Category: Law 2955
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Women in Mississippi Undergoing Hysterectomies: Law Case
Abstract Despite reported cases of women undergoing hysterectomy without being sufficiently informed, only three states have enacted informed consent laws aimed at providing more information concerning any alternative treatments. In addition, there exists a deficiency in the study of hysterectomy, which would be required to inform changes in related policies and legislation to improve US…
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The USA Patriot Act: Key Points
Table of Contents Introduction Organizational policy The Act, on privacy Organizational view on the Act The Act’s impact Conclusion References Introduction USA PATRIOT ACT was enacted in 2001 in reaction to the September 11, bomb attack on the US. Reauthorization was passed in 2005 by the Senate and made permanent most of the previous provisions…
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Hate Crimes Study
Hate crimes are not new to Europe, the United States, Russia, and many other parts of the world. They are described as the offenses related to a specific aspect of a victim’s identity – nation, race, sexual orientation or sexual identity, skin color, religion, or a disability. Rooting in the lack of understanding or education,…
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A Simple Contract between Clarice and Leonardo
A contract is an agreement between two parties to engage in an activity together or perform a commercial transaction jointly. The contract is enforceable by the law if it has the elements that comprise a legal agreement and if the agreement is breached by either party, legal remedies are to be applied. The remedy could…
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Bonuses for Executives Regulation: Discussion
Executives can be defined as those people in the organisation who have managerial or administrative authority. These include the top officials in the governments, managing directors and CEOs of companies just to mention but a few. Because of the position they hold, these people are entitled to huge amounts of salaries accompanied by other benefits…
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The Case of the Baseball. Business Law
The whole aspect of business law and legal environment has diverse and distinct issues that need a critical analysis. As a matter of fact, there are various dynamics that are supposed to be understood (Dondi, 2004, p. 9). This is based on the fact that there are occasions where the law is misunderstood or misinterpreted…
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Similarities Between US Elite Deviance and Global Elite Deviance
Deviance is the act of violating the societal norms. Any society that upholds good morals, there ought to be deviants present. This is because deviants will only be present in places and circumstances where there are people out to control them. They therefore act to oppose those that attempt to govern them especially through power…
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Improving Legitimacy in Community-Based Corrections
Table of Contents Description of the news story Issues related to Probation New Information Works Cited Description of the news story It is noted that law enforcement agencies cannot be present in all places to reform the accused or the convicts (DaGrossa, 2014). In this situation, criminal justice agencies need to depend on the community-based…
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Aileen Wuornos’ Life and Crimes
The Life of Aileen Wuornos Wuornos, whose national identification name was Aileen Carol Pittman, was born on 29th February 1956 in Rochester, Michigan. Diana Wuornos, Aileen’s Finnish-American mother, was born in 1939 and married Leo Dale Pittman, Aileen’s English-American dad when she was fourteen years old. Leo Dale Pittman was sixteen years old at the…
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Understanding Criminal Law Concepts
People tend to confuse robbery and stealing because both delinquencies involve the unlawful taking of another person’s property. The difference between these crimes is articulated in their definitions, although the two share several attributes. The term “stealing” is applied when one’s property is taken from them without their consent, usually in their absence (Samaha, 2017).…