Law Essays

At the same time, the US Congress ratified new laws that sought to protect American lives, at home and abroad. The USA PATRIOT Act was sanctioned, allowing the US government law enforcement officers extra powers to alleviate against future threats while simultaneously ensuring that civil rights are not violated.

In the past few decades, increased bomb attacks and threats have left Americans in a worrying state about their general security. The September 11, 2001 attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center were a strong example of the dreadfulness of terrorism as the attacks offered evidence of the imperative need to protect our country against such dangers.

The results of such cruel acts have been injuries and loss of innocent lives. One of these isolated incidences is the Military Circle Mall on14th February 2014. Many questions have since emerged on the police preparedness to combating and reducing its frequencies. 

The high population that attends the event makes it a possible target for criminals and particularly terrorists groups that target crowded places. Since the 9/11 attacks in the US, there has been an increase in terrorism awareness in the fear that such an incident would occur again.

It is evident that there are increasing cases of murder based on different religions and structural beliefs which is a growing trend in the United States of America. Moreover, it is apparent that the criminal element is getting an earlier start as compared to what we used to see in the olden days (Scull et al., 2010).

The industrial disputes investigation act was adopted in Canada to prevent the occurrence of strikes and lockouts due to conflicts between laborers and employers. Canada experienced depression towards the end of the nineteenth century and several interventions were implemented in the early twentieth century, including the Industrial disputes investigation Act of 1907.

This resulted in the creation of the international criminal law under which every criminal act that destroyed human rights based on race, nationality, ethnicity and religion was punished.­ International criminal law is a division of public international law that governs the activities of states and how these activities affect the individual citizens of these countries.     

Land being one of the most valuable assets to man has led to disputes mainly based on present and future benefits due to ownership concerns. Land like other assets is under Law, Property Act 1925 section 53(1) (b). This law claims that any beneficial interest in land must involve title deeds or signed documents by all the parties involved in the property.

Female Muslims are required by the law of their religion to cover themselves up from head to toe. Their dress code has become a multi-faceted and complex issue that people often raise in public debate in most European States. The most affected areas are the education and employment areas.

The Anti-bribery provisions; these provisions apply to both issuers, “domestic concerns” and foreign businesses or nationals and their agents. The act describes the domestic concerns as citizens, nationals, residents of the United States, and/or any company which has its core place of business in the US or has its operations organized and constituted in the laws of any of its state.

In some cases, the seller has to bear a liability especially where goods sold are found to be defective. Similarly, a consumer is expected to bear liability especially when a product is destroyed after purchase so long as it was not originally defective.

Legally, a trust is an obligation that is not only equitable but also that legally binds a trustee to oversee the certain property, which is called the trust property, on behalf of the real beneficiaries of such trust property. The trustee may or may not be one of the beneficiaries, depending on the contract agreed on.

The reason for the observation is because there are offences that may be committed by a culprit from similar causes. Why and when children start juvenile activities is an issue that requires keen analysis. This means that some causes may be responsible for several actions, something that may not be easy to research and establish a conclusion. 

It is clear and apparent that allowing for overnight visits or full-time residence on the part of children of certain prisoners is likely to be highly beneficial and experience extraordinarily high level of success. As with any policy recommendation, costs should be analyzed and logistics of engaging in this particular approach should be thoroughly studied prior to it being affected.

The duty of care is premised upon several legal principles which must, therefore, be taken into consideration during the determination of liability in negligence. Specifically, a breach of duty of care takes place when an individual or a corporate entity to act up to the standard that had been stated or implied in the contract.

The concept of strict liability is haunted by several limitations such as lack of consistency and limited implementation. However, this concept has proven to be effective and sustaining in achieving various legislative concerns. This concept seems to offer a solution in spheres of law where mens rea has failed.

The company has to ensure the changes are sent to all the current members of the company in order to notify the employees of the changes. After passing the amendment, the directors need to ensure a copy of the amended or altered Articles that have been signed by an officer or one of the directors of the company is presented to the Registrar within the first 15 days.

Raymond had not fully bought this property and had agreed to buy the property as it was even though it needed some repairs (it needed the tyres to be replaced). However, Reddington Building Supplies Ltd had replaced the tyres before Raymond had come for this property and this can be used to mean that the property belonged to Reddington Building Supplies Ltd.

Amal has a valid right under the testamentary will; however, when Sanjeev stated that the shares would move to Jameel upon his death then it means that they were valid under gifts causa Mortis. In that, the board of directors were yet to approve the transfer of the shares meaning that they had not yet moved to Amal as written under the will.

One of the ways is where a person knowing that a testator in making a disposition in his favor intends it to be applied for purposes other than his own benefit either expressly promises, or by silence implies, that he will carry on the testator’s intentions into effect and property left to him upon the faith of that promise or understanding.

Charging a drug supplier for constructive manslaughter disregards the role of the drug user in making the choice to inject themselves with the drug. It is also reasonable to argue that the drug user made a free and deliberate choice to become a customer to the drug supplier. In such a case the drug supplier acted only as a facilitator to the drug user.

The hypermarket employer is avoiding adjudication. Even after being issued with the notice for adjudication, it responded by claiming that there is no dispute on the grounds that the contract administrator had properly done his work when assessing the time extension required for the contractor to finish his duty even after the delays.

The United Kingdom is part of the European Union a feature that intensifies the country’s commitment to consumer protection to the standards of the European Union. The country has structures that permit citizens to present their cases to the courts. Sue should, therefore, present her case to the Citizens Advice Consumer Service.

In the case of Nix v. Williams, 467 U.S. (1984), it was established that a girl aged ten years was abducted and murdered. Williams surrendered to the police and was arrested. In the event of transporting Williams to Des Moines, he made statements to the officers in the absence of the attorney. He then leads the police officers to the body since one of them demanded so.

The desire for retribution and vengeance make most people support the death penalty (Balko 1). Brock et al., (172) suggest that sixty percent of those who support the death penalty do this to back capital punishment under some form of this reasoning. However, the notion is seen as affecting judgments.

The main limitation for George is the fact that he will have to prove that the perpetrator has ‘pursued a course of conduct,’ meaning the sexual advances by his boss have occurred in the past. In Conn v Sunderland City Council, it was ruled that both instances must show harassment. The same decision was applied in Iqbal v Dean Manson Solicitors.

The Dispute Settlement body allowed the United States to impose a certain amount of tariffs. The commerce laws had to cater for the rights of every nation because international law protects the nation but not an individual. Thus, there was a need for protection of intellectual property which was a principle in GATT (Miller & Cross 2013, p.45).

Gas and oil production emit a lot of harmful greenhouse gases and hazardous air pollutants. Emission of these gases can be minimized through the use of effective practices and technologies (Partiett & Weaver 2011, p. 90). The company should also implement strategies for measuring toxic air pollution that it emits to the atmosphere.

The evidence of Dale’s ex-girlfriend is even going to act as positive evidence that supports the development of a proper justification for the action that could have possibly been committed by him at a certain point of time. This could be used as a positive source of evidence against Dale as it proves a victim’s propensity towards committing crimes.

Failure to disclose material facts of other associates like the gang operating a clubhouse amounts to the fraudulent scheme by the insured and the insurance company can deny the claim. Description of risk is key in claims, should be confirmed that all information during the application of an insurance policy is accurate and remains the same at the time of the loss.

A passenger must have a flight ticket and a visa to his or her destination before boarding a plane. All these documents need to be authentic and procured through legal means. This will enable airport officials operating security to ensure that only the legal people are allowed to use these airports, thereby keeping criminals and other hoodlums at bay.

The use of a randomized control trial has made look a less lethal way to correct a criminal. Also, other types of probationers can also benefit from this programme. Initially, the programme was meant for only for methamphetamine users but now it can be used by other substance abusers like alcohol and others.

Being a leading software company in the global market, Microsoft should have some responsibility towards the general market norms as well as its customer and Government Law should be obeyed in ethical terms as well. Antitrust regulators in the European Union should fight to extend clashes with Microsoft on the basis of its rival company’s complaints. 

The rules for statutory interpretation have been relatively fair in ensuring the three arms of government operate seamlessly. The mischief rule, the golden rule and the purposive approach tend to observe the primacy of parliamentary Acts, but courts have always interpreted the law based on the closest intention of the drafters.

The new laws are sufficient in the testing of the existence of mens rea. In R v another, the court was able to examine the intention of parliament in enacting section number 1, of the 1971 act. The court was able to explain that the decision in the Caldwell case was a misrepresentation of the term. The parliament made it clear, that recklessness meant, maliciousness.

The current balance between a right to privacy and a right to freedom of expression is appropriate. While the existence of the right to privacy is recognized in various international human rights laws and treaties, some national law including the UK’s does not contain a particular enshrined right to privacy.

The purchaser sued to claim that the contract was concluded (Furmston, 2006). The court allowed that the post office rule could operate by silence. According to them the reference in the letter of offer showed an intention that the contract could not be made until the offeror had actually received it (Furmston, 2006).

The inexorably developing trend in UK law is that the primary victims who have been directly involved in a negligent incident can successfully claim for psychiatric injury. Such claims can be preferred along the lines of claims for physical injury. All the same, the situation undergoes a remarkable change, when secondary victims are involved.

Police brutality, shakedowns, misusing powers, brutal nature, using banned substances by virtue of additional power all this can be considered as the example of police deviance. One such incident can be noted in the case of Baltimore in 2012 where despite the presence of police car a large scale of bribery was continue in the city just in front of a flooring company.

Contextually, Victoria, as assigned with renovation, hired builders and made necessary arrangements in relation to supplies of building materials. During the years 1992 and 1993, they had children and in the year 2002, David left Victoria and the house. In this regard, David stated that Victoria might use the house until the children have grown up.

The case involves an incident that occurred on July 8, 1990, where an Oregon State Police officer saw a drunken man leaving a social function at around half-an-hour past midnight, and proceeded to where his pick-up was parked and drove away. In the course of his observation, the Oregon Trooper Gregory observed that the man, the defendant, in this case, was struggling while walking and had no stability at all.

Financial laws are either established by governments or international bodies such as the IMF and the World Bank, which have established standardized guidelines, policies, and regulations that should be observed by financial institutions, especially those seeking to offer their products and services to the global community, to ensure that they adhere to the rules of financial integrity.

Set-up and development activities of businesses in the UK are administered and coordinated by Companies House. Subsequently, for registering a company in the UK in an appropriate manner, certain mandatory documents that include ‘Article of Association’ and ‘Memorandum of Association’ ought to be filed at Companies House.

Whereas an offer expressly implies the offeror’s willingness to be bound by the contract if conditions are met once the offeree accepts the offer, an invitation to treat merely invites offers that the offer can either reject or accept. Examples of invitations to treat are tenders, auctions, and advertisements.

This ranges from prayer in public schools, to monuments of the Ten Commandments at county courthouses, and even to our very own Pledge of Allegiance.  Interestingly enough, the pledge itself has undergone several revisions over the years and was absent any overt reference to religion until the latter half of the 20th century. 

It is important to protect both sets of interests or else the imbalance may result in an adverse outcome that may paralyze many work environments. However, Britain has found a way to have a favorable balance that summons interests from other bodies such as the European Union.

Before setting up a small business of handmade crafts for the consumers of the locality, the owner of the business has to take care of the rules and regulations of the United Kingdom. Non-compliance with the rules of business may attract penalties from law enforcers.

When starting and running a small business it is essential that one looks at the appropriate legal statutes that define the setting-up and operation of the enterprise. Presently, starting a small business seems to be a vague idea considering the record number of new companies being started around the globe. 

Two years later, the EA published its report in 1998, concluding that on a provisional basis, the construction of the MOX fuel plant by BFL for the purpose of the manufacture of the MOX fuel was justified. However, owing to the sensitive nature of the operations, the EA referred the matter to the Secretaries of State for further policy issues consideration.    

The lawsuit takes a rather interesting dimension when it becomes apparent that the defense attorney and the plaintiff’s attorney have a personal relationship; that of an estranged daughter and father. The plaintiff’s attorney Jedediah Tucker Ward is the father of Maggie Ward, the defense, automobile manufacturer’s attorney.