Law Essays

In Florida, several people were fried to death on an electric chair in the recent past. In Palestine, there are excesses conducted on behalf of the Israeli forces with no value to life and dignity. In Kashmir, hundred are tortured each day without any trial and due process.

The intervention of NATO in Libya could be observed as an act to protect the civilians from atrocity crimes with the moral support of the international community which assumes the ‘responsibility to protect’ people. As such, it can be seen that the United States’ intervention in Libya was an attempt to protect the human rights of the people there.

The basic premise of this case, according to the video provided, was that an altercation occurred between a man, his ex-girlfriend and her new fiancé. All three of these people had been drinking at O’Malley’s Tavern at the time. The altercation which was essentially a car crash occurred after all three had left and had driven a significant distance.

According to the writer, justice calls for a need for reconciliation both in liberty and equality. Those who are affected by the system of justice tend to be judged unequally and this is mostly done with reference to an individuals’ social status or class in the society. He was against such tests as it encouraged conflict in the society.

Nevertheless, this apparently fixed interdiction is negated by the Charter itself in two major terms. The Security Council is permitted to use aggressive measures whenever it identifies that there is an existing hazard to international security, peace, and order (Laursen 2004, 485).

Marco Velasco, the DEFENDANT, of legal age, running with friends within the vicinity of San Diego Middle School was apprehended by authorities after they ran inside and then exited the SDMS campus with various items in their hands. The defendant was holding a glass vase, while the rest held a bottom of a lamp, a chair leg, and a candlestick.

The Act was enacted to introduce new provisions in respect of persons who lack capacity in respect of making particular decisions and maximizing their ability so as to make decisions as well as participation in respect of decision making. Further, a superior court of record known as the Court of Protection was established instead of the office of the Supreme Court.

Several law suits have arisen out of the legislation one of them is the United States of America Vs Arizona case, which sought an order of injunction tom prevent some unconstitutional parts from being enacted into force. After several appeals, the last Appeal in the Ninth Circuit also upheld the granting of the injunction sought but the governor of Arizona is still contemplating on appealing to the Supreme Court.

This paper presents a discussion on sole proprietorship, partnership, and limited liability corporations, along with their similarities, differences, merits, and demerits. Sole Proprietorship Sole proprietorship is a very common form of business today, accounting for almost 75% of all businesses, and as the name suggests, the ownership of this type of business is vested upon an individual.

It looks for how an individual is able to apply ethical values in their decisions and whatever is being analyzed is an individual’s response to the questions and or statements in the Ethics Awareness Inventory Test that was taken by the law enforcement officers (Williams Institute for Ethics and Management, 2005).

There are three main sources of the English law, namely the case laws, the European law, and legislation (Barnett, 2008 p12). While the legal system of England and Wales are synonymous, in that the laws formed in England automatically becomes the laws of Wales, it is different with Scotland that has its own legal and court system.

The contract would expire on meeting the concrete quantity or conclusion of the contract period. Plaintiff temporarily suspended the purchase of concrete from the defendant due to issues with the quality of concrete during the contract period. During this time, plaintiff had to purchase concrete from a different supplier.

Prior to the revolution, US employers and employees had almost similar bargaining power. However, in 1800s, when the US became industrialized employers acquired more purchasing power than their employees. This was as a result of emergence of legislations that regulated the working conditions, the responsibilities of employers towards employees, working conditions and employee’s benefits and salaries.

According to the paper, Internet defamation is significantly different from print media or broadcast defamation in a number of ways. First, internet is available to almost every individual, which he/she can use to destroy the image of other people with whom he/she may have some dispute. A person can use different types of internet-based media.

In scapegoating, the aimed party feels incorrect victimized and gets criticism; the targeted party is to experience rejection from individuals who the perpetrator aims to persuade.  The focus range of Scapegoating emanates from accepted enemies of exceptionally influential groups of individuals to the practice of scapegoating individuals by others. Its feature is the distortion of information.

Changes were introduced to the scheme in 2007, and these affected new entrants too. However, these changes have grown into a contentious issue with different sides holding different opinions about the reforms. This paper explores the ongoing negotiations between government ministers and union chiefs regarding the reform by focusing on the issues at stake.

Many airports in the world have invested in the installation of security devices in their facilities to guarantee their travelers of ultimate security. Previously, security in the airports mainly involved manual checks on luggage and pat-downs on individuals as well as scanning with metal detectors. The pat-down method faced a lot of legal issues.

In case Tom is unable to prove that the police officers actually did trespass, were negligent and that they contributed to the loss of business, there is a possibility that they could be acquitted of the charges brought against them. If the police officers are acquitted for lack of substantial evidence, the police may have an option of suing Tom.

Searching the prison cell is part of the routine performed by the Jail Officers. Such a routine has been well defined in the Adelphi County Jail Policy and Procedures (Maryland Dept. of Corrections Section A [1 and 3]). Jack Jones was the inmate accused of murder while Joe Johnson should be charged for violating Maryland’s Controlled Dangerous Substances Act if found to be in possession of contraband cigarette.As of the time of the search, only cigarette papers were found.

The EU legislative process is ample because the introduction of the Lisbon Treaty offer two main decision making process for agreeing legislation. The entry of Lisbon Treaty led to the introduction of ordinary legislative procedure and distinct legislative procedures as the significant process through, which EU can make an effective decision power of the EP (T Christiansen and L Torbjorn 2007, p, 36).

There are also transitional clauses that help states control movement inwards, by other European nationals. The transitional clauses on the EU movement, two years within EU membership national laws and policies of the new Member State must be abrogated or amended to match with the EU’s labor market.

The obligation of an act is one that is proof of a choice made, yet choice is what introduces the state of mind. In an attempt to make the criminal law more predictable and uniform, legal theorists and judges had to marginalize the principle of “intent.”

This paper tries to emphasize the imminent danger of discontentment in the prison system due to the prevailing budget cuts. The article is also trying to show the idea from the standpoint of a prison expert telling some remarkable disadvantages if the budget for the prison system has to undergo some necessary cutbacks.

The author focuses on the Ethical Hackers which have a made a niche for themselves in the Defense in Depth continuum. It should be noted that the superlative for the Ethical Hacker is to be a provider to the organ of knowledge of network security. Besides, the author provides the Professor Hacker's statement that the ideal for the Ethical Hacker is to be a contributor to the organ of knowledge of network security.

Lord Donaldson observed that the UK governance structure lacked clarity on the different roles of the executive and the legislature. At the time, the Prime Minister enjoyed excess royal privilege powers, which were outdated since they were only applicable in the monarchy where monarchs worked through commands, which affected everyone.

Low esteem, lack of self-confidence and frustration lead a person to feel he or she needs to control other people or constantly degrade them (L.Petherbridge 2009). Abusers have a low self-esteem; although most abusers might appear “tough”, “strong” and “confident”, more often than not they suffer from low self-esteem.

The contaminated land regime enshrines the risk evaluation principles to make sure that the site is in a proper state for its existing use. Risk evaluation takes place before the local authority’s determination of whether the land is contaminated or not. Legal measures have to be followed to the letter in guiding the authority to assess a site.

This therefore serves as the first principle of his Philosophy. Descartes then makes a surprise turn to prove the existence of God and after the proof, God becomes the metaphysical foundation of the knowledge of all external things. This paper analysis and evaluate these debates and focuses on the surprise ending that Descartes made in his argument to prove God’s existence as the foundation of knowledge of all external things.

The contract was held as frustrated. Robinson Vs Davidson was the case of a pianist who was ill and could not perform. This case was held as “frustrating”. The performing artists that Anthea has called upon could have termed that their illnesses and calamities did not allow them to perform and as a result, Anthea would not be in a position to sue them

There are a number of problems that a child who undergoes such a trauma can suffer from and one of these is known as the Child Sexual Abuse Accommodation Syndrome (CSAAS). This is a term that was coined by Roland C. Summit in the early 1980s, but it is however considered to be a non-diagnostic syndrome.

Juvenile justice works under the vigilance of the state law and each state has its own juvenile code. The basic objective of the juvenile justice is to provide psychoanalysis to the young offenders rather than giving them punishment. Irrespective of the objective juvenile justice has its own drawbacks also.

Wrongful dismissal from work does not terminate the employment contact rather it is a repudiatory breach that makes the employee not to be bound by the terms of agreement with the employer, the employee is then forced to accept the repudiation and mitigates by seeking another employer, this act by the employee terminates the contract.

The paper also involves rewriting the same summery in order to get rid of the available errors as a way of ensuring that the decisions are clearly explained. The final decision by the court would then be established after correcting the summery mistakes. Case Summery Report Overview This section entails a brief report about a general view of the court summery including the shortcomings, errors, and suggestions for possible improvements.

The applicants were disadvantaged since they could not kill themselves. They proposed that others should kill them. However, Section 2 of the Suicide Act 2010 states that it is unlawful for persons to assist others to commit suicide, and whoever assists will be charged with murder. The FPP had provided guidance on how and when the murder assisters should be prosecuted.

As a commanding officer of this area, I am responsible for all the crimes that take place within these neighborhoods. In addition, I also shoulder the responsibility of the quality of life within these societies, community affairs, and the level of crime within the community, which is at an all time high.

Amanda returned to Seattle and rejoined the University of Washington. However, she and her former Italian boyfriend Sollecito were ordered to stand trial again in March 2013 by Italy’s Supreme Court for Meredith Kercher’s killing. The Court of Cassation reversed their acquittals, and the new trial kicked off in October 2013. 

However, the current laws that are being applied in the cybercrimes are outdated; thus, proving to be ineffective in curbing the cybercrimes (Maras 94). Therefore, the inability of laws to keep the pace with advancement in computer technology will lead to many cybercrimes unpunished regardless the increase in these criminal actions.

He has served under the board for 20 years. Mr. Daniel telephoned the Bill Gallo show in New York City. He proceeded to enter into a discussion with the host of the show letting him know that he was an English teacher in one of the primary schools in the state.

The paper will discuss the means and efforts taken up by individuals in the society to inflict pain on the people.The first part of the paper which talks about the psychological factors affecting crime. The objective understand the causes which lead to the commitment of crime in the society.

The paper requires an analysis of the fact of the test of the reasonable person being applied in respect of matters of criminal law and the position that it holds in respect of the same. The approach of the court in respect of the matter at hand will be discussed and the importance of the same would be considered.

It is essential to state that the criminal justice systems, as well as agencies related to them, are accountable for other matters such as protecting the public, enforcing the law, identifying the transgressors, treating criminal behavior, bringing the guilty to justice, and implementing peace and order.

National courts (appointing authority) also have a role to play in referring the parties to the arbitration. Parties to the dispute have the right to seek enforcement of arbitral awards as envisaged by the New York Convention, and any other international treaties, or national laws as may be provided for in the arbitration agreement (clause). 

The UK instituted an Act, however, which limits this – the Housing Grants, Reconstruction and Regeneration Act 1996. This Act appears to have been instituted to protect general contractors, as there has been an issue with non-payment for work done in the construction industry. This Act further limits contract freedom.

Article 28-30 of the EC Treaty explains the ambit and content of norms for the free movement of products within the EU by barring unwanted limits on intra-EU trade. By placing quantitative restrictions on imports, the member states may try to limit the flow of goods by measures that have an analogs impact on quotas.

In this case, Keegan v Newcastle United Football Co Ltd, the claimant is Kevin Keegan (former football manager) and the respondent is the Newcastle United Football Co Ltd. The legal issue concerns the constructive dismissal of the manager and the fundamental terms of the employment contract, a breach of which entitled him to succeed on the constructive dismissal claim.

Today, the United States of America is encountering the horrible problem of police corruption and is looking for some dexterous ways to battle it out. A couple of institutions that are believed to root out corruption from police departments include the Internal Affairs department, community support, or a strong leadership program.

The facts surrounding the Standard Oil Case of 1911 are often misunderstood. Standard Oil never in any way acted to the detriment of its consumers; contrary to this, the company’s tremendous efficiency can be argued to have been mainly responsible for bringing about its gaining of a large oil market share as well as its fast growth.

The rise in anti-social behaviors has raised concern in the world. The behaviors have affected both adults and children and society as a whole. A juvenile delinquent is a person who is under the majority age, which in most countries is eighteen years, and commits illegal behavior, which would be a crime if an adult commits.

The presence of guns in our society is perhaps among the hottest debated issues not only to ordinary citizens but to politicians and lawmakers as well. It is not surprising to note that people are always divided when the gun is pointed as the reason for the occurrences of robbery, murder, illicit drugs, mass killings and many other forms of crimes.

Hence it can seem that what is legal is not to be questioned – one system of law is very much like another since humans do understand what is right and what is wrong. In reality laws are questioned, abandoned and changed within societies, when they become obsolete, no longer reflecting the morality of a community, or even when they are part of a secondary set of laws.