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"To Kill A Mockingbird" - Accuracy Of Criminal Justice Activities »

Number of pages 3

3 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses Finch's trial interrogation and the validity of witness testimony as they relate to contemporary criminal justice activities. Bibliography lists 2 sources. View Full Description
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“Courtroom 302” by Steve Bogira »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page paper which examines Steve Bogira’s work “Courtroom 302” and discusses how his work demonstrates the justice system and how that justice system does not really seek justice. No additional sources cited. View Full Description
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“Due process and the concept of justice” »

Number of pages 12

A twelve page paper which looks at the way in which due process operates, the social and cultural constructs which may affect it, the relationship of the concepts of fairness and justice to that of due process and some of the historical and cultural elements which have influenced the modern judicial system. Bibliography lists 8 sources. View Full Description
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“No Crueler Tyrannies” by Dorothy Rabinowitz »

Number of pages 3

A 3 page review of Dorothy Rabinowitz’ “No Crueler Tyrannies.” No additional sources cited. View Full Description
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12 Angry Men »

Number of pages 3

3 page discussion of the classic 50's film '12 Angry Men'; an examination of the American system of trial by jury and the role that stereotypes and prejudices can ultimately play in the system. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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3 Law Questions »

Number of pages 6

6 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses jurisprudence, choosing a Supreme Court justice and the phases of a trial. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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3 Questions Pertaining To Inquiry, Evidence And Judgments »

Number of pages 3

3 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses the following: How much inquiry is enough; how do you evaluate evidence; and how do you express judgments effectively? Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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A Case for Judicial Review; Assessment and Alterantives »

Number of pages 20

This 20 page paper looks at a case study provided by the student where a dependant wife is entitled to compensation under the Trinidad and Tobago Criminal Injuries Compensation Act No 21 of 1999. The board to which the wife should submit an application has not yet been set up, despite years passing since the ... View Full Description
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A Contested Will »

Number of pages 3

A 3 page essay that argues that a will that is being contested in the State of New York is legal. The writer paraphrases the appropriate statute in order to make this argument. No bibliography is offered. View Full Description
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A Day in Court »

Number of pages 2

2 page essay describing two cases heard in a Central New Jersey Court; one criminal (traffic) and the other, civil. No Bibliography. View Full Description
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A DISCUSSION OF INTERNATIONAL ARBIRTATION »

Number of pages 20

This 20-page paper focuses on two cases of international arbitration: Eco Swiss vs. Benetton and Mitsubishi vs. Soler. The cases point up the importance of arbitrators and their knowledge of competitive law in their rulings. Bibliography lists 10 sources. View Full Description
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A Petition of a Change in the Rules of Evidence »

Number of pages 14

This 14 page paper is written as a petition to the Scottish Parliament to change the laws of evidence related to oral evidence. The petition argues that written evidence should be acceptable form witnesses and that written statement should be allowed as memory aids, under certain circumstances, to aid accuracy of information given to the ... View Full Description
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A Summary of Civil Procedure »

Number of pages 10

This is a 10 page paper that provides an overview of civil procedure. A detailed summary of all aspects of civil procedure is based on a reading of the Gilbert Law Summaries. Bibliography lists 2 sources. View Full Description
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ADA Case »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper looks at a case supplied by the student and discusses the issues. An employee feels they are being discriminated against and has a potentially string case under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). However, they have signed a statement stating that they agree to use an arbitration system for the resolution ... View Full Description
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Admissibility of 'Without Prejudice' Correspondences »

Number of pages 7

7 pages. Based on several court cases which are noted within this paper, the topic herein pertains to the statement that "parties should be encouraged as far as possible to settle their disputes without resort to litigation and should not be discouraged by the knowledge that anything that is said in the course of such ... View Full Description
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Admissibility of Eyewitness ID Evidence »

Number of pages 10

A 10 page research paper that discusses the reliability of eyewitness testimony. The writer offers a literature review of eyewitness and memory research that indicates that eyewitness testimony is not as reliable as it has been traditionally viewed in US jurisprudence. Bibliography lists 8 sources. View Full Description
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Adversial Process and Legal Use of Violence in the Law »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page paper which examines the effectiveness of the adversial process and the legal use of violence in the field of law. Bibliography lists 2 sources. View Full Description
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Agreement and Battle of the Forms; A Case Study »

Number of pages 18

This 18 page English law paper examines the factors that determine when an agreement is made and how the terms and condition are determined. Using a case study supplied by the student where an order is made and fulfilled with the goods are delivered as ordered with the exception of the package sizes, the writer ... View Full Description
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ALUMINA AND THE ENVIRONMENT: A CASE STUDY »

Number of pages 7

This 7-page paper provides an analysis on potential environmental litigation for Alumunia, a fictitious company facing alleged environmental complaints. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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American Canoe Association v. Murphy Farms »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page paper discussing points of American Canoe Association v. Murphy Farms, No. 02-1501, 326 F.3d 505; 2003 U.S. App. LEXIS 7158; 56 ERC (BNA) 1545; 33 ELR 20175, 4thCir, (2003) as they relate to the Clean Water Act and to commercial swine production. The American Canoe Association, Professional Paddlesports Association and Conservation ... View Full Description
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American Legal System/Evaluation »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page research paper that defends two aspects of the American legal systems, lawyers and judges, as providing value to the system in their current form. To substantiate this argument, the writer cites a case made famous by the movie "A Civil Action," Brown vs. Board of Education, and other examples. Bibliography lists 9 ... View Full Description
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An Evaluation of EEOC v. Steamship Clerks Union »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page tutorial takes a look at this case. Information about the case is relayed and alternatives for the union are recommended. This Supreme Court case involves disparate impact. Bibliography lists 5 sources. View Full Description
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AN EXAMINATION OF BANKRUPTCY ISSUES »

Number of pages 3

This 3-page paper explains two questions about bankruptcy, one dealing with an involuntary bankrtupcy petition and the other with a Chapter 11 filing. Bibliography lists 2 sources. View Full Description
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Another Look at “Trial Techniques” »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper discusses additional chapters in the book “Fundamentals of Trial Techniques.” There is 1 source listed in the bibliography. View Full Description
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Are Judges Unnecessary in Criminal Law? »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper considers the question of whether or not judges are an anachronism and community panels should replace judges. Bibliography lists 2 sources. View Full Description
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Are Mandatory Sentences Justified in English Criminal Law »

Number of pages 8

This 8 page paper considers if there is any justification for mandatory sentencing in the English criminal law, the paper considers this from the perceptive of increased justice, increased efficiency and social interests. The bibliography cites 4 sources. View Full Description
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Argument: We Should Reduce the Use of Plea Bargaining »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper discusses how plea bargains work, argues that plea bargaining should be reduced or eliminated, and gives an example of someone wrongfully convicted in a plea bargain. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Arguments For and Against Tort Reform »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page report discusses the issues associated with tort reform, the Bush Administration’s perspective on the topic, and the people and groups who both support and oppose reform. Bibliography lists 7 sources. View Full Description
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Attorneys are Bad for America »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper summarizes and provides a discussion on a 2001 article that criticizes the state of litigation in America. Several cases are noted and the big tobacco lawsuit is used as a springboard for the criticism. No additional sources cited. View Full Description
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Australian Law and Contracts »

Number of pages 12

This 12 page paper provides an overview of the issue of contract law and a specific case. Bibliography lists 10 sources View Full Description
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Australian Law and Proportionality »

Number of pages 7

This 7 page paper provides an overview of the concept of proportionality as it appears Australian Law. In recent years, the High Court of Australia has been for applying the concept of proportionality to issues related to the Constitution of Australia. When the core values of this Constitution are at stake, the requirement ... View Full Description
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Barber v. Somerset County Council [2004] UKHL 13 »

Number of pages 8

This 8 page paper cpnsiders how the case of Barber v Somerset County Council(2004) the House of Lords may have failed to take adequate account of the realities of modern work and of the changes in the typical workplace over the last thirty years. The bibliography cites 6 sources. View Full Description
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Breach of Fiduciary Responsibility (Evaluation of Case Study) »

Number of pages 23

This 23 page paper evaluates a case submitted by a student. The case is outlined and then evaluated according to state and federal law. The case involves a corporation doing business in Colorado but domiciled in California. Facts of the case include, briefly, two partners who raise money for a business venture, but then take ... View Full Description
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Burden of Proof: Criminal Procedure »

Number of pages 3

A 3 page paper which summarizes an article pertaining to criminal procedure. The article addresses the burden of proof. No additional sources cited. View Full Description
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Business Department Disbands Prior To Student Completing Studies: Damages »

Number of pages 5

5 pages in length. A student in the midst of completing a study program when the school decides to disband the business department is within his or her legal right to sue for breach of contract. Inasmuch as "catalogues, course descriptions and other writings may be considered contracts" (Gregg, 2004), it is prudent ... View Full Description
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California Law Relating to Food Contamination »

Number of pages 6

A 6 page discussion of California law as it relates to food contamination. The author outlines a fictional case involving contaminated ice cream, a case in which tort law is probably more applicable than food contamination laws. An analysis is presented regarding the burden of proof facing the plaintiff in regard to proving ... View Full Description
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Case Law: Murder »

Number of pages 3

3 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses if a defendant can be charged with murder if the weapon is not in evidence. Bibliography lists 2 sources. View Full Description
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Case Study Analysis Related to the Do Not Call List »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper looks at a Broward county case related to a business that violated the Do Not Call dictum. While Florida law is the focus of this case, Supreme Court decisions regarding the subject are also discussed. Bibliography lists 6 sources. View Full Description
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Case Study: Negligent Teacher »

Number of pages 8

8 pages in length. A teacher's fundamental task is often incorrectly construed as being one of instruction; while education is, in fact, a primary function of every teacher, it is not necessarily the important, particularly when the classroom is full of children. The notion of supervision then becomes equally as essential a responsibility ... View Full Description
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Case Summary »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper summarises various aspects of the Australian case Re: Demagogue Pty Ltd And Nicholas Ramensky and Gisela Elizabeth Ramensky No. G54 of 1992 Fed No. 851 Trade Practices (1992) 110 ALR 608 (1992) 39 FCR 31. View Full Description
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Charles Manson: Chronological Events and the Tate-LaBianca Murder Trial »

Number of pages 5

This is a 5 page paper describing the chronological events in the life and trial of Charles Manson. Detail of the trial is included. The chronology of events and the life of Charles Manson which led to his eventual trial and conviction for the Tate-LaBianca murders is one of crime, psychological disorders and the establishment ... View Full Description
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Civil Procedure and its Social Impact »

Number of pages 15

This is a 15 page paper that provides an overview of civil procedure. Impacts to individuals and society are explored, with examples given. Bibliography lists 15 sources. View Full Description
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Class Action Lawsuits: Various Companies »

Number of pages 10

10 pages in length. The writer discusses class action lawsuits as they relate to AOL, CMGI, InfoSpace, ARIBA, Exodus Communications, WorldCom, Oracle, Cisco Systems, Qualcomm, United States Interactive, NY Railroad, Puma Technologies, Infoseek, Amazon, Advanced Viral Research, Celera Genomics, Genome Therapeutics and JDS Uniphase. No bibliography. View Full Description
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Closing Argument for a Capital Case »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper examines a case study submitted by a student and presents an argument that a prosecutor might use to convict two men for the crime. The case involves cannibalism under unique circumstances. No bibliography. View Full Description
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Commonwealth vs. Tracy L. Prashaw »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper provides the facts of this case and a look at the reasoning for the judge's decision. The case involves evidence rules. Bibliography lists 2 sources. View Full Description
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Contingent-Fee Arrangement Versus "Loser Pays" »

Number of pages 5

5 pages in length. The American public cannot watch late-night television without being overwhelmed with a barrage of legal counsel commercials advertising their contingent-fee agreement; for a large chunk of the plaintiff's settlement - anywhere from twenty-five to fifty percent - the company will represent that individual for no upfront costs. While logic ... View Full Description
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Contract Law »

Number of pages 3

A 3 page paper that begins with a brief scenario of a hypothetical breach of contract lawsuit. The writer provides reasons for the court to rule in favor of the claimant, who was the purchaser of a gazebo. Three other court cases are used to justify the claim. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Contract Law; Have Contract Terms Been Breached? »

Number of pages 6

This 6 page paper looks at a case where a newspaper advertisement is placed advertising facilities for a hotel that are not available when the guest arrive and a price that is lower than the price charged. The paper looks at whether the advisement is a offer or an invitation to treat, and then at ... View Full Description
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Corruption in the Courts »

Number of pages 10

This 10 page paper looks at abuse of power and evidence tampering. Several famous cases are used for illustrative purposes such as the trials involving Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter, O.J. Simpson and Mumia Abu-Jamal. The Bill Clinton hearing is also referenced. Details of these cases, in terms of evidence and abuse of power, are duly ... View Full Description
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Courtroom Camera: Legal And Ethical Implications »

Number of pages 11

11 pages in length. With all the deception and ridicule surrounding the American judicial system, it would seem a good idea to open up the courtrooms across the country to show in intricate detail just how the process is achieved. After all, both the public and the system itself stand to learn quite ... View Full Description
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