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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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UK Tort Law; Can The Need To Prove Negligence Be Seen As Immoral? »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper consider the law of tort. Only under one type of tort is there a need to prove negligence, the writer argues, using case law, that this both unfair an immoral. The bibliography cites 6 sources. View Full Description
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Understanding the Relationship Between Church and State in America »

Number of pages 6

In six pages this paper presents an overview of how the relationship between church and state has been defined throughout the history of the United States and what relationship between the two exists today. Three sources are listed in the bibliography. View Full Description
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Undue influence in Barclays Bank v O’Brien »

Number of pages 5

A five page paper which looks at the concept of vulnerable partners and undue influence in Barclays Bank v O’Brien, a case which deals with a situation whereby a lending institution has to protect itself against the consequences of a guarantor being subjected to undue influence by the borrower as a result of their emotional ... View Full Description
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Unethical Business Practices: Legal Overbilling »

Number of pages 6

This 6 page paper discusses the practice of overbilling in the legal profession. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Unfair Dismissal »

Number of pages 9

This 9 page paper examines the concept and application of unfair dismissal in English employment law. The paper looks at the introduction of unfair dismissal, the founding concepts and how this is seen in the application of unfair dismissal in different circumstances. Included is a discussion of who is protected and when dismissal is deemed ... View Full Description
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Union Recognition under UK Employment »

Number of pages 6

Law This 6 page paper considers the question of if and when an employer can be forced to recognise a trade union in the UK. The writer includes consideration of the Employment Relations Act 1999 and recent cases. The bibliography cites 5 sources. View Full Description
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United Kingdom: Employment Law - Unfair Dismissal »

Number of pages 22

This 22 page paper reports and explains unfair dismissal as outline in the Employment Rights Act 1996 and the Employment Rights Act 2002 and the changes made in the interim. There are any number of contexts for an unfair dismissal claim, for example, claims related to maternity leave or to trade union activities. Some of ... View Full Description
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United States v. Marion »

Number of pages 15

A 15 page overview of the Supreme Court judgement in the case which overturned the dismissal of the United States' fraud case against Marion. Bibliography lists 9 sources. View Full Description
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United States v. Sioux Nation of Indians (Legal Brief) »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper provides a brief of this important Supreme Court case that focuses on land promised to the Indians and how the U.S. government reneged on a treaty. Bibliography lists 1 sources. View Full Description
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Universal Law and Western Thought »

Number of pages 8

This 8 page paper presents the idea that Western thought is quite different from ideas found in the rest of the world. Hinduism is discussed in depth. Bibliography lists 10 sources. View Full Description
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Universal Printing (Case Study Analysis) »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper examines issues of interstate commerce as it respects a submitted case study. Some theory regarding ethics is included. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Unreasonable Search and Seizure »

Number of pages 14

This 14 page paper discusses the 4th Amendment and its guarantee that citizens are free from illegal search and seizure. Bibliography lists 10 sources. View Full Description
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US Constitution’s Influence on the American Criminal Justice System »

Number of pages 6

In six pages this paper examines how the Constitution of the United States continues to influence the American criminal justice system in three contemporary examples including capital punishment and the use of lethal injections, privacy rights for college students, and the private citizen’s right to bear arms. Three sources are cited in the bibliography. View Full Description
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Use of Character as Evidence »

Number of pages 4

A 4 page research paper/essay that examines the rules of evidence in US courts. The writer addresses specifically rules of evidence that pertain to the character of the accused. Relevant law and its ramifications are discussed. Bibliography lists 1 source. View Full Description
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Use of Interrogatories in North Carolina »

Number of pages 3

A 3 page paper examining the use of interrogatories as specifically stated in a North Carolina law. The laws of North Carolina are highly specific in the rules governing the entire discovery process and the use of interrogatories, however. An example statute that specifically mentions the use of interrogatories is Session Law 2001-121, ... View Full Description
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Valid Contracts »

Number of pages 3

A 3 page paper discussing the four elements of a valid contract (mutual assent, consideration, capacity and legality) and the objective theory of contracts in answer to four questions. The example case used is John D.R. Leonard v. PEPSICO, Inc. 88 F.Supp.2d 116 (S.D.N.Y. 1999), in which the viewer of a Pepsi commercial ... View Full Description
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Variation of a Trust »

Number of pages 6

This 6 page paper looks at a case supplied by the student. A beneficiary with a lifetime interest in a protective trust wants to vary the terms of settlement when he dies and the property will pass absolutely so that the property does not pass until to his child until they are 33 years of ... View Full Description
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VBeem; Shipping Case Study »

Number of pages 10

This 10 page paper is a UK shipping law paper considering a case provided by the student. VBeem have bought goods from Chopstix in Hong Kong who arrange for the carriage. The goods are spoilt in transit and VBeen want to take action against the carrier, but the bill of lading states that will not ... View Full Description
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Vehicle Registration Tax ; The Conflict between Ireland and the EU »

Number of pages 8

In 1993 Ireland introduced the VRT, this is a controversial tax applied when a car, new or second hand, is registered for the first time in the country. The writer examined the current attitude of the EU opinion towards this tax. The bibliography cites 7 sources. View Full Description
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VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER V NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL »

Number of pages 3

This 3-page paper examines the Supreme Court ruling, which deals with the courts' rulings over governmental agency issues. Bibliography lists 1 source. View Full Description
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Victim’s Rights Legislation in Washington State »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper discusses five pieces of legislation in Washington State that address victim’s rights. Bibliography lists 5 sources. View Full Description
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Victimology »

Number of pages 3

A 3 page victimology report that details a hypothetical crime giving the pertinent information needed by investigators in order to apprehend the assailant. No bibliography offered. View Full Description
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Victims' Rights and New York Penal Law § 215.14 »

Number of pages 11

This 11 page paper provides an overview of the New York statute and compares it to other state laws as well. Applicable federal law is duly noted and the importance of the victim impact statement is discussed as well. Twenty five sources are cited. View Full Description
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Victor Hassine/Life Without Parole »

Number of pages 6

A 6 page book report on Life Without Parole by Victor Hassine, an Egyptian-Jewish immigrant who had just earned a law degree when his actions put him on the wrong side of the law and he was sentenced to life without parole for murder. His book paints a devastating picture of life behind bars, painting ... View Full Description
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Video Gaming in Illinois Law »

Number of pages 10

This 10 page paper reviews recent revisions to video gaming regulations in Illinois. The argument is presented that these revisions will cause more harm than good to the state and those that use the machines. Bibliography lists 9 sources. View Full Description
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Violence Against Women »

Number of pages 10

This 10 page paper considers the thesis that violence against women is predominately a symptom of a male dominated patricidal society. The paper looks at the evidence for this thesis, arguing that it can be seen as endemic in the social structures of society which are self perpetuating. The paper goes on to look ... View Full Description
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WEBSITES AND JURISDICTIONAL LAW »

Number of pages 6

This 6 page paper discusses the personal jurisdiction problems involved with business on the internet. Bibliography lists 6 sources. View Full Description
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Violence, Television, And Government Regulations »

Number of pages 15

A 15 page paper. Concerns about the amount and effects of television violence are not new; the issue was first raised in Congress in 1950. This paper begins with a Prospectus of the paper. The headings of the main paper include: an introduction that includes the research question and answer; a review of the literature ... View Full Description
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Walker v. Brown, 1862 »

Number of pages 4

A 4 page summation of Walker v. Brown, a nineteenth century case that concerns a breach of contract and whether or not a party is obliged to pay for work done when the contract does not specifically mention that party. The writer summarizes the facts of the case, procedural history, issue before the court, the ... View Full Description
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War Crimes Trials: Nuremberg and Iraq »

Number of pages 20

This 20 page paper compares and contrasts many aspects of the Nuremberg trial and the trial of Saddam Hussein. Bibliography lists 5 sources. View Full Description
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Was The Trial Of The Rosenbergs Fair And Just »

Number of pages 4

A 4 page paper. Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed for selling secrets to the Russian government. This paper reports some of the aspects of their trial and comments on why their trial was neither fair nor just. Bibliography lists 2 sources. View Full Description
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Water Quality in the UK: The Impact of the European Union »

Number of pages 12

A 12 page overview of the myriad of considerations which have gone into revising water quality laws in the United Kingdom. Given the close ties between EU directive and UK law, it becomes impossible to understand the latter without considering the former. Unfortunately, EU policies in themselves have not enjoyed tremendous success in ... View Full Description
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Weeks v. US »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page paper that summarizes this landmark 1914 Supreme Court case, which established that evidence obtained by illegal search and seizure, that is, without a proper warrant, would be inadmissible in American courts. Bibliography lists 1 source. View Full Description
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What Constitutes Legal Search And Seizure? »

Number of pages 4

4 pages in length. Mona is the victim of probable cause, a legal stipulation that requires law enforcement officers to have a viable reason for searching one's person or property. Under the void-for-vagueness doctrine, discovery of Mona's drugs would not hold up in a court of law because of the unassociated manner by ... View Full Description
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What Could Have Prevented the Ruby Ridge Incident? »

Number of pages 6

A 6 page paper which examines the events at Ruby Ridge in 1995 and then examines what could have been done to prevent to incident, or at least reduced the loss of life and property. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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What is a Committed Relationship? »

Number of pages 15

This is a 15 page paper discussing the concept “committed relationship”. Definitions of a “committed relationship” differ according to historical, religious, social or modern-day references. Basically, according to the New Webster’s Dictionary “committed” is defined as “to give in keeping, entrust” or “to bind, pledge” and “relationship” or “the state of being related” is “the ... View Full Description
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What is Law? »

Number of pages 6

This 6 page paper looks at the meaning of the law. Aristotle is the focus of this paper that also takes other theorists into account. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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What is the Intent/Problem with Failure to Report Accidents? »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper discusses some of the reasons why people may fail to report accidents, and why this failure can be a problem. Bibliography lists 1 source. View Full Description
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What Is Wrong With Voting Methods ? »

Number of pages 5

In 5 pages the author discusses the different voting methods used. "Voting in the United States is not as simple as it would seem. The outcome of the election depends on the method used in voting. Of all the methods of voting, there is not one that satisfies all of the conditions of fairness." ... View Full Description
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What Makes A Trial 'Political'? »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page paper that explores this question in light of racial and political currents in regards to four cases: Sacco-Vanzetti, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, The Scottsboro Brothers, and The Black Panthers. Bibliography lists 5 sources. View Full Description
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When Employers May be Charged With Murder »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper examines several examples of how firms and its owners can be charged with murder if an unfortunate fatal event occurs either on premises or involving employees. Business law is explored. Several cases are discussed. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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When is a Tort Actionable? »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper looks at a case where an woman slips on oil and break her ankle, The oil is silt by another woman when she dropped her shopping who madden attempt to clear it up or minimise the danger. This paper considers whether there is a case that can be brought under tort. ... View Full Description
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When it is Morally Justified to Break the Law »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper focuses on this provocative topic. The Parker Jensen case is discussed. No bibliography. View Full Description
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Whistle Blowing and Confidentiality in the Healthcare Professions »

Number of pages 29

This 29 page paper examines the relative issues that affect health care professionals pertaining to whistleblowing with regard to confidentiality and the breach of the UK law. The paper conducts an in-depth literature review including examining the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 and relevant legislation and cases concerning confidentiality. The paper then determines a methodology ... View Full Description
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White Collar Crime & Conflict Theory »

Number of pages 7

A 7 page research paper that examines the topic of white collar crime from the perspective of conflict theory. Bibliography lists 9 sources. View Full Description
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White Collar Crime and Martha Stewart »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper discusses white collar crime and some common tactics used by defense lawyers in these cases. It also discusses the judge's ruling, and implications for Martha Stewart going to prison. Bibliography lists 5 sources. View Full Description
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Who Governs, Parliament or the Executive? »

Number of pages 9

This 9 page paper considers the validity of the quote “Parliament is not there to govern: that is for the executive. Parliament exists to represent the views and opinions of the people and to influence, constrain and demand justification for the actions of government and to give them legitimacy”. This is a UK law paper. ... View Full Description
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Who Killed William Robinson? »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper examines a web site devoted to the mystery of an 1868 murder in Canada that includes evidence and clues for which many have come to different conclusions. One explanation for the murder is provided in the context of this paper. No additional sources cited. View Full Description
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