Law essays:
Tort law in Canada and what this area of law is all about.
... the person who caused the injury or damage. Tort law is great when it is used properly. If you get injured due to the negligence of another person it is not right. Tort law is a benefit because the victim will receive compensation for the mistakes of the person who was negligent. As an example of ...
An essay on censorship in student media and the different levels of censorship allowed by the Tinker and Hazelwood standards.
... different legal standards for censoring student journalists' work, the Tinker Standard, and the Hazelwood Standard. The first standard for censoring student work is based on the 1969 Supreme Court case of Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District ...
Insurable interest case study.
... premiums but claim they have no liability under the insurance contracts, as Adia did not have an insurable interest. Insurable interest can be established through either pecuniary (monetary), or relationship. Pecuniary interest can be established by ownership or interest in property either personal ...
Police Powers in the United Kingdom: this essay looks at the rights of the police and the civilian under the PACE Act 1984
... person, for example, if you are mentally handicapped or a juvenile, an appropriate adult - not a police officer - should be present to look after your interests. So far as your questioning and treatment by the police in custody are concerned the following articles of the Human Rights ...
Society has a responsibility to create and enforce laws that prohibit self destructive behavior and promote a decent moral environment.
... one way or another some people are inevitably affected badly by this social disorder. In order to understand this potential, we should examine some types of victimless crimes. The most common consensual crime seems to be drug use. Almost 1 million people across United States ...
Merging of the Legal Professions
... the Marre Committee. One of its objectives was to look at the structure of the legal profession and investigate whether any changes were needed. It´s findings were predominantly concerned with maintaining the current state of affairs but it did propose that solicitor´s rights of ...
Computers and the Law: Paper 2
... the court will rule that the Church's use of the Ronald McDonald name does constitute a trademark infringement in that it is an article which is a likely cause of confusion to the consumers. Even though, the two separate organizations are active in different markets the mere fact that the ...
What was the consitutional issue in Brandy V HREOC, what did the court decide? What broader implications does it have?
... of the amendments shows the dominance in which the High Court has over the other branches of the government. As stated explicitly in s 109 of the Constitution: "when a law of a state is inconsistent with a law of the Commonwealth, the latter shall prevail, and the former shall, to the extent of the ...
Assuming Alexandra does not wish to divorce Simon:
... interest, either in possession or reversion. H. Simon may agree with Alexandra that he will continue to pay children's school fees or maintain premium payments on a life insurance policy. Section5(2) MPPO states that the court may order Simon to make to such person, for the benefit of the ...
Assessment of the Consensus vs. Conflict Debate in the Criminal Justice Systemt
... the same for the system as a whole, the individual goals conflict the efforts of the other. There seems to be more conflict than consensus in the CJS especially when the personal agenda becomes apparent for self-serving actions, like prosecuting a case on less than ethical standards to insure ...