22 Search Results for Legal Formalism
The Case of the Speluncean Explorers is a book which describes various perspectives of interpreting the law as well as what is right (moral). While Fuller invents a judicial case which involves both the moral values and the laws in the most challen Continue Reading...
Fixtures are considered part of personal property, but in cases where they become a part of real property and cannot be removed, they are considered part of real property. Building on a plot of land is a fixture that is considered part of real prop Continue Reading...
A d) the theoretical approach to legal reasoning that casts the most helpful light on judicial reasoning in determining whether or not evidence derived from torture should be admissible is legal positivism, as developed by H.L.A. Hart. Hart's appro Continue Reading...
Mental conditions and competency of someone with PTSD who used self-defense in a domestic violence incidentAbstractPost-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has at times been cited in criminal defense arguments to justify matters such as sentence mitigat Continue Reading...
Research the McNaughton rule. What was McNaughton and how did the McNaughton Rule come into being?
The name McNaughton came from the son of A Glasgow wood turner who was deluded that there was conspiracy against him when the catholic priests sent spi Continue Reading...
Because promises are usually kept, it is usually reasonable to rely on a promise, and promises are usually relied upon. (p. 1)
Despite its centrality to the human condition, the social practice of promising remains primitive and incomplete in compa Continue Reading...
Criminal Justice
What do you Think
Paradigm of Laws
Paradigm of Laws
• the paradigm of law your actions define and give reasons
Law and ethics applies to everyone whether free individuals or a prisoners. Everybody has the right of existence Continue Reading...
Code of ethics.
H&R Block code of Ethics
H&R Block are tax specialists who deal with anything t do with tax calculations, tax returns for organizations as well as any advisory role in anything to do with taxes. They actually describe their Continue Reading...
The Secretary of Labor shall provide by regulation or by order that the employment of employees between the ages of fourteen and sixteen years in occupations other than manufacturing and mining shall not be deemed to constitute oppressive child labo Continue Reading...
If probable cause for arrest exists, it is legal even if the prosecutor knows the charge will be dropped; if there is insufficient probable cause for arrest, the charge is illegal. Either way, the action is unethical, because of the motive and known Continue Reading...
Justice, Crime and Ethics
Prepping the President: Ethical Analysis and Future Policy Initiatives
Suggesting the Use of Rehabilitation in Corrections
The President of the United States has just scheduled a town hall meeting entitled, "Criminal Just Continue Reading...
Ethics & Morality
CURT RESPONSE TO STANLEY KURTZ
In the wake of Senator Rick Santorum's comments drawing a parallel between legalizing gay marriage and legalizing incest, Contributing Editor Stanley Kurtz offered his analysis of the issue of ga Continue Reading...
While it is a felony to flee the scene of an accident, a police office is ethically bound to report the issue if he himself is in such an accident. The same is with drunken and disorderly behavior or destruction of property. In "Choirboys" the polic Continue Reading...
Justice Antonin Scalia's philosophy and contributions to the US Supreme Court, and the effect of his demise on the Court, particularly on Amendments IV, V, VI and VIII.
Philosophy and Impact of the Death of Scalia
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So, there would be lesser availability of resources to help with environmental stewardship. Not only that, but there is no clear process in order to determine what to do as it pertains to this subject. Although the bulk of the standard allows for ef Continue Reading...
This can be a challenging process and it is not always apparent what is the norm and what is offensive in some cultures. Furthermore, the counselor will also have to ensure that the group respects the diversity that it has within it and therefore th Continue Reading...
Decision Support System (DSS)
Assuring a safe and secure it (IT) atmosphere for that exchange of business has been a significant problem. The degree related to the task has been increasing annually, as assailants become a little more well-informed, Continue Reading...
Thrasher (1927) correctly identified the reasons for existence and persistence of gangs: "The gangs… offer a substitute for what society fails to give… it fills a gap and affords an escape….thus the gang, itself a natural and spont Continue Reading...
76). As automation increasingly assumes the more mundane and routine aspects of work of all types, Drucker was visionary in his assessment of how decisions would be made in the years to come. "In the future," said Drucker, "it was possible that all Continue Reading...
This reading also featured Ginsberg's "Howl."
Along with the rest of the world, the attendees at the reading also provided wide acclaim to this particular work. Indeed, the poem was seen as groundbreaking in the struggle against the destructive Ame Continue Reading...
As practitioners of the law, court officials and subordinates are bound by the single powerful system of the law and governmental policy. Lawyers are bound by regulation rather than occupational socialization. Their interaction with the general publ Continue Reading...
Milton Friedman -- a Living Economic Legend
Even those individuals who consider him to be a negative influence upon economic theory cannot deny the impact of Milton Friedman had in deflating the once-uniform confidence economists invested in Keynesi Continue Reading...