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Impact Of Foreign Direct Investment On China's Economy »

Number of pages 23

A 23 page paper. China began its "open door" policy in 1979 when the government adopted The Law of the People‘s Republic of China on Joint-Ventures using Chinese and Foreign Investment. Over the next 15 years, other laws and regulations were adopted that encouraged foreign investment. The policies adopted over that time are discussed, including ... View Full Description
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Statutory Law Does not Reflect Social Change »

Number of pages 4

Brown v. Board of Education passed into law in 1954, Miranda v. Arizona in 1966, and the Warren court has been out of existence for decades. New laws passed in the U.S. include all kinds of dictatorial aspects including the issue of Homeland Security where the Privacy Act has usurped all rights to an individual’s ... View Full Description
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Lawyer's Workday »

Number of pages 4

4 pages in length. This lawyer's area of law defending the homeless, a population of people who are often denied their inherent rights because of their economic and residential situation. Also known as a street lawyer to industry insiders, this type of lawyer spends most of his time sifting through mounds of paperwork ... View Full Description
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Workplace Sexual Harassment: Implications »

Number of pages 5

5 pages in length. One might readily argue how Maria is confusing sexual harassment with gender/racial discrimination, a distinction that may ultimately cost her the suit. Being that sexual harassment is defined as any unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature – verbal, visual or physical - Maria may have great difficultly proving that ... View Full Description
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"Internet and Computer Law: Cases-Comments-Questions": A Discussion of the Principles Illuminated by Authors Peter B. Maggs, John T. Soma, and James A. Sprowl »

Number of pages 12

A 12 page discussion of the ease with which private and proprietary information can be unscrupulously gleaned from the multitude of computerized digitized files which exist in the contemporary world. The laws which exist for the purpose of protecting our privacy and the ownership of intellectual property have proven to be a little real ... View Full Description
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Questions of English Tort Law »

Number of pages 9

This 9 page paper answers two questions set by the student, both concerning tort law. The first advised different victims of an accident of any potential claim and looks at physical, psychological and purely economic harm. The second question evaluates a statement made by McNair J in the case of Bolam v. Friern (1957); “The ... View Full Description
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“Southern Labor and Black Civil Rights: Organizing Memphis Workers” »

Number of pages 6

A 6 page review of the book by Author Michael K. Honey. Honey outlines the societal conditions which were at play in 1930s Memphis Tennessee in comparison to the various laws which were on the books to protect black rights. The contention is made that custom can, and does, sometimes outweigh law. ... View Full Description
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Guns in Cockpits: Different Points of View »

Number of pages 5

5 pages. Should airlines pilots be allowed to carry guns in the cockpits of commercial airliners? No matter what the opinion there are now laws in effect allowing this. There are as many different opinions on this question as there are gun laws. This excellent paper gives the facts on this ... View Full Description
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Police Ethics »

Number of pages 14

14 pages in length. Law enforcement exists in order to provide community protection and ameliorate situations that prove to threaten social accord. When the very individuals who are supposed to uphold this duty are the ones perpetuating the problem, the fine line that already exists between criminality and lawfulness becomes blurred to such ... View Full Description
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Copyright: Legal Meaning for Business »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page paper discussing copyright law’s implications for business and innovation. Copyright law dates from the earliest days of the United States. It is the right of the creator of a work to benefit and profit from that work for a specific length of time, after which it reverts to the public ... View Full Description
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Pat Parker & Associates: Case Study »

Number of pages 8

This 8 page paper is a Harvard case study of Pat Parker, a lawyer who conducts political oppositional research and prepares reports. The work is by contract between Parker and the candidate's campaign. The scenario is that Parker previously provided a report to a campaign, two years later, a group of lawyers who supported the ... View Full Description
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Labor Laws And Collective Bargaining »

Number of pages 12

A 12 page paper that begins with a comprehensive explanation of the labor laws that govern employer-employee relationships, i.e., the National Labor Relations Act and the Taft-Hartley Act. This is followed by an examination of collective bargaining and current thoughts about this process, how the power has shifted in management-labor relations and the shifts during ... View Full Description
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Sexual Harassment Laws »

Number of pages 8

This 8 page paper provides a comprehensive history and background of the sexual harassment laws in the United States. The essay begins by reporting how and when the term sexual harassment was coined and the fact that the issue is not a new one. At least one author has traced serious incidents of sexual harassment ... View Full Description
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Alaska Senate Bill 56: A Policy Analysis »

Number of pages 10

A 10 page consideration of the provisions made by the law resulting from Senate Bill 56. This law allows more judicial discretion in criminal sentencing. At the same time, however, it introduces a prime environment for perverse incentive and injustice. Bibliography lists 10 sources. View Full Description
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The USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 »

Number of pages 8

An 8 page paper. On October 26, 2001, President Bush signed into law the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001. This is a controversial Act that continues to be debated. This essay explains some of the many provisions included in the ... View Full Description
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Altering Policy Through Court Appointments »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page paper arguing that Court appointments provide an effective means of changing policy. Each of the justices of the Court obviously knows the letter of the law being used to assess the merits of the cases they hear. Final outcome often depends on the results of previous appointments made to the ... View Full Description
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The Need For Change in Intellectual Property Protection »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper looks at statement that Intellectual property laws were devised in a print-based environment and have only adapted partially to sound and vision recording. They are of only limited relevance to the world of e-commerce and either the law will have to adapt or much intellectual property will become worthless. The bibliography ... View Full Description
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Affirmative Action And Diversity Hiring - Law Enforcement »

Number of pages 25

A 25 page paper. This paper begins with a historical overview of Affirmative Action in the U.S., laws, executive orders, intent and interpretation. The next section discusses what diversity hiring really means and includes some examples of private sector companies and their efforts towards diversity. The differences between affirmative action and diversity are explained. ... View Full Description
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Criminal Procedure And Evidence »

Number of pages 6

6 pages in length. Criminal procedure encompasses myriad components that work in tandem to uphold the law and at the same time catch the perpetrator. Stage one is where the crime is first recognized or detected, with law enforcement officials utilizing the 'everyone's a suspect' approach before zeroing in on any particular individual. ... View Full Description
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Family Law Case Study »

Number of pages 11

This 11 page English law paper looks at a case study supplied by the student and answers family law questions with specific attention paid to the Children’s Act 1989. The paper advises a mother who wants to escape her violent husband and take her children wither, but is worried about money. The paper then advises ... View Full Description
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Lost Dog Laws »

Number of pages 5

This is a 5 page paper which discusses the topic put forth in the Animal Law Review concerning the laws regulating lost dogs. The bibliography has 1 source. View Full Description
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Fathers Rights »

Number of pages 6

This 6 page paper examines the rights of fathers in the context of the following quote “Unless there are cogent reasons against it, the children of separated parents are entitled to know and have the love and society of both their parents. In particular, the courts recognise the vital importance of the role of non-resident ... View Full Description
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Sex & Race Discrimination Protection in UK »

Number of pages 9

A 9 page research paper that explores British legislation on these issues. Great Britain has had specific legislation in place for over 30 years that prohibits discrimination due to sex, martial status, or race, color, national origin or ethnicity. Considering this fact, the question arises as to how well these laws have been working. After ... View Full Description
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Corporate Law and Governance in the UK and Pakistan »

Number of pages 44

This 44 page paper examines corporate legal and governance in the UK and Pakistan. The paper looks at the legislative environment fist. The paper looks at the role of the law and argues that there are commonalities but in Pakistan there is a greater emphasis o the law as establishing and setting the standards for ... View Full Description
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The Use of Software in the Legal Profession »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper examines the use of Microsoft Office Access and Summation in the context of the law firm. How law firms make use of computer software is the subject of this paper. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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International Bond and Financing Questions »

Number of pages 31

This 31 page paper answers questions asked by the student concerning international bond issues. The paper looks at issues such as the impacts on bond issues, underwriting of issues, the requirements for SEC registration under the 1933 Securities Act in the US and how these may be avoided. How convertible shares may be adapted to ... View Full Description
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Recruiting, Hiring and Retaining Women in Law Enforcement »

Number of pages 15

A 15 page account of a study investigating working conditions within a metropolitan police department in the Southeast, specifically as they relate to acceptance of women on the force. There has been and continues to be a movement away from the paramilitary view of law enforcement as agencies seek to become an integral part ... 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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History of British Theatre in the Twentieth Century »

Number of pages 28

This 28 page paper examines the development of the theatre in England during the twentieth century. The paper considers the different styles seen, looking at realism, abstract, suggestive and interventionist theatre. This is considered in time order and also incluides elements such as the ay staging took place, lighting and general technology impacted on production. ... View Full Description
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Persuasion Narrative of the AFL-CIO »

Number of pages 10

A 10 page paper discussing the AFL-CIO's web pages supporting and arguing for increase in the minimum wage. The paper includes discussion of economic concepts of supply and demand and what can be expected to happen after raising minimum wage. The AFL-CIO site combines questionable numbers with statements that violate all of the ... View Full Description
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12 Angry Men/TV's Law and Order »

Number of pages 3

A 3 page research paper/essay that discusses the defendant is seen in the film 12 Angry Men (1957, directed by Sidney Lumet) and in an episode of TV's Law and Order. In the film, the defendant is a young Puerto Rican teenager. The defendant is only briefly glimpsed at the beginning of the film, as ... View Full Description
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Bobby Joe Long »

Number of pages 3

3 pages in length. Bobby Joe Long may well have faded away into the chasm of undiscovered serial killers were it not for the blazing trail of evidence he inadvertently left behind the many scenes of his brutal crimes. Yet, there is some agreement among those in the psychology field that serial killers ... View Full Description
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James Q. Wilson's "Just Take Away Their Guns" - Critical Analysis »

Number of pages 5

5 pages in length. Firm in his stance, James Q. Wilson argues in no uncertain terms how the prevalence of gun-related crime is not associated with the weapon but instead the socioeconomic and cultural factors of a given community. This is precisely the message Wilson (1994) sends to his readers in an article ... View Full Description
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The Constitutionality of Sex Offender Laws »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper examines sexual offender registry laws with a focus on Maryland. It is argued that such laws are constitutional. Bibliography lists 6 sources. View Full Description
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Welfare Reform 1996 - The Law And Its Impact »

Number of pages 15

A 15 page paper. This essay provides a brief historical account of welfare assistance in this country with a greater focus on the 1960s and 1970s. The essay then provides a comprehensive outline and discussion of The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. Some of the key elements in the Act ... View Full Description
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Eight Factors Of Irony And Complexity: Influence Upon Cycles In Mexican History »

Number of pages 8

8 pages in length. Much like Murphy's Law by virtue of its facilitating effect for change but at the same time more comprehensive in nature, the eight factors of irony and complexity have proven to be an instrumental force in the formation and subsequent progress - or failure - of man's entire growth and ... View Full Description
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Conflict Of Interest: Part of Police Department Culture »

Number of pages 5

5 pages in length. Conflict of interest is a common occurrence whenever someone knowingly relinquishes his ethical fortitude in exchange for blatant abuse of power, influence or other aspect inherent to the position. While this unsavory reality is more than apparent in such areas as politics and big business, it is disheartening - ... View Full Description
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Labor Law Issues »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper provides a general overview of labor law. How various issues such as unions and OSHA laws fit in are examined. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Criminal Justice Policy Change: Open-System »

Number of pages 6

6 pages in length. Community interactivity where criminal justice is concerned has become a critical component in the ongoing struggle to balance the ever-lopsided presence of perpetrators to law enforcement officers. Until recently, the aspect of a closed-system approach was looked upon as the most appropriate way to protect society against criminal infiltrators, ... View Full Description
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The Use Of Nonlethal Force By Police »

Number of pages 4

4 pages in length. The extent to which excessive force is inherent to the fundamental structure of any law enforcement agency is both grand and far-reaching; that offenders erect myriad barriers for police officers to straddle in the attempt to apprehend speaks to the undeniable correlation between force and capture. However, this is ... View Full Description
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The Lawmaking Process In The U.S. Government »

Number of pages 11

11 pages in length. Law - from conception to implementation - requires a long, complex process that is often sidetracked by any number of obstacles. To traverse the intricate weave of internal avenues a bill must travel in order to become a law is to appreciate the tremendous effort involved with establishing the ... View Full Description
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The Computer In Criminalistics »

Number of pages 3

3 pages in length. Staying one step ahead of the criminal has long been the first line of defense for law enforcement officers; when intelligence is gathered that precludes the ability for the offender to actually commit the crime, it serves to establish a pattern by which subsequent foils can also be utilized. ... View Full Description
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Sovereignty: What It Means In Today's Global Society »

Number of pages 8

8 pages in length. The underlying points found in this quote illustrate how - as is so often the case with human "progress" - mankind restructures his world in order to fit the needs of the moment; coupled with personal agenda and individual interpretation of need, this conversion from traditional concepts to a more ... 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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Depression: A Deeper Understanding »

Number of pages 12

12 pages in length. The recent passage of a law to mandate better mental health insurance coverage and treatment begins a new journey in the decades-long struggle to provide appropriate care for those who are ashamed by the stigma of mental diseases like depression. The new law is unprecedented in its power to ... View Full Description
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How The Law Reasons About Bioethical Issues And The Criteria »

Number of pages 8

8 pages in length. The law found itself in a quagmire of unfamiliar territory throughout the twentieth century as man's progression as a species challenged many long-standing believes, assumptions and legal tenets. While legal interpretation depends upon those making such determinations, technology has presented some difficult cases before the court for which there ... 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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NCLB and High Qualified Teachers »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page research paper that discusses the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), which was enacted by Congress in 2002, and which requires among its provisions that all teachers, as of end of 2005-6 school year, should be "highly qualified," that is, meet the defining list of requirements listed in the law ... View Full Description
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Sworn Strength And Its Impact Upon Crime: Times Have Changed »

Number of pages 12

12 pages in length. The extent to which sworn strength has historically helped to fortify both the impact on and fear of crime is irrefutable; that sworn peace officers have more hands-on experience and are privy to situations/circumstances their unsworn counterparts will never possess speaks to the critical element that serves to instill fear ... View Full Description
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Opposing Laws Against Gay Marriage »

Number of pages 3

3 pages in length. Man is constantly reinventing itself as a species in order to maintain an ongoing and progressive status; if he were remain idle without benefit of continued growth and advancement as a collective of living beings, he would soon cease to exist. Whether social, political, economic, cultural or technological, progression ... View Full Description
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