Public health law

1. Why does America have so much “nonsense” and “irrationality” in our criminal justice programs and policies? What is the role of public opinion, the media, social movements, political initiative, and science in America’s criminal justice policy-making process? Most crime control policies/programs within today’s criminal justice system are irrational; not all, but most crime control ideas are based on belief(s) rather than facts and data. It’s interesting to note that both liberals and…

appropriate to say that there has been an ancient power struggle between morality and legal authority. The tenacity of sado-masochistic practices has further tugged the ropes of these concepts apart as arguments have risen about the interference of the law in private and consensual activities on the basis of the preservation of the moral fabric of the society. There is a view, that courts should maintain a residual power to control moral issues, physical harm or not. However, according to the…

Most countries have passed laws to ban marijuana but marijuana legalization has been enacted in some countries across the world as Canada will do. Although today, critics insist that marijuana can cause addiction, overdose, and others problems, many people support that legalizing cannabis can bring about positive effects for people who want to feel relaxed with marijuana instead of hard drugs like heroin and on education to a teenager. Also, marijuana legalization can make people more access to…

GARY, Indiana, vs. SMITH & WESSON case, the plaintiff asserts that the actions of manufacturers and dealers fall under a category of public nuisance because their illicit business interferes with the comfortable enjoyment of life; therefore it is subject to action. From the defendant’s standpoint, their conduct is legislatively authorized and therefore cannot be a public nuisance; furthermore, they allege not having sufficient control over the handguns at the time of the injury to be liable for…

protesters and activist to break the law for the sake of their cause. When laws begin to be broken it's no longer justifiable to say that it's still Civil disobedience. In a democracy,…

Prior to 1975, more than half of children with disabilities were not receiving an appropriate education, and 1 million children were denied access to an education in the public school entirely (Altshuler & Kopels, 2003, p. 320). As a result, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EHA) was established in 1975, which is known today as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This act provided the right for disabled children to receive a free and proper education that will…

increased concerns about the negative health effects from exposure to BPA that include risk of certain types of cancer, risk of heart disease and the increased likelihood of diabetes. Fourteen other state legislatures have acted in the best interest of their citizens to enact BPA legislation and now is the time for our great state to act as well. Now is the opportune moment for our…

Affirmative (6) Introduction I affirm Resolved: In the United States, private ownership of handguns ought to be banned, based off of several contentions. I affirm the resolution in hopes of preserving my value of liberty, and it is to mean freedom under the law. My value criterion for the round will be maintaining the social contract. Definitions and Framework Before we begin the round, I will clarify and define the following terms. Firstly, I will address the term United States. United States…

interest for the public, increases in legal costs, and manipulation of the legal system. The insanity defense’s history plays into our everyday legal actions and in order to understand the problem, you need to understand the defense. The insanity plea came about in the twelfth century, when it was originally meant to offer an excuse or reason for the crime to get a revised sentence rather than “not being found guilty” like we are…

The separation thesis suggests that the law and morality are distinct in terms of conception. In this regard, the definition of law should be completely freed from moral ideals. Moreover moral considerations must not be included in the definition of legal terms such as legal validity, laws, and legal systems. Legal positivism suggests that there are no moral constraints on the validity of legal rules. The positivist community agrees that it is possible to have legal systems without moral…