Australian Criminal Justice System: As Fair as Can Reasonably be Expected? The current Australian criminal justice system is a legacy of the Anglo-American common law that, with minor exceptions, has been interpreted and administered in a similar fa Continue Reading...
In “Morality Influences How People Apply the Ignorance of the Law Defense,” Alter, Kernochan, Darley, et al. (2007) present the findings of four empirical studies showing how the perceived morality of the defendant influences decisions re Continue Reading...
How does a court system cope with a “changing of the guard” when a new administration is elected and key executives and managers are replaced, and/or when policy changes direction as a new political party assumes power? The best coping t Continue Reading...
Is International law, law at all?Law is presumed to be a set of rules used to govern the citizens. International law is a body of law used to appropriately govern the legal relationship between or among sovereign states. However, there have been ques Continue Reading...
Justice Systems Britain's legal institutions have served long as American law's foundations. In framing American Federal Constitution, framers exaggerated British ideas of power separation in the government, drawing on Parliament enactments. For se Continue Reading...
Under tort law, injured parties are entitled to compensatory damages which include both general damages for pain and suffering and disfigurement and special damages which include payment for loss of past and future earnings and past and future medic Continue Reading...
If a person to whom a ring is given can prove all three of these elements, then a court is likely to deem the ring to be a gift. Thus Heathcliff would have no claim to the ring at a future date in time. References "Alternative Dispute Resolution - Continue Reading...
Runaway Jury -- a 2003 legal thriller based on a John Grisham novel -- does not necessarily enhance the viewer's knowledge of the law, but it certainly offers an expansive view of one way of breaking the law. The film is concerned with the rise of th Continue Reading...
In these instances, a state might claim that the international community has acted beyond its jurisdiction as limited in Article 38 by allowing some action. Such an action is exemplified by the dispute between the NATO and Yugoslavia regarding ethni Continue Reading...
Defamation The idea behind defamation law is very simple. If and when the reputation of an identifiable third person is lowered by the communication from one person to one or more person/persons and where the communicator has no legal defense it is Continue Reading...
Of even more significance is that twelve states go ahead to extend litigation costs and attorney fees "to a shooter who prevails in a civil lawsuit, creating a strong disincentive for a shooting victim to pursue justice in the civil system" (Mayors Continue Reading...
Torts in the Civil Court System Within the American judicial system it is necessary to differentiate between actions committed by an individual which cause suffering, harm or loss to another person, and those which cause injury to society at large. Continue Reading...
Hammurabi's Code Of Laws Hammurabi, King of Babylonia (from: 1795- 1750 BC ), was the greatest ruler of the Babylonian dynasty. During his reign, he extended his empire northward from the Persian Gulf through the Tigris and Euphrates river valleys Continue Reading...
The court held that the defendants could not be held liable for the injury under Georgia's fireman's rule (Legally Speaking). Unlike the case in South Carolina, Georgia does acknowledge the fireman's rule as law and as such the EMT could not receiv Continue Reading...
The rest of this section did not score John any points either bad or good since he appears to have a relatively stable home life in which he does not do drugs or alcohol. The other measurement that this assessment gauges is that of needs. This sect Continue Reading...
values" that underlie the American criminal justice system? That is, what would an outsider consider our fundamental value when he/she observed the U.S. justice system? It is by understanding our own values that we better understand the values of ot Continue Reading...
In this world view, the Canadian system of business regulation is ripe for the pruning of its lower branches, where the most liberal, socially, and environmentally-friendly legislation has been enacted that has cut into the bottom line of businesses Continue Reading...
As technology and the capability of removing artifacts from recordings improve this area of the law will be likely to be revisited in the future. This last revision to copyright law raised more questions than it answered. For instance, was it accep Continue Reading...
In 1993 there were 155,704 recorded crimes of burglary and of these 20,200 were residential burglaries. Since the mid-1970s the level of recorded burglaries has fluctuated around a level of 130,000 to 150,000 crimes per year although during the thre Continue Reading...
Cyber Forensics and Legal Considerations: Is the Law Keeping up with Advancing Technology? Introduction Because of the digital age and the possibilities it has introduced, digital forensics is now a necessity within the realm of law enforcement. Howe Continue Reading...
Family Law Amendment (Shared Parental Responsibility) Act U v U [2002] HCA Over the years, the moral fibre of the society has continued to crumble. One of the most affected social units in the society is the family. Spouses exchange vows only to go Continue Reading...
Economic model of crime suggests that crime is driven by rational self-interest. Thus, any penalties incurred for crimes such as insider trading must exceed the potential economic gains for the subject. This is based upon a rational concept of cost-b Continue Reading...
Commercial Contract Law to Increase Oil Investment in Kuwait When it comes to the industries of natural resources and energy, the law of investment protection is particularly of great concern. According to the statistics of July 2013, it was reveal Continue Reading...
Edwards will be punished, but not in the same kind of fashion as everyone else (i.e. public lashings and prison sentences). ("Getting a Drink in Saudi Arabia") ("Saudi Arabia") ("Criminalization of Drug and Alcohol Addiction") For example, if lead Continue Reading...
CSR The economic system of the United States is based on the fundamental principle that the free market, with limited government intervention, is the most efficient economic system. Free markets do a better job of creating and distributing wealth th Continue Reading...
Australian Sports Law FAIR PLAY Sports Law in Australia The dictionary defines sports as a physical activity governed by rules or customs and which is often engaged in for competition. Every civilized activity has its ground rules and so does spor Continue Reading...
WEEK 1 CHAPTER REVIEW JOURNAL BLWeek 1 Chapter Review Journal BLQuestion 1In my opinion, if the Court were to hear a new flag burning case, it should follow precedent and find that setting the American flag ablaze essentially constitutes free speech Continue Reading...
By this time the Shari'ahs' now had four schools of thought established. These are still prominent today to include: Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi'i, and Hanbali. Considered the most liberal of the schools, Hanafi puts a greater emphasis on the use of reas Continue Reading...
Natural Law In Apology Crito, Plato presents Socrates a staunch defender law, sense respect legal orders polity a basic obligation citizenship. What important reasons Socrates position defense Athenian law? If accept Lewis' critique emotional subjec Continue Reading...
International commercial law is summative to many other laws representing state affairs in the nationals involved throughout the world. The existence of the international commercial law is perceived to offer an equitable allowance to master and cater Continue Reading...
Role of Law in Society The law places a critical role in society, often serving to informally support the same rules and norms that it can formally enforce if someone violates them. The four primary functions of the law are: to ensure that the gove Continue Reading...
Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Laws: Mandatory minimum sentences, which were rare in the criminal law or justice system, have experienced a remarkable increase in popularity. As a political phenomenon, the policy has enjoyed broader bi-partisan suppor Continue Reading...
Qatar's Foreign Direct Investment Law Qatar's Foreign Investment Law Why is Qatar Attracting Foreign Investors? Qatar's Foreign Direct Investment Foreign Investor How to Apply Investment Laws Investment Sectors Qatar's Investment Environment Continue Reading...
The Judicial BranchParticipating as a jury member plays a pivotal role within the judicial branch of the United States government, widely regarded as an essential responsibility of citizenship. It serves as a direct means for ordinary individuals to Continue Reading...
Business Ethics Business Law Business ethics are a very important part of the entire business process. It is important to have a firm understanding of the ethical rules of the game in order to perform the best. The purpose of this essay is to discus Continue Reading...
Question Two The doctrine of human rights is one of the chief ideas which are shaped to protect every single human being not self-sufficiently from the race, population or other differences. Human rights are regarding human self-respect and the el Continue Reading...
The Ethical Bar Will Risefor Law Enforcement in the Future. Why?AbstractThis article looks at the question of why the ethical bar will rise for law enforcement in the future. It examines how technology has made it so that officers actions and words a Continue Reading...
Conflict of LawsIntroductionA discrepancy between the laws of two or more jurisdictions has some bearing on a case, such that the outcome is determined by which jurisdictions law is applied to each subject in question. The contradictory legal rules c Continue Reading...
Introduction Every traditional culture has its norms, which ultimately affect what is considered right or wrong. A clear distinction of this is best illustrated in the Middle East as compared to Western culture, where in the Middle East certain behav Continue Reading...
