Law & Legal Systems Term Papers

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The Advantages and Disadvantaged of Common Law

This 8 page paper looks at English with law reference to case law and statute law and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of the Common law system, particularly in the context of the modern business environment. The bibliography cites 8 sources.

Medical Malpractice or Negligence; A Comparison between the UK Sweden Germany and Maryland

This 4 page paper compares the medical malpractice cases and regulation in three European countries and the US state of Maryland, looking at the similarities of the use of tort law and identifying the differences in approach. The bibliography cites 10 sources.

The Erosion of Traditional Values: The Importance of Judicial Nominations

A 5 page contention that secularist ideologues are decaying our traditional values on topics such as marriage between man and woman, abortion, pledge of allegiance and saying "Under God". Supreme Court nominations are critical because when those that do not support our traditional values enter the Supreme Court they are given long-term power. Their decisions slowly and methodically change our law and our country. Bibliogrpahy lists 4 sources.

Living Wills in America

A 5 page paper which examines whether or not living wills should be allowed in America and considers if an otherwise fully competent adult has the right to die if they so choose. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

Fetal Rights: Should the Unborn Have Individual Rights?

A 6 page discussion of this controversial question. The author reviews policies regarding abortion and the use of aborted fetuses in scientific research to conclude that the unborn do indeed have personal rights. They question of whether the average person believes that they should have individual rights, however, is somewhat more difficult to match with a definitive answer. Includes a 1/2 page Roman Numeral Outline. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

International Law and Terrorism

A 7 page contention that as our understanding and perception of terrorism evolves so do our definitions and the way that we attempt to legally deal with the phenomena. The fluid nature of the international response to terrorism can be attributed to this fact as can our failure to come up with precise international law that governs how the world treats terrorist. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

Intellectual Property - International Laws

This 7 page paper begins with a brief explanation of the two categories of intellectual property. The essay provides an overview of the agreements that address intellectual property rights and provides some examples of violations. The neem tree in India is used as an example of patents gone too far. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

THE PATH OF A DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINT

This 5-page paper discusses the path of a work-based discrimination complaint, focusing on a fictitious employee named John. Through this paper, we see John file through the EEOC, then through the court system. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

Constitutional Protection of Property

A 5 page paper discussing the positions that the constitutions of Germany, France, the United Kingdom and the United States take on property ownership and property protection. Land is the only enduring asset an individual can acquire. Land is the only possession that cannot physically be lost or stolen, or destroyed by some disaster. It is reasonable that national constitutions would make provision for protecting it and its owners' rights. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

Licenses and Leases

This 6 page paper looks at UK and considers the differences between a licence to occupancy and a tenancy created by a lease. The paper looks at hw the courts would determine the difference and illustrates this with the used of numerous fully cited cases. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

Jewish And American Law: Comparison

10 pages in length. American attitudes toward law were crucially shaped by the American Revolution, Constitutionalism and the transplantation of the English Common Law System to its shores. Jewish law also responded over a much longer time span and in many more places to historical influences. In the process, both systems had to face comparable issues, including 1) reasons to obey the law; 2) law and change; and 3) law and morality. While given the same objectives, they often ended up on opposite ends of the legal spectrum. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

MALPRACTICE AND CONNECTICUT

This 5-page paper, using Werth's "Damages" book as a jumping-off point, studies the tort system as it pertains to medical malpractice and other litigation. The questions answered include what it would take to try to reduce the liability of the system. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

Getting Tough on Gun Crime Does Not Work

A 6 page research paper that argues that the "get tough" laws on crime and mandatory sentencing requirements do not work. The writer, first of all, discusses gun control laws and then focuses on the mandatory sentencing laws in California and Florida, arguing that studies show that these laws are ineffective as deterrents to crime. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

SIMA RABINOVICZ AND THE WRONG SIDE OF THE BUS

This 4-page paper discusses the case of Sima Rabinovicz when, riding on a Monsey Trail Bus, she was asked to move her seat by Hasidic Jews who wanted to wall off part of the bus for prayer. The paper discusses the specifics of the case, the role of Jewish women (Orthodox) and whether the case was justified. Bibliography lists 2 sources

BOEING AND FMLA

This 4-page paper discusses the U.S. Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and how it might pertain to Boeing and its rewards system. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

Questions and Answers: Constitutional Issues

This 4 page paper answers questions posed by a student in respect to material found in Burns' Government by the People. The issues relate to the rights and freedoms of the American people. Issues include security, the first amendment, and affirmative action. No additional sources cited.

PATRIOT ACT AND SECTION 215

This 3-page paper discusses Section 215 of the U.S. Patriot Act, and how it should be rewritten or amended so it infringes less on civil liberties and does the job its supposed to do. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A DISCUSSION OF INTERNATIONAL ARBIRTATION

This 20-page paper focuses on two cases of international arbitration: Eco Swiss vs. Benetton and Mitsubishi vs. Soler. The cases point up the importance of arbitrators and their knowledge of competitive law in their rulings. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

Comparing 3 Criminal Profilers

A 3 page research paper that examines what several news articles have to say about the methods and credibility of three criminal profilers, Park Dietz, Kim Rossmo and Greg McCrary. The writer evaluates Rossmo and McCrary as experts in their field, but argues that there was insufficient data in the news article pertaining to Dietz to reach any sort of conclusion. No Bibliography is provided.

LIABILITY AMONG PROFESSIONAL PARTNERS?

This 3-page paper discusses the question as to whether or not limited liability partnerships, or LLPs are protection enough against potential litigation in the event a company partner is negligent. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

Inherent Rights: Freedom Of Speech

9 pages in length. People "cannot stifle free speech because [they] don't want to hear it" (Mass, 2005, p. 33) in a country where liberty and personal rights are as essential to one's existence as are the life-sustaining elements of food and water. According to a judgment in the 1999 Redmond-Bate v DPP case, Lord Justice Sedley contended that free speech consists of "not only the inoffensive, but the irritating, the contentious, the eccentric, the heretical, the unwelcome and the provocative, provided that it did not tend to provoke violence" (Anonymous, 2003). Bibliography lists 10 sources.

Paralegals: Significant Contributions To Affordability And Accessibility Of The Legal System

6 pages in length. In an industry famous for intimidation, paralegals represent the conduit between a wary and often legally unacquainted clientele base and the legal representatives who serve them. The extent to which paralegals have transformed an otherwise nerve-racking experience into one where clients are much more informed and at ease is both grand and far-reaching; that they comprise much more valuable abilities than mere secretarial tasks speaks to the manner by which they are the missing link in the legal system. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

Barber v. Somerset County Council [2004] UKHL 13

This 8 page paper cpnsiders how the case of Barber v Somerset County Council(2004) the House of Lords may have failed to take adequate account of the realities of modern work and of the changes in the typical workplace over the last thirty years. The bibliography cites 6 sources.

The Victims' Rights Amendment

This 3 page paper examines the proposed Amendment and compares it with Constitutional guarantees. Pros and cons of the proposal are duly noted. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

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