Common Law Essay Examples

In the past week, Chicago Policer Officer Jason Van Dyke was found guilty of second-degree murder of Laquan McDonald in 2014. Initially it was reported that Laquan was attacked the officer Van Dyke with a three-inch knife and that warranted his shooting. Later videos released by the Chicago Police reveal that Laquan was walking away […]

On June 11, 1993, the United State Supreme Court upheld Wisconsins penalty enhancement law, which imposes harsher sentences on criminals who intentionally select the person against whom the crime…is committed..because of the race, religion, color, disability, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry of that person. Chief Justice Rehnquist deliverd the opinion of the unanimous Court. […]

The term “laws of war” refers to the rules governing the actual conduct of armed conflict. This idea that there actually exists rules that govern war is a difficult concept to understand. The simple act of war in and of itself seems to be in violation of an almost universal law prohibiting one human being […]

The New YorkTimes printed allegedly classified documents that leaked from the Pentagonabout the war in Vietnam. A 47 volume classified history of the American involvementin Vietnam was distributed to the Times and, later, the Post by Daniel Ellsberg,a minor writer in the Pentagon Papers. The Times published these papers bitby bit until the Nixon administration […]

Unconscionable conduct is conduct that is not in agreement with what is considered reasonable. It is where one party knowingly takes unfair advantage of the other partys disability. This concept of unconscionability first arose in the early eighteenth century and was developed by the English Court of Equity. Since this time it has been used […]

These days more and more young people are turning to crimes. These crimes are being committed by young offenders of all ages. The crimes they are committing are get even more and more serious and in the last five years the percentage of youngsters committing more crime has increase by more then 50%. Young offenders […]

Traditional international law asserts several modes of acquiring territory as cession, occupation, prescription, accretion, and conquest. Cession refers to the transfer of a territory to another state by an agreement or treaty. Traditional international law asserts that a state can acquire sovereignty over another territory in cases where that sovereignty is ceded effectively through agreement […]

The American Declaration has consistently been applying a single set of general state obligations. Some of these obligations are to ensure that the rights inherent in an OAS member state are implemented in totality. These measures are classified as those pertaining to deterrence and conscientious response whenever individuals’ rights are endangered due to the malafide […]

Abstract How far we have come in such a small time. When you think that the personal computer was invented in the early 1980’s and by the end of the millennium, several households have two PC’s, it is an astonishing growth rate. And, when you consider business, I can look around the office and see […]

Common law is a form of judge-made law found in courts when making decision or during the precision of cases. Traditionally, common law is not bound to the constitution or any form of stature. In this case, common law gets its definition from courts for it is used by judges through sense and logic rather […]

It has been a settled principle that a corporation has a distinct and separate entity from that of its shareholders . It is a juristic entity, a corporate personality, which is created by law and is recognized as an artificial being possessing with certain powers and rights, which are carried out through the acts of […]

Misuse or theft prohibited by law. This was the warning printed on a milk-carrying container at the local grocery store where I work. The use of the word prohibited intrigued me, so when I got home I looked it up in Readers Digests Great Encyclopedic Dictionary. I found two definitions: 1. To forbid, especially by […]

Gilbert Lopez, a former chief accounting officer of R. Allen Stanford and his former controller Mark Kuhrt, were sentenced to 20 years in prison for helping concealing Stanford’s $7 billion Ponzi scheme. The men were convicted in November of conspiring to hide fraud. The sentences were imposed yesterday in Houston by U.S. District Judge David […]

Week 4 management assignment Gift 47. 1 For 12 years, Theodore Alexander Buders father made substantial gifts to his minor grandchildren. Theodore Buder and his wife divorced during this period. The cash gifts, typically in the form of checks made directly payable to the children, were given to Buder with the understanding that he would […]

Nowadays, more and more people are choosing to live in the city. They are willing to leave their homes and migrate to the city because there are plenty of job opportunities and entertainment in the city. However, without them realizing it, there are many disadvantages of living in the city. This is because the people […]

What is conspiracy? Conspiracy is an agreement by two or more people to commit an illegal act (Anderson & Gardner, 2013, p. 179). Most people now days would rather pay someone to commit the crime for them, so that it won’t come back on them, but that doesn’t work. What is hearsay? Hearsay is the […]

In early 2000, an African-American name James Daniel, Jr applied for an Executive Team Leader position with Target. He was given tests, which he passed placing him in a very high percentile of those who have been previously tested. Unfortunately he was not hired, and was given the explanation of not meeting the requirements of […]

Culbertson v. Brodsky “A contract in which there is no consideration moving from one party, or no obligation upon him, lacks mutuality, is unilateral, and unenforceable. ” Texas Farm Bureau Cotton Ass’n v. Stovall, 113 Tex. 273, 253 S. W. 1101 (1923). Culbertson v. Brodsky case is an example of the illusory promise situation. An […]

Introduction While discretionary powers are an integral and necessary part of Administrative Law they cannot be exercised in an indiscriminate way. The courts are regularly called upon to determine whether the persons or bodies entrusted with this discretion have used it in a fair and reasonable manner. This discussion, following an explanation of discretionary powers, […]

BUS 204 and placed the mixture on a chair within her reach. She took the poison and died several hours later. Mr. Roberts admitted placing he poison within her reach but denied having the required mental state for first-degree murder ecause he was responding to his wife’s request and was motivated by love and mercy. […]

Snyder v. Turk p40 Procedural History: Lower court entered a directed verdict for Dr. Turk b/c there was an absence of evidence that he intended to inflict personal injury Directed verdict: a ruling by a trial judge taking a case from the jury b/c the evidence will permit only one reasonable verdict (after trial) -testing […]

Introduction In the modern era of development and technological advancements, a constitution is a necessity of every country in order to have an organised institutional authority. The constitution may be written, unwritten, codified or uncodified. The most general classification of a constitution is codification or lack of it. The constitution delves into the very essence […]