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Scientific Determinism: Undermines Basic Principles? »

Number of pages 4

4 pages in length. The nature of scientific determinism is such that people all follow the same path of existence no matter how they are or where they live; their lives are governed solely by the forces of universal law. As such, each individual life is predisposed to the causes that compel him ... View Full Description
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Addressing A Recurring Crime: Teen Rebelliousness »

Number of pages 6

6 pages in length. To say the relationship between youth and police is a strained one is to oversimplify the socioeconomic and sociopolitical components of virtually every global community. Teen angst coupled with negative environmental influences can create an exaggerated perception of juvenile autonomy that inevitably lands youthful offenders squarely in the lap ... View Full Description
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Federal Shield Law: A Journalist's Right »

Number of pages 6

6 pages in length. Protecting the identity of confidential sources is as much a part of journalism as the notion of freedom of the press is a critical component of the First Amendment. That discretion should be left up to the reporter with regard to which sources he safeguards is a fundamental tenet ... View Full Description
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Euthanasia »

Number of pages 9

A 9 page research paper that examines the ethical issues associated with the issue of euthanasia, which are frequently addressed in contemporary society due to the fact that modern medical innovation has made it possible to prolong life in situations where, in previous eras, death would have been swift and inevitable. As this suggests, ... 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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Moral Relativism »

Number of pages 3

3 pages in length. Given the interpretive nature of moral relativism, it is difficult to impose one's ethical perspective upon another whose choices do not abide by one's standards. Global societies embrace a significant diversity when it comes to moral relativism, and no single community can claim a higher measure of morality than ... View Full Description
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Economic Principles Applied to Pharmaceutical Companies »

Number of pages 11

This 11 page paper applies a number of economic principles to pharmaceutical companies in the way in which they produce and then sell drugs. Pharmaceutical companies can produce drugs for only pennies a pill. These companies are protected by patent laws for new drugs they develop and with a patent protecting their product; ... View Full Description
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Irish Police Culture »

Number of pages 7

A 7 page research paper that examines this topic. The police culture in Ireland has evolved greatly over the course of the last decade. During that time, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and the Garda Siochana na hElreann ("Guardians of the Peace of Ireland") have both gravitated away from policing that focuses primarily ... View Full Description
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Genetic Engineering: Ethics »

Number of pages 3

3 pages in length. The list of options was rather long as the couple sat in the waiting room filling out their paperwork. There for their first in vitro fertilization procedure, they were faced with a number of choices pertaining to the baby they would eventually create: sex - female; hair color - ... View Full Description
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Children: To Spank Or Not To Spank »

Number of pages 3

3 pages in length. Disciplining children has become more and more challenging with the ever-growing perception that spanking is both abusive and unnecessary. Each side of this hotly debated topic maintains reasons why it is either beneficial or detrimental to use spanking as a means of appropriate discipline, citing such aspects as later ... View Full Description
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Children And Moral Recognition »

Number of pages 3

3 pages in length. After extensive research, Piaget identified a distinct recognition between right and wrong beginning at about five years old, noting how children considered rules both "rigid and unalterable" because they were put in place by authority figures such as parents. Moreover, the fact that children at this age are challenged ... View Full Description
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Commercial Law Questions »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper looks at three law questions and gives simple answers. The first looks at whether an author could be sued for breach of contract for failing to deliver a book on time after being in an accident unable to write while in a coma. The second questions consider copyright on a photograph, ... View Full Description
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Crime And Youth: How Family Relations Contribute To The Development »

Number of pages 12

12 pages in length. Figuring out what makes people commit crimes has been the focus for ages of civilized societies. From the ancient Greeks who first introduced the concept of law to the twenty-first century, myriad theories have been developed as a way in which to explain how and why some people fall ... View Full Description
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Cyborg or Quality of Life? »

Number of pages 13

A 13 page paper discussing where IT should go in supporting "bionics" research. Biomedical and biomechanical research is totally dependent on the availability of high-volume and high-dependability computing systems. The fears of creating a cyborg are ill founded. Though they make great entertainment and provide many ideas for philosophical exercise, they cannot ... View Full Description
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Montessori: Children Have Their Own Laws Of Development »

Number of pages 4

4 pages in length. The foundation behind Maria Montessori's approach to teaching is based upon the child possessing his own laws of development and as such, it is imperative for adults to allow this individual progression to occur at its own pace and not impose external pressure upon him (Montessori, 2009). Children are ... View Full Description
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Gun Control And Campus Violence »

Number of pages 3

3 pages in length. The debate over gun control, an ongoing thorn in effecting social policy upon which both sides can agree, has taken an unprecedented turn toward implementing stronger safety measures in light of violent incidents that have occurred on a number of college campuses. Critics have long argued how those who ... View Full Description
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Complexity Of Gangster/Criminal Theme In Film »

Number of pages 3

3 pages in length. The intrigue of living outside the law serves as a basis upon which gangsters films harbor a certain complexity. A criminal element coupled with dark, seductive and intelligent antagonists whose sole purpose in life is to get something for nothing leads viewers on a nonstop chase whereby the gangster ... View Full Description
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Privatizing Law Enforcement And Leaders Adhering To Strict A Strict Code Of Ethics »

Number of pages 3

3 pages in length. Those who represent the guiding social forces of a civilized society maintain a special accountability where behavior is concerned; not only are community and global leaders alike expected to adhere to a strict code of ethics while in such an influential position, but they are also expected to harbor a ... View Full Description
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Continued Controversy Over The Eighth Amendment »

Number of pages 5

5 pages in length. Protecting the rights inherent to every United States citizen is the foundation upon which the nation's Constitution was originally drafted; without this historic document and its subsequent amendments, the founding fathers realized the potential for America becoming a land held hostage by power, greed and injustice. Interestingly, this seems ... View Full Description
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Actual Innocence »

Number of pages 3

A 3 page book review of the text Actual Innocence. The Innocence Project is a program based at the Cardozo Law School in New York, which is run by Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld. Jim Dwyer is a columnist for The Daily News, a New York newspaper (Boyer). Their book, Actual Innocence, describes some of ... View Full Description
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Sunderland Development Properties Ltd. »

Number of pages 9

This 9 page paper looks at a case study supplied by the student. A director of a firm wants to issue more shares, but minorities of shareholders do not want the issue to go ahead. The first part of the paper looks at the rights of minority shareholders and considers what actions they may ... View Full Description
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Deviance: Mental Illness And Homelessness »

Number of pages 9

9 pages in length. Social and cultural norms are not merely an arbitrary collection of societal standards that have little impact upon how people behave in a given society; rather, they represent the core values of a society that delineate where acceptable behavior ends and deviance begins. Crime is the first thing that ... View Full Description
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Legal Malpractice Case »

Number of pages 7

This seven page paper is based on a fictitious case study provided by the student. An employee is injured while working for employer and hires a lawyer to sue the employer. The employer makes a settlement offer, which the lawyer does not communicate to the employee. Subsequently the employee loses the court case and gains ... View Full Description
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McDonald's and Obesity; A Case Study »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper looks at the problems faced by McDonald's and its’ association with unhealthy food and obesity. Answering questions set by the student paper discusses the problems of using a cartoon character to advertise to children, the potential of a law banning fast food advertising to children, whether or not advertising should be ... View Full Description
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International Shipping Case »

Number of pages 19

This 19 page paper looks at an international shipping case study examined using English law. The paper is divided into four parts. The first part looks at the failure of the buyer to provide a confirmed letter of credit as required by the terms of the contract and the nomination of an unsuitable vessel. The ... View Full Description
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Gideon’s Trumpet & Constitutional Law »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page research paper that discusses Gideon’s Trumpet by Anthony Lewis, which is an expertly written, comprehensive account of a landmark case in constitutional law, Gideon v. Wainwright, which was heard by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1963. Clarence Earl Gideon was a prisoner in the Florida penal system who felt that his constitutional ... View Full Description
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The Bible, Koran, And Divine Comedy »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page paper. Each work is discussed separately in terms of their contribution to modern society. The influence and impact of the Bible itself can be found across life from culture to law to literature and so on. The contribution of the Koran itself is more difficult to determine although many individual Muslims ... View Full Description
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The Supreme Court: Role Played In The American Political Process »

Number of pages 3

3 pages in length. The omnipotent influence held by nine individuals on the United States Supreme Court gives one pause when considering the ever-changing values of judicial activism and restraint; depending upon who is appointed to occupy one of these lofty positions, the impact of Court rulings can sway to either end of the ... 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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Discrimination Of Women In Law Enforcement »

Number of pages 11

11 pages in length. Gender inequity is a social ill that even now as mankind moves into the twenty-first century is still as prevalent as it was fifty years ago. Even though the feminist movement garnered some tremendous strides for gender discrimination in developed countries, it has not had a noticeable impact upon ... View Full Description
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Discovery Of Gold: Accelerated California's Drive For Statehoood »

Number of pages 3

3 pages in length. Amid ethnic intolerance, intense competition, logistical nightmares, exponential population growth and complete absence of law and order, California was ultimately transformed from a raucous collection of cultures hell-bent upon grabbing a quick fortune at the first hint of gold to a solid and progressive cultural Mecca whose statehood marked it ... View Full Description
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Digital And Psychological Profiling Of Cyber Crime »

Number of pages 10

10 pages in length. Witnesses are often the single most important elements of securing a conviction or realizing an acquittal; without these observers to testify as to what they saw, heard or know, myriad court cases would either go unsolved or erroneously resolved. With the technological age, however, has come an entirely different ... View Full Description
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An Overview of the Sixth Amendment »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper provides an overview of the sixth amendment and how it applies to criminal law. Each protection is discussed. Bibliography lists 2 sources. View Full Description
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Juvenile And Adult Court: Comparison »

Number of pages 8

8 pages in length. Juveniles have historically found protection under the law with regard to being tried as adults when they have committed adult crimes. Contemporary society, however, witnessed a significant change in attitude toward some offenses whereby juveniles now can be tried - and convicted - as an adult. The extent ... 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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American Colonies' Divergence from England »

Number of pages 8

An 8 page research paper that examines the similarities and differences between England and her American colonies in 1750. The writer argues that by 1750, the English speaking colonies of North America, instigated and maintained under the auspices of the British crown, had diverged from many of the English norms of that era. Naturally, the ... View Full Description
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Sophocles, Gilman & Browning/Oppressed Women »

Number of pages 8

An 8 page research paper/essay that discusses three works that highlight the subjugated role of women in history. It has only been within the last century and also only within the context of the Western industrialized countries that women have gained equal rights with men before the law. Throughout history, the norm has been ... View Full Description
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California Police Officers: Certain Physique And Weight Management »

Number of pages 6

6 pages in length. The last one hundred years have served to transition the overall duties of police officers from highly physically demanding to duties shared between physicality and technology. Typically, big, strong men were representational of the early 1900s police force when walking was the only way in which to patrol the ... View Full Description
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Death Tax Changes »

Number of pages 4

4 pages in length. Death tax - also known as estate tax - is a form of taxation that only occurs after one is deceased and one's assets have been calculated. Depending upon how one's assets are left prior to one's demise, the amount of death tax to be paid is determined as ... View Full Description
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Tenure Laws In Georgia And Tennessee: Opinion »

Number of pages 3

3 pages in length. Having tenure is looked upon more as a right than a privilege; a profession where one can be locked into job security until reaching retirement is an opportunity handed to very few industries. While teaching is certainly an honorable occupation and one very much lacking talented candidates to fill ... View Full Description
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Legal Or Ethical Issue Pertaining To The Role Of Faculty Member In Higher Education »

Number of pages 7

7 pages in length. Sexual harassment on college campuses falls within the boundaries of both legal and ethical considerations, inasmuch as there are laws prohibiting any interaction of an intimate nature between faculty member and student, as well as the unwritten codes of behavior that should be inherent to every civilized instructor. The ... View Full Description
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Civil Rights in the Nineteenth Century »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper looks at Jim Crow laws, the Civil War era, and various cases such as Plessy v. Ferguson and the Dred Scott Decision. Civil rights are evaluated in the context of nineteenth century cases. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Small Business Management »

Number of pages 20

This 20 page paper discusses several issues related to small business management. Customer service and the importance of establishing policies and rules for employees in terms of proving excellent customer service. How a company can evaluate the effectiveness of adverting and promotions, including comments on cumulative effects. The table of contents of an employee handbook, ... View Full Description
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Prohibition and Social Change: Then And Now »

Number of pages 10

10 pages in length. Prohibition was instrumental in creating a significant amount of social change during and after its existence; depending upon one's opinion, those changes have been construed as both good and bad. Initially, with the act of drinking being illegal, it forced people into the underground and made them imbibe with ... View Full Description
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History of Jews in China »

Number of pages 10

This 10 page report discusses the history of the Jews in China. Approximately 1,000 years ago, of Jewish traders from the Middle East who settled in the Sung dynasty's imperial capital of Kaifeng along the Yellow River in east central China. They openly prayed in Hebrew, observed Jewish dietary laws, circumcised their newborn sons and ... View Full Description
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History of Jews in China »

Number of pages 15

This 15 page report discusses the history of the Jews in China. Approximately 1,000 years ago, of Jewish traders from the Middle East who settled in the Sung dynasty's imperial capital of Kaifeng along the Yellow River in east central China. They openly prayed in Hebrew, observed Jewish dietary laws, circumcised their newborn sons and ... View Full Description
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Prisoner Rights »

Number of pages 12

12 pages in length. When an individual commits a crime, the legal system prosecutes the criminal and ultimately incarcerates him. The very foundation of such a sequence of events is meant to humble the offender and remove any social rights he had while on the outside. That prisoners believe they are entitled ... View Full Description
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The Revolutionary War: Its Impact Upon The Lives Of War Veterans »

Number of pages 5

5 pages in length. After the War of 1812, Congress passed a law allowing all those who suffered disabilities as a result of military service during the Revolutionary War to apply for a pension. As well, widows who had lost their husbands as a result of the war could also apply for assistance. ... View Full Description
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Development Of The Juvenile Justice System: The Role Of Class And Race »

Number of pages 5

5 pages in length. Just how much the juvenile justice system is bound by societal and cultural determinism is easily answered merely by witnessing the manner in which the role of class and race have played an integral part. Battling the social element is not easy, inasmuch as there are a number of ... View Full Description
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Microsoft and the Sherman Act (1890) »

Number of pages 15

A 15 page paper discussing the Justice Department's antitrust suit against Microsoft from a common-sense basis, concluding with observations on the advisability of continued investment in the company. Not every law used against Microsoft in the government's antitrust trial is more than a century old; the Clayton Act is also involved, and it dates ... View Full Description
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