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Same Sex Marriages and Legal Rights

of gay marriage actually found its way into the patchwork of society. "Lesbian behavior does not fit within that framework of pub...

Human Services, Legal Issues, Ethical Codes, and Personal Values

determine the identity and goodness of an individual or group" (Ruin, 1997) - is in a constant state of interpretation; that a sta...

The Right to Die as a Legal Issue

between the withdrawal of life-saving treatments and doctor-assisted suicide (Feinberg, 1998). In this case, three terminally ill ...

Faith Based Initiative's Legal Aspects

services and to establish new ones. The ultimate goal was to reduce the federal governments role as the provider of welfare-relat...

Ancient Rome's Legal System

both the military and his citizens. This power was called jus vitae aut necis meaning the power of life or death. This is not a re...

Voting and Legal Immigrants

as recently as the 1920s" (Worth, 2004). And, interestingly enough, until the city of New York abolished its school boards, "all r...

Legal System Punishment and the Mentally Ill

be debated. However, returning to the consequentialist rationale, inherent in this justification of punishment is that a system ...

Issues of Forensic Science in the United Kingom's Legal System

resulted in post-mortem examinations, and inquests were held in 25,800 cases." (Jones-Death Certificates). The Luce Report ...

Legal Liability of Surgeons

items accounted for 8 percent of successful medical negligence claims, and failed or delayed diagnosis accounted for another 7 per...

Legal Challenges Brought About by E-Commerce

hours a day regardless of weather conditions or customers state of dress (i.e., the customer can shop at midnight in his pajamas)....

English Law and the Legal System of England

new law since the seventh century (Barker and Padfield, 1996). These are seen as the more modern laws. This took the place of prim...

Children and Legal Responsibilities

for decision making (Lexis, 2004). This approach also reflects the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (Cretney , 1998). Ho...

An Evaluation of the U.S. Legal System

that the rage that the public feels toward lawyers is generated is not generated by the trial lawyers obligation to defend the gui...

Legal System Contributions of Paralegals

paralegals presence has virtually changed the entire industry. No longer are paralegals bound by stringent industry limitations t...

Legal Memorandum on Polygamy

and Ms. Evans are members of a fundamentalist sect of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Days Saints (Mormons); this sect believ...

Legal Loopholes of Public Administration

1988, see also MacManus et al, 1993). In addition, regardless of the size of the litigation, it seems as those that are the most c...

Styles of Making Legal Decisions

who also figure prominently in the decision-making process by virtue of the arguments they offer for courts consideration and the ...

Search and Seizure That is Legal

inception, there have been some questionable applications of subsequent amendments which were put in place as a means by which to ...

Minorities in the Legal Field

chances than those in the privileged classes. Thus, it is more likely than not that those who have greater power and means in soci...

Fictitious Atlantic Ocean University and its Legal Situations

rail employees, but it did lay the ground for the later-passed Taft-Hartley Act, which well discuss later. The Norris-LaG...

Critical Legal Studies and Whether or Not They are Outdated

or continual acceptance of the status quo (Berger and Luckmann, 1967). In many ways the artificial reality caused by this phenomen...

Gibson v. Mayor Legal Brief

judgment (HR Complys Newsletter, 2004). There is more to the case, however. In writing the judgment Judge Becker reported that Gi...

Online Retailers, Social and Legal Issues

and regulation (Ramin Communications, 1998). Along these lines, privacy still continues to be a huge social issue when it comes to...

A Legal and Social Perspective on Privacy

This paper describes the intent of the Founding Father in crafting the Fourth Amendment, as well as the meaning of "probable cause...

SITUATIONAL LEGAL ISSUES

Answers questions pertaining to legal issues. Under discussion are agent-principal relationships, organizational structures and tr...

Legal Issues, Rape Charges

This paper pertains to legal issues that pertain to rape charges. Rules pertaining to motions of severance and continuance are des...

Legal Standards and Motorcycle Helmets

This research paper pertains to the legal standards of mandatory motorcycle helmet laws. Nine pages in length, seven sources are ...

Legal Issues in Catering

Contracts are legally enforceable agreements between two or more persons who are deemed to be competent to enter into such a legal...

Secondary Resources for Legal Professionals

It would be particularly useful for two reasons: first, it analyzes specific legal issues, and second, it shows which cases are co...

Fire Service Legal Dimensions

In a paper of ten pages, the writer looks at legal issues in the fire services. Issues such as EMS law and social media law are ex...