The duties of the board of directors
Dissertation - 8 pages - Droit fiscal
The corporation according to how we understand it today, came into existence in the 19th century because entrepreneur needed a device to raise capital from a large number of investors. According to the legal dictionary: “the corporation is an organization formed with state governmental...
The legal professions in the English legal system: barristers, solicitors and magistrates
Cours - 7 pages - Droit autres branches
First, we must know there is a separation in the legal profession of lawyer, there are: - barristers: (avocat, conseiller juridique) who work exclusively in the bar (à la barre du tribunal) to defend their clients. - and solicitors (notaire, avoué) who work on the administrative aspects of the...
Freedom of expression, a right between inviolability and flexibility
Dissertation - 7 pages - Droit européen
The freedom of expression is one of the things that calls for conflicts. It is not permitted in the dictatorship in order to speak about everything. It is observed that very many subjects are forbidden. An example of a forbidden topic is the critical opinion on the power, on religion. The...
International business law Canada
Étude de cas - 6 pages - Droit international
In this document we are going to look at the CANADA. Canada is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system, defining itself as a bilingual and multicultural nation, the French and English are of equal status, the official languages. Industrialized and technologically advanced nation,...
The protection of consumers on Internet
Dissertation - 15 pages - Droit autres branches
The recent boom of the internet in Europe and the emergence of a new kind of commerce (e-commerce) led to a widening of the commercial offers that can be proposed to the consumers. Simultaneous with such an expansion in internet offering come the demand for online security regarding the rights...
Death with dignity: press kit
Commentaire de texte - 12 pages - Droit autres branches
The term euthanasia is derived from the Greek words eu, meaning 'good' and thanatos, meaning 'death'. However, the issue of assisted suicide is far from being pleasant. The expression "assisted suicide" refers to the deliberate speeding up of the death process of a terminally ill...
Border Regulation, Freedom of Movement and Citizenship in the Third Pillar of the EU: Conflicting legal agendas.
Dissertation - 9 pages - Droit européen
Within the United Kingdom (UK) there has been a long proud tradition of strong regulatory and independent oversight with respect to its national border security and integrity. The UK is a confederation of regional states some of which have semi-autonomous devolved legislatures, yet it maintains a...
Legal issues in a fictional French Company
Étude de cas - 8 pages - Droit des affaires
You are a vice-president of a 75-person company ("Company") in the fictional French speaking country of Euphoria, whose capital is Anytown, whose legal system closely resembles that of France's, and who is a party to the CISG. Company designs and sells a newly-invented mobile phone, the...
To what extent judicial intuitionism affects the judge's legal reasoning in Common Law?
Dissertation - 6 pages - Droit international
The recent nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor by President Obama sparked once again the political debate on the objectivity of the appointed to the United States Supreme Court. Republicans, even though pretending to be unbiased, started to fear that this Obamanian judge would undermine President...
International Business Law : Doing Business in Australia
Mémoire - 7 pages - Droit international
This file has for main goal to analyze risk factors of Australia. We have conducted a study of legal, political, cultural and financial risks. Australia is the 15th largest economy in the world . Australia's GDP is one of the highest of all countries and services take a major part in it with...
La réparation des accidents médicaux : La solidarité nationale
Fiche - 2 pages - Droit autres branches
Document: La réparation des accidents médicaux : La solidarité nationale, fiche de droit social de 2 pages Extrait: Conditions qui sont à réunir qui sont au nombre de 3. Facilité pour bénéficier de cette indemnisation autour d'une procédure amiable. Économie d'une procédure en justice....
The legislative power of the Council is being increasingly eroded in the recent years. Discuss.
Dissertation - 7 pages - Droit constitutionnel
Assessing the power of the institutions of the European Union is not an easy task. The European Union is such a particular and unique international organization that understanding it means involves studying the many different levels that composed it simultaneously. Thus, to tackle the question...
West Virginia vs. Barnette : the flag salute case
Commentaire d'arrêt - 2 pages - Libertés publiques
Refusal to salute the Flag shall be regarded as an act of insubordination' are the terms in which the Virginia statute let us see a beginning of answer to the questioning about the reasons why the State require a flag salute. Indeed, we understand that the real deal is between the authority...
Migration Law - A Human Right to Migration in International Law and European Community Law
Dissertation - 11 pages - Libertés publiques
To answer the question of the existence of the human right to migrate, the notion of migration and human right themselves must first be studied. Migration can be defined as a movement of persons from one country or locality to another one. Only international migrations, from one country to...
The politics of international Human Rights Law
Dissertation - 5 pages - Droit international
The point of this essay is the observation of Human rights concerning some currents issues of International relations and social and political disorder; for example, in Tibet where it has been thought that the enforcement of some standards of Human rights would protect the Tibetans from the...
The New Constitutionalism
Dissertation - 5 pages - Droit européen
This essay is divided in two parts. In the first section, we will describe the influence of the European court of Justice on the evolution as observed by Weiler. In the latter half of the essay, we will try to view this theory from a critical bent of mind and relate this concept as an...
The reality of Germany's fiscal federalism
Dissertation - 7 pages - Droit fiscal
After the Second World War, the Allies set up a federal system in Germany, in order to prevent a Third World War from happening. They thought that a federation would divide Germany and reduce the influence of Prussia over the other constituents of the former Confederation of States. As a matter...
The relationship between investment law and the human right: present provisions and proposals for the future
Dissertation - 9 pages - Droit international
Since 1945, the investment law became more and more important with the development of the transnational corporations and the direct investments abroad within the framework of the globalization of flows of capital. The relationship with the countries of the South sets a major problem in this...
Study about the counterfelt in particularly on the Lacoste mark
Étude de cas - 8 pages - Propriété intellectuelle
According to the Larousse dictionary, the definition of a brand is 'the whole of the manufactured products, sold by a firm, company which is owner of this mark. It is the sign being used to distinguish products, objects or services '.This mark is immediately associated to the prestige,...
Primacy / Supremacy of European Community Law against Sovereignty of the Member States
Mémoire - 25 pages - Droit européen
Today the European Union (EU) consists of 27 Member States; it reaches from the Atlantic coast of Western Europe all the way to the Black Sea of Eastern Europe. In the European Union, the most important and closest collaboration between the Member States happens via the European Community (EC)....
Human Rights and Universality
Dissertation - 13 pages - Droit international
We'll see that a mediate position can be found between what Donnelly has identified as radical cultural relativism (a) and radical universalism (b). Thus, it seems that a cross-cultural consensus can be found on the universality of some basic rights contained in the UDHR, whereas some other...
Corporate liability
Dissertation - 14 pages - Droit des affaires
Designing corporations liable for criminal offences gives rise to encountering a number of difficulties and pitfalls. Discuss this statement, in general terms with reference to corporate criminal liability taking into account a particular offence of manslaughter and any proposals for reforming...
International business law: the "Peach International Inc" case
Étude de cas - 10 pages - Droit international
The Peach International Company is a start-up specialized in the "high tech communications" domain. The firm deals with the ?higher level of technology' and specializes in the domain of "standard mobiles". The company provides phones that contain all the advantages of an actual mobile, such...
Dix fiches de révision en droit des contrats anglais
Fiche - 10 pages - Droit international
Document: Dix mini fiches de révision en droit des contrats anglais Extrait: -The Offer is made by a person. -An offer is an act that is express or implies who is address to someone or a group and show that you want to be bind. -In English law an offer is something that has to be addressed...
Case studies of international disagreements
Dissertation - 9 pages - Droit international
You are the vice president of sales for The Pillow International Inc., a French manufacturer of bed pillows. The raw materials needed for making pillows are all sourced from suppliers overseas. Your firm purchases feathers from exporters in China who maintain large flocks of geese and ducks for...
L'intégration européenne menace-t-elle la souveraineté anglaise ou du moins sa position exceptionnelle ?
TD - 2 pages - Droit européen
L'intégration europénne est, a contrario de la coopération européenne, un mécanisme qui opère un transfert de compétences des Etats membres vers l'Union Européenne, provoquant de vives et hostiles réactions nationalistes. Vu la position particulière de l'Angleterre dans...
Parenthood in French law and filiation
Dissertation - 9 pages - Droit de la famille
The purpose of this paper is first to understand French parenthood, namely the way to be the legal father or mother of a child. Investigating further, we will see whether the current legislation is modern enough or not, which will be our main question. Indeed, some scholars and politicians think...
Droit constitutionnel général
Fiche - 110 pages - Droit constitutionnel
Droit constitutionnel général 100 pages
English legal system
Fiche - 15 pages - Droit international
Document: English legal system, cours de 25 pages en anglais Extrait: There is a difference between Englan and Britain. So why not british legal system? There is a question of english speaking countries. In Wales there ie two languages : Walesh and english. The institutions use the two...
Dans quelle mesure peut-on dire du système des jurys qu'il est le pivot de la justice pénale en Grande-Bretagne ?
Dissertation - 5 pages - Droit international
In the English criminal justice system, juries have existed for over a thousand years now. Since 1215 they are the usual method of trying criminal cases, and are considered as a really important institution in the English criminal justice process. However, in terms of statistics, trial by jury is...
