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Covenants and Easements »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper considers the application of covenants and easement is a case supplied by the student looking at what covenants may be used for and when they can be enforced and the use of easements where there is no written agreement. The paper is written looking at English law. The bibliography sites ... View Full Description
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Covenants and Easements »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper considers the application of covenants and easement is a case supplied by the student looking at what covenants may be used for and when they can be enforced and the use of easements where there is no written agreement. The bibliography sites 6 sources. View Full Description
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Covenants; Australian Law »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper looks at the use of covenants in Australia. The paper considers the case applied by the student where a landowner wants to sell to plots of land and restrict future use of the land to single storey developments only. The paper discusses the use of covenants to achieve this, whether ... View Full Description
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Crime and judicial procedures in four films »

Number of pages 5

A paper which looks at the way in which crime and judicial processes are dealt with in four modern movies, with particular reference to the moral and ethical foundations of the legal systems and the extent to which situational ethics may be appropriate in the context of law enforcement. View Full Description
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Crime and Punishment in England 1800 - 1850 »

Number of pages 16

This 16 page paper considers hat does criminal law history before 1850 tells us about the processes of change in the law and legal institutions. The paper looks at the period 1800 – 1850 and examines four areas of law and the justice system; capital and corporal punishment including the “Bloody Code”; imprisonment and transportation ... View Full Description
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Crime Investigators & Technology »

Number of pages 11

An 11 page research paper that examines the attitudes of crime investigators toward the use of technology. The writer argues that the introduction of new technological tools brings up the question of how investigators approach technology in their working practices. Does it cause them to become reactive in their response to a particular investigation, that ... View Full Description
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Crime Prevention at the Federal Level »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper takes a look at the controversy over whether laws at the federal level really help local law enforcement. Several issues are addressed. Hate crime legislation is discussed. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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Crime Scene Law »

Number of pages 6

A 6 page research paper that, first of all, presents a scenario from the assignment and then discusses whether or not the police investigation described in the scenario was properly conducted. Citing several Supreme Court cases, the writer argues that the police officers should have obtained a search warrant before searching a suspect's room. Bibliography ... View Full Description
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Crime Typologies: Causes and Solutions »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page review of the causative factors involved in violent crime, property crime, enterprise crime, and public order crime. The author summarizes that, in short, crime occurs because of one degree or another of profit. Until we prioritize our interventional tactics criminals will continue to exert a stranglehold on our world. Bibliography ... View Full Description
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Criminal Justice Around the World »

Number of pages 7

This 7 page paper looks at the criminal justice systems of the United States, Argentina, Japan and Israel. The U.S. system is compared and contrasted with the other three. Bibliography lists 8 sources. View Full Description
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Criminal Justice Diversion »

Number of pages 3

A 3 page paper that reports on two journal articles. The first has to do with a relatively new theory, that of diversion programs. The second is a research study on an old theory, that of profiling. Bibliography lists 2 sources. View Full Description
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Criminal Justice Mgmt/North Carolina »

Number of pages 8

An 8 page research paper that examines how the criminal justice management system in NC can be improved with a particular focus on community policing initiatives. Bibliography lists 6 sources. View Full Description
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Criminal Justice System »

Number of pages 6

This 6 page paper provides an overview of a criminal justice system, one that is an alternative to the existing system in the United States. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Criminal Law »

Number of pages 9

This 9 page paper is written in two parts, The first part considers the case of mistaken identity in a homosexual sexual encounter and assesses if there is any potential liability for rape or sexual assault. The second part of the paper discusses the findings in the case of Crabbe (1985) 156 CLR 464. The ... View Full Description
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Criminal Law and Procedure 2 »

Number of pages 8

An 8 page paper discussing and comparing common law and the modern penal code, particularly as they approach intent and attempt. The paper classifies murder; assesses a bank robbery scenario; and provides proposed legislation for computer crime after examining three state and two federal statutes addressing the topic. Bibliography lists 9 sources. ... View Full Description
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Criminal Law and Procedure 3 »

Number of pages 9

A 9 page paper addressing legal cases in alcohol use and building safety inspection, and providing briefs of three state and federal cases: Montana v. Egelhoff, People v. Larry Ribowsky and Swindall v. Cox Enterprises, Inc. Bibliography lists 5 sources. View Full Description
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Criminal Law and Procedure 4 »

Number of pages 4

A 4 page paper answering two discussion questions. The first addresses police right to arrest an individual based on where he is, the time of day and his general appearance. The second considers the legal definitions of entrapment, including subjective and objective tests established by the Supreme Court. Bibliography lists 3 sources. ... View Full Description
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Criminal Law and Procedure 5 »

Number of pages 9

A 9 page paper answering two discussion questions addressing Fourth Amendment procedural issues and providing a 5-page position paper on whether the exclusionary rule should be changed. The paper concludes that the rule does need to be altered to be made more workable, but that present there is not a viable alternative that has ... View Full Description
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Criminal Law and Procedure 6 »

Number of pages 8

An 8 page paper addressing two discussion questions and providing three case briefs. One question discusses options available to a member of the local bar who has been required to serve as a public defender in an appeal case. The other examines factors that could influence a juror to vote for life in ... View Full Description
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CRIMINAL LAW AND THE BLAME GAME »

Number of pages 7

This 7-page paper attempts to prove the assertion that blaming is an important factor in criminal law. Bibliography lists two sources. View Full Description
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Criminal Law, Identity And Culture »

Number of pages 4

4 pages in length. In the late 1800s, Zebulon Reed Brockway - author of "The Ideal of a True Prison System for a State" - asserted that "the causes of crime are primarily in the person, secondarily in the circumstances that surround him;" since that time, myriad crime theories have evolved to correlate these ... View Full Description
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Criminal Law/Treason, Terrorism and Wartime Criminal Law »

Number of pages 8

An 8 page research paper that discusses crime and criminal law in general and then focuses on terrorism and changes in constitutional law, arguing that this is not a good idea. Bibliography lists 8 sources. View Full Description
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Criminal Law; A Case of Manslaughter »

Number of pages 7

This 7 page paper considers a case provided by the student and advises to potential defendants. The paper assesses the requirements of actus reus and mens rea that establishes the case of manslaughter is established and the defences of provocation and diminished responsibility. The second part of the paper concerns involuntary manslaughter and causing death ... View Full Description
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Criminal Law; Deception »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper considers deception under English criminal law and considers the application of law to three examples; the false claim of credentials for employment, writing a cheque that is not honoured and obtaining services by deception. The bibliography cites 5 sources. View Full Description
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Criminal Law; Physical Harm Case »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper looks at a case study supplied by the student. The case looks at criminal law and potential offences resulting from physical harm. The first part of the case sees a person harmed as a result of a thrown bottle, with the defendant claiming they meant to frighten and not harm. The ... View Full Description
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Criminal Liability »

Number of pages 9

This 9 page paper considers criminal liability under UK law. The writer considers factors such as actus reus and mens rea are considered, and then their use is demonstrated by application to a sample case. The case involved a potential charge of causing death by reckless and another of potential gross negligence in a hospital. ... View Full Description
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Criminal liability »

Number of pages 9

A paper which looks at the various elements of criminal liability which are involved in cases of murder and manslaughter. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Criminal Liability and the Failure to Act »

Number of pages 7

This 7 page UK law paper critically examines the situations in which a person can be liable in criminal law for an omission to act. The paper looks at different types of omission, where a duty to act is express or may be implied and the way the courts deal with omission to act ... View Full Description
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CRIMINAL LIABILITY AND USE OF FORCE »

Number of pages 4

This 4-page paper discusses criminal and legal issues such as solicitation, conspiracy and the castle doctrine. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Criminal Mischief »

Number of pages 8

This 8 page paper examines the concept of criminal mischief and how it plays out around the world and in various states. New York is highlighted and other states and nations are mentioned. Bibliography lists 10 sources. View Full Description
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Criminal Policies »

Number of pages 4

A 4 page paper which examines conflict and crime control along with consensus and due process as they offer approaches concerning criminal policies. Bibliography lists 2 sources. View Full Description
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Criminal Procedure And Evidence »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper identifies the six major steps in a criminal case but spends the bulk of the paper describing the different types of evidence and the requirements for admissibility. The writer also comments on the difference between lay and expert witnesses. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Criminal Thinking Processes »

Number of pages 4

A 4 page paper. The theory of a criminal thinking style or criminal thinking processes has been accepted for more than three decades. Several theorists offered new theories by the mid-1970s that focused on cognitive processing. Specifically, researchers identified thinking patterns of most criminals that held true across types of crimes. This paper explains ... View Full Description
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CRIMINALS AND LEGAL RIGHTS »

Number of pages 4

This 4-page paper discusses the cases Escobedo v Illinois and Miranda v Arizona, which pinpoints suspects' rights to attorneys and against self-incrimination. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Criminology/Theory Integration »

Number of pages 12

A 12 page research paper that examines the ongoing debate among criminologists concerning theory integration. This examination examines the parameters of this debate and argues that theory integration is a logical step for advancing this field. Bibliography lists 6 sources. View Full Description
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Critical Elements of the Contract of Sale: Relation to the Laws of Ancient Rome »

Number of pages 8

An 8 page overview of the elements which go into contracts of sale. Identifying three critical elements of sale (the agreement, the thing sold, and the price), the author traces each of these elements to the laws of ancient Rome. Bibliography lists 5 sources. View Full Description
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Critique of Dworkin's Striking Down of Legislation »

Number of pages 10

Dworkin is a controversial legal theorist. This 10 page paper considers his ideas on striking down legislation presenting a broad critique. The basis of Dworkin's ideas of interpretive theory and the clash with positvist theory are considered, as well as the alignment with ideas of natural justice are all discussed in order to ascertain the ... View Full Description
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Cruel and Unusual Punishment »

Number of pages 6

This 6 page paper establishes a definition of "cruel and unusual punishment" as punishment that is disproportionate to the crime; that involves physical suffering that could otherwise be alleviated; and that deprives the victim of his right to life, which is guaranteed under the Constitution. Bibliography lists 5 sources. View Full Description
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Current Issues in Commercial Speech and How the Supreme Court is Deciding These Issues »

Number of pages 15

A 15 page paper discussing various settings in which commercial free speech has been challenged in recent cases and focusing on the influence that the Central Hudson test has had on all of them. Justice Stevens attempted to effect a change in determining whether First Amendment protection is warranted in specific cases in the ... View Full Description
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Current U.S. Immigration Laws »

Number of pages 6

A 6 page paper summarizing the basic points of US immigration laws in the post-9/11 environment. Immigration requirements already were difficult for many before the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Since then, they have become quite stringent. Bibliography lists 5 sources. A companion PowerPoint presentation is available. View Full Description
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Custom and International Law »

Number of pages 10

This 10 page paper considers how custom can be seen as a key component of international law. The paper argues that the basis of international law is custom due the flimsy structure and the requirement of consensus and agreement. The bibliography cites 10 sources. View Full Description
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Customary Law »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper looks at how customary law may be seen in mainstream law and the issues of customary law form alterative cultures, such as aboriginal law and sovereign law and the difficulties of both co-existing. The bibliography cites 7 sources. View Full Description
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Cuyahoga Falls v Buckeye Community Hope Foundation »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper evaluates this disparate impact case. The concept of disparate impact is defined. The facts of the case are relayed and its implications discussed. Bibliography lists 6 sources. View Full Description
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Cybersquatting »

Number of pages 12

his 12 page paper provides an overview of cybersquatting. The concept is defined and trademark law is discussed in depth. Recent cases are discussed and philosophical issues are broached. Bibliography lists 10 sources. View Full Description
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Darby's Gazebo »

Number of pages 3

A 3 page paper arguing the position of Percy in discussing the fictional case of Darby, Percy and Darby's gazebo. Darby agreed to sell the gazebo to Percy but has not; Percy has filed a lawsuit and seeks for Darby to be court-ordered the dismantle, relocate and reassemble the gazebo on Percy's property, requesting ... View Full Description
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Data Processing and the Issue of Personal Privacy »

Number of pages 8

An 8 page paper which examines how access to data processing records can affect personal privacy, considers the main regulations that address this issue and discusses their strengths and weaknesses. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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Data Protection in the EU »

Number of pages 7

This 7 page paper considers the potion of EU law concerning the protection of data. The writer looks at this generally as well ad the application of this to the Internet. The bibliography cite 14 sources. View Full Description
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Data Protection Obligations for UK Businesses »

Number of pages 7

This 7 page paper considers the position of a new firm starting in the UK in order to assess the obligations that they face regarding the way that they use and protect personal data and the impact of the Data Protection Act 1998. The paper is written with reference to English law. The bibliography cites ... View Full Description
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Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper examines this landmark Supreme Court Decision. Details of the case are relayed. Bibliography lists 5 sources. View Full Description
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Dealing with Cybercrime »

Number of pages 8

This 8 page paper considers the increase in the use fo the internet and cybercrime and the way that the Computer Misuse Act 1990 may be used it dealing with different cybercrimes such as cyberobscenity, cybertrespass, cybertheft and cyberviolence which can include cyberstalking. The paper looks at what the Computer Misuse Act 1990 will ... View Full Description
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