A Dolls House as Tragedy
Henrik Ibsens A Dolls House can be seen as defining modern tragedy, and Ibsens innate ability at creating dramatic situations is evident in the fact that many of the conventions seen in theatre and television drama were developed within this play, some 120 years ago. For instance, the popular....

Abortion in the United States
Abortion has evoked considerable debate and controversy throughout history. In the United States too, it has been a subject of heated debate through most of its history. In recent times, "pro-choice" and "pro-life" movements have taken diametrically opposite positions on the ethical, legal....

Air Pollution
Air pollution is nothing new. Ever since the discovery of fire, less-than-desirable substances have been vented into the air. One of the first air-pollution regulations dates back to the fourteenth century, when King Edward I banned the burning of sea coal in lime kilns. U.S. air-pollution regulatio....

AMADOU DIALLO
On September 2, 1975 in the village of Sinoe, Liberia, West Africa Amadou Diallo was born. Growing up he loved reading, listening to music, dancing and sports. Amadou had a passion for school and attended some of the finest schools in the world, including The French International School, London'....

Aspects of South Africa
Aspects of South Africa Colonial History- IN 1652, Dutch traders landed on the southern most tip of the massive continent of Africa. The location of their landing allowed for the foundation of Cape Town, which is located on the Cape of Good Hope in the South Atlantic Ocean. These traders establis....

Australia's Unfair Legal System
In theory all jury systems (which have existed for almost 800 years) are fair and just. The jury system originated in England and has so far failed in cases (all too common) when defendants are wrongfully prosecuted or convicted of crimes which they did not commit. In societies without a jury system....

common law and equity tracing
It has often been said that a century and a quarter after the Judicature Acts law and equity should be integrated. This may be a desirable aspiration, but it has not proved easy to achieveThe concepts and terminology of equity were quite different from those of the common law, and this was jus....

Common Law/roots in society
Common law is law that comes from the common people, vers., legislation, which, comes from the "experts." Common law comes about at the root levels of society: it is not law that is imposed by some authority from on high. The development of common law was "essentially a private affair concerning ....

Comparision between Canadian law and Islamic Law (Shariah)
Comparison between the Laws of Canada versus Laws of Shariah Islamic Law INTRODUCTION What is law? To define law is like defining the meaning of life. Philosophers and lawmakers, alike, have struggled with both generations since the beginning of humanitys need for law. However, the simplest....

Euthanasia and its legislation
Imagine a man who suffered from skin cancer at a final stage that is currently unbearable. He knows that his current existence is to bring about financial problems to his wife and children as the cost of medicines and treatments that are fighting against the death. He thinks that euthanasia is the b....

Evolution of Criminal Law: From the Common Law to Modern Statutes and the Model Penal Code
Introduction The history of Criminal Law in the United States does not begin as one might imagine with the creating of our Constitution, nor even with the Declaration of Independence that predated it by more than a decade. Nor indeed does that history begin in the colonial period. Our crim....

Juvenile Delinquency
Juvenile Delinquency I am studying Criminal Justice, so I am doing my research on Juvenile Delinquency. My first search was threw Google. I visited a web site (www.agyp.org) I learned of The Andrew Youth Program. This program provides an alternative to incarceration that works. The ide....

ku klux klan
Prejudice comes in many forms. Two such forms of extreme prejudice are the Salem witch-hunts and the Ku Klux Klan. In the colonial time, from 1700 to 1775, the Salem witch-hunts took place. The KKK originated after the civil war and is still going on today. These two groups based their prejudice on ....

Role of the Courts in making Common Law in Australia
The role of the courts in making common law in Australia involves the reinterpretation of statues and past precedents or common law. This is done to ensure that the decisions reached are reflective of the values of society at the time and the facts upon which he case is based. The use of precedents ....

Rule of law in Australia
Judges of the High Court of Australia have viewed the rule of law as being an implicit, but undefined, part of the Australian constitutional system. In Australian Communist Party v Commonwealth (1951) 83 CLR 1, Dixon J stated that the rule of law forms an assumption of the constitution. However,....

Virtual Property Law
Virtual Property Law Introduction: There is a kind of property worth billions of dollars and not yet recognized by law. There is not a real place in real world. There is cyberspace. That property is virtual property. Virtual property is probably the most valua....

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