Common Entrance Examination

states throughout the country so more victims could possess the right to protect themselves from bodily harm, without any form of repercussion. Kaduce and Davis explained the difference between the traditional law and the Stand Your Ground law. “The common law approach had erected an expectation that a party to a threatening interaction occurring outside the home (or castle) leave or retreat from the situation when it was reasonable to do so.” (Kaduce and Davis, 2013) They also included the…

William Morgan EN100-27 October 9th, 2015 Dr. Bloom Just Justice: Is a fair trial really fair? According to the article, 5 Ways America's Justice System Is Designed To Screw You posted to Cracked.com on January 28, 2015, by Talia Jane there are several ways that the American justice system is set up to fail you. Ms. Jane, a professional writer, wrote this article along with an anonymous expert source, that she claims is a former public defender who wished to go unnamed. Lane says that without…

In order for a valid contract to exist between Sam and the chain store there needs to be elements that back up the proof. A contract consists of four different elements: agreement, consideration, contractual capacity, and a legal object. The agreement “consists of an offer b one party, called the offeror, to enter into a contract and an acceptance of the terms offer by the other party, called the offeree.” (Kubasek, 2012, p.304) The agreement could be done as a verbal agreement or even a…

American Jury System Is the American jury system still a good idea today? The American jury system was a system first started in England hundreds of years ago. If in the community a crime were committed the accused would be brought to court with a judge and jury. I believe the jury system is still a good idea for today’s community for the reason that it keeps citizens involved in the judicial branch. Also the jury is usually correct. Lastly it keeps the civic rituals of the jury system. I…

You asked me to discuss what a party to a contract must do to show he executed an agreement under duress for the purposes of rendering a contract voidable. Part I discusses the elements of duress. Part II discusses why signing a contract under economic duress does not generally render a contract voidable. Part III discusses the elements of undue influence as an alternative to duress. Discussion I. Duress Generally For a party to prove that he signed an agreement under duress, he must satisfy…

Social Class Justice in Montana 1948 Larry Watson, in his novel Montana 1948, suggests that even though the law is supposed to be applied to all citizens equally, often an individual's social status interferes with the carrying out of justice. Wes's arrest of frank and Julien's anger at Wes. Wes's arrest of Frank demonstrates how someone's social status can interfere with their distribution of the law. When Wes takes in Frank, the pain of having to arrest his…

What is Law? The foundation of the Anglo-American Law is dated back to the Norman Conquest in 1066. William the Conqueror was the first king in England to establish courts and laws that were common throughout the land. The common laws, originally from England are still in effect today. The law is a system of rules that are enforced to govern the behavior of the people. Private law deals with the relations between people in law of property, law of contracts, and tort. Public law enforces the laws…

INTRODUCTION Following close observations of criminal proceedings, many key issues of local court proceedings and bail in the criminal justice system were salient. These include the difficult balance between efficiency and due process in the local courts, and various issues concerning bail such as its undermining of the presumption of innocence as it punishes individuals before judgment, adverse repercussions for young people and difficulties in balancing justice for both the individual and…

Due to the recent changes in the federal arbitration act it has made the approach for arbitration when it comes to making entities or a major corporation be accountable for trying to manipulate the consumer into doing things that are either burdensome or just outright cruel. The issues that present themselves in the case where it is to be determined if a contract law found under the state of California will preempt a clause found within the federal arbitration act as to if they will include the…

The case that I researched involving the Uniform Commercial Code’s implied warranty of fitness for human consumption is the case of Tina Koperwas vs. Publix Supermarkets, Inc., and Doxsee Food Corporation. The facts of this case are Tina Koperwas, who purchased a can of Doxsee clam chowder at Publix store. When eating the chowder, she injured one of her molars when she bit down on a piece of clam shell. So Koperwas filed an action against Publix and Doxsee for breach of implied warranty of…