Essays About Justice

Juvenile Justice Professor Wims January 7, 2012 The four basic Correctional Models in the Juvenile Justice There are four juvenile correctional models. First, there is the Treatment Model which is based upon the Parens Patraie belief that the state acts as the guardian of a juvenile. The juvenile court examines the youth to better understand […]

Before we proceed to examine more about Duty of Care, it will be helpful to consider the way in which this concept is used by the courts. Duty of care can be broken down into two questions:  rst one which is general and determined as a matter of law and policy; followed by one which […]

How far should the right to Freedom of Speech extend? Are there instances where this right should be limited? Use specific examples in your essay. According to the U. S. Constitution, The First Amendment protects the right to freedom of religion and freedom of expression from government interference. Freedom of expression consists of the rights […]

1. Criminologists use scientific methods to study the nature, extent, cause, and control of criminal behavior. 2. Criminology is an academic discipline that makes use of scientific methods to study the nature, extent, cause, and control of criminal behavior. 3. Deviant behavior: departs from social norms 4. Criminologists who devise valid and reliable measures designed […]

According to Keller v. Inland Metals All Weather Conditioning, Inc, the case raises the question of whether there was an express warranty based on the conversations between both parties. If an express warranty was made, then the determination hinges on whether or not the company violated the warranty. The circumstances indicate that the Keller’s required […]

After the Civil War, the ex-Confederate states implemented “Black Codes” as legal statutes and constitutional amendments in order to restrict the freedoms of newly freed slaves. The main objectives of these codes were to ensure a consistent supply of cheap labor for agriculture and maintain a social hierarchy controlled by white individuals. It is worth […]

Evaluate the Effectiveness of Law Reform in Australia Law Reform in Australia is effective in varying degrees. Through Native Title Reform and Law Reform in Sport, the effectiveness of Law Reform in Australia is further outlined. The term ‘Native Title’ refers to the right of Indigenous people to their traditional land. In Australia it has […]

Linguistic rights (or language rights or linguistic human rights) are the human and civil rights concerning the individual and collective right to choose the language or languages for communication in a private or public atmosphere. Other parameters for analyzing linguistic rights includes degree of territoriality, amount of positivity, orientation in terms of assimilation or maintenance, […]

Introduction The term “CAVEAT EMPTOR” indicates let ‘buyer bewares. ‘ This rule used to generally apply to all sales, especially between individuals. It gives the buyer full responsibility for determining the quality of the goods in question. The seller generally has no duty to offer warranties or to disclose defects in the goods. However, as […]

In Anne Orthwood’s Bastard, John Ruston Pagan focuses our attention on the legalities surrounding a single case of out-of-wedlock pregnancy in seventeenth-century Virginia. Prosecutions for fornication and premarital pregnancy were common matters in early modern courts in Virginia, British North America, and England. Through Pagan’s narrative, this seemingly routine case gains significance for early American […]

Business Ethics Module 2 Written Assignment Act utilitarianism and rule utilitarianism are the two different forms of utilitarianism Shaw and Barry distinguish. According to our textbook, act utilitarianism is the classic and most straight forward version of utilitarianism. Act utilitarianism states that we must ask ourselves what the consequences of a particular act in a […]

Birthright Citizenship Aff: We affirm the resolution that birthright citizenship should be eliminated in the United States. According to the Black’s Law Dictionary, we define “abolish” as annuling, eliminating, or destroying an ongoing practice or thing. Furthermore, we refer to the Merriam Webster dictionary to define “should” as a word expressing obligation. The main criterion […]

Justice and Human Rights I choose the topic Justice and Human Rights because I find so many deviations of rights experienced by African-American society in this story. As we know, Human rights are “basic rights and freedoms that all people are entitled to regardless of nationality, sex, national or ethnic origin, race, religion, language, or other status. ” Human rights […]

The Law of Writs is a common law concept that involves the issuance of formal written orders by administrative or judicial bodies, typically courts. Writs provide extraordinary legal remedies for individuals who lack adequate protection under ordinary law. Common types of writs include warrants and prerogative, but there are also numerous others. The English judicial […]

INTRODUCTION Corruption in public life is an age old problem. It is not peculiar to India but has existed in some form or the other even in economically advanced and progressive countries. The extent varies to the degree of public awareness and the national character of the people. Any well intentioned government and society which […]

Zeus is the almighty. He is the “God of the sky,” hurler of “thunder and lightning” for justice and morality in the universe. Aeschylus’ play, Prometheus Bound is a direct attack against Zeus’ actions, his tyranny, and his punishment for Prometheus, a fellow God. Aeschylus constructs this argument in his play through the use of […]

Contracts between vessel owners and charterers concerning the water transportation of goods are technically known in admiralty law as “contracts of affreightment”. The charterer agrees to pay a freight charge for cargo space. The voyage, amount of cargo space, and time of delivery will all be covered by the contract. One common type of contract […]

Piercing the veil is one of the most discussed and litigated doctrines in all of corporate law. A company has a corporate personality distinct from its members. From the juristic point of view, it is a legal person distinct from its members. This is the principal laid down in Salomon v. Salomon & co. ltd. […]

The Crucible: Abuse of Power In a Puritan civilization, the amount of power the Church and the court had on the citizens was unfair. The Church was depended on to make laws and the court acted as a threat and intimidated civilians to obey the laws. In doing so, the life of a Puritan was […]

Killer Coke: The Campaign Against Coca-Cola Case Summary The “Killer Coke” case revolves around to brutal murders of union leaders in a bottling plant in Colombia and the corporate responsibility of the Coca-Cola Company. The Killer Coke movement alleges that the Coca-Cola Company directed or was implicitly involved in the killings to ensure that unions […]

Case study 2-Charles Martin in Uganda Describe Ugandan cultural attributes that might affect operations of a foreign company operating there? Uganda is a country of lacking infrastructure and lots of bureaucratic hoops to jump through. Governmental and Political corruption make it hard to do business without handing out bribes. The native language of Swahili, and […]

The Mischief Rule is a rule of construction that judges can apply in statutory interpretation in order to discover Parliament’s intention. In applying the rule, the court is essentially asking the question: what was the “mischief” that the previous law did not cover, which Parliament was seeking to remedy when it passed the law now […]