Family law

very important to law enforcement to ensure that defendants are getting a fair trial, officers are held responsible for the evidence they find and their honesty about it, and it lessens the number of false imprisonments. When an Officer lies on record, they are…

before their disease becomes intolerable. Over the last couple years this controversy has had a lot more media coverage because of people working to give it the attention that it needs. In the United States more people have been on the side of passing laws so that people who do assist do not get charged for the crime. One major story that was in the news that seemed to bring back more coverage of this topic was a young woman having to move to a different state just to have an assisted…

Introduction Anti-gay laws are a direct violation of not only one but many human rights. The main violation is that of freedom of expression and association . The Ugandan laws also violate the right to privacy and health care . Another right that is violated by anti-gay laws is the right to be free from discrimination and degrading treatment . This is a huge issue and needs more support. Many people do not realise that this issue is not so different from apartheid or the discrimination against…

are suspected of abuse should be put on probation with the company they work for, meaning if they are found guilty they will be removed from the company and have it put on their work record that they were released for abuse of the elderly, and the law. These caregivers should also have to work community service, approximately 10 hours for every offense that they are found guilty for. Multiple offenses could include they refused to give the patient their medicine on time, they don’t clean the…

Colonial Puritan philosophy regarding juvenile behavior was enacted into law, in 1646 Massachusetts passed the Stubborn Child Law, which created the first status offense which was an act considered illegal for minors only. Also, according to the common law, a youth under the age of 14 may or could be adjudged incapable of discerning right from wrong this appeared to the court and jury that he could discern between good and evil. These trials and punishments were based on age and any one older…

and some of the worst images happen are the ones where the victim or the victim’s family displays grief-filled heartache and pain. People want nothing but justice, but what if they never find justice or what happens if the justice executed by the system that helps to govern their livelihood does not meet or balance that of the crime committed. If either one of these travesties fall upon the victim or the victim’s family, vengeance would fill the…

I first realized my interest to study law whilst playing with a law-book. In lieu of a toy my mother would hand me one of the many law books piled up on the kitchen table. I recall reaching for the book, dragging it to the nearest chair and accepting my mother’s friendly invitation to join her. The law books my mother had piled up had a unique way of influencing different aspects of our life. I remember thinking how my mother and I used the law books in completely different ways. Its intriguing…

America has effortlessly allowed alcohol to be a tradition in most family’s homes. Those adults of those families all around the United States drive without even thinking that they might be slightly intoxicated. This has always been a problem that never seem to go away. There must be something that needs to be done because the laws right now are clearly not working. Alcohol reduces your ability to make decisions and can blur your vision. All of this is needed to drive effectively. It may be…

Hammurabi’s laws Hammurabi was a amorite king who ruled the Babylonian empire from 1792-1750 B.C. the way he gathered his laws was by sending out riders (on horses) to go to multiple towns/villages to collect rules and laws from other cities. Then they would return to Hammurabi and tell him about the rules they had collected. The ones he liked would be put on a giant brick outside of the ziggurat. The rules may not be so natural as the common rules today but they were extreme. So, if you had a…

assistants obtain the knowledge and expertise of the legal system that qualifies them to do work of a legal nature “through formal education, training, and experience” (NALA, 2015). Paralegals fill a vital role throughout both civilian and military law practices. However, there are some important distinctions both between the scope of responsibilities and formal education required that exist between the two classes of paralegals. NALA is a professional organization formed in 1975 to increase…