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The WIPO and the WCT and WPPT Treaties »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper looks at the role and remit of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The paper then considers the way intellectual property on the internet is protects, with specific attention to music by looking at the WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT) and the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT).The bibliography cites 3 sources. ... View Full Description
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The Wrongful Death Act in New Jersey »

Number of pages 8

This 8 page paper provides an overview of the act as well as New Jersey statutes that apply to wrongful death cases. Several examples of actual cases filed in New Jersey are provided. The attempt to extend the meaning of the law to include fetuses is also discussed. Bibliography lists 6 ... View Full Description
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Third Party Rights Under UK Contract Law; A Critique of the 1999 Act. »

Number of pages 7

This 7 page paper consider the developments that lead to the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act of 1999, and how it fails to meet with the requirements of today's society. The writer considers the needs demonstrated by case law prior to the Act being passed and the shortfalls of the Act. The bibliography cites ... View Full Description
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Three Law Questions »

Number of pages 9

This 9 page paper answers tree questions asked by the student. The first considers jurisdiction and the doctrine of forum non-convenience. The second two questions involve contract law, the first to establish whether or not a contract has been formed, and the second looks at when a contract was formed with an offer and a ... View Full Description
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Three-Strikes Sentencing »

Number of pages 3

A 3 page research paper that describes the Three-Strikes laws that have been instituted in numerous states, but focusing on the law in California. The writer argues that this law is in need of reform. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Title VII Age Discrimination Cases »

Number of pages 17

This 17 page paper discusses seven legal cases where the topic of dispute is age discrimination. Bibliography lists 7 sources View Full Description
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To What Extent Can a UK Company Protect Itself form a Hostile Takeover Bid? »

Number of pages 9

Hostile takeovers are increasing. In this 9 page paper the writer argues that there is little protection provided by the law for a company that seeks to protect itself. The writer considers both UK and EU law that will be applicable to UK companies and argues that the only real power that can be used ... View Full Description
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To What Extent Does International Law Grant Senior State Officials Immunity From Proceedings Alleging Violations Of Jus Cogens Norms? »

Number of pages 20

This 20 page paper considers to what extent international law grant senior state officials, including heads of state, immunity from proceedings alleging violations of jus cogens norms? The concept and development of jus cogens, or peremptory norm, is discussed. The occasions and circumstances when way that state officials may be held liable is ... View Full Description
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To What Extent is Word Trade Organization Adequately Able to Reconcile Trade and Environmental Conflicts? »

Number of pages 19

This 19 page paper examines the conflict between Word Trade Organization regulations and multilateral environmental agreements. The paper assesses the role of the WTO, who the conflict arise, and how reconciliation has occurred in the past. A number of examples of actual and potential conflicts are discussed and the policies that underlie the decision behind ... View Full Description
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To What Extent Might The Constitution of The UK Be Improved If Provisions From The Constitutions Of Other States Were Incorporated Into It? »

Number of pages 10

This 10 page paper considers how the UK constitution may be better placed to serve the people if provision from other constitution were to be included. The writer examines this from both sides. The bibliography cites 8 sources. View Full Description
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Tobacco Industry »

Number of pages 10

This 10 page paper provides a history of the tobacco industry, noting there is evidence of the use of tobacco several centuries B.C. The discussion includes the importance of tobacco to economy of certain colonies/states as well as the importance of this industry to the economy and revenue to governments. In the last part of ... View Full Description
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Tobacco Legislation »

Number of pages 6

A 6 page paper that covers the tobacco legislation proposed and passed since 1996. The writer examines programs facilitated by the Clinton administration through legislation, and the new tougher proposal introduced in September 1997. The paper looks at various opinions, interest groups, legislators, and provides some background on the health risks associated with ... View Full Description
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Tort Case Answers »

Number of pages 25

This 25 page paper briefly answers a series of 15 sample exam questions which look at different issues within Canadian tort law. The questions give different scenarios and ask about the presence and discharge of a of duty of care, capacity, remoteness, foreseeability, medical negligence, special relationships, public policy and the application of legal theories ... View Full Description
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Tort Law »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper provides an overview of tort law and relates tort law in terms of factors like liability. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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Tort Law Cases »

Number of pages 9

This 9 page paper advises three parties in a fictitious case of Australian tort law provided by the student. The facts of the case include death and psychological damage following a car accident, the legal principles and potential claims of the parties are assessed and presented. The bibliography cites 7 sources. View Full Description
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Tort Law; The Controls (English and Australian Law) »

Number of pages 11

This 11 page paper considers the role of “duty of care”, “standard of care”, “remoteness of damage”, and “contributory negligence” in regulating and deciding tort cases. The paper is written with regard to English and Australian Law. The bibliography cites 9 sources. View Full Description
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Tort Law; The Position of Employees and Other Cases »

Number of pages 12

This 12 page paper considers the way in which tort law is applied in UK law. The writer looks at the position of employees who d not use safety equipment provided by an employer, and assesses the employers liability, and then at a case concerning disagreeable neighbours. Numerous cases are cited. The bibliography cites ... View Full Description
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Tort Liability Reform »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page discussion of tort law and the efforts on many fronts to reform it in regard to punitive damages and pain and suffering. While some are working to put caps on the amounts that can be awarded others are fighting to protect individual rights to safety not just in the medical environment ... View Full Description
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Tort Precedent, Negligence And Liability »

Number of pages 3

3 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses tort law as it relates to suing the manufacturer for injury caused by misuse of the product. Bibliography lists 1 source. View Full Description
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Tort Reform »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper examines the issue of tort reform. Both sides are discussed and there is a focus on medical issues. Florida is highlighted as a state that is doing something about the problem. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Tort Reform A Projection for the Next Decade »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper argues that tort reform is needed in a diversity of areas. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Tort Reform And Biblical Principles »

Number of pages 6

A 6 page paper. One writer says that America's courts have succumbed to what can only be explained as a fit of madness in terms of tort cases and damages awarded. This has led to a movement for tort reform. The writer discusses issues related to torts and tort reform and then cites Biblical principles ... View Full Description
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Tracing and Following »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper look sat the legal difference between following and tracing assets with reference to the case of Foskett v McKeown (2001), considering hoe it may be seen as a process rather than a claim and the practical implication this has for subsequent cases. The bibliography cites 2 sources. View Full Description
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Tracing Proprietary Claims on Sham Trusts under Common Law and Equity Law »

Number of pages 11

This 11 page paper looks at the way tracing can take place in proprietary claims on a sham trust, comparing and contrasting the differences of claims made under common law and equity law, the impact this has on the use of tracing as a remedy and considers the argument that tracing should be seen as ... View Full Description
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Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper is written in three parts. The first part summarises the main purpose of the trade practices act and the meanings of the term competition and market within the act. The second part applies the act to a scenario where a firm attempting to take advantage of market power. The last part ... View Full Description
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Training and Employment Law »

Number of pages 14

This 14 page paper is written in two parts, The first considers the role of a trainer, why understanding the learning process is important and how it may be used to enhance training skills. The second part of the paper looks at the legal position of an employment agency when one of the workers it ... View Full Description
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TRANSATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CRIMES: A COMPARISON »

Number of pages 3

This 3-page paper compares and contrasts transnational and international crimes by relying on two articles describing such crimes. Bibliography lists 2 sources. View Full Description
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Trend Micro and Barracuda »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page paper which examines the legal implications and conditions of the intellectual property case between Trend Micro and Barracuda. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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Trends in Labor Relations; The Protection of Privacy »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper considers how the issue of privacy has been of increasing importance and how it may be argued that the extensive US policies are a result of higher union pressures when compared with other geographical areas. The bibliography cites 8 sources. View Full Description
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Tried as Adults: Children Over the Age of 14 »

Number of pages 3

A 3 page paper which argues that children over the age of 14 should likely not be tried as adults. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Trill v American Commerce Bank »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper examines a fictitious case from the perspective if a jury, and considers the way that there may be a determination if a breach of contract took place and then looking at the way damages may be assessed. The bibliography cites 1 source. View Full Description
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Trust Law and Company Law »

Number of pages 7

This 7 page English law paper answers two questions set by the student. The first looks initially at how the draft charities bill presented to parliament in the 2004/5 session failed to make any headway on the definition of what a charity is and the looks at the points of law in the case of ... View Full Description
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Trust Law Case »

Number of pages 7

This 7 page paper looks at the subject of trusts and a trust that was created by deed where there are issues with the subject of the trusts, considering the trustees ability to take action to claim different trust subjects. The bibliography cites View Full Description
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Trusts and Trustees; A Duty to Care? »

Number of pages 14

This 14 page paper consider the way in which trustees are seen to owe a duty of care to the beneficiaries of the trusts they administer. This duty of care only became statutory in with the Trustees Act 2000. However, we can argue that there was a recognition of this need to be incorporated in ... View Full Description
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Truth In Lending Act »

Number of pages 17

A 17 page paper that begins with the background and purpose of the Truth in Lending Act adopted in 1969 as Title I of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, including the subsequent amendments to the Act. The writer explains that the Federal Reserve Board adopted Regulation Z to implement this Act. The FRB subsequently adopted ... View Full Description
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Two Legal Questions »

Number of pages 4

4 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses 1) affording rights to the accused to suspects in the war on terror and 2) whether the Supreme Court holds too much power. Bibliography lists 5 sources. View Full Description
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Two Sides Plus One: Medical Malpractice Cap »

Number of pages 8

The medical malpractice cap has long been an argument between medical providers who have come to believe the only option might be to walk out on their high insurance premiums and their careers and attorneys who believe their clients should never have to take the fall for faulty medical practices. Both sides have valid arguments, ... View Full Description
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TYCO, BUSINESS LAW AND CIVIL LITIGATION »

Number of pages 3

This 3-page paper is a review of an article dealing with the aquittal of Mark Belnick of Tyco, of charges he was improperly reimbursed for legal mismanagement for the firm. Bibliography lists 1 source. View Full Description
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Types of Threats to National Security »

Number of pages 3

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of national security. Different types of threats are explored. Bibliography lists 0 sources. View Full Description
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UFO Cults »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page paper discussing UFO cults and their doctrine of suicide, how they lure people into their organizations and how to avoid being taken in by these groups.. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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UK anti-terrorist legislation »

Number of pages 5

A five page paper which looks at the recent anti-terrorist legislation in the UK, with particular reference to the issues of civil liberties and freedom of information which have been raised by the current Bill. Bibliography lists 10 sources View Full Description
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UK Company Law; A Case Study »

Number of pages 10

This 10 page paper considers a case supplied by the student. The case has a golf course that has been built too low, and suffers from flooding, the termination of a contract, the potential liability of a director, and the consideration of the implications of a new shareholder. The bibliography cites 8 sources. View Full Description
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UK Contract Law; Mistake »

Number of pages 8

This 8 page paper considers the different types of mistake in common-law and uses this to consider whether or not England and Wales should adopt a doctrine of Common Mistake. The bibliography cites 7 sources. View Full Description
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UK Contract Law; Mistakes »

Number of pages 6

This 6 page paper consider a case provided by the student where there is an agreement made an events such as common mistake, mistake regarding quality and potential frustration. The writer uses numerous cases in considering the outlined scenarios. The bibliography cites 6 sources. View Full Description
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UK Contract Law; When Has an Agreement Been Reached? »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper considers when, in UK law, a contract is seen to be agreed. The writer explains the subjective and the objective approach and when they are used, before considering the divergent opinions of Lord Denning. Numerous cases are cited throughout the paper. The bibliography cites 5 sources. View Full Description
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UK Corporate Law; Company Names »

Number of pages 9

This 9 page paper is written in 2 parts. The first part considers the way a corporation may choose a name, what is and is not allowed by discussing two example names. The second part of the paper considers what action may be taken if a company registers a name the same or similar to ... View Full Description
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UK Land Law; Covenants and the Right to Light »

Number of pages 9

This 9 page paper considers the enforceability of covenants in different situations and the right to light. The writer cites many relevant cases. The bibliography cites 6 sources. View Full Description
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UK Law Questions; The Human Rights Convention, the Government and the Individual »

Number of pages 10

This 10 page paper answers 8 question provided by the student looking at different aspects of the Human Rights Convection and how it is impacting on UK Law. Issues covered include the clash between security measures and articles 5 and 6 of the convention, the right to silence, the impact of the Macpherson Report, the ... View Full Description
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UK Law; Discrimination by Sexual Orientation. »

Number of pages 8

This 8 page paper considers the cases of R v Ministry of Defence ex parte Smith, [1996] IRLR 347 as well as Lustig-Prean and Beckett v United Kingdom (1999) [Application Nos 31417/96 and 32377/96] and compares the findings of the national court with that of the European court. These cases involved serving remembers of the ... View Full Description
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UK Property and Trust Law »

Number of pages 9

This 9 page paper considers three questions posed by the student regarding property left in trust in a will and the way in which the trustees will deal with complications and how the Land Registration Act 2002 has made the adverse possession of land with registered title almost impossible. The bibliography cites 9 sources. ... View Full Description
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