PESTEL Analysis - Japan
Presentation - 2 pages - Linguistics & languages
First things first: Japan enjoys a stable political situation and has been for a long time. It is a monarchy, nevertheless, just like the UK or Spain, the current emperor, Akihito, has very restricted power when it comes to the country's political or economic developments. He is a much more...
UK revenge porn laws: Literature review
Essay - 5 pages - Other law subjects
Revenge porn is a type of illegal activity where a party exposes explicit images or other materials such as videos, of a person whom they had a relationship with but broke up in retaliation to the break up with the aim of hitting back at their significant others. It may also occur when hackers...
The Constitution - Fulfilling the Purposes in the Preamble
Tutorials/exercises - 4 pages - Constitutional law
The constitution is for a unified nation in support of the federal supremacy clause (Dimmock et al., 101). Therefore, this creates a more united, cohesive, and effective government system. For instance, nullification of the authority of state sovereignty to a unified central government reduced...
From judging to legislating: The Supreme Court as a law-making body
Essay - 4 pages - Journalism
Whether the judicial branch in the United States should exercise activism or restraint has been debated since before the constitution was ratified. Delegates to the Constitutional Convention in 1787 were split on the issue, and left Article III of the Constitution purposefully ambiguous, most...
The European employment strategy
Dissertation - 7 pages - European union
Over the last ten years, employment has remained the top concern of Europeans, including new EU members. In fact, due to the lack of change in each national level, EU citizens have grown to trust the European Union more than their own governments to improve their country's employment...
English Test Correction: Geopolitical Relations in Great Britain and Australia
Tutorials/exercises - 3 pages - Linguistics & languages
This document contains an English test including sentences and expressions to translate, as well as questions on geopolitical relations about Great Britain and Australia.
The Importance of the International Factoring Market
Case study - 2 pages - Business strategy
According to the CFI's latest report, the global factoring market experienced impressive growth in 2022, with notable expansion in all regions of the world. Remarkable performance was seen in North America with growth of 45.7%, followed by India (83.4%) and Singapore (52%).
How is the nomination of Jerome Powell at the head of the US Federal reserve going to affect the global economy, especially on the issues of monetary policy and financial regulation?
Essay - 2 pages - Economy general
Federal Reserve Chairperson Janet Yellen is stepping down from her position in early February 2018. It is widely that her successor is going to be President Trump's selected nominee, Jerome Powell. In contrast with the last three Fed chairpersons, Powell is not an academic, though he has an...
The precautionary principle and its consequences upon the community legal order: gmos and bse
Essay - 28 pages - European law
Concentrating on the expression itself it is clear that the word "principle? implies a peculiar importance given to the "precaution?. It is to say that the principle of precaution is a principle of law, even if it is not clear how and where this scope has been given: some would say in Treaties,...
English legal system: The Sources of English Law
Course material - 87 pages - Constitutional law
The judicial decisions are the first to be found to develop a system. Today, they are still influencing the system as a whole. Judicial decisions have a weight that their continental counter part does not have. In England, under certain requirements, decisions are biding the judge with the...
Political Parties, Pressure Groups, and Voting Behavior
Tutorials/exercises - 5 pages - Political science
The National Rifle Association is among both the most effective and most controversial lobbying groups in the United States today. While their initial intention is to preserve people's right to bear arms, they have done so by staunchly opposing any piece of legislation specifically...
Same-sex marriage: A case commentary
Thesis - 6 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The case to be reviewed concerns the legality of Same-Sex Marriage, which was designed to instill and protect certain aspects of legal capacity for marriage for civil purposes. Introduced in July, 2003, the constitutional law was intended to encourage the distribution of legislative power,...
Bill C-36 and Canadian border security
Thesis - 8 pages - Journalism
In the wake of the 9/1 terrorist attacks, anti-terrorism legislation has proven to have far reaching implications for the way the western world has come to understand the relationship between society and the law. Indeed, as the focal point of this course, the relationship between society...
How to Lobby, Literally
Tutorials/exercises - 5 pages - Political science
Since the United States' foundation, the people have constitutionally been granted the right to assemble and express themselves freely. The most effective assemblies over time have become the active voices of the people, pursuing fair legislation when deemed necessary through the...
A critical examination of current law of divorce and the need for change
Essay - 9 pages - Other law subjects
“There is no one branch of the law more important, in any point of view, to the great interests of society……than that which regulates the formation and the dissolution of the nuptial contract. No institution indeed more nearly concerns the very foundations of society….than...
Strategy Analysis on the gambling industry with the example of MGM Mirage
Thesis - 64 pages - Business strategy
We selected the gambling industry as a group because we thought it would be interesting, challenging and because the industry has recently felt a new impulse with the internet. The gambling industry is not one of the most recent industries though, and to understand it fully we decided to analyse...
The Beveridge report: Political and intellectual origins
Thesis - 32 pages - Political science
The historiography of the political and intellectual origins of the Report on Social Insurance and Allied Services - or Beveridge Report, named after William Beveridge, the Chairman of the Commission- was chiefly displayed in the document itself. Published in 1942 and highly edited, the white...
An analysis of National coalition to save Mall V. Norton
Thesis - 14 pages - Administrative law
The Constitution provides for the protection of rights from the will of the majority through the separation of powers doctrine. Controversy arises when Congress attempts to limit the appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, set forth in Article III, section 2 of the Constitution, which...
Position Paper: PAWA
Case study - 4 pages - Psychology
When looking at PAWA, I've come to the conclusion that the legislation is a positive for the public and generates a public good. PAWA should be supported because it helps to keep workers in high risk situations safe, it helps to preserve the environment and keep it clean for the long...
Labor relations paper
Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies
House Bill 190, or the Protecting America's Workers Act (PAWA) , is a bill that was introduced to the United States House of Representatives in January of 2011. The bill would expound on particular safety provisions in the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH) of 1970. To truly understand...
Report on the workforce monitoring and surveillance practices: a practical guidance for employers
Essay - 8 pages - Human resources
Employers have always been monitoring theirs employees in one way or another to assess the quantity and the quality of a worker's performance. Monitoring should be understood in a broad meaning: employers can decide to use hidden cameras, CCTV cameras, they can open e-mails or keep records of...
The Causes and Consequences of Divided Government
Essay - 6 pages - Political science
Divided party control of government occurs when at least one House of Congress is controlled by a party to which the President does not belong. Much of the most popular research on divided government was done prior to the 1994 elections, when the Republicans took control of the House of...
From toleration to proscription: Christian Emperors' attitude toward Paganism in the Fourth Century
Thesis - 7 pages - Ancient history
Constantine's conversion to Christianity in 312 at the battle of the Milvian Bridge is highly debated among scholars. There is on the other hand no doubt that the Roman population was widely pagan at that time and did not convert to Christianity overnight on October 28, 312. The fourth century AD...
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) and public contracts
Essay - 9 pages - International relations
The World Trade Organization aims at ensuring “harmony, freedom, equity and security” in trading activities. The organization has the institutional means to control the compatibility of national policies to its requirements. From financial to commercial items, all fields of...
The ECHR 1950 and the convention on the status of refugees: A comparison
Thesis - 9 pages - European law
Immigration has become an increasingly debated topic within the UK and it is submitted at the outset that the media obfuscation of reality and acting as scaremonger has further compounded rational debate in this area. This is further perpetuated by the media focus on national security and the...
The introduction of Islamic banking in France: A research on the potential market for retail Islamic banking
Dissertation - 37 pages - Finance
This study provides an assessment on the current problems and progresses made in France for the introduction of Islamic banking into its economy and contains an evaluation and an analysis of the potential market for Islamic retail banks in France. The research is divided into two distinct...
Common land ownership in Scotland
Thesis - 7 pages - Other law subjects
This essay was largely inspired by the working papers of Andy Wightman, Robin Callander, Graham Boyd and James Perman. James Perman is a Chartered Accountant from Largs. Andy Wightman, Robin Callander and Graham Boyd are independent authors and researchers who work together on occasion through...
A report on human resource management
Case study - 4 pages - Human resources
This report draws on an investigative and deductive analysis research paradigm, which seeks to define the various concept dealt in human resource management. In this concept, a brief definition of what connotes a contract of employment will be outlined. The discussion then emphasizes on the...
How healthy is the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003?
Essay - 4 pages - Ecology & environment
Facing increasing concerns about protecting the environment, the government has enacted the Healthy Forests Restoration Act in 2003 to help control wildfires. However, there has been some speculation that "thinning" forests is actually a ruse for timber companies to cut down more trees. In...
Critically evaluate the institutional reforms enshrined in the Lisbon Treaty
Case study - 5 pages - Political science
Signed in 2007 and entered in force in 2009, the Treaty of Lisbon is in fact the combination of two pieces of legislation. The first one is a new version for the Treaty of the European Union (TEU). The second one is a replacement of the former Treaty of the European Community (TEC) to the...
