Legal essays
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Child Labor: Legalize or Ban?
Last month, when I was searching minimum wage law for my Economics class' assignment, I accidently found child labor minimum wage law. I was really shocked. Child labor is unavoidable in underdeveloped countries. However, I can't imagine that it is also legal in United State. Despite global activities against it, child labor still exists everywhere. Child labor exists in every country. UNICEF estimates that 158 million children age five to fourteen are engaged in child
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Legalize Marijuana - Medical Marijuana
Nobody gets high and beats their spouse and children. Nobody loses their kidneys, a pancreas, or a liver, no matter how much cannabis they consume. There is no such thing as a pot-o-holic. Yet, marijuana is illegal in the United States. For most of human history, marijuana has been completely legal. It's not a recently discovered plant. The legalization of Marijuana is a common controversy in today's society. Currently the community is divided on the
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Abortions - Making Abortion Legal
Abortion is one of the most common medical procedures performed in the United States each year.More than 40% of all women will end a pregnancy by abortion at some time in their reproductive lives. While women of every social class seek terminations, the typical woman who ends her pregnancy is either young, white, unmarried, poor, or over the age of 40. In the United States and worldwide, abortion (known also as elective termination of pregnancy)
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Abortions - Making Abortion Legal
Abortion is one of the most common medical procedures performed in the United States each year.More than 40% of all women will end a pregnancy by abortion at some time in their reproductive lives. While women of every social class seek terminations, the typical woman who ends her pregnancy is either young, white, unmarried, poor, or over the age of 40. In the United States and worldwide, abortion (known also as elective termination of pregnancy)
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International Legal Implications of Climate Change for Migratory Bird Protection in the Uk
International Legal Implications of Climate Change for Migratory Bird Protection in the UK Writer's Name Name, Section No Instructor's Name Date Climate Change for Migratory Bird in U.K Climate change has caused a decline in the number of several species of birds migrating to the UK in winter, according to a report by the Royal Society for the protection of Birds. But the overall number of water birds spending the winter in the UK in
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The Relationship Between Contract and Tort Legal
In principle, the tortious liability runs in parallel to liability in contract. Subject to the rules of privity of contract, one who has entered into a contract can sue or be sued on the contract which will set out the terms of the service to be provided by the professional person, and if there is no express term to this effect, there will be an implied term that the service will be performed with reasonable
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Should Marijuana Be Legalized?
Should marijuana be legalized? Many Americans have this question roaming through their heads. Marijuana is an illegal drug in the U.S. and many other countries; it comes from dried flowers and leaves of the hemp plant. It has been available since the 1960s, but is 20 times more potent than before. Many youngsters believe that marijuana should be illegalized. However, they fail to know its many long term side effects. In the long run marijuana
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Legalizing Gay Marriage in the United States
Recently, people have argued with respect to the definition of marriage. To get married is a very important event for almost everyone. Many people believe that getting married to the one whom he or she loves is natural. However, what would you think if you could not marry him or her because it was socially unacceptable? Many societies frown upon Gay Marriage for several reasons. It is a reality that has been drug on for
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Legal Aspects of Performance Appraisal
Performance Appraisal Legal Aspects It is not practicable to provide an exhaustive analysis of the legal implications of performance appraisal as these often vary from one state or national jurisdiction to the next. Nevertheless there are principles of equity and fairness that should be upheld in any good employee evaluation process. Note The following is not specific legal advice and should not be treated as such. 1. Performance appraisals should not be used in a
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A Discussion of Legal Issues Affecting Big Chapters Prepared for the officer Leadership Training Materials
A DISCUSSION OF LEGAL ISSUES AFFECTING BIG CHAPTERS PREPARED FOR THE OFFICER LEADERSHIP TRAINING MATERIALS Submitted by Aditya S. McDuffy, LL.M., Esq. Chair, National Legal Review Committee February 2001 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE INTRODUCTION: SOURCES OF LAW 3 HOW TO ANALYZE A LEGAL ISSUE 4 CONTRACT LAW 6 AGENCY LAW: DUTIES IMPOSED ON MEMBERS ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE CHAPTER 9 AGENCY LAW: ACTUAL AND APPARENT AUTHORITY 11 CONCLUSION 13 ENDNOTES 13 3
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Legal Effect of Memorandum and Article of Association
1.0 INTRODUCTION By section 33 (1) of the Companies Act 1965, the Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association of a company shall, when registered, bind the company and the members of the same extend as if they respectively had been signed and sealed by each member, and contained governance on the part of each member to observe all the provision of the memorandum and of the articles. Basically, memorandum and article of association is
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Legal and Ethical Environment of Business
Abstract When getting involved with a company that wants to do a commercial and they want to use an individual in the commercial to advertise their product then that person must sign a legal contract and that person must know the facts of the commercial shoot and the awareness of it as well. Legal and Ethical Environment of Business The four elements of a valid legal contract are offer/ acceptance, consideration, mutual decent and subsequent
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Legal, Social, and Economic Enviornment of Business
LEGAL, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC ENVIORNMENT OF BUSINESS 2 Abstract This paper examine differences between sole proprietorship, partnership, and a corporation and how they would affect the business owner. Over the years technology and businesses have been growing and for some expanding. Between sole proprietorship, partnership and a corporation there is vigorous research that should be done before a business is launched such as the start-up cost, taxes and the economic status. A corporation has shown
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Legal, Social, and Economic Enviornment of Business
LEGAL, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC ENVIORNMENT OF BUSINESS 2 Abstract This paper examine differences between sole proprietorship, partnership, and a corporation and how they would affect the business owner. Over the years technology and businesses have been growing and for some expanding. Between sole proprietorship, partnership and a corporation there is vigorous research that should be done before a business is launched such as the start-up cost, taxes and the economic status. A corporation has shown
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Legalizing Marijuana
Yes or No 1 Legalizing Marijuana Into To Ethics and Social Responsibility Robert Borger 8/15/2011 Yes or No 2 Many people have different views on whether we should or shouldn't legalize marijuana. Fighting the drug war costs the U.S. a lot of money and I will look into if it is a war worth fighting or not. There is a big black market industry for marijuana and the Mexican and Asian drug cartels are making
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Euthanisia Should Be Legalized
"Euthanasia" is a broad term for mercy killing--taking the life of a hopelessly ill or injured individual in order to end his or her suffering. Mercy killing represents a serious ethical dilemma. People do not always die well. Some afflictions cause people to suffer through extreme physical pain in their last days, and euthanasia may seem like a compassionate way of ending this pain. Other patients may request euthanasia to avoid the weakness and loss
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Why Marijuana Should Be Legal?
Why Marijuana should be LEGAL! Hi I am Wade Ludwick and I did my project on legalization of marijuana. I choose this topic because it is the largest cash crop now in the U.S. and here are a few reasons why it should be legalized. There were 0,000 individuals arrested for possession of marijuana. All that time was wasted because there are still people driving drunk, selling hard drugs to teens. The illegality of marijuana
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Pre-Paid Legal Services
1. Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. was one of the first companies in the United States organized solely to design, underwrite and market legal expense plans. Key Elements of PPD's business strategy: (1) Memberships: The Company's memberships provide for a portion of legal fees associated with variety of legal services. (2) Associates: The Company encourages individuals to sell memberships and allows individuals to recruit and develop their own sales organizations. (3) Provider Attorneys: Closed panel memberships
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Legal Research and Writing
In the United States, laws are made at the federal and state levels. Laws adopted by legislative bodies - Congress and state legislatures - are called "statutes." The federal and state courts enforce statutes. They also create law. These materials describe some of the basic concepts of our legal system, and the roles played by legislatures and courts. FEDERAL STATUTES The U.S. Constitution gives Congress to power to enact federal laws ("statutes") on certain subjects.
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Political, Legal, and Regulatory Risks
Political, Legal, and Regulatory Risks The Philippines country risk analysis strategic planning consists of economic, political, and financial systems and has high levels of risk. The trade figure for 2010 where as follows exports is at $50.7 billion and imports is at $61.1 billion for the Philippines region (Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, 2011). In 2010 in the Philippines the gross national product (GDP) was $188.7 billion, annual GDP growth rate was 7.3%
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Legalization
There is no logical explanation to the reason of how or why alcohol and many other easily available "drugs," are legal however Marijuana remains illegal. "Nearly all medicines have toxic, potentially lethal effects. But marijuana is not such a substance. There is no record in the extensive medical literature describing a proven, documented cannabis-induced fatality." (drugwarfacts.org 1998) In case there is uncertainty of what types of medicine can cause fatality, that are even available over-the-counter:
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Legalization of Pot
In a comparison and contrast of the old English poem Beowulf and the modern movie the thirteenth warrior. There are many things that show differences between these two subjects but when looked into more deeply many similarities can be pointed out. A major similarity I saw in between Beowulf and the thirteenth warrior was the monster Grendel in Beowulf he said to be of an unspeakable evil and power and the strength of many men.
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Legalizing Marijuana in America: Friend or Foe?
z Legalizing Marijuana in America: Friend or Foe? Kent Luu ENG 122 Prof. Sarah Bowman April 3, 2011 Introduction Drug trafficking in the United States has been a huge problem for centuries. From cocaine to marijuana and every drug in between, this lucrative business has grown to become America's most organized illegal operation accounting for approximately 40% of total crime rates and generating an estimated income of 110 billion dollars annually (Presidents Commission on Organized
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Legal, Political and Ethical Dimensions
PROJECT WEEK 2: Proposed Regulation Changes to the Department of Motor Vehicle. Keller Graduate School of Management GM520: Legal, Political and Ethical Dimensions Professor: Ms. Afiya Whitman July 15, 2011 1. The Department of Motor Vehicle of the State of California is proposing various regulation changes to better control Online Traffic Violators School. I recently committed a traffic violation (exceeding the speed limit on a California highway). Any changes to the existing regulation will affect
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Soc 120 - the Legalization of Marijuana
Legalizing Marijuana SOC 120 Introduction to Ethics & Social Responsibility May 30, 2011 In viewing the legalization of marijuana we will look at the Utilitarianism Theory. According to our text Mosser (2010) says that, "Utilitarianism argues that, given a set of choices, the act we should choose is that which produces the best results for the greatest number affected by that choice. The use and legalization of marijuana has caused much controversy, some argue that
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