Physical law

disobey an unjust law nonviolently with the knowledge that arrests and/or punishment is a potential risk. Authors such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Gandhi claim that nonviolent resistance is justified because the people have power to resist, and violence cannot alleviate tension, as fire can not extinguish fire. Government laws must be for the interest of the society and justified. Therefore, if a law is unjustified, citizens have the power to resist it for “An unjust law is no law at all.”…

extent does the law preserve a person’s privacy? The Law of Search and Seizure and the Search Warrant, give the government strict to stipulations as to how they are able to rightfully obtain information that is presumed to be private. Although Searches, Seizures and Warrants seem to have simple guidelines, they are each intricate categories. It is common for a search to be defined as any action by government officials, which involves seeking for indication of a violation of law. Nonetheless,…

used to protect individuals that are victims of domestic violence (Gosselin, 2013, pg. 336). Protection orders are said to decrease intimate partner physical violence, generally decreasing the abuser from doing any more harm to the victim. (Gosselin, 2013, 336). They are said to be safe in protecting the victim from any harassment, contact, physical abuse, and etc., from the abuser (Gosselin, 2013, pg. 336). Despite the good intentions of this order, I do not believe that protection orders truly…

freedoms for Canadians and is the fundamental law which keeps Canadian society civilized and unprejudiced. For young people, the Equality Rights in section 15 in the Charter is most important because it protects their rights, constructs a equitable environment for their growth and provides equivalent opportunities for them in the society. The center concept of Equality Rights is that every individual has the right to the equal protection and benefit under the law without discrimination based on…

an act of criminal justice. We witness a lot done in the name of grief, revenge, or defense; most of which these “grey areas” are included. Families that have lost a loved one to a hateful or spiteful crime will ultimately want justice; be it by the law, or their taking it into their own hands. Observed in these trials and tribulations of the broken heart and mind, we identify three typical emotions in the average justified criminal; grief, defense, and revenge. Grief; a moment of irrationality…

curfew and the nighttime curfew laws in our city of Los Angeles are not well enforced. It appears to me that both of these variations of local laws are not as effective as they were intended to be. It is possible that some reasons that they are ineffective are in part because of not enough law enforcement in the area, and also the inconsistency of the law statewide. The curfew law is not a state-wide law, thus, I believe that this makes the enforcement of these two laws in one city and not in…

violating the law? In the United States alone, 2.3 million people are confined in a correctional facility and the same number are subjected to prejudice on a daily basis. As a result of the power entrusted to the prison guards, they are expected to effectively maintain the prison system and keep the inmates safe; nevertheless some of these officers take advantage of their position. This is gradually becoming a problematic issue as inmates are frequently encountering situations of physical…

The Miranda warning includes what rights we have when we are being arrested or interrogated. Police officers or other law enforcement officers must tell a person their Miranda rights during an arrest. After the warning is given to someone being arrested, the person also has the right to speak to an attorney. These rights became a part of the Fifth and Six amendments that…

elements to define a rule if a customary law or not: the physical and the psychical. In the aspect of the physical element, a customary law has international usage, general practice or usus. Namely, a customary law has to be practiced worldwide, continuously, repeatedly, unanimously and analogously. In the aspect of the psychical element, a customary law has to be accepted by states in the international society, to get the opinion Juris. The customary laws are usually unwritten. However, there…

The career I would like to pursue after high school is law enforcement. My preferred job to do is to be a detective in Chesapeake, VA. I would like to help others as a police officer. As a police officer my job is to protect citizens and their personal property. (Career Overview) Police officers are supposed to help citizens when they are in trouble. Police officers are considered public servants and do hard work for little pay. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, police officers have…