Judicial remedies

INTRODUCTION On October 26, 2005, President George W. Bush and Congress treated the firearms industry to a new shield of liabilityliability shield against civil suits brought by victims, families, and municipalities devastated by gun violence. Plaintiffs who had suits pending against gun or ammunition manufacturers or dealers arising out of third party criminal conduct or unlawful behavior found their suits immediately dismissed. The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA)…

wrong for which the victim receives a remedy in the form of damages". With these facts stated, I think that it can be said that tort law is the body of laws regarding civil wrongs that cause harm to another person because of something that the tortfeasor did or failed to do. This harm can be a physical injury, a financial loss or damages that would not have occurred but for the lack of due care or reasonableness of the tortfeasor. Tort laws offer remedies to the plaintiff…

Facts of the Case On October 5, 2012, the case of R v. Mabior was taken to the Supreme Court of Canada; her Majesty the Queen is the appellant, and Clato Lual Mabior, the respondent. As well, nonparties known as the interveners are of grave importance to this imperative matter. There were a total of twelve interveners, including: Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network and HIV & AIDS Legal Clinic Ontario, just to name a few (see Appendix A for full list). This case falls under the scope of criminal law…

Lilly Ledbetter a woman who was subjected to unfair pay wages and sexual discrimination on a daily basis; Mrs. Ledbetter is a regular woman like any other woman in the work force. She was employed by Goodyear from 1979 through 1988 at a Gadsden, Alabama plant. In 1985 she was working as an area manager along with three male managers, her shifts were from 7:00 P.M. to 7:00 A.M., while she worked for the company, she was given low ratings. Although, she did receive a Top Performance Award in 1996,…

Police Violence A Research Paper on How Law Cannot Effect Police Violence Police violence is a serious subject and takes place in a variety of ways. Police violence is defined as, “the use of excessive and/or unnecessary force by police when dealing with civilians (Danilina).” Which raises the question of can laws be put into place in order to deal with this issue? Can law bring about the change that is needed in order to reduce police violence? Can the implementation of simple and certain…

According to the Centers for Disease Control, 98.3% of the population of children entering kindergarten in America are vaccinated (CDC.gov, 2015). On the other hand, individual state exemption levels are anywhere from .1 percent in Mississippi all the way up to 6.5 percent in Idaho. The trouble with this information is that in order for vaccinations to be successful and to wipe out diseases, everyone needs to be vaccinated. Having mandatory vaccinations for children entering school will help to…

History is littered with examples of what happens when there is little to no legal system set up, or when the system is weak. In attempts to keep the peace, government forces act well beyond their mandate, and take the law into their own hands. They execute anyone suspected of illegal activity without due process, even if the accused has done nothing wrong. It is a barbaric practice that belongs in the past, and yet it continues to this day. There is no clearer example than the Philippines and…

The goal is to reduce mass incarceration through policy, legal reform, and social interventions. Through these actions, we can create a system that is focused on the safety of the people while maintaining a fair and equal judicial system. Our current policies have led us to where we are today; a criminal justice system overcrowded with inmates who have been harshly punished for drug-related offenses. The war on drugs was a failure that needed to be treated as a health concern…

home and school and it doesn’t partake in helping with the recreational activities, they manage to make it work. Just as Sandy is making the best of her situation Ashley’s parents could have done the same instead of relying on the pharmacological remedies and surgery. They could have gotten an appropriate sized wheel chair, bathtub and homecare. These options would have also been less painful for the child that is already suffering. Sandy however is in support of the Ashley treatment; she…

In the third New York Times article, “An Assault on the Voting Rights Act,” the word choice of “assault” demonstrates a noticeable bias towards the disapproval of the ruling. It emits a vibe of attack towards the nation. The first sentence, “the conservative majority on the Roberts Court issued another damaging and intellectually dishonest ruling.” goes for a specific stance that accuses the conservative of having class bias against the minority, Entman and Rojecki’s work The Black Image in…