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A Case Study in English Law »

Number of pages 12

This 12 page paper considers a case provided by the student. The case has several potential claims and each is discussed separately and covers breach of contract, the postal rule, frustration, negligent tort and employment law regarding redundancy. The bibliography cites 12 sources. View Full Description
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Ford Pinto: Harvard Case Study »

Number of pages 8

A 8 page paper based on a case study from Harvard. A legal analysis and ethical analysis are provided. In the early 1970s, some Pintos caught fire when involved in a rear-end crash. The fuel tank ruptured. The writer discusses the laws and regulations as they applied to the Pinto and then discusses the ethical ... View Full Description
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Questions of Inheritance; UK Equity and Trust Law »

Number of pages 9

This 9 page paper considers a case supplied by the student and examine the gifts given in a will in order to draw conclusions regarding who is entitled to the property of the deceased under English Law. The bibliography cites 10 sources. View Full Description
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THE FREEDMEN OF ROME »

Number of pages 12

This 12 page paper discusses the freed slaves in the Roman Empire, called Freedmen. Paper shows how the freedmen were not actually free, though they were released from their master's service. Examples of Roman laws regarding the freedman, manumission of slaves, and the fate of the released slave are discussed. Bibliography lists 2 sources. View Full Description
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Marijuana and The Western World Since the Mid Twentieth Century »

Number of pages 11

An 11 page discussion of the history of marijuana usage in countries like Great Britain, Canada, and the U.S. since the mid part of the twentieth century. The author reviews some of the critical laws regarding marijuana usage, inclusive of the 2002 decision by Great Britain to lessen the criminal penalties for possession of ... View Full Description
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An Overview of the EEOC »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper provides an overview of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Many laws are discussed and a case study regarding a Victoria's Secret store is presented. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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Ethics and Corporate America »

Number of pages 10

This 10 page paper addresses ethical issues pertinent to corporate America. Whether a values based or compliance approach is better is one question addressed. The paper supports the notion that the law is sufficient to address all concerns related to corporate ethics. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Joseph Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness” and the Human Nature of Lawlessness, Chaos, and Indulgence »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page report discusses Conrad’s best-known work and its many layers which ultimately presents a variety of shades of darkness. Not only are there the human conflicts and measures of darkness but there are also social implications presented in terms of the conflict that takes place between what is lawful and what is against ... View Full Description
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Sick Building Syndrome and How It Is Handled in California »

Number of pages 7

This 7 page paper provides an overview of sick building syndrome with particular attention to the laws and suits brought in California. Various types of molds are discussed. Bibliography lists 10 sources. View Full Description
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The Importance of Oral Evidence in the English Law Trial System »

Number of pages 9

This 9 page paper examines the important role of oral evidence, also known as orality, within English law and the risk system. The paper considers different forms of oral evidence, the benefits and flaws with this type of evidence and the way in which recent cases may be change the emphasis placed on orality. The ... View Full Description
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Electronic Voting »

Number of pages 7

This 7 page paper looks at electronic voting. Answering questions set by the student different systems are outlined and different options such as the use of Java, Macromedia Flash and Active X, as well as SET verses SSL for security, the advantages and disadvantages of a individual network or the internet and issues of e-mal ... View Full Description
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Determinate Versus Indeterminate Sentencing »

Number of pages 10

This 10 page paper looks at the controversy and argues for indeterminate sentencing. Mandatory drug laws are also discussed. Bibliography lists 8 sources. View Full Description
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Should the Legal Definition of Marriage be Changed? »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper argues that the current definitions of marriage are out of date. The way in which the definition may be wrong is considered in terms of the international pressures and changes and also internal social structures. The paper concentrates on English law, but many elements have an international context and other ... View Full Description
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Laws, Court Decisions, and Legislation Pertaining to the Rights of People with Special Needs in Education »

Number of pages 9

An 11 page overview of the diversity of considerations which are reflected in the laws, court decisions, and legislation pertaining to the rights of people with special needs. The author provides a detailed summary of several of these considerations and emphasizes that applications range from addressing the needs of individuals with physical disabilities to ... View Full Description
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Codes of Conduct in Law Enforcement »

Number of pages 7

This 7 page paper examines various codes of conduct in law enforcement professions. Codes of conduct concerning police officers, attorneys, judges and corrections personnel are examined and compared. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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Technology's Impact on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice »

Number of pages 7

A 7 page discussion of the impact technology has had on law enforcement and criminal justice. The contention is presented that not only has the complexity of some crimes compounded with technology but so too has our ability to catch criminals and to definitively demonstrate that they indeed are guilty of a particular crime. ... View Full Description
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Tourism: The Detrimental Impact Upon My Community »

Number of pages 3

3 pages in length. Living at the gateway to some of the country's most popular national parks, it has become clear to see over the past several decades just how damaging the constant barrage of visitors has been to the delicate environment. Human carelessness and ignorance play two critical roles in how and ... View Full Description
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Are More Minority Police Officers Needed? »

Number of pages 4

4 pages in length. Minority representation within America's police force has experienced little improvement over the years, with Asians, Hispanics, African-Americans reflecting but a small percentage of the nation's predominantly white law enforcement. Women represent a subset of this minority group that has seen even less increase due to America's police force still ... View Full Description
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Legal Reasoning and Interpretation »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper examines what is meant by legal reasoning and legal interpretation. The paper begins by looking at how legal reasoning takes place and the different with the different perspectives on the role of reasoning. The paper then looks at how interpretation takes place and the three rules of literal interpretation, the golden ... View Full Description
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Interpreting the Law »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper looks at a fictitious law and then at how it may be interpreted using the literal rule, the golden rule and looking at the act as a whole and the purpose of the act. The bibliography cites 5 sources. View Full Description
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Insurable Interest in Greece »

Number of pages 3

English law of insurable interest is out of step with modern society and business practice and is in need of reform. This 3 page paper comments on this by comparing England to Greece. The bibliography cites 3 sources. View Full Description
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The Right to Housing »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper examines the right to housing by describing the legal framework for protecting this right with international and domestic legal mechanisms. The paper is written with reference to English and Scottish law. The paper also considers the principle difficulties arising in attempts to protect this right. The bibliography cites 4 sources. View Full Description
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Drug Law Offenders »

Number of pages 5

5 pages in length. Drug use in the United States – and the methods by which law enforcement officials attempt to control it – has long represented a struggle between those who abuse its addictive tendencies and those who try to rid society of its presence. The extent to which this ongoing battle ... View Full Description
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RM Law Implications post-Arthur Anderson and Enron »

Number of pages 7

In the wake of corporate malfeasance at Arthur Anderson, new laws have been passed to protect the public. The most important of these was spelled out in the Sarbanes-Oxley act, an act governing how paper (memorandums, correspondence, and any other paper) will be treated in the future. Taking a quick walk through why the act ... View Full Description
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Property Law and the Human Rights Act 1998 »

Number of pages 8

This 8 page paper considers the way that the Human Rights Act may create change in property law in the UK. The paper argues that there is a bias towards the wishes and rights of property owners, but that this is changing gradually. The argument uses multiple cases to illustrate points raised including Royal Borough ... View Full Description
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Copyright Law and the Internet »

Number of pages 8

This 8 page paper considers the position of web page content under UK laws. The paper looks at a case supplied by the student. The first issue concerns content created by a subcontractor without a written contract and who owns the copyright. The second issue looks at the copying of photographs form a different website ... View Full Description
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The Legal Framework of Ancient Rome Ancient »

Number of pages 6

Rome has influence many subsequent societies. This 6 page paper considers how the legal system developed in Rome, with the concept of rights and the doctrine of innocent until proven guilty. The paper starts with the period of the kings and the rule of life and continues through the recording of law in the twelve ... View Full Description
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Living the Three Laws of Robotics »

Number of pages 4

Through Robbie and QT-1, Isaac Asimov spins the human lesson utopian tale of a society that would live under only three laws: harm no one, do our jobs, and preserve ourselves for the protection of all. If we did so, the world would be a better place. Bibliography lists 1 source. jvIRobot.rtf View Full Description
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Economic Loss in Tort »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper considers a case supplied by the student where a doctor gives wrong information to a potential employer, loosing the potential employee the job. The paper considers if, under English law, a case for pure economic loss could undertaken. The paper cites numerous cases before a conclusion is reached. The bibliography cites ... View Full Description
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Institutional Racism Within Law Enforcement: »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper examines the problem of institutionalized racism, and how police officers specifically are affected. This paper highlights the many evidences of racism that continue to exist within law enforcement, despite claims to the contrary. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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The History, Role, and Accomplishments of Professional Organizations in Education »

Number of pages 15

A 15 page discussion of the importance of teachers' groups. The author emphasizes that these groups can be very diverse yet can play a tremendously important role in the shaping of policy and even law relating to education. Bibliography lists 12 sources. View Full Description
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The Impact on s138 of the Evidence Act 1995 »

Number of pages 12

This 12 page paper consider s138 of the Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) or (CTH) and critically discusses how this section of legislation and cases such as Bunning v Cross (1978) 141 CLR 54 and Ridgeway v Queen (1995) 129 AR 41 impact on operational investigations and their officers. Numerous cases are cited to illustrate points ... View Full Description
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Contract Law Cases; Unfair Contract Exclusions and Faulty Goods »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper looks at two contract cases. In the first an electrician undertakes work negligently that results in a fire and tries to rely on an exclusion clause to relive him of any liability. The second case considers a microwave oven that catches fire on first use. Both cases are discusses using English ... View Full Description
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SECOND AMENDMENT AND GUN CONTROL »

Number of pages 4

This 4-page paper focuses on the issue of why the Second Amendment is both the most used and least effective argument for gun control, and why it has made America's gun control laws so weak. Bibliography lists 1 source. 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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Medicare Fraud and Abuse »

Number of pages 8

The 1990s into the new century have seen a cleanup of Medicare fraud and abuse through various case law filed under the False Claims Act (FCA) 31 U.S.C. Section 3729 et seq., and subsequent passage of privacy acts. Two of these cases were U.S. v. Barry Weinbaum, et al. and U.S. ex rel. James F. ... View Full Description
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Free Movement of Goods and Competition law »

Number of pages 14

This 14 page paper is written in two parts and looks at EU law. The first considers a case supplied by the student. A company is being charge an import duty by another member state and another country is charging a company to undertake safely checks on the products. The case is considered with reference ... View Full Description
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Capitalism: Democracy’s Bane »

Number of pages 6

Martin Luther King, Jr. said that anyone living in the states should never be considered an outsider, but Henry David Thoreau points out that the United States is not truly a society of people, but a country made up of individuals with only their own needs to consider, under the law. As such, their capitalist ... View Full Description
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HYPOTHETICAL QUESTIONS ABOUT AUSTRALIA’S SECTION 13 OF THE MOTOR TRAFFIC ACT »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper discusses Section 13 of Australia's Motor Traffic law. A ficticious case is discussed and argued. Bibliography lists 5 sources. View Full Description
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Environmental Law in the EU »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper considers the way the polluter pays principle and the precautionary principles appear in EU environmental law. The paper considers the attitude of member states and the trend towards a duel approach. The bibliography cites 3 sources. View Full Description
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IMPACT OF PERFORMANCE AND BREACH ON THE MODERN BUSINESS ENTITY »

Number of pages 3

This 3-page paper discusses performance and breach from a business contract law point of view, and discusses each and how they impact a business. Bibliography lists 1 source. View Full Description
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Arguing an Australian Betting Charge »

Number of pages 6

A 6 page paper providing possible arguments that prosecution and defense attorneys might use in a charge brought against an unlicensed betting bookmaker in Australia. The law provided is a fictitious one, as is the case on which the paper is based. The purpose is to illustrate what arguments that each side could ... View Full Description
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Montaigne’s Quest for Change »

Number of pages 9

The desire for change was Montaigne’s burden. “In this university,” Montaigne writes, “I suffer myself to be ignorantly and negligently led by the general law of the world . . . 'tis folly to hope it . . . . .” Under consideration, "Of Experience" and "Of Custom" to discuss Montaigne's writing and his beliefs. ... View Full Description
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CHILD LABOR ACT OF 1916 AND THE WILSON PRESIDENCY »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper discusses the child labor act of 1916 and the effect that this law had on the presidency of Woodrow Wilson. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Women in Hindu society »

Number of pages 4

A paper which looks at the role of women in Hindu society, based on religious texts such as the Laws of Manu, and considers the socio-cultural reasons why they should have a subordinate role. View Full Description
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Introduction: Combating Terrorism Act of 2001 and Its Effect on the Major Political Parties »

Number of pages 11

This 11 page paper examines this bill that was passed into law in 2001. How this bill that had bipartisan support affected party lines. Did it serve to divide parties? Did it bring the Republicans and Democrats together? This is an introductory section for a future paper on this topic. Bibliography lists 10 sources. View Full Description
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EU Law; Free Movement and Discrimination »

Number of pages 14

This 14 page paper looks at two areas of European Law. The first considers the free movement of citizens and workers in the EU, looking at issues such as equal tax treatment, equal employment conditions and the circumstances under which nationals of other states may be refused admission or deported. The second part of the ... 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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American Immigration in the Early Twentieth Century »

Number of pages 8

An 8 page discussion of the deep seated discrimination which characterized American immigration policies during the first two decades of the Twentieth Century. Immigrants from different regions of the world were regarded quite differently from one another in terms of whether they would be welcomed into the U.S. Many became the targets of ... View Full Description
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Comparative Politics - Definition Of Terms »

Number of pages 16

This 16 page paper defines 19 terms common in the field of comparative politics, such as classical liberalism, GDP, proportional representation, plurality, rule of law, winner take all, parliament, Islamic Republic, separation of powers, Three World System, nation building and others. the writer comments on the significance of each to the study of comparative politics. ... View Full Description
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