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Legal Responsibilities Towards Children

This 4 page paper examines the responsibilities of parents and those with parental responsibility, such as local authorities when looking after a child under a care order, towards the children they care for. This paper considers what responsibilities exist and how far they stretch. The paper is written relating to English law. The bibliography cites 7 sources.

Appellate Brief for Case Study (Wrongful Birth)

This 10 page paper is a sample appellate brief based on a fictitious California case study. The case involves a wrongful birth claim involving a woman who gave birth to a Down Syndrome child. Notations are included in Bluebook style. No bibliography .

Equity Law; Why it was Created and its' Relationship with Common Law

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 reference to English law. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

Why the Law of Equity was Created

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 law. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

Criminal Liability and the Failure to Act

This 7 page UK law paper critically examines the situations in which a person can be liable in criminal law for an omission to act. The paper looks at different types of omission, where a duty to act is express or may be implied and the way the courts deal with omission to act where there may be a moral if not legal duty. The paper also makes a brief comparison with France where there is a positive duty to act. The bibliography cites 6 sources.

The English Legal System

This 8 page paper gives a foundation of English law. Written in four parts, the paper outlines the different sources of English law, the make up of the constitution including the supremacy of parliament and the separation of the powers, how law is made and the role of the European Union. The bibliography cites 7 sources.

Radon Gas as it affects real estate transactions in Pennsylvania

This 4 page paper provides a fictitious memorandum regarding a case that took place in Pennsylvania. Agents lost a case where they withheld information about a property that was contaminated with radon gas. The issue is addressed in general and potential cases are discussed as it respects a particular firm. The paper is written as a Memorandum from one partner to another. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

Case Studies in Disparate Impact and Disparate Treatment

This 5 page paper provides two cases regarding Disparate Impact and Disparate Treatment. Each case is discussed separately. Facts of the cases are provided along with a brief analysis of what is accomplished by each. Cases included are: Meacham v. Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory and RAYTHEON CO. v. HERNANDEZ. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

Idaho Employment Law: Drug Testing in the Workplace

A 3 page discussion of the circumstances surrounding Idaho's emphasis on drug free workplaces. While no federal law exists for workplace drug testing of employees other than those in the defense and transportation industries, Idaho allows testing within private industry as a whole. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

The Insanity Defense

This 5 page paper explores the merits of this defense. When it is used, whether it is successful, and things of that nature, are discussed. The idea of irresistible impulse is duly noted. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

Crime Investigators & Technology

An 11 page research paper that examines the attitudes of crime investigators toward the use of technology. The writer argues that the introduction of new technological tools brings up the question of how investigators approach technology in their working practices. Does it cause them to become reactive in their response to a particular investigation, that is, to feel complacent that their marvelous new toys will make the crime solvable? Or, does new technology promote a proactive approach, causing the investigators to see technology as a tool that will enable them to limit the opportunities for crime? This literature review suggests that the answer to the latter question is a definitive "yes," as investigators have embraced any and all technological tools as instruments that allow them to proactively pursue goals that would otherwise not be possible. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A Look at the Fourth Amendment

This 6 page paper examines several cases that consider the fourth amendment. One case looks at the fact that the hands of the police are tied in patting down suspects while another is too lenient in allowing officers to enter property. The discrepancies in how the Supreme Court looks at fourth amendment cases is at the crux of the paper. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

Pennsylvania Peeping Tom Case

A 5 page paper discussing the legal merits of a complaint made by the cheerleaders of the Philadelphia Eagles. In January 2001, a news story surfaced detailing the long-term peeping that had gone on from the visiting team’s locker room into the adjacent locker room used by the Eagles cheerleaders. The cheerleaders filed a complaint against every NFL team and 500 John Does, complaining of voyeurism, trespass, conspiracy and several other items designed to support the complaint for voyeurism. The paper reviews two cases and two secondary sources to determine that the cheerleaders may have no case in the form they have envisioned, but that they may be able to pursue those responsible for maintenance of the stadium for the purpose of imposing accountability. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

Adverse Possession and Land Theft

This 11 page paper discusses the following statement. "Title by adverse possession serves a useful purpose when it protects innocent encroachment by one neighbour on another's land; it also rewards land stealing. A known squatter may find it easier to prove his claim than an innocent intruder". The paper is written with reference to English law and cites both case law and statutes. The bibliography cites 7 sources.

Youth Sentencing Options & Australian Magistrates

A 12 page research paper that explores the sentencing options youth conferencing and retributive justice, as it pertains to Australia. The writer also discusses the aboriginal Koori Court and how these alternative sentencing forums offer justice within a cultural context that should facilitate preventing recidivism with young offenders. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

Refusal of Consent; Medical Law

This 3 page paper considers the right of an adult refuses treatment, even if this results in death. The paper starts by looking at the principle of the sanctity of life and when this may be secondary to patient wishes. Then the issue of advance directives is considered looking at what they are and when they may be legally binding. Case law is cited throughout to illustrate the points raised. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

Woolmington and burden of proof in relation to presumption of innocence

A paper which considers burden of proof, evidential burden and presumption of innocence in the light of the "golden thread" of Woolmington, recent case law, and the impact of the European Convention of Human Rights. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

Administrative law and public and private bodies

A paper which considers the relationship of administrative law in the UK to public and private bodies, particularly with regard to the system of judicial review and the extent to which private bodies should be susceptible to such review. Bibliography lists 8 sources

American Legal System/Evaluation

A 5 page research paper that defends two aspects of the American legal systems, lawyers and judges, as providing value to the system in their current form. To substantiate this argument, the writer cites a case made famous by the movie "A Civil Action," Brown vs. Board of Education, and other examples. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

Promissory Estoppel and Part Payment of Debt

This 4 page paper examines when an agreement for a part payment of a debt is binding on a creditor and how promissory estopple plays a role. The paper explains the doctrine of promissory estopple and shows when it can be used as an effect defence. Cases are cited to illustrate points raised. The paper is written with reference to English law. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

Contract Law; Privity and the Rights of Third Parties

This 3 page paper discusses the following statement " by the end of the 1990's the doctrine of privity had few friends, at least that part of it which prevented third parties suing to obtain the benefit which the contracting parties had agreed to confer on them. There were four principle criticisms levelled against the old Law.... it was therefore no real surprise when the Law Commission (1996) recommendations were finally implemented in the 1999 Act". The paper is written with reference to English law. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

The Microsoft Antitrust Problem

This 3 page paper provides an overview of the case that saw Bill Gates testifying about the company's controversial marketing of its Explorer browser. The violation is discussed and information about the case is relayed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

The People of Colorado v. Michael Eugene Shrek: A Case Analysis

This 9 page paper provides an overview of this case, and analyzes the issue of DNA testing. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

Commonwealth vs. Tracy L. Prashaw

This 3 page paper provides the facts of this case and a look at the reasoning for the judge's decision. The case involves evidence rules. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

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