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Legal Concept of Double Jeopardy

after acquittal (Double Jeopardy, 2002). * A second prosecution for the same offense after conviction (Double Jeopardy, 2002). * M...

Legal and Medical Issues Associated with a Patient's 'Right to Die'

providers and also provide a well-balanced outline about the issues involved in a patients "right to die" (Hendin, Foley and White...

Bipolar Disorder from Ethical, Legal, and Cultural Perspectives

have a variety of manifestations and patients are typically classified as either Bipolar I, Bipolar II, or Unipolar based on the s...

Legal System, Civil Rights Movement, and the Nonviolent Social Ideals of Martin Luther King

was shortly afterwards involved in the cause begun by civil rights activist Rosa Parks when she refused to follow the citys laws m...

3 Cases Analyzed Using Introduction to Legal Method and Process by Michael A. Berch

and dismiss on the grounds that his Fourteenth Amendment rights were being violated. The statute was deemed valid with regard to ...

Drinking, Driving, Moral and Legal Obligations

in contact with drinkers to take action against them. From a legal perspective, the Canadian Restaurant and Food Associatio...

Transsexuals and Their Legal Rights

of surgery (Deardorff, 2002). In fact, there is little protection for transsexuals in terms of laws or government intervention:...

Legal System History of the Bahamas

in some countries we may see that there have been more reforms that others when it comes to the rule of law and the separation of ...

Driving, Drinking, Legal and Moral Responsibilities

legal, however recent harm reduction programs which were previously used for illicit drug use are now being applied to those who d...

Aristotle's Legal Defense of a Guilty Man

and then define the perfect solution to problems that might arise. Aristotle claimed that: "I have gained this from philosophy: I ...

1775 to 1840 Legal Status of Native Americans and African Slaves

bequeathed to the United States by the Treaty of Paris in 1783 came much sooner" (Holt, 2002). In 1787, the Northwest Ordinance m...

Legal Issues and E-Commerce

law is relatively simple. However, copyright law is complex, especially when applied to the Internet. II. Copyright Laws and Pro...

John Stuart Mill, Legal Age Limit for Alcohol Drinking, Drug Abuse, and Pornography

The utilitarian philosophy of John Stuart Mill is applied to these topics in a paper consisting of 5 pages. Three sources are cit...

Legal System of Canada

In seven pages the Canadian court system is the focus of a proposed research study that includes questions, characteristics, juris...

Does Legal Objectivity Exist?

In seven pages Plessy v. Ferguson is examined in a consideration of the desirability of legal objectivity and whether or not it ac...

Surrogacy, Practical Considerations, and Legal Issues

In twenty five pages this paper considers the increasing trend toward using surrogate mothers to carry and deliver children in ter...

U.S. Legal Cases Regarding Citizenship and Race

In six pages this paper discusses 4 landmark U.S. cases regarding citizenship and race issues including 1857's Dred Scott v. Sandf...

Nursing's Legal Issues

In ten pages this paper considers a legal brief's argument regarding nurse participation in patient deprivation of water and food ...

Legal Requirements for Special Education

In four pages this paper examines special education students in this summary of the 1997 Individuals with Disabilities and Educa...

Mandatory Sterilization's Ethical and Legal Issues

Englishman, and cousin of Charles Darwin. Galton defined the word as "the use of genetics to improve the human race." It should ...

Critique of Marxist Legal and Social Commentary

Marxist thought has influenced the study of law in a number of ways. This paper examines the movement for critical legal studies a...

Legal Infiltration, Education, and the Issue of Assisted Suicide

In eight pages the rights of an individual to die are considered in terms of choices rather than law. Five sources are cited in t...

The US History of Equality from a Legal Standpoint

In thirteen pages this paper discusses historic Supremen Court decisions such as Regents of University of California v. Bakke, Br...

Canada's Legal System and the Impact of Jean Jacques Rousseau

long advocated by Great Britain was the first step in Canadas distinguishing itself as an independent entity, which while remainin...

Legal Changes and Their Influence on the Roles of Sports Agents

In twenty three pages this paper discusses how legal restrictions will influence the roles played by sports agents and how they se...

Legal Objectivity and Impartiality

In seven pages this paper examines past and present court cases in a consideration of legal impartiality and objectivity. Four so...

Overview and Legal Issues Associated with Penetration Testing

In seven pages this research paper presents an overview of the penetration testing field for the confirmation of security precauti...

Contemporary Commerce and Trademarks' Legal Role

In ten pages this paper discusses ABSOLUT, 1-800 Flowers Inc., and Apple Corp. case as well as the U.S. Omnibus Appropriations Act...

Argument in Favor of Lowering the Legal Drinking Age to Eighteen

such. One problem is that the state has arbitrarily set the legal age, creating problems on college campuses. Some students grad...

Computerized Charting, Ethical and Legal Considerations

In six pages this paper examines the increased hospital use of computers to record charts of patients from ethical and legal persp...