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'Golden Thread' of Woolmington, Presumption of Evidence, and the Burden of Proof

fact been committed by the defendant, the burden of proof was on the defence to show that the act had not been one of murder ("fou...

HOMELESSNESS AND INHERENT HUMAN RIGHTS

Safe and secure housing is but one of many rights withheld from those whose circumstances – whether through mental illness, financ...

The Influence of Humans on the Pace of Climate Change

A major influence is being increased waste and pollution as a result of burning fossil fuels, such as coal and oil (GERIO, 1997). ...

Human Rights Issues

short history, 1997). The womens movement won women the right to vote and national liberation efforts in many countries drove out ...

United States and China on Human Rights

In ten pages these two nations are examined regarding their decidedly different perspectives regarding human rights' interpretatio...

The Call of the Wild Still Calls

as he is "jerked from the heart of civilization and flung into the heart of things primordial" when a known and trusted human sell...

Overview of Environmental Ethics

alert the masses as to the underlying consequences of individual actions. A prime example of this concept is the notion of paying...

Individual Rights and Environmental Ethics

In four pages this paper examines the dichotomy that exists between individual rights and environmental ethics in a consideration ...

Cinematic Portrayals of Human Rights Offenses

In five pages this paper examines how public awareness of human rights' offenses was heightened by the shocking abuses featured in...

Adoption Cases and the Rights of Children and Parents

In 20 pages this paper considers United Kingdom law in this overview of child welfare and the rights of both parents and child wit...

Human Rights and Sexual Orientation

In twelve pages this paper applies the United Nations' charter to sexual orientation and human rights' issues. Fifteen sources ar...

Right Shift of Post 1970s' American Politics?

In six pages this paper discusses the right shift of American politics over the past three decades with such issues as human right...

The Legal and Economic Ramifications of Global Warming

the accepted theory that manmade CO2 emissions are the cause has any basis in reality. It is only with some understanding of this ...

Human Genome Project and Ethics

This paper discusses the ethical considerations associated with the UNESCO Declaration on the Human Genome and Human Rights as it ...

Collective Action Problem Global Warming

one of the top three biggest environmental health problems in the world because of the way it has altered seasonal weather to the ...

The Right to Life in the Abortion Debate

month of pregnancy a fetus is fully formed and looks like an infant although it is tiny. It is obviously a living creature and obv...

U.S. Citizenship Rights and Homelessness

that often blames the homeless persons as the reason they have landed in this situation -- can, for the most part, be blamed upon ...

Humane Society Issues and Animal Cruelty

In a paper consisting of five pages the issue of animal rights are emphasized in this consideration of animal cruelty and the prob...

'Human Rights' Presidency of Jimmy Carter

In perhaps one of the most dramatic shows of foreign support of human rights, in 1980 President Jimmy Carter cancelled the America...

Contemporary Social Applications of the Human Rights' and Justice Theories of John Rawls

man with fine moral sense when dealing with other human beings and is considered to be an admirable man not only because of his wr...

Human Dignity According to the UN Declaration on Human Rights, Confucius, Judaism, and Veritatis Splendor

What is the ethical significance of those who are still not given the opportunity to earn a decent wage or eat a balanced meal eac...

The Problem of Climate Change and the Operations of Virgin

champion, aided by the very visible image of Richard Branson. If the firm is really one that can be seen as a peoples champion wit...

Climate Change and Technology

in opinion over the last few decades, with a general acceptance that it is the human influences which is causing damage to the env...

Capitalism and Globalization Questions Answered

through their reproductive years, the greater the chance to increase the population (164). For instance, in a culture where the li...

Computer Viruses and Critical Thinking

do in order to combat this horrendous situation? First, in order to resolve the difficulty, the critical thinking model should be ...

Sustainability Encouragement

customers in 168 countries around the world" (Dow Releases First Triple Bottom Line Report, 1999). At the time, Dow had annual sa...

Legal Right Versus What's Right

must be viewed as if they were universal laws (Johnson, 2004). An unethical act according to Kants categorical imperative theory b...

FBI Counterintelligence and the Civil Rights Movement

years earlier and prior to the U.S. involvement in World War II. The 1940 Smith Act criminalized any advocacy of "the overthrow o...

The Victims' Rights Amendment

federal and state courts. But that didnt sit well with senators who favored a statutory approach" ("Senate Affirms," 2004). The...

Rights and Language

In five pages this paper discusses the 'language of rights' within the context of 'Practical Philosophy and the Bill of Rights: P...