Commercial law

Electric Corp. v. Public Service Commission, 1980). Although, the first amendment does not clearly protect commercial speech, this leaves legal room for companies and/or individuals to determine how far the protection may apply. Thankfully, the first amendment does provide four guidelines to what is considered commercial speech. A speech may only be commercial if, its contents only propose a commercial transaction; the contents can easily be termed as advertisements; the contents of the speech…

When analyzing the current prostitution laws in Canada, it is evident that they are absolutely unacceptable (Lowman, 2012). A public opinion survey established that the majority of Canadians believe that prostitution is improper and should be prohibited. However, there is little evidence of a broad social consensus in Canada on what should be done about the apparent issues surrounding the sex trade industry. Due to the fact that 98% of prostitutes in Canada are women, the topics discussed in…

Risk Characteristics A high number of victims that encounter law enforcement agencies are from devious backgrounds. Law Enforcement most understand and have very clear that dealing with a kid in any situation is a risk factor when it comes to human trafficking, this also goes to female adults already trapped in commercial sex, voluntarily or not. Much attention should be given to those females that are reported missing as discovered in a Central Florida County Sherriff’s Office recently. A…

elements to define a rule if a customary law or not: the physical and the psychical. In the aspect of the physical element, a customary law has international usage, general practice or usus. Namely, a customary law has to be practiced worldwide, continuously, repeatedly, unanimously and analogously. In the aspect of the psychical element, a customary law has to be accepted by states in the international society, to get the opinion Juris. The customary laws are usually unwritten. However, there…

a misdemeanor for any person participating in “debt adjusting”, with an exception to the practice of law. This statute does not violate the Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Clause since states have the power to enact what they consider injurious practices in commercial and business affairs. The statute is valid as long as the laws do not conflict with specific constitutional rulings and federal law. Procedural History: This case was filed by Skrupa doing business as “Credit Advisors” alleged…

Common Law Development Australia has not formally recognised a legal right to privacy, however, it is argued that privacy is incidentally protected by other civil actions, such as breach of confidence, or trespass. The absence of a common law right to privacy was established in Victoria Park Racing and Recreation Grounds Co Ltd v Taylor (‘Victoria’). Nevertheless, this long established principle was challenged recently in Australian Broadcasting Corporation v Lenah Game Meats Pty Ltd (‘Lenah')…

Human trafficking is “a modern-day form of slavery involving the illegal trade of people for exploitation or commercial gain” (Homeland Security). The exploitation includes prostitution, forced labor, servitude, and removal of organs. There are three elements of human trafficking: purpose, mean, and act (United Nation Office on Drugs and Crime). Traffickers, who “may operate as individuals, families, or more organized groups,” (Human Trafficking) exploit people in order to gain money out of…

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services and the expectation of an attractive income and lifestyle. 3. Explain the social and economic significance of the topic for people: Economic significance: Essentially, this $32 billion-per-year trafficking industry is driven by the basic market laws of demand and supply and will not stop so long as the risk of being caught is low, the demand remains and the profits are high. In fact, traffickers prefer to see themselves purely as business people who are responding to the demands of…

In the article, Nothing to Hide, there is the reference to the various aspects of information privacy, with consideration of the inherent risks existing in the structure as it stands, concerning the advancement of the digital era. The author notes that “the nothing-to-hide argument pervades discussions about privacy.” The historical context of the argument is laid out where reference is made to the origins of the “nothing-to-hide” narrative, in the cultural and legal contexts. The policy is…