Right to Information Act

of Homeland Security (DHS) had to take into account the lessons learned from 9/11, especially the shortfalls that were seen in intelligence gathering and make some major changes. The DHS is not the only agency that is responsible for gathering information for the Nation’s safety, there are many different national agencies that provide intelligence for homeland security. Some of the National agencies include offices that many have heard of like Customs and Border Patrol, the U.S. Coast Guard or…

The theory strongly believes on the universal assumption of right and wrong. It does not believe that there is the need to justify that duties are product of good. They strongly believe in uniformity, in that there should be a standard rule that governs every situation. It assumed that anybody confronted with the same situation should also act in the same way (Brook, 2007). The differences between the two theoretical perspectives can be easily be made…

The HIPAA Act which stands for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and acted in 1996. HIPAA laws created a new national standard in protecting people’s health information. Whenever some body visits nowadays the hospital has a little page that you sign letting them know that you acknowledge that the physician office has notify you about their compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability laws. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability laws were put…

Comparison of the Government Information Release Systems in the United States and China A. Introduction Due to globalization and an increase in peoples’ demands, many countries have established government information release systems (hereinafter GIRS), which require that governments open their files and information to the public actively or passively. Government information release systems are important systems to protect peoples’ rights, to promote business, to prevent corruption and to…

The Patriot Act can sound scary. This idea that this big monitering, force, knows everything about you, and can access all of your information at the click of a button. Thats a power that can be easily abused. But has it been? Has it hurt anyone? If anyone has been hurt by this act its the terrorists that are coinsiding to help destroy this country. If anyone has been hurt, its the criminals and vandals that run rampant in this country. If anyone has been hurt, it is most certainly not, the…

The Queen of England is the head of the government and the Governor General acts as her representative in Canada and works alongside the Prime Minister, which leaves Canada as a constitutional monarchy. When Canada became a British colony, confederation, then came into play, forming a union between Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. The Constitution Act of 1867, also known as The British North America Act, was what united these provinces, this divided provincial…

Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act was intended to prevent the purchasing of firearms to convicted felons, but failed to recognize other avenues, and failed to establish an accurate background system. The Brady act was created as an Amendment to the Gun Control Act of 1968. It instituted a five day waiting period and required that every business in each state, which has a license to sale firearms, to conduct a background check on each individual prior to a sale. It also established the…

Should the security of our nation outweigh individual freedoms? America wants to use all of its resources to help fight the war on terror, and has all rights to do so. The security of our nation being a issue because our leaders want to keep america safe and free from foreign invasion. Because of the 9/11 attacks on american soil, we have taken all measures to prevent another incident from occurring by using simple, accessible powers the government has. The government wants to closely watch…

Life During Pregnancy Act 2013: If there is a severe chance of illness on the part of the life of the mother, or a mental problem including suicide, it is also stated that the life of the unborn has to be preserved as much as possible without risking the mother 's life. b) Legal Perspective A constitutional prohibition on abortion and access to the related services in Ireland is known to have existed since 18611. Section 59 of the 1861 Offences against the Person Act made it a…

When regulating the right to privacy, federalism faces certain limitations which include the following. First, the probability that it might lead to discrimination from a person’s skin color, race, religion or political affiliation is high (Bellia, 2008). People in positions of leadership at the state levels are likely to dominate those they lead by hiding critical information from them. Or stop and frisk policy require that the police detain suspects and sometimes even civilians temporarily for…