Category: Law 2955

  • Takeover Defenses in International Practice

    Introduction The unique and defining feature of a hostile takeover is that the management and board of directors of the target company resist the proposed transaction. In order to overcome their opposition, the bidder wishing to gain control over the target company directly approaches and appeals to the target’s shareholders1. Hostile takeovers were predominantly present…

  • Consumer Law Enforcement in the United States

    Table of Contents Summary Enforcement by private action Enforcement by Class action Enforcement through a licensing agency Reference List Summary Consumer laws are set up in order to see to it that consumers benefit from the competition through low prices, better products and services in a freely competitive market where each business involved in the…

  • Corrections and Punishment Analysis

    Punishment for a crime is a logical consequence of wrongful deeds, which is applied in all countries of the world. However, the reasons for punishment and its forms are different depending on the situation, the severity of the crime, and the judge’s view of its circumstances, and the possibility of the criminal’s rehabilitation. I believe…

  • Unlawful or Unfair Convictions and Solutions

    One of the central and most important problem of criminal proceedings are the problem of a lawful, justified, and fair sentence as the final act of justice in a criminal case. The requirements of legality and validity are advanced to any decision in the course of criminal proceedings; however, the requirement of justice is directly…

  • Antitrust Laws, Their History and Current Status

    Table of Contents Introduction Current status of Antitrust Conclusion References Introduction Early in the 1800s, there existed some giant businessmen that took control of all business transactions. These famous businessmen were the monopolies in terms of production and sale of products; they gave no room for competition in the market. These monopolies gave no choice…

  • The Importance of the Statute of Limitation

    The United States of America law has an endorsement that sets the limit within which a legal lawsuit ought to start. The law has a statute that disqualifies prosecution for crimes or debt, which took place over two years. The statute of limitation does not allow prosecution for an offense committed past two years. The…

  • The Pros and Cons of the Second Amendment

    The second Amendment has provided a platform for controlling the ownership of weaponries. This has caused both support and criticism. Out of the entire population in the United States, approximately 393,347,000 people own firearms (ProCon.org). This translates to a ratio of 120.5 weapons to 100 people; the highest ratio in the world. The history of…

  • Sanyika Shakur: Sanyika Shakur’s Violent Crimes

    This paper will look at one of Sanyika Shakur’s first violent crimes and attempt to explain them using the modeling theory and the social disorganization theory. The subject was born Kody Dejohn Scott on November 12, 1963, and received the street moniker “Monster” after stomping an elderly black man for 20 minutes, leaving him disfigured…

  • English Law: Breach of Confidence

    Table of Contents Introduction Case study Aspects of the accusation Statements in the book and their implication Conclusion Works cited Introduction Every person is entitled to the right of privacy according to the English law. The law recognizes that there certain aspects of an individual that do not need to be exposed to the public…

  • Malpractice and Disciplinary Action Issues: Bayless’ Case

    Malpractice and Disciplinary Action Malpractice can be defined as an action where a professional fails to perform his or her duty causing serious injury or death to a patient (Iyer, 2001). It is done out of negligence or when a person in charge of the situation fails to deliver what is expected from him. Similarly,…