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'Original Understanding,' Positivism, Legal Realism, and Natural Law

In five pages this report examines civil liberties and the concept of 'original understanding' as it applies to natural law, legal...

Positivist Law and Natural Law

two very separate subjects. However, there are a number of laws where there are no apparent sanctions non-compliance, therefore s...

Precontact Law and Government in Native America

contends that these rules included such considerations as individual rights, provisions for private property, and even adjudicatio...

Judiciary Function Theories

legislation: where the two conflict, national laws are subordinate to those of the EU. If judges are uncertain as to how a ruling ...

Is the Law Based on Morals?

guide the making of the law. In applying this to the study of the law and how it is made there...

Three Views on Objective Understanding of the Social World

This research paper/essay pertain to how positivism, feminism and critical realism interpret objectivity in regards to understandi...

Natural Law Theory Ring of Gyges

This paper discusses different parts of Plato's Republic. There is a discussion of natural law legal theory and legal positivist t...

Positivism

philosophers, and thinkers, to come up with new ways in which to examine the world around them. However, still yet, another author...

Studies in Contract Case Law

In twelve pages four cases involving contract law are analyzed in terms of contractual issues and legal definitions....

Legal Naturalism and Legal Positivism

of legal scholars and justices like these, the concept of the divine origin of justice and law was retained until relatively recen...

Naturalistic Realism as Defended by Aristotle

In four pages Book I of Aristotle's Politics is used as the philosopher's 'natural' realism defense especially pertaining to the n...

Enlightened Age Elements of Progress, Nature, and Reason

and comparison of the volumes of literature that were produced during this era. Three of the great philosophers of this era, Thom...

“Natural Crimes” and “Legal Crimes”

be charged with statutory rape even if the girl consents, provided she is not of age. If she wants to make love with her boyfriend...

Natural and Legal Crimes

forcible rape (Samaha, 2005). Attempted rape with the use of force is included under the definition of forcible rape (Samaha, 2005...

Overview of the Legal Profession

In eight pages the legal field is examined in an overview that includes law school admission, education, recruitment, legal specia...

Overview of Positivism

later in the nineteenth century; those of evolutionary ethics, where there was a duty to pursue the already existing processes and...

An Overview of an Unjust Law California's Three Strikes Law

committed the act, if their felony falls into certain categories, if they were deemed mature enough to understand their sentence a...

Legal Positivism and the Philosophical Contribution of Hart

the idea that there are reasons for implementing law beyond the idea of just maintaining law and order. Other supporters of positi...

The Role of Law

system such as due to the cost. However, the law may also have a positive influence; it may support social changes which are neede...

England's Crime and Crime and Punishment from 1800 to 1850

times when social change occurred (Emsley , 1987). In many ways the examination of the way those who are accused of committing cri...

How Natural Law is a part of the Declaration of Independence

It is a concept that suggests freedom but is not equated entirely with it. Finally, the pursuit of happiness is a broad suggestion...

Natural Law and Natural Rights

In six pages this essay discusses natural law and natural rights as considered by James Hutson in 'The Bill of Rights and the Amer...

Gustave Flaubert's Realism in The Sentimental Education and Madame Bovary

expand from merely entertaining to entertaining while instructing (Realism). At the time of the movements launch, much of art and ...

Administrator Challenges: Law Enforcement Ethics

who are supposed to uphold this duty are the ones perpetuating the problem, the fine line that already exists between criminality ...

Food Related Illnesses and California Law

contact surfaces or equipment and code 12275 provides specific examples of acts which are to be prevented in regard to employee ha...

Acceptance But Not Soul Mates After Five Years

house, the meals, and my life. Fiona never seemed to bother much with my brothers but she seemed to take a particular interest in...

Creative Short Story Romance

In five pages this paper presents an original short story romance which is followed by an explanation of the narrative form used....

Original Sin in the Characterization of Pearl in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

In five pages this paper examines how original sin is represented by Nathaniel Hawthorne in the characterization of Pearl in The S...

McCarthyism and Anti-Communist Action During the 1950s

becomes apparent that the coverage of the matter was varied, but there was seemingly a government preference. After all, people in...

Aquinas, Aristotle and Mil's Views on the Law

John Stuart Mill presented his take on the law in On Liberty. This paper contrasts his view with Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics an...