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    In dealing with the situation regarding Maryam Adedayo and Idris Eze, you should go through the state legal system. The Nigerian federal legal system is far too secular, and will not truly be able to bring about true justice in the eyes of Allah. If we really want to interpret what it is Allah would view as justice, then this matter should be dealt with by the Islamic community, rather than the Nigerian government. Afterall, it was the prophet himself who said, “Let there be a community among…

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    1. “A Time to Kill” demonstrates the functions of law throughout the film. One example of this is how law portrays right and wrong. In the film, the authorities arrest the two redneck men because they raped a ten year old girl, and that breaks the law in two occasions; Sexual assault and intercourse with a minor. The law states that both sexual assault and intercourse with a minor is wrong. A second of example of the functions of law is how law protects society. In the film, the father of the…

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    Drug Smuggling Case Study

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    Drug smuggling is an offence when an individual transports drugs from one country to another. A man named Olaf Dietrich smuggled at least 70 grams of Heroin packed in condoms which he had swallowed. On the 17th of December 1986, Dietrich flew into Melbourne airport from Thailand and got arrested by the Australian federal police the next morning, when the police found one of the condoms in the kitchen, and some heroin in a plastic bag under a rug in another room. Dietrich went to the high court…

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    Throughout history legal traditions shaped the way society is structured. Two of the major traditions are the common law traditions and the civil law traditions. Within these traditions, certain unique systems were created that aided the criminal procedure. In common law traditions it was the adversarial system and in civil law traditions it was the inquisitorial system. There has always been an argument whether or not these systems worked “as intended by design”. The flaws of an inquisitorial…

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    Millions of animals are being imprisoned in cages waiting on the next experiment to be performed; these animals are the victims of animal testing. Animal testing is the use of animals in scientific procedures to discover if certain substances are safe for humans. Of the one hundred million animals that are tested on each year, the diversity of the species ranges from frogs to monkeys. The individuals for animal testing approve of what occurs inside the laboratories, and those against animal…

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    Canadian law including Hammurabi, Mosaic, and Roman. Britain has had the most influence on Canadian law. Although there have been many influences on Canada 's legal system, Britain has had the most impact for reasons such as Trial by Combat and Ordeal, Common Law, Rule of Law and the British North American Act of 1867. The impact that the Hammurabi laws have had on Canada 's legal system today is that the laws are known, along with the hierarchy of laws. Hammurabi was a famous king who ruled…

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    Primates

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    Relationships between animals and humans have always been a mixed bag of need and fascination over differences and similarities. For generations humans have used animals as personal companions, work support and to understand themselves better and sometimes to the disadvantage of the animals. Primates are human’s closest relatives genetically and in social behavior relations. This makes them the best option to study and learn more about human psychology and the nervous system Through neurobiology…

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    freedom of the press and speech went beyond what is stated in the common law of England, it protects a person’s right to criticize the government and government officials. Both sides have well thought out reasons as to why their view is correct, however I strongly believe that Madison’s…

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    Their responsibility were to alter the identity of local land allocation authority were there was delegation of power in local land. Apart from land allocating function ,land allocation authority his evidence to land dispute granted were best evidence, and were given great weight in the court. Imposition of Land ordinance removed effective control of communal land from traditional authority and passed to the president or to the delegate, this has been witnessed in rural land especially with…

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    Philadelphia Movie Essay

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    Recently, I watched the movie Philadelphia, which was directed by Jonathan Demme in 1993. Mr. Demme has won an oscar, directed over fifty films, including Silence of the Lambs. He also was/is a big proponent of informing citizens about gay rights and the effects of HIV/AIDS. This movie is about a lawyer (named Andrew Beckett), who is gay and has HIV. In the beginning of the storyline he does all that he can to hide these aspects about himself, but a colleague of his notices the one symptom of…

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