriam-Webster ‘A law is a binding custom practice of a community : a rule of conduct or action prescribed or formally recognized as binding or enforced by a controlling authority (2) : the whole body of such customs, practices, or rules (3) : common law’.

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Ethical issues of using information technology

Installing Computer Programs without Licensing Introduction The following white paper will focus on many aspects on organization, regarding installing a computer program without the right licensing, what are responsibilities of the technicians, what are the responsibilities on the organization in case it is charged for infringing the software licensing agreement law and whether it is … Read more

Eminent Domain

Eminent domain is a land use method that restricts the rights of the owner versus the community under police power (Levy 2013). The rights of the property owner, safeguards, profits, and the constitution push and pull each other in opposite directions.

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