Articles tagged as US Law
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Latest Law Papers tagged as US Law
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Consideration is One of the Three Main Building Blocks of a Contract
Consideration Law
In Australia, the bargain theory of consideration prevails, where the act or forebearance of one party or promise thereof is the price for which a ......
Last modified: 16th Aug 2019
Net Neutrality
Technology Law
The Internet is one of the most powerful tools of the modern age as source of knowledge, entertainment and wealth generation. While a large majority of the population has no understanding of how the Internet...
Last modified: 16th Aug 2019
The rule of law can be defined as the fundamental
Constitutional Law
part a The rule of law itself traces back to Aristotle who said that ‘the rule of law is preferable to any individual’ . This still holds true ......
Last modified: 16th Aug 2019
Protecting The Right To Privacy
Constitutional Law
INTRODUCTION 'Privacy is not something that I’m merely entitled to, it’s an absolute prerequisite.' - Marlon Brando Privacy (from Latin ......
Last modified: 16th Aug 2019
Comparative Consideration Fourth Edition of FIDIC
Contract Law
Anyone involved in the construction industry will be acutely aware of the effect of disruption and delay on a contract. The consequence often is ......
Last modified: 16th Aug 2019
Community Crime Prevention
Criminal Law
There is no one accepted definition for community policing. The term itself has become somewhat of a catch phrase for many ideas being simultaneously applied to the law enforcement field....
Last modified: 16th Aug 2019
Company Law Directors
Company Law
Company Law Directors. Academic debate concerning the scope, form and content of directors' duties is perhaps one of the oldest issues in company law and corporate governance. Prior to 1 October 2007...
Last modified: 15th Aug 2019
Judicial Precedent as Practice of the Courts
Constitutional Law
Judicial precedent is best understood as a practice of the courts and not as a set of binding rules. As a practice it could be refined or changed ......
Last modified: 15th Aug 2019
Corporate Personality
Business Law
Companies are enterprises, also the legal person, so companies are business entity. Company as the business entity, different with other nonbusines......
Last modified: 15th Aug 2019
Capital Punishment
Criminology
The controversial issue of capital punishment has intense moral implications to all those involved especially to the religious individuals....
Last modified: 14th Aug 2019
What is Police Misconduct
English Legal System
What Is Police Misconduct And How Does It Affect Police And Community Relations...
Last modified: 14th Aug 2019
Drug Trafficking, Murder and Rape Are Three Crimes
Criminal Law
Drug trafficking, murder and rape are three crimes which are very common in modern society (Hatzis, 2002). These crimes are capital offenses in some jurisdictions and they may attract a death sentence.......
Last modified: 14th Aug 2019
Magistrates Search Warrant
Criminal Law
Magistrates Search Warrant. A search warrant is basically an order from a court issued by either a judge or a magistrate who authorizes law enforcement to conduct a search of a location or of an individual for evidence of a criminal offence and seize the items....
Last modified: 14th Aug 2019
An Analysis of International Copyright Legislation
Copyright Law
'Where works are available only in digital form, the exceptions to and limitations upon copyright protection envisaged by most of the international copyright treaties are almost entirely neutralised'...
Last modified: 14th Aug 2019
History of Corrections System
Criminology
This paper aims to compare and contrast Canadian, American, South African and English corrections systems. The areas that will be examined will be the common areas that are discussed when considering the progressiveness......
Last modified: 14th Aug 2019
Idea and Expression Dichotomy
Copyright Law
As above discussed, it has been well established that computer programs are protected as literary work under Copyright Design and Patents Act 1988...
Last modified: 14th Aug 2019
Family and Medical Leave Act
Employment Law
The Family and Medical Leave Act were signed by the President on February 5, 1993. The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provide employees job ......
Last modified: 14th Aug 2019
Criminal Profiling
Criminology
Criminal profiling, also known as offender profiling and even psychological profiling, has began to rise as a important method used by investigative and law enforcement agencies across the nation....
Last modified: 14th Aug 2019
Long Term Take or Pay Contracts
Contract Law
“The most common disputes that project finance lawyers come across are over the terms and enforceability of long term take or pay contracts ......
Last modified: 14th Aug 2019
The Relationship Between an Employee and Employer
Employment Law
Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. An employee may be defined as: A person ......
Last modified: 14th Aug 2019
Age Discrimination in Employment Act
Employment Law
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) protects individuals who are 40 years of age or older from employment discrimination based...
Last modified: 14th Aug 2019
Journey Through the Criminal Justice System
Criminal Law
The journey through the Criminal Justice System that one may have to take if he/she is ever stopped by a police for committing a crime is a long process. There are many different factors that influence one...
Last modified: 14th Aug 2019
Discrimination and Social Exclusion in the Workplace
Employment Law
If everyone were an attractive, averagely tall, heterosexual, athletic white male with a neutral religion and with no physical or mental ......
Last modified: 14th Aug 2019
The Exclusionary Rule: Friend or Foe?
Criminal Law
The Fourth Amendment holds that people have the right to be secure against unreasonable searches and seizures ......
Last modified: 14th Aug 2019
