cours 2 Flashcards

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who’s anubis

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Anubis was an Egyptian god who weighed the souls against a feather.

–>if the souls were lighter than the feather, that mean that you have a pure soul.

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who’s Dike

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Dike represent the moral & social justice and fair judgement.

–>the idea of a balance justice. the laws have to be fair & just.

–>She kept the doors of Olympia

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Justicia

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Thémis for the Grecque version,
–>she keeps an eye on the right behavior of gods,

–>she’s the mother of Dike

–>She’s often represented with a scale that allows her to weight the arguments.

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Dike and justicia related ?

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Dike and justicia are related because they are both partial.
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Justicia is the mother of Dike

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5
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the role of the US Supreme Court

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–>It is the highest judicial authority in the United States

it task : deciding in last resort for or against a decision taken within one of the fifty states or by the federal state.

–>also called upon to examine decisions, laws or presidential decrees in order to determine whether they are in conformity with the Constitution of the United States

–>no appeal

–>1 chief justice and 8 other judges appointed by the president.

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the role of decorative detail around the Suprem court according to the Beax arts

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the architecture can Illustrates the function of the place

–>It represent the place and illustrate it

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7
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some characters that hold books (décorations de la Cour supreme)

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confusius : philosophical thinker in china

Hugo Grotius: political thinker

mohamed : represent the lawgiver of islamic law
–>But debate because in the islamic law you can’t represent him

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8
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Which religious character held the tablets of the law ?

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Moses (moïse), he received it from gods

–>At first he destroy the tablet then it is rewritten by gods

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9
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meaning blazing sun

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right and power

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10
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meaning lamp

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knowledge

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11
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owl meaning

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wisdome

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12
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Cambridge emblem

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–>can seem simple at first because he mostly is with and black

–>Date of creation of the university

–>we can see the double edge sword on the front representing the equality between students. We can also observe scales that can make us think about equality.
–>Shield: maybe to protect citizens against inequalities.

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13
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harvard emblem

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more complex than Cambridge’s

–>Firstly, it is colored

–>Secondly it has Latin locution that means “law and institution” or “truth”.

–>Latin locutions+book= wisdom

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14
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être redevable devant quelqu’un

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Be accountable to

être redevable pour ses actions : Be accountable for your actions

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15
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donner corps à

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Embody

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16
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difference viande animal en anglais

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le cochon = pig,
la viance= porc

17
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meaning of the lion

A

the bravery

18
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contourner

A

Circumvent

19
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locaux, infrastructures

20
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se retirer

21
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blocage de prix

22
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plafond

23
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travailler dans le département juridique d’une entreprise.

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In house lawyer