Category: Law 2955
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Fair Treatment of Experienced Pilots Act (The Age 65 Law)
Table of Contents Introduction Background of the Age 65 Law Positive and negative pointers to the legislation Conclusion References Introduction The productivity of employees is a crucial topic in human resource management. Several bodies have had to come up with pieces of legislations to help in specifying the retirement age of certain categories of employees.…
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Pros and Cons of EPA Policy
Environmental pollution is among the most pressing issues the world is facing. Almost all nations have introduced legislation that encourage the generation of clean and ecofriendly energy. The U.S. is at the forefront after introducing the EPA policy that restricts the construction of power plants. The policy seemed to have immense benefits and detriments, making…
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Theories of Law: Legal Moralism
Table of Contents Legal paternalism Legal realism Justifications for punishment for law breakers Reference Legal Moralism refers to the laws propensity to legitimately prohibit individual behaviors that are inconsistent with the collective moral judgments held by a society. The individual behaviors need not be injurious to any other person in the community, but could be…
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Should Individuals Be Allowed to Sell Their Organs in the US?
The legal sale of ones organs can only be carried out in Iraq, Iran, Thailand, India, and Pakistan. Most people know that the sale of human organs is officially prohibited in the United States. Nevertheless, most people want to resort to this method as almost the only effective solution to all their financial problems. At…
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Elderly Nutritional and Medical Rights
Table of Contents Introduction Requirements of the law Legal implications Conclusion References Introduction Pestinika and his wife were generous people who offered help to an elderly person in need of better nutrition and health care. They were free to do so and agreed verbally to offer their help. They received payment from the government to…
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Shootings and Current Gun Legislation in America
Table of Contents Introduction The Incidence of Shootings Current Legislation The Necessity of Change Proposed Alterations Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Shootings are a somewhat frequent crime in the United States, along with the generally high incidence of gun crime. The tragedies have caused some groups of the population to oppose the existing firearm control legislation.…
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Hostages in the United States
Table of Contents Introduction The 2010 incident at Marinette High School in Wisconsin The incident at the Discovery Communications headquarters Comparison of the two scenarios The Writers opinion on the Incidents Classwork and the Hostage Scenarios Conclusion References Introduction The U.S. Constitution considers hostage-taking a criminal offense and it is punishable by terms of incarceration…
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Paralegal Confidentiality Issues
As a paralegal working with different attorneys, the author has to handle substantial amounts of confidential information. As Cannon and Aytch state, the attorneys duty to protect this information extends to their paralegal assistant (55). In the scenario, there are opportunities for accidental exposure through monitors or files left in the fax machine. The paralegal…
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The Practice of Judicial Discretion
The practice of judicial discretion has been traditionally the hallmark of Western jurisprudence. The metaphysical premise, out of which this legal practice derives, can be outlined as follows: the legislative acts to which prosecutors refer, while asking judges to provide offenders with an appropriate punishment, do not consider the specific circumstances that motivated such offenders…
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Case Study Assignment. Marvin Verses Marvin Case
Marvin verses Marvin case was a milestone case ruled by the US courts in the year 1976 (Ihara & Hertz, 2008). The plaintiff Michele Triola brought the case to court after the dissolution of their relationship with Marvin Lee. Before the case was brought to court, Triola together with her partner Lee had been cohabiting…