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The Instrumentality of Miranda Laws »

Number of pages 5

This is a 5 page paper that provides an overview of Miranda laws. It provides a hypothetical case study to address several conditions in which Miranda laws can be exempted, and when their administration is vital to a case. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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Protection of Computer Programs in the UK and the US »

Number of pages 7

This 7 page paper compares and contrasts the way in which computer programs gain legal protection under copyright laws under UK and US law. The bibliography cites 15 sources. View Full Description
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Lead Balloon Pty Ltd - Legal Case Study »

Number of pages 10

This 10 page paper is based on Australian law, looking at a case supplied by the student where several legal issues have arisen, including the formation of a pre-incorporation contract, the desire to get out of a post incorporation contract where the directors believe they can get a better deal and a potential liability for ... View Full Description
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Laws that Provide Safeguards and Penalties for Improper Use of Data »

Number of pages 7

This 7 page paper examines several laws pertinent to the improper use of data. Laws examined are the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, the Computer Security Act, the Patriot Act, HIPAA, Sarbanes Oxley, and finally, the Federal Information Security Management Act. Bibliography lists 7 sources. View Full Description
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Sharia Law in Business »

Number of pages 8

This 8 paper looks at the way Sharia law impacts on business. Written in three parts the first part looks at the general influences, the second part looks at how bonds, or sukuk, are issues and the last part at the way sukuk is perceived under Islamic law. The bibliography cites 8 sources. View Full Description
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Incorporating a Firm in China - Is a Unified or a Separate System of Company Law Best? »

Number of pages 3

In this 3 page paper there is consideration of what type of law a foreign firm setting up in China may prefer; a unified law that treats domestic and foreign owned businesses the same, or one that treats the firms differently. The bibliography cites 4 sources. View Full Description
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Criminal Law/Treason, Terrorism and Wartime Criminal Law »

Number of pages 8

An 8 page research paper that discusses crime and criminal law in general and then focuses on terrorism and changes in constitutional law, arguing that this is not a good idea. Bibliography lists 8 sources. View Full Description
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Non-Disclosure and Misrepresentation in Australian Insurance Law »

Number of pages 21

This 21 page paper is an in-depth consideration of the concepts of misrepresentation and non disclosure under insurance contract law in Australia, with particular attention paid to the Insurance Contracts Act 1984 and relevant case law. The bibliography cites 20 sources. View Full Description
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Concepts In Microeconomics »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page paper that defines economics and explains the law of supply and the law of demand. The paper also explains what factors affect supply and demand. The paper also reports information about a change in consumption patterns, specifically, the demographic change in the over 50 population. Bibliography lists 5 sources. View Full Description
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Questions of International Law »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper discusses various issues in international law including customary international law and human rights; animosity against the death penalty; the Geneva conventions; the Nuremberg legacy; and the arrest of Augusto Pinochet. Bibliography lists 6 sources. View Full Description
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Justice, Morality, and Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from the Birmingham City Jail”: »

Number of pages 3

In three pages, this paper that is subdivided into three essays considers how King distinguishes between just and unjust law, whether civil disobedience is morally wrong, and how a law can be just on its face and unjust in its application. There are no additional sources listed in the bibliography. View Full Description
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FBI/Domestic Violence »

Number of pages 4

A 4 page research paper that looks at the need for cultural competency among law enforcement officers and then examines two proposed strategies that can aid law enforcement in regards to domestic violence and sexual violence among Spanish-speaking communities. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Sexual Offenders and Preventing Recidivism »

Number of pages 9

This 9 page paper examines the problem of sex crimes and recidivism. It suggests that laws like Jessica's Law have been largely unsuccessful in preventing recidivism and that more steps need to be taken to understand why sexual predators commit their crime and what should be done to stop them. Bibliography lists 10 ... View Full Description
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Medieval Law and Literature in ‘Beowulf’ »

Number of pages 10

In ten pages this paper examines how Medieval law manifests itself in the anonymously written epic ‘Beowulf’ with the focuses being the patriarchy, legal and moral duty established through patrilineal custom, the complex matter of inheritance, and the transition from Germanic customs and community obligation to Anglo law and order. One source is cited ... View Full Description
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California: Police Organization And Trends »

Number of pages 6

6 pages in length. California law enforcement has been under considerable scrutiny of late with regard to how its police organization operates from a perspective of responsibility and accountability. For counties up and down the Golden State, issues of brutality, excessive force and unwarranted shootings have caused citizens to rally and demand change. ... View Full Description
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Law as a Social Engineering Tool »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper considers how the law may be used as a tool for social engineering. The writer looks at the way it may have direct and indirect effect and ends by proposing a law with the aim of social engineering. The bibliography cites 2 sources. View Full Description
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Minors, DUI & CT Law »

Number of pages 6

A 6 page research paper/essay that investigates law pertaining to minors and driving while under the influence, with particular regard for Connecticut law. This discussion explores the rights and consequences of legal decision-making on the part of minors, and then discusses the implications of the research. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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Making Laws »

Number of pages 5

5 pages in length. From the very first law enacted in the United States - Rhode Island's illegalization of slavery in 1652 - to the twenty-first century's quest to eradicate political terrorism, lawmaking has undergone tremendous change that has afforded significantly greater accountability and equity where all groups and individuals are concerned. The ... View Full Description
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The Relationship Of Sharia Law And Islam »

Number of pages 30

30 pages in length. Historic Islamic presence from 1856 to present day chronicles how the players have metamorphosed over time from supporters of international humanitarian law to the most feared of all religiously militant cultures. Placing blame squarely upon the shoulders of escalating nationalistic tendencies, globalization and the disdain for anything of a ... View Full Description
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Neo-Assyrian Law »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper examines law in this culture and its credibility. Documentation of law is discussed. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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Equal Pay »

Number of pages 8

This 8 page paper looks at issues concerning equal pay under English law. The paper considers the case of a woman who is paid less than several men performing the same or similar tasks, including her predecessor, someone working in a different location, someone in the same location but a different office and a former ... View Full Description
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Forest Gump, Ray, And Dangerous Minds »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page essay provides a very brief synopsis of the highlights of each of these films. With each synopsis, the writer comments the most influential persons in the person's childhood and relates what was happening to the special education laws of the time. The essay ends with concluding remarks to illustrate the progression ... View Full Description
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Islamic Law, Aboriginal Customary Law and Queensland Law; a Comparison of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Systems »

Number of pages 13

This 13 page paper looks at the Queensland criminal justice system, Aboriginal customary law and Islamic criminal law in order to compare each system according to their origins and characteristics, such as standards of evidence and the way in which punishment is determined, for crimes committed. The bibliography cites 8 sources. View Full Description
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The Case of Campagnola V. Mulholland, Minion & Roe and Its’ Relevance Within The Legal System »

Number of pages 16

The 16 page paper looks at the case of Campagnola V. Mulholland, Minion & Roe, its’ background and outcome and a variety of related subjects. After discussing the case the paper considers why the courts’ finding was right, discusses the role of public policy, looks at the role of judges how judges decide cases and ... View Full Description
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Higher Education For Police Officers »

Number of pages 6

6 pages in length. The psychology of crime requires significantly more than law enforcement officers brandishing loaded weapons at and physically apprehending offenders. Indeed, the extent to which contemporary police forces must also incorporate some level of psychological interface with the perpetrator is both grand and far-reaching; that obtaining a degree of higher ... View Full Description
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Duties of Trustees Over Their Investments »

Number of pages 7

This 7 page paper discuses the statement “On the one hand the law gives the trustee the same powers of investment as those of an absolute owner; on the other hand he can not exercise such powers as can an absolute owner”. This is considered by looking at the powers and duties of a trustee ... View Full Description
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Do Any Objectives Set In Operations Management Automatically Create Conflict? »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper discusses the way in which objectives set within operations management create conflict. The paper looks at competing objectives such as customer service and resource utilisation, the law of trade-offs and the law of cumulative capabilities in order to discuss whether or not conflict is inevitable. The bibliography cites four sources. View Full Description
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Confidentiality/ANA Ethics & New York State Law »

Number of pages 6

A 6 page research paper that discusses the concept of patient confidentiality, which has its roots in antiquity as this idea is included in the Hippocratic Oath, which dates from the fourth century B.C. (Denbo, 2006). This examination of confidentiality looks first at the ANA Code of Ethics and then specifically at issues of confidentiality ... View Full Description
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Law Enforcement Technology in the 21st Century »

Number of pages 6

This 6 page paper discusses some of the latest advances in law enforcement technology, and what they mean to the future of law enforcement. It also discusses the possibility that such technologies can be misused. Bibliography lists 6 sources. View Full Description
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Muslim Women's Rights »

Number of pages 12

A 12 page paper discussing aspects of Muslim women's rights. The rights of Muslim women vary widely across geographical space and within the laws of countries where Muslims constitute the majority of the population. Muslim women have few rights in some countries, but the paradox is that they also have few rights of ... View Full Description
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Riggs et al v Palmer »

Number of pages 3

This three page paper summarises the case of Riggs v Palmer as an example of a case that embodies the conflict between positivist law and natural law. This is a case where a grandson is a beneficiary of his grandfather's will, and murdered him in order to gain inheritance. The question is whether or ... View Full Description
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The Application of Product Liability Law; The Case of An Exploding Coffee Pot »

Number of pages 8

This 8 page paper looks at product liability law and applies it to a case where a consumer buys a new coffee pot which explodes and injures them on the first use. The paper considers the different approaches that could be adopted under product liberty law and makes a recommendation to the most appropriate approach. ... View Full Description
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North Carolina Sex Offender Registry »

Number of pages 6

A 6 page research paper that discusses this topic. Pedophilia is a "complex, often compulsive, psychosexual disorder with profound implications for the abused child, perpetrator and community" (Hall and Hall 457). In order to protect children and the public, every state has instituted a registration law for sex offenders. This review of literature looks specifically ... View Full Description
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African Americans in the Legal Profession »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper is filled with statistics about the percentage of black lawyers and law school students. Why there is a disproportionate number of whites in law school is discussed. Bibliography lists 5 sources. View Full Description
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Environmental Management Systems; Environmental Policy Statements, the Regulatory Register and Key Legislative Characteristics »

Number of pages 6

This 6 page paper answers three questions set by the student. The first part pf the paper looks at what should be included within an effective environmental policy statement. The second part of the paper discusses how the regulatory registry can help a company ensure compliance with legislation and the last part of the paper ... View Full Description
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Impact of Women in Law Enforcement »

Number of pages 6

In six pages this paper examines this topic in an overview that considers how the law enforcement profession has changed within the past three decades, how this has changed the community image of law enforcement, how fellow officers and deputies view the pros and cons of women officers, discusses possible preferential treatment and promotions, whether ... View Full Description
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Reading: The Rule of Law and Military Tribunals »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper discusses a reading of the rule of law as applied to military tribunals, specifically the war crimes trials in Nuremberg, Germany, after WWII. The defense argued, among other things, that the tribunal itself was illegal because it charged the defendants under a law that did not exist at the time they ... View Full Description
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Jesus/Human Relationships Above the Law »

Number of pages 9

A 9 page research paper that responds to an assignment prompt. The assignment asks that the writer/tutor consider the statement "Jesus puts human relationships above the law." Such a statement has serious implications both religiously and pragmatically in regards to how Christians should perceive the boundaries for their behavior within the boundaries of civil ... View Full Description
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Preventing Sexual Harassment in Tennessee »

Number of pages 4

A 4 page paper listing a state law, a federal law and a published court ruling on sexual harassment, then providing five initiatives for an organization to follow to prevent sexual harassment. Bibliography lists 8 sources. View Full Description
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Laws About On-The-Job Injuries »

Number of pages 3

A 3 page paper that identifies the two federal laws that might apply to an employee injured or disabled on the job. The rest of the paper discusses Workers' Compensation laws, including benefits. Bibliography lists 2 sources. View Full Description
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The Nature and Purpose of Criminal Law »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper discusses criminal law; its functions; its sources; and how criminal responsibility can be limited. It also touches very briefly on the constitutional safeguards that limit the exercise of criminal law. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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"Max Weber’s Construction of Social Theory" by Martin Albrow »

Number of pages 4

Martin Albrow, in his book Max Weber’s Construction of Social Theory, argues that Max Weber provides a long-neglected foundation for sociology, and that the arguments of Weber can be utilized in understanding the sociological premises of a number of other theorists, including Kant and Nietzche. Further, Albrow relates the arguments of Weber to the ... View Full Description
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The Cultural Transmission Theory in Sociology »

Number of pages 3

This is a 3 page paper discussing the cultural transmission theory in sociology. Cultural transmission theory in sociology addresses the societal and cultural influences, impact and transmission of acceptable societal norms, perceptions and behaviors within generations and across generations of members of the same culture. Transmitted cultural behaviors can lead to generations of racism, sexism, ... View Full Description
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The Sociology of Food and The Advertising Market »

Number of pages 7

This is a 7 page paper discussing the sociology of food and the advertising market. The sociology of food has recently been used by advertisers in the food industry so best describe the process of conforming the acceptance of food products into the needs and norms of society. While foods have different meanings that are ... View Full Description
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Is More Security Worth Less Privacy »

Number of pages 14

A 14 page paper. Cybercrime is increasing every year. The costs are staggering, as much as hundreds of millions of dollars each year plus the cost to human dignity and morale. The crooks have had more tools to use than our law enforcement agencies and law enforcement has been consistently thwarted in their attempts ... View Full Description
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Marine Pollution and the Law; The Problem of Operational Discharges »

Number of pages 34

This 34 page paper considers the way in which international law seeks to control oil pollution. The writer considers the background of the situation, such as the current condition of the shipping industry with the different pressures that have been placed upon it, such as the economic pressures. With this background the development of marine ... View Full Description
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Private Policing: UK And US »

Number of pages 10

10 pages in length. The extent of private policing has grown so much in recent years in both England and the US that it will not be long before there is little need for public police institutions. When one considers the extent to which criminal activity far outweighs law enforcement's ability to maintain ... 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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Contract Law »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper answers at two UK contract law questions. The first is a situation where an offer is made by letter, and accepted by letter. Before the acceptance is received there is the attempt to revoke the offer. This question concerns the requirements for a valid contract to exist and the application of ... View Full Description
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Lawyer Malpractice And Lawyer Malpractice Insurance »

Number of pages 20

20 pages in length. Although one might duly expect one's lawyer to be forthright and principled in his/her approach to law, this is unfortunately not always the case. Sometimes unintentionally negligent while other times malicious in intent, attorneys are fallible human beings like everyone else in all other sectors of commerce; just because ... View Full Description
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