PPT-Duress

March 17 2016 July 28 1965 During a noontime press conference President Johnson announces he will send 44 combat battalions to Vietnam increasing the US military presence to 125000 men Monthly draft calls are doubled to 35000 I have asked the commanding general General Westmoreland what more he needs to meet this mounting aggression He has told me And we will meet his needs We cannot be defeated by force of arms We will stand in Vietnam . Genuineness of Assent. Law in Society. Ms. Baumgartner . Section 1 Objectives. Recognize when genuine assent is not present. Identify the two key elements in undue influence. Genuine Assent & Duress. "I’m . Gonna. Make Him an Offer He Can’t Refuse”. Typical Community College Employment Scenario . Employees employed on annual or multi-year contracts . Employee non-renewed at the end of the contract period – some level of procedural due process . ATLAS – Section 26: OH&S DURESS ALARMS Developed by: Aggression Minimisation Working Party & Quality & Safety Team Page 1 Reviewed: Jan 09 , Nov 13, Endorsed by: Remote Executive Leadership Attempt. Rule: A criminal attempt occurs when a person, with the (1) . intent. to commit an offense, performs any act which constitutes a (2) . substantial step. towards the commission of that offense. . Law and Morals. Write your own definition of a law and a rule on the Whiteboard.. Rule: “a general norm mandating or guiding conduct” Twining and . Miers. Law: “the body of principles recognised and applied by the state in the administration of justice” Sir John . Mistakes.. Only a mistake of . fact. (not value) allows a contract to be canceled. . Mistakes of fact occur in two forms: unilateral and bilateral. . . 1. Voluntary Consent. Mistakes.. Unilateral. Excuses and Justifications. Necessity and Duress. ...did not have a genuine choice at the time they committed it...entrenched concept of classical criminology- we choose to act anti-social (now whether thats due to internal factors or external factors is where criminology comes in). Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2013. All rights reserved.. Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2013. All rights reserved.. 2.  Copyright and Terms of Service. Copyright © Texas Education Agency. The materials found on this website are copyrighted © and trademarked ™ as the property of the Texas Education Agency and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the Texas Education Agency, except under the following conditions: . Duress. This defence exists where the defendant is put under considerable pressure to commit a crime or face death or serious injury to himself or another for whom he feels responsible – the defendant is faced with a terrible dilemma.. Recap (Duress & Undue Influence). Presentation on Mistakes. Progress Reports. Scholarships. Writers of the future. www.writersofthefuture.com/. All HS Students. $500-$5000. INROADS.org. Internship. “I am what is missing due to fraud, misrepresentation, duress or some sort of mistake occurring”. Genuine Assent (Genuine Agreement or Mutual Agreement). “The key element needed to prove this is relying on a false statement to make a decision”. Ch. 3.D.. Duress. 1. Duress: what threats are “improper”?. The Defense of Duress. Threats of Physical Harm or Imprisonment. Threats of Contract Breach. Enforceability of Contract Modifications. Coercion and Reasonable Alternatives. Lecture 11. Formation defenses and performance excuses Lecture outline General principles for enforcing contracts Regulating contracts Formation defenses (irrationality, dire constraints) Performance excuses (impossibility, frustration of purpose, mistakes) Consent. Consent. Consent is often used as a defence to non-fatal offences against the person.. It . can never be a defence to murder or serious . injury.. Donovan . (1934. ) The defendant caned a 17 year old girl for sexual gratification purposes, the caning caused bruising. H e was convicted of indecent assault and common assault, on appeal his conviction was quashed as the victim had consented to the act. .