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Building A Border Wall Between Mexico And The United States »

Number of pages 3

3 pages in length. There was a time when ample room and welcoming attitudes ushered in immigrants whereby the United States of America could house, feed, employ, educate and medically tend to the wayward masses. However, times have changed and there are barely enough resources to benefit American citizens whose country is being ... View Full Description
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Burglary Law »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper provides an overview of a fictitous case in which the defendant was convicted of the crime of second-degree burglary after it was proven that he broke into a single family residence at night and stole property from the residence. This paper considers the application of specific case law. Bibliography ... View Full Description
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Burlington Northern Railway: Fair Settlement In Genetic Testing Lawsuit? »

Number of pages 6

6 pages in length. The hotly debated topic of genetic testing continues to expand beyond current boundaries with the precedent-setting U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF). While genetic testing has crept its way into the semi-socially acceptable range of such areas as detecting ... View Full Description
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Business Contract Law - Case Study »

Number of pages 8

An 8 page paper based on a scenario provided by the student. The case involved thermostats. The company has exclusive distributor contracts in different countries for their Celsius thermostat with a faceplate instead of decals. A person representing himself as an exporter assures the thermostats will be going to the Middle East but they ... View Full Description
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Business Law »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper provides an overview of business law issues, including the use of videotaping and the impacts of intellectual property law. Bibliography lists 5 sources. View Full Description
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Business Law »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper considers articles supplied by the student to assess the way business law in the US is currently operating, with a critique of the approach that is taken by many in the business world. The bibliography cites 4 sources. View Full Description
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Business Law Questions »

Number of pages 3

A 3 page paper answering three business law questions associated with scenarios involving Newcorp. Pat is being wrongfully terminated; Paula is the victim of sexual harassment exercised by Sam; Paul is being difficult and making groundless claims regarding disability and safety issues associated with working on a machine he does not like. Bibliography ... View Full Description
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Business Law; Similarities and Differences between the US and Portugal »

Number of pages 8

This 8 page paper considers the way in which business law in both of these countries is similar and also how it differs, including the cultural influences. The bibliography cites 4 sources. View Full Description
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Buying a Property in the UK »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper outlines the considerations that need to be made when buying a property in the UK and compares this to the basic model of a legal purchase in Greece. The bibliography cites 5 sources. View Full Description
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C.I.F and F.O.B Contracts »

Number of pages 8

This 8 page paper consider the similarities and different between cif and fob contracts that are both used for the shipment of goods, Issues considered include the different responsibilities, risks and the passing of title to the goods. The bibliography cites 10 sources. View Full Description
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California and the Three Strike Law »

Number of pages 4

A 4 page overview of California’s Three Strike law. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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California Labor Law: Vacation Pay »

Number of pages 3

A 3 page paper discussing California Labor Code Sections 201 – 203, which address the timely payment of wages and supplemental salary items to employees leaving an employer. Paul worked for ABC Company for 11 months, but gave the company notice during the 11th month that he would be leaving the company. The ... View Full Description
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California Law and Medical Practice »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper provides an overview of California law, including civil code, regarding the use of advertising for abortion services. Bibliography lists 6 sources. View Full Description
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California Law Relating to Food Contamination »

Number of pages 6

A 6 page discussion of California law as it relates to food contamination. The author outlines a fictional case involving contaminated ice cream, a case in which tort law is probably more applicable than food contamination laws. An analysis is presented regarding the burden of proof facing the plaintiff in regard to proving ... View Full Description
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California Law: A Case Study »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper provides an overview of a case study of a man who created a still that resulted in a fire which killed a young girl. This paper outlines California Penal Code in regards to this case. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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California Medical Law Case »

Number of pages 3

A 3 page paper answering questions about the legality of several events associated with a medical malpractice case. Dr. Sanders operates an abortion clinic in California and advertised her services. Medical error caused a patient to have difficulties; the patient sued Dr. Sanders. The patient's attorney filed a complaint with Superior Court ... View Full Description
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California's 3 Strikes Law »

Number of pages 8

An 8 page research paper that investigates California's Three Strikes Law, which dictates that a defendant convicted of 3 felonies receives a mandatory sentence of 25 years to life imprisonment. The writer discusses the manner in which this law has been applied to non-violent crime, its cost, and its efficacy and concludes that the law ... View Full Description
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California: Police Organization And Trends »

Number of pages 6

6 pages in length. California law enforcement has been under considerable scrutiny of late with regard to how its police organization operates from a perspective of responsibility and accountability. For counties up and down the Golden State, issues of brutality, excessive force and unwarranted shootings have caused citizens to rally and demand change. ... View Full Description
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Camera Surveilance »

Number of pages 9

A 9 page overview of the issues surrounding camera surveillance. This paper addresses the question of impacts to privacy and comments on the relatively effectiveness of this tactic. Bibliography lists 7 sources. View Full Description
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Campaign Financing Reform »

Number of pages 8

An 8 page paper. Campaign financing has been debated for more than a century. It is a highly controversial issue with strong advocates on each side of the argument. The writer reports some of the early laws regarding campaign financing. Hard and soft money are explained. The amounts raised by both national political parties in ... View Full Description
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Can a Contractor Escape Liability? »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper considers a case supplied by the student. A contractor has undertaken work installing lighting negligently and using faulty fuses. The result is damage to property and injury to people. The contractor is trying to avoid liability with exclusion clauses in the contract. The paper considers the situation with reference to the ... View Full Description
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Can Bill Clinton Sue for Libel Over Monicagate? »

Number of pages 6

This 6 page paper delves into U.S. libel law and looks at a variety of articles and web information to conclude that Bill Clinton really does not have a case. The concept of libel is examined. Bibliography lists 5 sources. View Full Description
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Can UK Internet Service Providers Avoid Liability by Locating Servers in Third Countries? »

Number of pages 12

This 12 page paper (including an annotated bibliography) consider whether UKL internet providers would be able to avoid liability issues by locating servers outside the UK. The paper includes discussion on jurisdiction issues, compares the internet to newspapers and relevant cases and decision that indicates a changing perceptive by the UK courts since the case ... View Full Description
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Canada's Unconscionability Doctrine and its Application in Collective Disadvantage »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper explores how this doctrine should be applied. A specific analysis is made of Harry v. Kreutziger, a landmark case weighing collective disadvantage and First Nations issues. Bibliography lists 1 source. View Full Description
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Canadian Contract and Partnership Law; A Case Study »

Number of pages 8

This 8 page paper examines a case study supplied by the student. A partnership is formed and an attempt to buy a property is made, issues concerning when a contract is formed are examined looking at invitation to treat, offer, counter offer and acceptance are discussed. The second two issues involve the status of a ... View Full Description
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Canadian Employment Law »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper considers a case where a female and a male employee ore suspected of theft, yet only one is guilty. The supervisor also has unfounded suspicions. The paper is written as a memo advising the company how to proceed. The bibliography cites 5 sources. View Full Description
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Canadian Employment Law; Discrimination of Disability During Recruitment »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper considers the case of a blind job applicant for the position of sale representative. The writer considers the role of accommodation in the Human Rights Acts as well as in light of the Meiorin decision. The bibliography cites 5 sources. View Full Description
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Capital Punishment »

Number of pages 3

A 3 page argumentative paper that argues against the death penalty. Murder is horrendous crime and it is usually a brutal crime. To many people, these facts justify the implementation of capital punishment. If someone murders, the state is seen as justified in taking the life of the murderer. However, the justice of this equation ... View Full Description
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Capital Punishment/Moral Issues »

Number of pages 6

A 6 page research paper that first of all offers the pros and cons of this issue before arguing against those who support capital punishment and for its abolishment. Bibliography lists 5 sources. View Full Description
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Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Sea; UK Law »

Number of pages 14

This 14 page paper considers the carriage of dangerous goods by sea and how this is covered under UK law. The paper begins with general shipping law and liabilities and then looks to specific allowances for dangerous goods. The paper includes issues such as the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ... View Full Description
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Case Law on Right to Die »

Number of pages 3

A 3 page research paper that briefly relates case law pertaining to the right to die. The writer summarizes the cases of Cruzan v. Director, Vacco v. Quill, and Washington v. Glucksburg and then discussed the law regarding withdrawal of treatment from babies suffering from disability. Bibliography lists 5 sources. View Full Description
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CASE STUDIES FROM A LEGAL PERSPECTIVE »

Number of pages 6

This 6-page paper focuses on three case studies involving breach of warranty, liability when it comes to employee termination and the responsibility of an agent versus an employee. View Full Description
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Case Studies in Disparate Impact and Disparate Treatment »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper provides two cases regarding Disparate Impact and Disparate Treatment. Each case is discussed separately. Facts of the cases are provided along with a brief analysis of what is accomplished by each. Cases included are: Meacham v. Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory and RAYTHEON CO. v. HERNANDEZ. Bibliography lists 2 ... View Full Description
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Case Study Analysis Related to the Do Not Call List »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper looks at a Broward county case related to a business that violated the Do Not Call dictum. While Florida law is the focus of this case, Supreme Court decisions regarding the subject are also discussed. Bibliography lists 6 sources. View Full Description
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CASE STUDY: VIDDING: FREE EXPRESSION OR COPYRIGHT PIRACY? »

Number of pages 3

This 3-page paper discusses copyright laws pertaining to viding. Bibliography lists 2 sources. View Full Description
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CASE STUDY: DEPENDENCY EXEMPTION »

Number of pages 5

This 5-page paper examines a case study regarding two divorced parents, their two children, and dependency exemptions under circumstances of joint custody. Bibliography lists 1 source. View Full Description
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Case study: director’s liability and options for company insolvency »

Number of pages 18

A paper which considers in detail the parameters of a company director's liability, with specific reference to misfeasance and fraud, and the relative merits of receivership and administration. Bibliography lists 20 sources. View Full Description
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CASE STUDY: MEMPHIS FIRE DEPARTMENT »

Number of pages 4

This 4-page paper discusses affirmative action through the case study Firefighters Local 1784 v. Stotts. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Case Study: Paul Cronan »

Number of pages 6

This 6 page paper discusses the legal and ethical issues surrounding the issue of Paul Cronan and his lawsuit against NET for discrimination based on physical condition (AIDS). Bibliography lists 1 source. View Full Description
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Case study: secondhand car sale »

Number of pages 7

A paper which looks at some of the consumer legislation relating to secondhand car sales, and assesses liability in a specific case study. View Full Description
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Case Summary »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper summarises various aspects of the Australian case Re: Demagogue Pty Ltd And Nicholas Ramensky and Gisela Elizabeth Ramensky No. G54 of 1992 Fed No. 851 Trade Practices (1992) 110 ALR 608 (1992) 39 FCR 31. View Full Description
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Cases in Australian Tort Law »

Number of pages 6

This 6 page paper considers a number of events applying tort law. Bill holds a garage sale, Mavis trips and on an uneven pavement on the property while distracted and Doreen hit by a falling ceiling tile and subsequently dies. In addition to this a feed company has sold genetically modified feed to a chicken ... View Full Description
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Cases of Fourth Amendment Rights Violations »

Number of pages 14

This 14 page paper considers four cases that are relevant to the understanding of issues such as reasonable force and seizure. Cases considered include Graham V. Connor et al (490 U.S. 386), Brower V. County of Inyo (489 U.S. 593), Slattery V. Rizzo (939 F.2d 213) and Temkin V. Frederick County Comm'rs (945 ... View Full Description
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Caymanian Status Grants by the Cabinet: Could this action be successfully challenged by way of judicial review? »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper considers the recent grating of status by the Cabinet in the Cayman Islands and considers whether or not this could be subject to a successful judicial review application. The bibliography cites 3 sources. View Full Description
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CD and DVD Burning and Copyright Law »

Number of pages 4

A 4 page paper which argues that copyright laws on copying CDs and DVDs should be strict, but allow for certain situations. Bibliography lists 2 sources. View Full Description
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CEO AND PRODUCT LIABILITY »

Number of pages 6

This 6-page paper focuses on the issue of CEOs/Board of Directors and whether they should take personal liability for the products their companies manufacture. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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Certainty and Fragility in the Sale of Goods in the Commercial Environment »

Number of pages 11

For the commercial environment operate effectively it is necessary for the law to provide a degree of certainty in the way that commercial relationships are regulated. This 11 page paper looks at the way in which the sale of goods in England and Wales is regulated between commercial trading partners, in order to assess the ... View Full Description
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Certainty and the Sale of Goods »

Number of pages 9

This 9 page paper looks at the sale of goods under English law and considers the way in which the use of contracts and legislation needs to position where it may be argued there is no certainty and fragility. The paper considers different aspects of the way that the contract is formed and regulated as ... View Full Description
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Changes in the Intelligence Community Post WW II to Post 9-11 »

Number of pages 12

This twelve page paper reviews the evolution of the intelligence community, particularly the FBI and CIA. The thesis is presented that this evolution, in part, has resulted in a degradation of individual rights. Bibliography lists 8 sources. View Full Description
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Changing Australia's Rape Laws »

Number of pages 3

A 3 page paper discussing the need for change in sentencing guidelines binding judges to impose minimum sentences in cases of rape. In 2001, two youths received only minor sentences for raping two schoolgirls at knifepoint. The sentences enraged the community, but it likely does more harm than good. In light of ... View Full Description
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