English law

In order to increase our understanding of justice in the United States, we can look at how some individual cities contribute to creating their own construction of justice. One of the major distinctions between major cities is the way the police collaborates with their community, for instance the difference between Richmond, California and Baltimore, Maryland. Richmond’s officers have all been mandated to attend community meetings or discussions, while off-duty and when they are on-duty, they…

to make sure their rights are being protected. Lawyers are often at prisons and hospitals, talking to clients and getting information on a case. The benefits of being a lawyer is getting to have their own business, or could even be an employee of a law firm. Having to juggle the public ,and the client at the same time can be stressful at times. A hard work ethic and an immense amount of patience are needed to succeed in this field. From past experiences, there has always been a passion for…

Caucasian’s view the death penalty differently compared to African American’s. This repetition has reoccurred due to the facts that African American has been more likely to have major historical events within the correctional system pertaining the law. Meanwhile, the study does step in to reflect on another occurrence that impacts the social norms in the situation pertaining capital punishment. Gender also plays a major aspect in the influence in capital punishment. Women are more objective to…

Collective agreement. That’s the biggest separation between union and non-union work places. Employee’s who work under a non-unionized work environment are subject to being employed under “management conditions.” They have no legal protections about the conditions in which they were hired, so if a manager changes his/her mind about the terms and conditions of the employment your subject to those changes. Where as in a unionized work environment you have set terms and conditions in which you were…

There are two main approaches when it comes to dealing with children and youth; the welfare and justice based approaches. This response will compare and contrast the difference between the two, and comment on how each approach constructs childhood and youth. The welfare based approach involves around the concern of the wellbeing of children and young people. It is used in the context of legal system to justify the intervention of children or young people from facing the criminal justice system.…

In the play, Antigone, there are two types of justice that are displayed. One type of justice is represented by Antigone who believes in “divine law”, the will of god, and another type of justice is represented by Creon whose understanding of justice is through strict laws and harsh punishment. The play begins, In the aftermath of the theban civil war, in which two brothers, eteocles and polynices, died while fighting on opposite sides, for the throne of Thebes. Creon, ends up being King of…

were men and women who fought for protective labor laws that treated women differently. Others, like Phyllis Schlafly, were concerned for the break down of the traditional…

This paper defends the right of citizens to consciously disobey laws in their society, after examination. People have a right to form idiosyncratic beliefs through their own conscience and rationality. Individuals should demonstrate the values they believe are worth losing their life, liberty, and property, through their actions. The actions they choose should not cause irreversible damage. People, compelled to act must do so regardless of the justness of their society. The just government acts…

Another possible test that could be applied under a student body of law, is the Endorsement Test. The Endorsement test prevents, “particular religious’ belief being favored or preferred.” This test is similar to the second prong of the Lemon Test. We have recognized that the Plaintiff will most likely argue that religion is being advanced. That one religious group is being favored, but that argument is not very strong. The Plaintiff believes strongly that religion should not be apart of such…

A problem America faces today is the fight for marijuana to be legalized in all fifty states. Would it be wise for the government to legalize recreational and medical use of marijuana? The U.S. can’t come to an agreement all together just to legalize and just profit off of it by taxing marijuana. People with wide chronic pain are requesting for the use of medical weed to help take the edge off of pain because they don’t want to take pills. Pills can lead to addiction and can hurt your body over…