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Posner and the Economic Theory of Negligence »

Number of pages 16

This 16 page paper looks at Posner’s economic theory of negligence and answers a range of question on three articles supplied by the student to consider how this may or may not be supported by the application of the law and the view of the law in different scenarios and how this fits in with ... View Full Description
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The Importance of System Administrators Understanding Computer Law »

Number of pages 19

This 19 page paper looks at how and why it is important for system administrators to understand computer law. Looking at legislation which includes the Data Protection Act 1998, The Human Rights Act 1998, Investigatory Powers Act 2000 and The Telecommunications Lawful Business Practice Interception of Communication Regulations, the paper shows the broad range ... View Full Description
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The English Legal System »

Number of pages 8

This 8 page paper gives a foundation of English law. Written in four parts, the paper outlines the different sources of English law, the make up of the constitution including the supremacy of parliament and the separation of the powers, how law is made and the role of the European Union. The bibliography cites ... View Full Description
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Regulation and the Internet »

Number of pages 10

Regulating the internet is a problematic area. This 10 page paper considers some of the areas where the difficulty may be faced, how the difficulties occur and have seen partially resolution within the law. The paper looks at accessing information on the internet, the use of information on the internet, freedom of speech and copyright ... View Full Description
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New School Regulations »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper looks at a fictitious law introduced to allow local authorities to control the games children play at school. The paper considers the way regulations brought in by the local authority under this law may be challenged under UK law. The bibliography cites 10 sources. View Full Description
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Employment Laws: State And Federal »

Number of pages 7

7 pages in length. Employment laws exist as a bridge between companies and staff so each receives equitable consideration when it comes to on-the-job treatment. From age and gender discrimination to employee benefits and workplace safety to sexual harassment, federal and state employment laws work to provide an environment that is legally and ... View Full Description
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Catholic Canon Law »

Number of pages 3

A 3 page examination of the mechanisms that have changed canon law over time. The author contends that the fact that canon law has demonstrated time and time again that it is not immune to change is one of the more interesting lessons obtained in a study of the law. Bibliography lists 3 ... View Full Description
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2 New Proposed Laws »

Number of pages 4

A 4 page research paper/essay that proposes 2 new laws. The first law proposes that “puppy mills,” (i.e., informal breeders) should be regulated to ensure humane treatment of animals and that these breeders should be held to professional standards of breeding. The second law gives authority to firemen to compel individuals to undergo decontamination in ... View Full Description
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Administrator Challenges: Law Enforcement Ethics »

Number of pages 3

3 pages in length. One especially major issue police administrators encounter on a regular basis is enforcing each level of law enforcement to recognize the duality of responsibilities and limitations. This course has helped prepare me to understand how the fine line between acting within the law and behaving outside of it has ... 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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Cyberspace Crimes and the Law »

Number of pages 9

This 9 page paper examines cybercrime and how the law is involved. This paper argues that while the law is important, it is sufficient. The problem with catching the criminals who participate in this type of activity is that technology in law enforcement is not up to par. Research is provided to support the ... View Full Description
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Sources of International Law »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper looks at the different sources of international law, including national law as well as international conventions; international custom, general principles of law, judicial decisions and teachings of publicists. The bibliography cites 5 sources. View Full Description
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California Nurse-Patient Ratios »

Number of pages 6

A 5 page paper including a 2-page brochure, discussing the effects of California's nurse-patient ratio law that became fully effective in January 2008. Whatever hospitals eventually do to cope with the changes mandated by the nurse-patient ratio law likely will serve to slow rates of cost increases. In the meantime, the law enables ... View Full Description
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The Impact of Tort Claim Law in Florida »

Number of pages 4

This is a 4 page paper that provides an overview of tort claim law in Florida. The impact of the law on law enforcement officers and agencies is examined. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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The Practical, Ethical, and Social Obligations of Government »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper reviews the function of government. The importance of law is emphasized and a distinction is made between public law and administrative law. Bibliography lists 5 sources. View Full Description
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Lisa and MJ Electricals - A Case Study »

Number of pages 8

This 8 page paper examines a contract law case posed by the student. A consumer makes a purchase by mail order, The goods sent differ to those ordered, and the seller refuses to accept them back. The paper examined the position of the seller and the consumers using case law and legislation. The paper is ... 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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Motor Voter Registration »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page report discusses the National Voter Registration Act, most commonly known as the “Motor Voter” and was designed to encourage voter registration and remove a number of discriminatory and unfair obstacles to voter registration. Signed into law in 1993, the Act was put into effect on January 1, 1995. Several states ... View Full Description
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Right To Work Laws And Labor Laws Prohibiting Union Security Clauses : The Impact on the Changing Shape of Labor Relations »

Number of pages 10

This 10 page paper provides an overview of the labor relations laws, including right to work laws and laws prohibiting union security clauses in labor agreements. This paper evaluates the guidelines set by the National Labor Relations Act, and also considers attempts at initiating union security clauses and the implications of both for the ... View Full Description
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Common Law Versus Criminal Statute / Burglary »

Number of pages 8

In 8 pages, the author discusses Virginia's common law of burglary and Tennessee's common law of burglary, and whether the outcome of common law has been as effective as the outcome of a criminal statute. Bibliography lists 6 sources. View Full Description
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Thoreau on the Notion that Unjust Laws Exist »

Number of pages 8

An 8 page paper which examines Thoreau's "Walden" and analyzes what it says in regards to unjust laws and what our reaction and action should be in regards to those unjust laws. The paper examines the position of disobeying these laws, even if we are not the majority. Bibliography lists 3 additional sources. View Full Description
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Immigration Laws: Time For Enforcement »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page paper which discusses aspects of immigration laws and then argues that greater enforcement be implemented. The laws themselves do not necessarily need to be changed, as the country prides itself on being a land of immigrants. But, the laws which are in place are not enforced adequately to prevent such events as ... View Full Description
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Changes in Law Enforcement »

Number of pages 8

8 pages. Over the last thirty years there have been many major changes in law enforcement and the hiring of law enforcement officers. This paper looks at what has caused these changes, why they have come about, and why this is an important issue to consider. When one considers the many changes ... View Full Description
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U.S. Federal Law in Working Compensation »

Number of pages 8

An 8 page discussion of various federal laws which impact working compensation. Included in the discussion is a brief overview of the Coal Miners Compensation Laws (Black Lung Benefits Act), the Longshore and Harbor Worker’s Compensation Act, and the Disabilities Act of 1990. The primary emphasis of this paper, however, is on the ... View Full Description
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The Function of Criminal Law »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper discusses the statement The only De Facto function of the English criminal law is to achieve a minimum degree of conformity of behaviour to the laws expectation... the rest are purely academic'. The writer makes reference to English Law, but the arguments may be seen as universally valid. The bibliography cites ... View Full Description
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Financial Liability; A Case Study »

Number of pages 10

This 10 page paper considers a complex case provided by the student which involves a stockbroker and a client where trading has taken place over the clients limit resulting in the client owing money to the stockbroker. The client wishes to defend this and also make a counter claim for losses. The writer consider contract ... View Full Description
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Company Law; Pre-Incorporation Contracts »

Number of pages 11

This 11 page paper considers English law and the status of contracts signed before a company has been officially formed. The paper considers the liability of the agent or promoter for a breach, and also their ability to take action for a breach. Case law and statue law are considered with relevant cases cited. The ... View Full Description
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Teaching Techniques And Criminal Justice »

Number of pages 25

25 pages in length. The writer discusses active/reflective learning, sensing/intuitive learning, visual/verbal learning, sequential/global learning, as well as skills most important for criminal justice majors to learn during their college education that will best prepare them for a career in criminal investigations, including Roman law, equity law, natural law, deviance and the Differential, Opportunity ... View Full Description
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Obligations Under Tort and Contract Law »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper contrasts the co-existing obligations under English contract law and tort law. The paper then goes on to consider why action is favoured by most litigants under the classification of tort when there is a viable choice between the areas of law. The bibliography cites 5 sources. View Full Description
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California's 3 Strikes Law »

Number of pages 8

An 8 page research paper that investigates California's Three Strikes Law, which dictates that a defendant convicted of 3 felonies receives a mandatory sentence of 25 years to life imprisonment. The writer discusses the manner in which this law has been applied to non-violent crime, its cost, and its efficacy and concludes that the law ... View Full Description
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Laws of Physics: Gases »

Number of pages 8

An 8 page paper discussing some of the laws of physics that apply specifically to gases. One of the three states of matter, gases share many similarities with liquids in that they are free-flowing and can be compressed. However, gases have much lower density and so are subject to laws not applicable to ... View Full Description
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Florida State Laws: Underage Alcohol Consumption/Possession And Public Urination »

Number of pages 5

5 pages in length. Florida's state laws pertaining to underage drinking/possession and public urination are equivalent to most other states across the country, in that the ultimate goal is to impart monetary fines and possible jail time in order to encourage offenders to abide by the laws of a civilized society. The extent ... View Full Description
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Statutory Interpretation »

Number of pages 19

This 19 page paper considers the role of statutory interpretation and the limits placed on the judiciary. Looking at a quote form Lord Diplock " When Parliament legislates to remedy what the majority of its members at the time perceive to be a defect or lacuna in the existing law (whether it be the written ... View Full Description
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Laws Of Appalachia: 1820s »

Number of pages 9

9 pages in length. The presence of law intends to create a more civilized society, one in which citizens can expect social enlightenment to guide their every action. While this may represent the concept of law, it only does so in theory due to the extraordinarily interpretive nature of judicial procedure, a reality ... View Full Description
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Summary and Analysis of “The Laws” by Plato »

Number of pages 10

This is a 10 page paper summarizing and analyzing Plato’s “The Laws” on a chapter by chapter basis. Philosopher and educator Plato (427-347 B.C.E.) wrote extensively in general philosophy which he believed was the basis for the theory of education and political thought. Plato was greatly influenced by the philosophies of Socrates and in addition ... View Full Description
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Contemporary Realism and Liberalism »

Number of pages 6

This is a 6 page paper comparing contemporary realism and liberalism. Contemporary realism and liberalism are basically conflicting political ideals but aspects of each are encountered in the modern day political arena. Realism is based on the understanding that protection and self-interests of the nation state should be the dominant feature in political decisions, justice, ... View Full Description
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Ethical Decision Making in the ER »

Number of pages 9

A 9 page paper discussing the philosophies of Kant, Mill and Rawls to inform decision-making in nursing, but perhaps the philosophy of Rawls is most directly applicable to nursing. Though wholly unworkable on a national scale, using Rawls’ philosophy in teaching nursing ethics and values works beautifully with nursing’s reason for being. From ... View Full Description
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Comparing Philosophies Of Life Through Classic Literature »

Number of pages 5

5 pages in length. There exist a great many philosophies by which people live their lives, which ultimately help maintain order and a sense of direction that otherwise would merely drift in subconscious thought. Examining these varied philosophies as they relate to Benjamin Franklin's attitude toward achieving material wealth and rising in the ... View Full Description
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Fergus Kerr's "Stanley Cavell And The Truth Of Skepticism" »

Number of pages 3

3 pages in length. Analyzing Fergus Kerr's Stanley Cavell and the Truth of Skepticism finds that the very nature of philosophy is grounded within a foundation of postulation and skepticism; without the presence of uncertainty brought about by skepticism, the fundamental tenets of philosophy would have nothing upon which to be challenged. In ... View Full Description
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Personal Philosophy of Nursing »

Number of pages 3

A 3 page essay that offers a template for a student nurse to use in writing about his/her personal nursing philosophy. A nurse’s beliefs “regarding humanity, values, the nature of nursing, the focus of nursing, the goals of practice and the focus of nursing research and education” collectively formulate a personal philosophy of nursing that ... View Full Description
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Rousseau v. Wordsworth/Neo-Classical v. Romantic »

Number of pages 3

A 3 page essay that contrasts and compares works by Rousseau and Wordsworth and argues that they are representative of their respective eras. In his Discourse on Inequality, the French neoclassical philosophy Jean-Jacques Rousseau examines the factors that create societal inequities in order to determine if there is any foundation for inequality between human beings ... View Full Description
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Augustinian Laws And Women »

Number of pages 8

8 pages in length. The philosophy in question is that of Augustinianism, the theory of Christian Idealism, which is based upon the theology of Augustine of Hippo (354-430) who is considered to be the greatest theologian of the early church. His theory is that of reality, absolute theism. Reality is God, who ... View Full Description
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Divine Right Of Kings »

Number of pages 12

12 pages in length. The chaotic aspect of seventeenth century politics led to two completely disparate approaches to political order: natural laws and divine rights. As humanity's natural rights evolved up to the time of Hugo Grotius, two equally adamant opinions continued to linger. It was through Grotius' enlightened philosophies that the ... View Full Description
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Is It Ethical For Drug Companies To Provide Freebies To Physicians Given The High Cost Of Drugs? »

Number of pages 5

5 pages in length. The high cost of drugs precludes many people from obtaining the medications they need in order to remain healthy. Examining the ethical nature of drug companies dispensing free samples to physicians by way of Immanual Kant's philosophy, one finds that mankind is under both moral and ethical obligations within ... View Full Description
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Discrimination in Historic Immigration and Naturalization »

Number of pages 5

A 6 page analysis of historic immigration and naturalization laws which were designed to ensure a white majority in the United States. The author of this paper contends that the shortcomings in our current laws and policies are, in reality, just a continuation of the same bias and discrimination which have been in place ... View Full Description
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Foot Patrol As An Effective Law Enforcement Tool »

Number of pages 5

5 pages in length. Enforcing the law is difficult enough without the added distraction of sidewalks, housing developments, industrial parks and just about every other impediment that makes patrol cars a less effective law enforcement tool. Utilizing foot patrol, on the other hand, provides for greater maneuverability through areas that a car simply ... View Full Description
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Gun Control / Why There Should be Standardized Laws Regarding the Purchase of Guns Across the United States »

Number of pages 8

In 8 pages, the author discusses why there should be standardized laws regarding the purchase of guns across the nation. Gun laws from state to state differ considerably. This causes a number of problems. In one state a weapon in a vehicle must be in plain sight, while in another, the weapon ... View Full Description
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Issues in Australian Law »

Number of pages 16

The 16 page paper looks at a number of issues in Australian law. These include the history main issues of the case of Evans v Queen [2007] HCA 59 concerning law of evidence, the regulation of genetically modified (GM) crops in Australia. the Kyoto to protocol and its' position with in the Australian legal system, ... View Full Description
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Have International Human Rights Really Changed Over the Last Sixty Years? »

Number of pages 10

This 10 page paper discusses the following statement “the position of the individual in international law has changed dramatically over the last sixty years. This change is reflected in contemporary international human rights law”. The paper looks at the development of the rights over the last sixty years and the way that the individual ... View Full Description
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Philadelphia, Legal Issues in the Film »

Number of pages 14

A 14 page research paper that discusses this film and its implications for HIV discrimination law. First of all, Philadelphia is discussed, pointing out the ways in which it utilizes cinematic techniques to emphasize the messages of its narrative, which dramatize issues of employment law and the injustice of discrimination. Secondly, discrimination against HIV victims ... View Full Description
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