Extenuating circumstances

bound by the law in an agreement. This doctrine must be differentiated between commercial agreements – where an intention is generally presumed – and social agreements, where courts have agreed are not legally enforceable unless there are extenuating circumstances. Balfour v Balfour (1923) is a defining case on this differentiation. It was held by the court that the agreements between a husband and his wife, while they were still living together,…

Lombroso and Ferrero believed that the different crimes committed by men and women are a result of their physical difference. Dalton (1964) claimed that hormonal or menstrual factors can influence this minority of women to commit crime in certain circumstances. The sociocultural theory which examines violence in terms of socially structured biases. One way to look at this theory is by analyzing Merton 's…

nature. Ophelia is forced to conform to society’s view of women and the will of her father. Hamlet is the prince of a murdered king that is coerced to commit an act of treason against the Crown of Denmark. These individuals are confronted by extenuating circumstances and either confront them without success or conform to them carrying out their…

there is a patient suffering from chronic pain, and any action strains or pains him, and he cannot live his life without pain, hospice does not make the pain go away. This is why euthanasia and assisted suicide laws, under regulated and monitored circumstances should be legalized in the United States. Some may say killing is inhumane, but is it any more humane if a human is forced to suffer for possibly years until…

Fair In Love And War Or So They Say Humans are a complex species; a species where circumstances and emotions dictate their actions. Love is perhaps a humans most prevalent motivator, the majority of their actions being guided by the need to love and receive love in return. A person will spend their entire life looking for love; whether it be in a friend, family member, lover, or a personal god. Certain circumstances in a persons life can dictate their ability to give and receive love. War has…

It was the first time that he experienced the corruption and evil within the very institution that was supposed to be good. Extenuating family circumstances were probably the only thing that kept Officer Adulterer alive. He was starting to discover the true evil of the police force and at the time Officer Do-gooder was mostly just trying to get the job done. Three years later, Officer Do-gooder…

day life. In an effort to reduce the mass amount of drugs, mandatory minimum sentencing laws were implemented into our country. Mandatory minimums are laws with set minimum sentences for certain crimes that judges cannot lower, even for extenuating circumstances. The most common of these laws deal with drug offenses and set mandatory minimum sentences for possession of a drug over a certain amount. In 1971, President Nixon declared a “war on drugs”, resulting in mandatory…

that the Jury had full discretion for sentencing which violated the constitution (Gravey, p. 838). After this ruling some states eliminated the need for juries to determine a sentence and automatically executed convicted criminals with extenuating circumstances to death. Other states rewrote statutes in order to be compliant with the law. Four years later the Supreme Court ruled that capital punishment no longer violated the constitution as long as “a jury had been given adequate guidance as…

One of the most defining moments of one’s life is when one discovers who they truly are inside. Growing up, the influences of friends and family are clearly marked on one’s beliefs, ideals, and moral standards, whether they want to believe it or not. The desire to fit in is what pushes many people to do things they may not be comfortable with or believe in themselves; this is alternately called peer pressure. However, even through moments of weakness and the struggle to belong, one shapes and…

One thing that you can 't complain about with Margaret Atwood 's Rape Fantasies is downtime; there is none to speak of. It hits the ground running, the narrator Estelle opening in media res, quite in the middle of conversation, the subject of which (rape) she initially professes a reluctance to address. Estelle is tired of hearing and seeing things about rape in the media. She doesn 't want to think about it. This introductory tone of reluctance is important because it reveals a conflict…