The juvenile justice system was first established in the United States in 1899, and spread from state to state shortly after. Georgia established its own system to try minors in court in 1906, and the first court was built in 1911 in Fulton County. Every single county in the state of Georgia now has a juvenile court and the courts are all controlled by a 1971 law known as the juvenile code. This code aims to make the courts to […]
For this essay I have picked symbolic speech and a seditious speech. All of these speeches come under the First Amendment of freedom of speech. This is controversial and generates lot of arguments sometimes on a national level. So, what is freedom of speech in reality? It states that the United States Constitution prevents Congress from making any law respecting an establishment of religion, prohibiting the free exercise of religion, or abridging the freedom of speech, the freedom of the […]
A professional writer will make a clear, mistake-free paper for you!
Get help with your assignmentThe first amendment states that Congress shall make no “law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof (Lemon v. Kurtzman). This section of the first amendment refers to the establishment clause and free exercise clause and in other words this prevented the government from investing any of its resources to a particular belief system, or prevent anyone from practicing their own belief system, creating a separation of church and state. When it comes to education states […]
The First Amendment was created in 1791, which later added twenty seven more into present day that make up the Bill of Rights. Within the First Amendment, Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech. (history.com, 2017) This Amendment gives the right of the people to peacefully assemble and petition the government for a redress of grievances as well. In the United States Supreme Court, there […]
Your honor, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, opposing counsel, my name is Brandon Vu and I am the prosecuting attorney on this case against Victor Frankenstein and his crimes against humanity. Dr. Frankenstein is charged with the following crimes: Multiple charges of grave robbery, possession, and supply of human body parts, malpractice, potential child abandonment and negligence, and the murders of several individuals. Let it be known that Dr. Frankenstein is a threat to not only our society but […]
The United States is in dire need of a criminal justice reform to reduce prison population and make changes to the mandatory minimums for nonviolent offenses. During the 1970s and 1980s the criminal justice system focused on rehabilitation then it shifted to retribution and crime control (Atkinson, 2018). According to Atkinson (2018), there has been a 500 percent increase in prison population over the last 40 years, bringing the total up to roughly 2.2 million. More than $80 billion per […]
Incarcerated Black Lives Matter Mass incarceration has a huge impact on social justice and democratic equality in today’s society. According to The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander, The United States leads the world in imprisonment with prison industrial complexes being most of all jails and prisons in United States(185). Mass incarceration targets blacks for their actions even if they’re using drugs, or even if they don’t do anything that can lead them to be in jail, According to the […]
POLICE BRUTALITY AND AMERICA Abstract This paper will look at police brutality and the prosecuting of the officers of the events; from the earlier era in America to the present day. If will also look at how the media can shape the narrative that is presented to the public at large an how that effects how police brutality is viewed as a whole. Then finally look at whether or not America has gotten better or worse when it comes to […]
The Second Amendment was added to the Constitution with its ratification of the Bill of Rights 1791. It states: A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. **At this time, our founding fathers were setting up the United States and creating our Constitution. In the United States there were two major groups of power: Federalists and Anti-Federalists. The Federalists aspired to have […]
Growing up in Texas your first purchase as an Adult is either a truck or a firearm because its the Texan thing to do. Buying a gun in Texas is very a simple process. All you need is a valid State ID or Driver’s License with your current address and no criminal history. The Federal Government requires a person to be eighteen and older to purchase a rifle or shotgun and twenty one to purchase a handgun. The Government does […]
Purpose of intellectual property: To encourage the creation of a large variety of intellectual goods. Gives economic incentive for their creation, Stimulates innovation and contribute to the technological progress of countries History: 1624- Origins of patent law – The Statute of Monopolies 1710- Origins of copyright – British Statute of Anne Firmly established the concept of intellectual property. 1769- First known use of the term intellectual property Jewish law includes several considerations which are similar to modern intellectual property laws […]
The justice system in America is outdated and requires a reform. This should be a concern to all Americans because your taxpayer money is used to keep prisons running and inmates fed. A big issue with our justice system here in America is that prisoners struggle to reintegrate with society onced released. Legal reform is a very broad topic but the three areas i think we are start focusing on are; overcrowding in U.S. jails, public defenders vs. private lawyers […]
Did you know that “… one of every three black males born today will go to prison in his lifetime…” (Justice for All?). No matter what you think about the circumstances that leads up to the origin of this problem, “… it should be deeply disturbing to all Americans that these figures represent the future for a generation of children growing up today.” (Justice for All?). This is a major issue because one third of African Americans in this generation […]
CERTAINTY OF CONTRACT There are two aspects to the issue of uncertainty. (1) The language used may be too vogue in which case, the court is likely to hold that there is no concluded agreement , the contract is void for uncertainty. (2) Failure to reach agreement on a vital or fundamental term of an agreement. SECTION 30 1. Agreements, the meaning of which is not uncertain, or capable of being made certain, are void. * If A agrees to […]
In Monster, by Walter Dean Myers, the reader learns from Steve Harmon’s experiences that sometimes guilt or innocence of a person might not be determined by solid evidence but by onlooker’s opinions and interpretation of the crime. There is not a large amount of scientific evidence in the case against Steve Harmon, so the jury must rely on Steve’s background information, their opinions of guilt and innocence, and the testimonies of the witnesses who are mostly criminals. From Steve’s trial, […]
Capital punishment is a death sentence awarded for capital offences where in the criminal provisions consider such persons as a gross danger or threats to the existence of the society. As the merge of human rights associations, this punishment is strictly opposed for its cruelty and this has been a global debate for some years. In Malaysia, this punishment is proudly held in the law and until today, executions are being held. It is a great shame as all members […]
It is usually said that not only the offer be accepted, but the acceptance must be communicated to the offeror. Where the parties are negotiating face to face, this present no problem since the acts or words which manifest acceptance will also communicate it. Where the parties are negotiating at a distance by post, telephone, telegram, telex, fax or messenger the principle obviously has important applications. (Dudgale, 1992) However in the case of postal acceptance, perhaps numerically the most common […]
A stranger to a contract can’t sue…!!!! Submitted by:- Ankit Bhardwaj 091004 M. B. A. III sem. The basic answer to this question is ‘NO’, as the following literature supports and explains this fact effectively. A contract is an agreement between two or more parties that creates an obligation to do or not to do something. The parties to the contract are under an obligation to perform the terms and conditions as laid down in the contract. Thus a contract […]
Question 1 – Could Vincent’s security staff be given power to issue fixed penalty notices for disorder? Issues What is a fixed pnd? Who legally can issue? How does this apply to these particular facts? Research Lexis Halsbury’s Laws of England – search “penalty notice for disorder” Result – 639 Directions as to Defendant’s good character – reference to Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 s2(1) Search Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 s2(1) – Part 1 deals with Provisions […]
Offer and Acceptance With reference to the legal rules relating to offer and acceptance of a contract, advise the club whether it can claim the joining fee from Mary, Frank and Ali. Mary posted her application. She telephoned the club to confirm whether or not her application was accepted but was unable to get through to speak to anyone. In the meantime the committee took two months to confirm whether or not they would accept her application based on a […]
Critically evaluate, with reference to relevant case law and statute, how far this statement accurately reflects the current law relating to lifting the veil of incorporation. Introduction Salomon v Salomon[1] involved the principle of separate corporate personality. This states that as a general rule a limited company’s shareholders are not liable for the company’s debts beyond the nominal value of their shares[2]. However, in certain situations courts have ignored this principle[3]. Courts have done this under statute, during wartime, where […]
Mutual Trust and Confidence in Contracts of Employment In order to answer this question one must first assess and consider the law relating to the implied duty of mutual trust and confidence in contracts of employment. This concept will need to be examined in accordance with case law and current working practices. The idea of mutual trust and confidence is regarded as an implied term that is placed into the contract of employment. It is worth noting that other implied […]
Critically evaluate the definition of consent for the purposes of sexual offences since the enactment of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, with particular regard to the presumptions in ss.75 and 76. Date authored: 15 th August, 2014. Described by the Home Office Review, Setting the Boundaries, as a ‘patchwork quilt of provisions’, the old law on sexual offences was a hodgepodge of archaic and discriminatory requirements. [1] Despite progressive changes by the court, the law on consent was in particularly […]
To what extent would you describe the reasoning in Krell v Henry [1903] 2KB 740 and Herne Bay Steam Boat Company v Hutton [1903] 2 KB 683 as either compatible or incompatible?Date authored: 23 rd July, 2014. On the 9th August 1902, the coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandria took place. However, the festivities were originally planned for the 26th June of that year, having been postponed due to the King falling ill with an abdominal abscess. This […]
Criminal Justice Act 2003 ‘Parliament’s purpose in the legislation, as we divine it from the terms of the Act, was to assist in the evidence based conviction of the guilty, without putting those who are not guilty at risk of conviction by prejudice’. In light of the above statement, evaluate the provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 2003, and the relevant case law under the Act, relating to attack on another’s character. Sections 98 to 113 of the Criminal Justice […]
Police Powers: A Critical Analysis of Police Powers on Search, Arrest and Detention Aims and Objectives This proposed dissertation has a number of key aims it intends to meet. These can be expressed as follows: 1. To provide an overall perspective of the role of policing in the community; 2. To demonstrate the historical development of the nature of policing, due to changes in social circumstances; 3. To address any key differences between public and ‘private’ forms of policing (e.g. […]
Trademarks are signs and combinations that identify goods and services of a particular individual offered in a market. Today the trademark is a way to attract the public. Consumers look at trademarks to choose goods and services, which increases the role of trademarks in global marketing. Trademarks are important in the sense that most of the consumers rely on the symbols, letters, or labels that the company attached with its products in order to buy them. Often, consumers are deceived […]
‘Trusts in a commercial setting require treatment that differs from that given to traditional trusts. Some modification is essential if trusts and equitable relationships are to be of utility to commerce.’ Critically evaluate the above view, with reference to case law and literature on both the nature of a beneficiary’s interest under a trust and on the nature of Quistclose trusts. Traditionally trusts were private family arrangements. Historically much of trusts law emerged out of the desire of settlors to […]
TABLE OF CONTANTS NO. CONTENTS PAGES 1 INTRODUCTION 2 2 DEFINITION 2 3 QUESTION: What reasons have been given by the courts for the postal acceptance rule? and in what circumstances will the postal acceptance rules not operate? 3 4 RELEVENT CASE 6 5 CONCLUSION 7 6 REFERANCES 8 INTRODUCTION An acceptance agreement strengthens a time draft by putting the acceptor under contractual obligation to pay. International trade is facilitated by banks enacting banker’s acceptances, thereby guaranteeing the payment for […]
Upon a trustee accepting their role, they are bound by certain duties to the trust and its beneficiaries, which they must exercise with due regard when discharging their trustee power. These are predominantly governed by the Trustee Act 1925, as amended, however there have also been many occasions where the courts have sought to elaborate upon these duties in such a way that widens or restricts the scope of their application, and thus also affects the possible rights of beneficiaries […]
