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Basis for Western Law »

Number of pages 6

A 6 page paper which examines where it originated (considering the influence of America’s Founding Fathers and the formulation of laws after the Revolutionary War), how Western law was incorporated into the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, its similarities and differences to Islamic law, and explores how modern law has changed its conceptual focus. ... View Full Description
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Getting Tough on Gun Crime Does Not Work »

Number of pages 6

A 6 page research paper that argues that the "get tough" laws on crime and mandatory sentencing requirements do not work. The writer, first of all, discusses gun control laws and then focuses on the mandatory sentencing laws in California and Florida, arguing that studies show that these laws are ineffective as deterrents to crime. ... View Full Description
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The Advantages and Disadvantaged of Common Law »

Number of pages 8

This 8 page paper looks at English with law reference to case law and statute law and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of the Common law system, particularly in the context of the modern business environment. The bibliography cites 8 sources. View Full Description
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Privacy and International Law »

Number of pages 21

This 21 page paper looks at how privacy interpreted in international law. The paper starts with a consideration of the role of international law and considers now this may be applied to issues of privacy. The paper then looks at international law, focusing on the European Convention of Human Rights, examines the protection that is ... View Full Description
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Georgia Law/Nursing »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page research paper that discusses nursing regulatory law. Laws covering professional conduct for healthcare professionals, that is, areas such as licensure, credentialing, certification and registration, are complex. This survey pertains to such laws, focusing on law in the State of Georgia. Bibliography lists 6 sources. View Full Description
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Why the Law of Equity was Created »

Number of pages 6

This 6 page paper examines the development and role of equity law, looking at why and how it developed to supplement common law and dispense justice. The paper traces the role of the Lord Chancellor and considers how equity law still has a role to play today. The paper is written with reference to English ... 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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A Discussion on the Rockefeller Drug Laws »

Number of pages 8

This 8 page paper examines the war on drugs with particular attention to the 1973 statutes that were purported to be the toughest drug laws in the country. While New York law is the focus of the paper, the result of the law is evaluated with use of prison statistics from the ... View Full Description
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Intellectual Property and Originality »

Number of pages 24

This 24 page paper considers the argument that intellectual property law, specifically copyright law does not rely on originality as a requirement for ownership. The paper looks at copyright law in the UK and also looks at patent and trademark law, comparisons are made between the UK position and the position in the US, Australia ... View Full Description
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Corporate Control and the Variation of Class Rights »

Number of pages 8

This 8 page paper is written with reference to English Law. The paper examines and considers the extent to which the law governing variation of class rights of shareholders may permit the increase of corporate control. Statute law and case law are quoted throughout the paper. The bibliography cites 7 sources. View Full Description
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Accounting Implications post-Arthur Anderson and Enron »

Number of pages 7

In the wake of corporate malfeasance at Arthur Anderson, new laws have been passed that affect accounting practices around the world. New accounting laws have been passed by governments from the United States government, New York City, Texas, Greece, and African states. All of these laws will affect American companies. Covered are the new laws ... View Full Description
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Australia Arbitration Compared to International Acts »

Number of pages 10

This paper closely examines Australia's International Arbitration Law and its Commercial Arbitration Law. It provides a good background in the New York Convention, UNCITRAL Model Law, and International Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). Bibliography lists 18 sources, most of which is international case law. JVausarb.rtf View Full Description
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Due-on-Sale in Michigan »

Number of pages 6

A 6 page memo to a law practice client in Michigan explaining the due-on-sale clause of the mortgage contract and Michigan law, and why she cannot circumvent the law by writing a land contract effectively selling the land on which a house is situated without also paying off the mortgage so that a new one ... View Full Description
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Positivist Law and Natural Law »

Number of pages 8

This 8 page paper summarises two chapters of a law book. The first chapter summarised looks at the theory of positivism, explaining what it is, how it is perceived and the differences between classic and modern positivist theory. The second chapter summarised looks a natural law including the views of Aquinas and Finnis, comparing natural ... View Full Description
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Lobbying Reform at the Federal Level »

Number of pages 11

In eleven pages this paper examines the efforts to reform lobbying at the federal level with a review of current law controlling lobbyists, perceived abuses, status of enforcement of federal lobbying laws, and considers changes that are needed in law and/or law enforcement. Fifteen sources are listed in the bibliography. View Full Description
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John Lyden/Film as Religion »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page book review the examines John Lyden's Film as Religion (2003). In this text, Lyden challenges the popular concept of what constitutes "religion." He presents the unique idea that movies perform a religious function, in that they provide collective myths that aid people in dealing with cultural anxieties and aspirations. As this suggests, ... View Full Description
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Flannery O'Connor/"Good Man" & Revelation »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page essay that analyzes, contrasts and compares two short stories by O'Connor, "A Good Man is Hard to Find" and "Revelation." In both of these narratives, O'Connor offers detailed characterizations that, intertwined with violence, aid the reader in perceiving religious, social and philosophical issues that pertain to Southern culture and its changing nature ... View Full Description
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Religious Education & Dramatic Arts »

Number of pages 8

An 8 page research paper that examines religious education as taught through children writing and producing their own plays. Today, religious educators face a formidable task, as it is their goal to present the Bible and its stories in a way that is not only memorable to children, but also meaningful. This description relates a ... View Full Description
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Jewish And American Law: Comparison »

Number of pages 10

10 pages in length. American attitudes toward law were crucially shaped by the American Revolution, Constitutionalism and the transplantation of the English Common Law System to its shores. Jewish law also responded over a much longer time span and in many more places to historical influences. In the process, both systems had ... 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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The Influence of Religion on International Business »

Number of pages 8

An 8 page paper discussing some of the stereotypes associated with the world’s most influential religions, and the dangers of relying on stereotype to predict national culture based on religion. Those cultural issues originating in religion certainly need to be addressed, but for many, simply acknowledging and accepting that religious differences exist is enough. ... View Full Description
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Contract and Tort Overlap in England, France and Germany »

Number of pages 21

A 21 page paper discussing the origin of law in these three nations and the process by which they go about deciding cases of contract law especially as it involves overlap into tort law. The bottom line for businesses and individuals entering into contracts governed by the laws of either of these countries is ... View Full Description
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The Relationship between Law and Nature in Shakespeare’s “Measure for Measure” »

Number of pages 5

This is a 5 page paper discussing the relationship between law and nature in Shakespeare’s “Measure for Measure”. William Shakespeare’s play “Measure for Measure” examines the constantly shifting relationship between law and nature within the setting of Vienna. The law that no man must lay with a woman who is not his wife had long ... 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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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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Team Production Theory and English Corporate Law »

Number of pages 14

This 14 page paper examines to what extent Team Production Theory can be seen to offer an accurate account of English company law. Comparison is made with US law where this model has been developed and seen as applicable in the ongoing development of corporate governance. The paper explains what is meant by Team Production ... View Full Description
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Usury Laws - General And North Carolina »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper explains and discusses usury laws. There is no federal law specifying maximum interest rates and fees for credit. Congress believed the Truth in Lending Act would provide sufficient protection for debtors. That is not true. This essay reports the number of states with and without usury laws and then provides the ... 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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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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Common Law in England; The Impact of the Magna Carta and Developments During the Tudors »

Number of pages 9

English common law has developed over a long period of time. This 9 page paper consider the impact that the Magna Carta and the changes during the Tudor period have had on common law. The paper looks at the position before these events and how they changed the view and use of common law. The ... View Full Description
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The Need for Corporate Law Reform; Company Groups »

Number of pages 3

The 2001 white paper modernising English company law contained no reference to any need to reform the law of group corporate activity. This 3 page discusses this with particular reference to the treatment of groups as a single entity also with the single economic unit argument. The paper considers the position and the role of ... View Full Description
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Examples of British Influence on the American Justice System »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper gives three examples of English laws that have influenced the US justice system. The laws considered are the right to trial by jury, the principle of double jeopardy and the right to silence. The paper also considers the status of these historical laws in the UK today. The bibliography cites 8 ... View Full Description
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Deconstruction as a Tool for Understanding the Nature of the Law »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper examines law and the philosophy of law to consider what value deconstruction may provide to the interpretation and study of the nature of law. The paper summarises the use of deconstruction and then looks at how it may add value. The bibliography cites 5 sources. View Full Description
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The Impact of the UK Commercial Agents Regulations 1993 »

Number of pages 16

This 16 page paper examines the impact of the UK Commercial Agents Regulations 1993 brought in as a result of the E. C. Council Directive 86/653. The paper discusses how these regulations fitted in with existing law, what the changes where, areas of ambiguity and concludes by determining if these regulations are sufficient to ... View Full Description
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Sophocles/Antigone »

Number of pages 4

A 4 page research paper that examines the conflict between Antigone and Creon, which is whose law should take precedence, humanity's law or divine law. Citing the opinions of Creon's son, the chorus, and the people of Thebes, the writer argues that Sophocles clearly sides with Antigone. Bibliography lists 5 sources. View Full Description
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Renewal of Leases in England and Scotland »

Number of pages 10

A Comparison of the Law This 10 page paper examines both English and Scottish law regarding the renewal of commercial leases, looking at the similarities and the differences as well as the principles that underlie the various laws. The bibliography cites 7 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Law and Government in Precontact Native America »

Number of pages 4

A 4 page discussion of dichotomy that existed between precontact law and government in Native America and law and government as it was viewed by Europeans. The author contrasts natural law and legal positivism. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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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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