U.S. history: America before and after 9/11
Essay - 2 pages - Modern history
In 2001 after a controversial election, the U.S. had a new President, George W. Bush. Bush had lost the popular vote to Al Gore but had won the election due to the electoral college. But even in the case of the electoral college, he only won because of Florida, which he had only narrowly won by...
"Freakonomics" of Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner (2OO5)
Thesis - 13 pages - Economy general
Unlike the corporation that attempts to describe the living world as we would prefer, the economy seeks to describe the actual working based on incentive mechanisms. This field of study is not limited to businesses, unemployment and growth: it can provide an analytical model for virtually all...
International law and normative unity
Thesis - 5 pages - International law
In the Supreme Court of Canada's 1993 judgment in Hunt v. T & N Plc, Justice La Forest laid down the following goal to international law : “develop (…) co-ordination in the face of [the] diversity” of the international system. In other words, international law has to...
Deterministic Human Freedom
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
One of the key contemporary issues identified in society is the use of contraceptives. Recently there has been a controversial debate about the use of contraceptives. We cannot refute the reality that technology has taken over every aspect of life. We should also recognize the reality that the...
Inside criminal law
Case study - 2 pages - Administrative law
There are four sources of American criminal law. The four sources have been codified. They have been put in writing and made accessible for all. The first of four sources is the U.S. Constitution. “The U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the land. As such, it is the basis of all...
An investigation into the general issue of censorship on college campuses
Essay - 3 pages - Social, moral & civic education
This issue of censorship is one that continues to promulgate considerable public debate. While some individuals believe that social and government institutions have an obligation to protect the general public from materials that may be harmful or offensive, other individuals firmly believe that...
The Comeback Kids
Case study - 2 pages - Literature
The greatest among us once were small. The movies 8 Mile and Ali showcase how two historical figures who are still alive today, Marshall Mathers (Eminem) and Muhammad Ali, succeeded despite facing great obstacles throughout their lives. The biographical film, Ali¸ directed by Michael Mann,...
Is there a French Affirmative Action Policy?
Essay - 7 pages - Political science
Affirmative action was born in the United States. It was originally designed to favour Black people, whose ancestors where slaves. Then, such programs extended to other underprivileged categories of the population: the disabled, the women, the Latinos. The first to use the phrase...
Illinois state constitution vis-a-vis federal constitution
Thesis - 4 pages - Civil law
In state constitutions, more rights are expressly enumerated than in the federal Bill of Rights. In Illinois, its constitution contains all of the protections afforded in the federal Bill of Rights and much of the same language as well. It also contains further rights such as Crime Victim's...
Essay on "Letter from Birmingham Jail"
Essay - 2 pages - Modern history
In “Letter from Birmingham Jail” Dr. Martin Luther King, raises an interesting point about the civil right's movement. He notes those who rallied for the government to enforce the landmark decision of 1954, in which the Supreme Court ordered the desegregation of the school...
Judicial activism in Canada
Essay - 5 pages - Political science
In 1982, Canada has known a very significant shift with the adoption of the Charter of Right of Freedom. Before this date, Canada only had a Bill of Rights (1960's) which was a statute and did not allow the courts to restrict the action of the Parliament. But the 1982 Charter of Rights...
Primacy / Supremacy of European Community Law against Sovereignty of the Member States
Essay - 25 pages - European law
Today the European Union (EU) consists of 27 Member States; it reaches from the Atlantic coast of Western Europe all the way to the Black Sea of Eastern Europe. In the European Union, the most important and closest collaboration between the Member States happens via the European Community (EC)....
Eyewitness Testimony
Essay - 3 pages - Penal procedure
Witness testimony has long been considered the most critical evidence in criminal cases, often gaining convictions without other proof. In the past, courts and juries trusted eyewitness reports. However, forensic science, particularly DNA technology, has changed criminal justice. DNA...
To what extent might the constitution of the United Kingdom be improved if provisions from the constitutions of other states were incorporated into it?
Thesis - 5 pages - Political science
All modern states have a constitution, albeit each is very different. The main purpose of a constitution is to restrain government, in the sense of ensuring that governments are not arbitrary. Government must be carried out according to established rules. These rules are the constitution. The...
Presidential Powers Assignment
Essay - 2 pages - Political science
Over the decades, presidents of various political parties have gradually expanded the scope of executive authority. However, previous administrations have demonstrated that surveillance programs, military interventions, and executive orders substantially use presidential power. Furthermore, these...
The separation of powers, checks and balances in the United States
Thesis - 5 pages - Political science
The American Constitution is the most wonderful work ever struck off at a given time by the brain and purpose of man.' It is with these words that William Gladstone describes the Supreme Law of the United States. This famous document, written by the Founding Fathers and ratified in 1789,...
Essay on human rights
Thesis - 10 pages - Social, moral & civic education
"Imagine that you are creating a fabric of human destiny with the object of making men happy in the end [...], but that it was essential and inevitable to torture to death only one tiny creature [...], would you consent to be the architect on those conditions?". There, Fyodor Dostoevsky asked...
Analysis of cases under the US constitution in relation to the laws laid by United Nations
Thesis - 8 pages - International law
Wanta B. Heard, the victim, filed a notification request form after indictment of the defendant for the crime of rape. The State and defendant worked out a plea agreement to plead guilty to second-degree assault with a one-year sentence. Heard requested to speak with the court regarding...
The role of litigation in intercollegiate athletics of title IX
Case study - 8 pages - Political science
Title IX of the 1972 Education Amendments Act reads “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial...
Is the American Constitution the best in the world?
Essay - 3 pages - Constitutional law
"We, the people of the United States,?do ordain and establish this Constitution of the United States of America?. By these words starts the American Constitution. This document was adopted on September 17, 1787, by the Constitutional Convention, led by Thomas Jefferson and George Washington, and...
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...
The Importance of constitutional interpretation
Essay - 3 pages - Constitutional law
Constitutional interpretation, often called “judicial interpretation,” is defined as “a theory or mode of thought that explains how the judiciary should interpret the law, particularly constitutional documents and legislation” . There are two main types of interpretation:...
Consider the extent to which international law is law, or 'really law' or 'law properly so-called' with reference to legal and other theorists
Essay - 6 pages - International law
Charlotte Ku and Paul F. Diehl noticed that at first sight, ‘International' and ‘Law' sound contradictory: “how can one imagine a structured and developed legal system functioning in a political environment that is diffused, disparated, unregulated and conventionally described as...
Case scenario analysis and reaction
Case study - 4 pages - Criminal law
In and out of court cases the prosecution has certain ethical guidelines and requirements they must follow as an officer of the court. Should they come into knowledge of a crime or breach in code of ethics the prosecutor is required to report these discrepancies to the court...
Karlene Kincaid v. River Bluffs Community College : Appeal
Essay - 8 pages - Civil law
This appeal is from the order granting Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment in the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri, Western Division. The District Court had jurisdiction over this case pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1331 (2002) because this case arises...
How the Bush administration has abused executive power
Thesis - 4 pages - Political science
Since the United States Constitution was written, there has been a constant tug-of-war for power between the three branches of government: the executive branch, the judicial branch, and the legislative branch. In this time, the executive has been able to acquire many powers which include being...
The deemed undertaking rule
Thesis - 5 pages - Business law
The “Deemed Undertaking” rule (30.1) functions to prevent information gathered during discovery from being disclosed. The rule itself serves to protect information that respondents may be forced to divulge during discovery by ensuring that any information cannot be used in other...
The Patriot Act: Why it's Constitutional as well as vital to American Freedom
Essay - 13 pages - Criminal law
The Patriot Act is often thought to be a breach of civil liberties but in reality it is just an extension of laws that already exist. The Patriot Act allows investigators to use the tools that are already available in the investigations of counter terrorism within the world of organized crime and...
Case Brief, Analysis and Impact of Journalism Case Law
Tutorials/exercises - 3 pages - Other law subjects
Judith Miller, an investigative reporter for the New York Times, received a grand jury subpoena to testify regarding the leak of the identity of an undercover CIA agent, Valerie Plame. It was believed that Miller had information regarding which it was that broke federal law by disclosing the...
The Kokkinakis and Larissis judgments
Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies
The Court states, unanimously, that the measure "a legitimate aim" as it was aimed at protecting public order. Thus, the Court recognizes that the States a margin of appreciation in assessing the existence and extent of the need for interference. However, the judges point out that...
