Legislation

Sex offender legislation has become a major topic of concern due to its conflicting disadvantages. The 2006 Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act (AWA) mandates that convicted sexual offenders must register on a public database that notifies the community. The AWA…

companies/businesses spend an abundance amount of money in order to create a persuasive, successful advertisement. Unfortunately, the reliability of advertising must be supervised in order to avoid lying to the consumers. Deceptive advertising legislation is currently repeatedly being rationalized and enhanced to reveal the varyingmerchandise companies that demand…

unsafe for humans to eat. The main things that need to be brought to attention is the legislation that already exists, who opposes the legislation, and the changes that should be made to the legislation. To being, water pollution has become a huge issue on a national level, and numerous regulations and organizations have been created in order to reduce the contaminants that…

utilitarian society believes that benefit is a way to describe law; the greater population’s pleasure over pain is the way to tell if something is just. Jeremy Bentham explains the principles of utilitarianism in his works Principles of Morals and Legislation. Bentham explains how one could weigh the morality of something based on seven principles that describe pain and pleasure. This bends what the law means to most and can make killing a just thing to do if it brings pleasure to the community.…

insurance risk on a case-by-case basis. American Humane opposes any policy that denies insurance coverage to all owners of certain breeds of dogs. American Kennel Club Position Statement (click above for direct link–PDF doc) “Dangerous Dog” Control Legislation The American Kennel Club supports reasonable, enforceable, non-discriminatory laws to govern the ownership of dogs. The AKC believes that dog owners should be responsible for their dogs. We support laws that: establish a fair process by…

2015). More gun control legislation will leave people defenseless against burglars and national defense, subsequently leading to an increase of deaths. To begin with, mass killings have been done by a small number of people who have killer intentions. The cause is not the availability of firearms because different weapons are used to harm innocent people every day. Not everyone who owns a gun will use it unless there is a legitimate reason to. Increasing gun control legislation will not stop…

MR2058- Animal Welfare Legislation Dangerous Dogs Introduction In order to protect the public from the threat posed by out of control dogs, most countries have a ‘dangerous dogs law’. There is often a lot of controversy surrounding these laws, as people often disagree with the decided definition of ‘dangerous’. In the UK the law surrounding dangerous dogs introduced in 1991 is breed discriminatory, this leaves room for a lot of debate as to whether the law can be deemed to be; effective,…

The ongoing debate about how vicious or harmless Pitbulls are has been an ongoing debate in society. “Pitbulls Should Be Banned” is the name of the forum started on Sciforums.com by user “Valich”. This article enlists the call to action for the banning of the breed of dogs known as Pit Bulls, due to their vicious behavior and running record of attacks on children and adults. Parents and those who care for children are the intended audience for this article, this audience will be more sensitive…

United States—namely Denver, Cincinnati and Miami—have implemented breed specific legislations which are laws that target…

Breed specific legislation banning pit bulls from communities while making people get rid of or register a pit bull they currently own is a example of ex post facto law because the law punishes owners of pit bulls that had pit bulls before the law was even passed. Even many legislations using a grandfathering clause are unconstitutional because a true grandfathering clause would not require a pet to…