Legal Assignment Markus Kline VS Ampol Petroleum Co. Ltd Markus Kline was a man that lived in a residential area opposite an oil distributing plant owned by Ampol Petroleum Co. Ltd on industrial land. Ampol had decided to reintroduce their night shifts, increasing productivity, the depot released sizeable amounts of noxious gas also acidic wastes. The effect of this caused Mr. Kline

Legal Documents The difference between American and European legal codes The difference between American an European lagal codes is the fact that European codes a represented in a comprehensive reformation and codification of the French and civil laws. Under the ancien regime more than 400 codes of laws were placed in various parts of France, with common law in the south

Legality Issues Of Marijuana Legality Issues of Marijuana The issue of the legalization of marijuana is a lingering debate that has been around for years. In this essay, I will prove the benefits of marijuana and propose a solution to the debate. There are many reasons why someone might think marijuana should be illegal and there are even more reasons why marijuana should be legal here

Legalization Of Human Cloning Research Paper Analysis – Legalization of Human Cloning I. Summary of the Issue Cloning captured the public’s attention when Scottish scientists startled the world in July of 1996 when they announced the birth of a sheep named Dolly, which they had cloned from the nucleus of an adult mammary cell and a sheep egg. Ever since this spectacular event occu

Legalization Of Marijuana How would you like to go to a café, have a cup of coffee, and smoke a joint' This is common in some parts of Europe, such as the Netherlands. However, in the United States, marijuana is illegal. Marijuana can be good for you, yet it can also cause many great dangers. Marijuana, long outlawed by federal legislation, is making major advances toward legalizatio

Main Line Murders Criminal Investigation The Main Line Murders On June 25, 1979, a horrible murder was committed. A woman, Susan Reinert, was found naked and in fetal position in the back of her hatch back in a motel parking lot in the state of Pennsylvania. Susan Reinert, a teacher from Upper Merion High School and a divorced mother of two had been murdered but her children Michael

Liability Product Liability every day American consumers purchase products that they feel are beneficial to there development. Where that lies depends on the consumer. However, One underling variable is a constant when it comes to purchasing the product. That variable is whether or not the product is right for them. When the consumer purchases a product, they are liable for whatever mish

Marijuana I believe that the government cannot intervene to forbid such practices in these states, because the Constitution does not state that the states couldn’t do it. The government does not have the power to take away the states right. If it doesn’t state that the government can intervene with a state decision, then the state can do whatever it wants. Unless, the government tries

Abortion-An Admendment That Should Have Been Abortion By: Jessica Cecil Many people believe abortion is a moral issue, but it is also a constitutional issue. It is a woman's right to choose what she does with her body, and it should not be altered or influenced by anyone else. This right is guaranteed by the ninth amendment, which contains the right to privacy.

Mandatory Reporting An increasingly common issue in today’s society is child abuse. A high percentage of child abuse takes place within family, involving physical and/or mental assault. In many cases the victim is pressured into keeping the abusive acts quiet, placing an additional burden on them. Mandatory reporting is one of the only options that is playing an effective role in abuse.

Marberry V Madison The case of Marbury vs. Madison, which was held in 1803, pitted the ideas of the Federalists against the newly appointed Republican government and if Marbury should be granted a commission to the court. He stated that Madison, the Secretary of State at the time, failed to give him his commission to the court. Since he was given his commission in the Adams administrat

Marburry V. Madison Constitutional Law Marbury v Madison Marbury v. Madison, one of the first Supreme Court cases asserting the power of judicial review, is an effective argument for this power; however, it lacks direct textual basis for the decision. Marshall managed to get away with this deficiency because of the silence on many issues and the vague wording of the Constitution. During

Marijuana When discussing the legalization of Marijuana, take a mechanistic view of one symptom of a much larger social problem. You cannot talk about legalizing marijuana without getting into discussions of other "Social problems". I am talking about all other "drugs"-- prostitution, health care, social security, or just about any other issue that we as a country, and as a people are de

The Judicial System The writers of the US Constitution were determined to separate the powers of the federal government in to three branches: Legislative, Executive, and Judicial. The prime function of the judicial branch is to interpret the law in such a way that rules made in the past can be applied reasonably in the present. This function gives the courts a role in policymaking. The C

McCulloch Vs. Maryland McCulloch vs. Maryland [1819] is a landmark Supreme Court case because of its impact on the future court cases, passing of laws, and social conscience. The case is one of the most influential cases in Supreme Court history. Chief Justice John Marshall established the doctrine of National Supremacy. National government is supreme over state governments. McCulloch vs

Affirmative Actions Affirmative Action Affirmative action is an attempt by the United States to amend a long history of racial and sexual discrimination. But these days it seems to incite, not ease, the nations internal divisions. Opponents of affirmative action say that the battle for equal rights is over, and that requiring quotas that favor one group over another is un-American. Th

Nature Of International Law INTERNATIONAL LAW QUESTION: Is international law “law”' Definition of Law Law is defined differently by different schools of thoughts. Some attribute more importance to one element of law than the other elements. For example positivists define law as a command of state that is backed by the state's enforcement power. They are in the opinion that w

Needle Exchange Programs Needle Exchange Programs Needle exchange programs emerged as a way to address rapidly increasing rates of infection common to intravenous drug users. In many parts of the United States such programs have been illegal, often unwelcome in the very communities hardest hit by injection drug use, and opposed by leaders in public health and drug treatment (Lane, 1

Needle Exchange Programs ETHICS OF THE NEEDLE EXCHANGE PROGRAM The needle exchange program is a very controversial issue among people. It is controversial because some people think that the needle exchange program encourages illicit drug use and that “junkies” get special treatment. On the other hand, some people are for the needle exchange program because it is a method of reducin

Newspaper Topis Topic A The Ohio state court system has accused a man for thinking horrible thoughts. How does the court have a right to sentence a man to prison for his private journal' Bob Herbert writes about Brian Dalton’s sentencing in his Bakersfield Californian article called “Imaginary Perversion Becoming a Crime” (July 27, 2001). I do not think the court has a right to put a

Microsoft Case Microsoft Case Part I: The government has been looking into Microsoft since 1990, when the Federal Trade Commission first started examining charges of monopolistic behavior. In 1995, Microsoft and the U.S. Justice Department reached a settlement that required the company to change a variety of business practices, including key aspects of its licensing agreements with perso

Capital Punishment Capital Punishment: A System of Error Since 1976, when capital punishment was reinstated, eighty-seven men and women have been taken off death row and freed because they were proven innocent. Since the turn of the century, 343 people have been wrongly convicted. Of these, 137 were sentenced to death, twenty-five were actually executed, sixty-one served more than te

Crime and the Criminal Internet Laws Cyber Space Law Right now there is a very interesting war being waged in the court rooms across America. It is a battle for the rights of citizens on the Internet. The Internet is a fairly new medium gaining wide popularity in 1994. Because of its incredible growth in popularity in a very short amount of time it has been hard to regulate. The first a

English Common Law Under English common law there is a presumption of innocence with the onus on the prosecution to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, only on the basis of admissible evidence. The accused has a right to a trial by jury with legal representation. The underlying principle of the English system of law is equality for all. This is essential to protect the innocent from u

Rehabilitation of Criminals in America REHABILITATION OF CRIMINALS IN AMERICA Prison inmates, are some of the most ³maladjusted² people in society. Most of the inmates have had too little discipline or too much, come from broken homes, and have no self-esteem. They are very insecure and are ³at war with themselves as well as with society² (Sz

Thoreau and "Civil Disobedience" Thoreau and "Civil Disobedience" Henry D. Thoreau was arrested and imprisoned in Concord for one night in 1846 for nonpayment of his poll tax. This act of defiance was a protest against slavery and against the Mexican War, which Thoreau and other abolitionists regarded as a means to expand the slave territory. Individual resistance to the State has a lon

Roe vs Wade There were many cases in History that have marked milestones on today’s society. There were some that have changed the way a lot of things were run in this world according to the constitution. I am a woman so the one case that is marked in my mind would have to be the Supreme Court case, Roe vs Wade. The legal case, decided in 1973 by the U.S. Supreme Court, that held res

Roe vs Wade There were many cases in History that have marked milestones on today’s society. There were some that have changed the way a lot of things were run in this world according to the constitution. I am a woman so the one case that is marked in my mind would have to be the Supreme Court case, Roe vs Wade. The legal case, decided in 1973 by the U.S. Supreme Court, that held res

Capital Punishment Capital punishment seemed to have been regenerated from the beginning of mankind, where beheading was considered an honorable method of meeting death, whereas hanging carried with it a definite stigma. The era of public hanging was emotionally satisfying even though the surroundings was emotionally tense. In contrast to private hangings where they were fewer observers,

Proposition 21 How should a juvenile criminal be prosecuted' That is the question at hand. Right now most juvenile crime cases are currently handled by the juvenile court system. If given permission, juveniles can be tried as adults, but current laws prohibit juveniles from being housed with adult criminals. So most juveniles convicted as adults are housed in juvenile facility until