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Drugs & Crime in the US »

Number of pages 10

A 10 page research paper that discusses the connection between crime and drug use, which the writer points out has been well documented in many empirical studies. Offenders who are involved with drugs have higher rates of criminal activity and it has been shown that there is a direct correlation between the level of ... View Full Description
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Drugs and Crime »

Number of pages 11

An 11 page research paper that summarizes the first three essays in Drugs and Crime, edited by M. Tonry and J. Wilson. This volume offers a compilation of research on drugs and crime that comprehensively covers this topic to 1990. No additional sources cited. View Full Description
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Due Process and the Definition and Delineation of Individual Rights »

Number of pages 12

A 12 page exploration of the many facets of due process. This paper traces the evolution of due process from the Fifth Amendment, to the Fourteenth Amendment, to the Patriot Act and its many impacts on the interpretation of this key Constitutional provision. Bibliography lists 10 sources. View Full Description
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DUKE V. WAL-MART INC: CLASS-ACTION QUESTION »

Number of pages 8

This 8-page paper discusses the case of Duke v Wal-Mart Inc. and its implication to future class-action suits and business. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Duties of Directors after the Centro Case »

Number of pages 9

This 9 page paper looks at an article reviewing the Centro case, Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Healey [and others] [2011], reviews the case and the contents and discusses the findings and why this may mean for the way directors duties are interpreted in Australian courts. The way that the findings fit in with ... View Full Description
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Duties of Trustees Over Their Investments »

Number of pages 7

This 7 page paper discuses the statement “On the one hand the law gives the trustee the same powers of investment as those of an absolute owner; on the other hand he can not exercise such powers as can an absolute owner”. This is considered by looking at the powers and duties of a trustee ... View Full Description
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Duty of Care »

Number of pages 10

This 10 page considers the duty of care in different instances including the duty of a land occupier and an employer. Three cases are considered, the first looks at a child trespasser that is injured on railway property, the second looks at a secretary with repetitive strain injury and the third considers a death that ... View Full Description
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Duty to Care; UK Law »

Number of pages 8

This 8 page paper considers the aspect of duty to care that was laid down by the case of Donoghue v Stevenson (1932), and considers the way in which the House of Lords made their decision in the case of X and others (minors) v Bedfordshire County Council (1995). The writer considers if the decision ... View Full Description
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E-Commerce and the Law »

Number of pages 12

This 12 page paper considers the risks of e-commerce identifying breach of copyright as one of the most relevant, followed by privacy concerns of employees and confidentially concerns of employers. The writer considers this from a UK legal perspective. The bibliography cites 12 sources. View Full Description
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E-commerce Application and Law »

Number of pages 9

A 9 page paper answering 6 questions about “legal issues surrounding computer technologies and the challenges posed to Information Technology professionals by the growth of the Internet and the Web. Topics include intellectual property issues such as copyright and trademark issues, privacy, governmental regulation and ethics.” Bibliography lists 11 sources. View Full Description
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E-Commerce; International Trade and Virtual Contracts »

Number of pages 20

E-commerce has created many opportunities for international trade. There are also many difficulties when seeking to regulate a contract made in a virtual world. This 20 page paper looks at the problems that can be created by the lack of a paper trail and the difficulties in determining if and when a contract is ... View Full Description
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E-Commerce; The Need for an International Treaty »

Number of pages 22

This 22 page paper discusses the following statement. Given the global nature of e-commerce, attempts to create an efficient set of legal rules that regulate consumer protection within the UK and Europe are short sighted. What is really required, in order to guarantee the success of e-commerce, is an International Treaty dealing with consumer ... View Full Description
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Eain v. Wilkes 641 F.2d 504 »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper outlines the case of Ziyad Abu Eain who, using a writ of habeas corpus, sought to avoid an application for his extradition to Israel following his implication in a PLO bombing that killed 2 and injured 30; which was seen as a terrorist action. The paper outlines the case against him ... View Full Description
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East Timor; Was it Genocide? »

Number of pages 8

This 8 page paper considers the definition of genocide and the events that occurred in East Timor, focusing on the post ballot period of 1999. The 1948 convention has a definition that is open to interpretation regarding issues such as intention. This paper consider how, the events may be considered as Genocide, and why the ... 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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Eighth Amendment : Cruel And Unusual Punishment »

Number of pages 10

This 10 page paper explains and discuses Amendment VIII of the U.S. Constitution, which reads: "Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted." The discussion centers on the phrase "cruel and unusual punishment." A great number of cases alleging cruel and unusual punishment have reached the level ... View Full Description
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Elements of a Contract »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper examines concepts such as offer and acceptance, consideration, and capacity. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Employed or Self-Employed? »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper looks at the case of a worker and determines if, under Irish employment law they would be deemed to be self employed or an employee. The paper shows how this determination would be made and refers to Irish case law. The bibliography cites 1 source. View Full Description
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EMPLOYEE BENEFITS AND LEGISLATION »

Number of pages 10

This 10-page paper examines certain employee benefits and legislation connected with them. Under discussion are pension and benefits acts, the Family Medical Leave Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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EMPLOYEE DISCRIMINATION POTENTIAL »

Number of pages 3

This 3-page paper focuses on two potential cases of employment discrimination dealing with race and dress code. The paper discusses the EEOC laws regulating these two factors and how a plaintiff and respondant would act in such situations. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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Employee Drug Testing: Necessity or Violation of Privacy? »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page overview of the issues surrounding mandatory drug testing in certain occupations. This paper reviews several of the laws pertaining to the issue, concluding that the federal law allowing drug testing for those in critical positions in defense and transportation is necessary. Equally necessary, however, is mandatory testing in the medical ... View Full Description
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Employment Discrimination Laws: Who Is Protected And Methods For Guaranteeing That Protection »

Number of pages 3

3 pages in length. The extent to which employment discrimination has long been an ongoing social ill is both grand and far-reaching; that myriad federal laws have been enacted over the last fifty years to ensure equity in the workplace speaks to overruling the intolerance toward various segments of society. Under the umbrella ... View Full Description
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Employment Division v. Smith (Summary and Analysis) »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper provides a summary of the case and names which justices on the Supreme Court agreed with the decision, and which ones dissented. Implications of the case are duly noted. Bibliography lists 2 sources. View Full Description
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Employment Inequalities and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 »

Number of pages 7

A 7 page overview of the goals and objectives of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. A particular emphasis is placed on Title VII of this Act. This paper points out the goals and objectives of this Act have yet to be fully achieved. Bibliography lists 8 sources. View Full Description
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Employment Law and Employer Duties; A Case Study »

Number of pages 9

This 9 page paper looks at a case concerning English employment law and assesses three different scenarios. The first concerns the way that work conditions are provided with cramped conditions and glaring computer monitors. The second issue concerns vicarious liability of the employer for an employee who catapults scissors across a room and injures ... View Full Description
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Employment Law Case Study »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper is based on Australian law and looks at a case submitted by the student where unfair dismissal is considered and the ownership rights of intellectual property that was created by the employee in the course of their work. The bibliography cites 8 sources. View Full Description
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Employment Law; An Australian Case Study »

Number of pages 6

This 6 page paper is written in three parts considering different aspects of Australian law. The first part considers whether an employee can maker a claim under the workers compensation schemes. The second part considers the duty of care of the employer and the third looks as a potential claim of sexual harassment under discrimination ... View Full Description
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Employment Legal Issues »

Number of pages 7

A 7 page paper. The writer responds to three different scenarios. One focuses on an implied contract where the personnel manual states progressive discipline in an at-will work situation. The next focuses on both sexual harassment and sexual discrimination regarding supervisor and employee and the last one deals with OSHA safety standards and workers ... View Full Description
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EMPLOYMENT SITUATIONS AND LEGAL RAMIFICATIONS »

Number of pages 5

This 5-page paper is a discussion about the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, its provisions and remedies. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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Employment: Civil Rights »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page paper which argues for the importance of employees’ civil rights. Bibliography lists 5 sources. View Full Description
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EMTALA and Illegal Aliens »

Number of pages 6

A 6 page paper. EMTALA is the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act enacted as part of COBRA in 1986 with the final regulations being published in 1995. This paper explains this law's mandates to emergency rooms and also reports some of the many ERs that had to close their doors. The paper ... View Full Description
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Enforcing Covenants »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper considers when covenant may be enforceable by looking at two situations where convents have been made and the original purchaser has sold the land to another purchaser. The bibliography cites 5 sources. View Full Description
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English and EU Law; Sex Discrimination Law »

Number of pages 14

This 14 page paper considers the development of sex discrimination legislation in England, how it has developed, the way it impacts on employers, employees, management and unions and its’ limitations. Numerous cases are cites to illustrate points raised. The bibliography cites 15 sources. View Full Description
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English Contract Law; Offer, Acceptance and Revocation »

Number of pages 8

This 8 page paper looks at a case study provided by the student. A newspaper advertisement has a promotion, where once tokens are collected the collectors can gain free entrance to a water park. Upon collecting them, two individuals find when they get to the park the offer has changed. The case is analysed ... View Full Description
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English Insolvency Law; Does it Have International Respect? »

Number of pages 14

This 14 page paper critically evaluates the extent to which English insolvency law currently meets the aim to ensure due recognition and respect abroad for English insolvency proceedings. The paper looks at the different corporate cultures in England, where there has been a creditor bias, compared with Europe and countries such as Germany and France ... View Full Description
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Environmental Policy: Should It be Made at the State or Federal Level? »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper explores environmental law, and argues that it works best when it is made at the local level but is in line with already existing federal policy. Bibliography lists 2 sources. View Full Description
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Equal Pay »

Number of pages 8

This 8 page paper looks at issues concerning equal pay under English law. The paper considers the case of a woman who is paid less than several men performing the same or similar tasks, including her predecessor, someone working in a different location, someone in the same location but a different office and a former ... View Full Description
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English Legal Process: Entertainers, Drugs And Insurance »

Number of pages 6

6 pages in length. Venus, a famous pop star, applied for 10 million pounds of life insurance to MegaLife, an insurance company; as expected, the insurance company was anxious to know whether Venus was on drugs. Slick, an employee of MegaLife, telephoned Orbit's contracted Dr. Irvine Kiljoy, whose job it is to ... View Full Description
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Entertainment Contracts For Minors »

Number of pages 9

This 9 page paper provides an overview of entertainment contracts as it concerns minors. Several cases are noted and problems of contracts are discussed. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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Environmental Crime - The Most Dangerous White Collar Crime »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper defines white collar crime and argues that environmental crime is the worst of all. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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Environmental Justice. »

Number of pages 3

(3 pp). A new area of law seems to be asserting itself called "environmental justice." This loosely coined phrase is to protect both the environment itself, and those through circumstances beyond their control, may be victims in that polluted environment. Bibliography lists 3 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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Equity and Trusts; The Shared Home of an Unmarried Couple »

Number of pages 7

This 7 page paper examines a case supplied by the student where an unmarried couple have been living in a property in the mans name, but on separation the women wants to claim a share. The paper considers the possibility of an inferred constructive trust or the use of estoppel. Numerous cases are cited to ... View Full Description
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Equity Law; Why it was Created and its' Relationship with Common Law »

Number of pages 7

This 7 page paper looks at why and how the law of equity was created in the interests of justice. The paper traces the development and use of equity law, explains why it was needed and consider how it related to common law in the past and it interlinked today. The paper is written with ... View Full Description
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Erin Brockovich Questions »

Number of pages 10

A 10 page paper that answers detailed questions about the movie "Erin Brokovich," which is based on a real-life court case, caused a huge utility, Pacific Gas and Electric, to compensate the people of Hinkley, California for poisoning their water supply. Collectively, the answers offer a broad overview of the movie and the details ... View Full Description
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Estate Planning »

Number of pages 16

This 16 page paper provides a comprehensive overview of estate planning. Reasons for estate planning are outlined along with the benefits of such planning. One study found that at least 70 percent of Americans die without even a will. The writer comments on misconceptions regarding estate planning and explains how such planning helps heirs even ... View Full Description
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Ethics and Homeland Security »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page paper which examines the good and bad aspects of homeland security since 9/11. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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Ethics and Morality according to Aristotle in the Legal Defense of a Guilty Man »

Number of pages 10

This 10 page report discusses issues of ethics and morality from the perspective of Aristotle. The situation is one in which an attorney’s client confides that he is actually guilty of the crimes of which he is accused. What, according to Aristotle, is the ethical dilemma and how should it be solved? Bibliography lists 5 ... View Full Description
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Ethics in Law »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper tackles three legal questions. One pertains to legal perternalism, another to sexual harassment and finally, the topic of assisting third world countries in cleaning up the environment is addressed. Both sides of each issue are explored. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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Ethics in the Court »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper considers ethical dilemmas that may be faced by the courts, such as breaches of privacy and a crime resulting from competing obligations. The writer considers the role of categorical imperative, utilitarianism and ethical formalism. The bibliography cites 6 sources. View Full Description
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