Essays and Research Papers on All Law & Legal Issues

A 2 page paper which presents a legal brief of the case concerning the Merge case. No additional sources cited.

A 2 page paper which presents a legal brief of the case concerning the 1971 Montreal Convention. No additional sources cited.

A 2 page paper which presents a legal brief of the case concerning Alabama claims. No additional sources cited.

This 7 page paper looks at the rights of stats in light of the constitutional convention and in the nineteenth century as well. The question of slavery is addressed in terms of the creation of the Constitution. The Dred Scott decision is also examined. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 8 page paper examines Cuban immigration in the United States, with a focus on the Elian Gonzalez case. Pertinent information about the case is provided and discussed in light of U.S. immigration policy. Statistics are provided. Bibliography lists 13 sources.

This 12 page paper addresses the issue of domestic violence, viewing it in historical perspective. The way in which situations are handled today is different than it was a decade or two ago. Several case studies are noted. The Shannon Doherty and O.J. Simpson cases, in respect to domestic violence, are referenced. Bibliography lists ...

This 5 page paper examines a current bill in Congress, HR 1989 concerning action to amend title 18 of the United States Code to provide life imprisonment for repeat offenders who commit sex offenses against children. Bibliography lists 4 sources. .

A 7 page overview of the Supreme Court rulings which apply to Affirmative Action and Equal Protection. Includes a discussion of Brown v. Board of Education, Korematsu v. United States, Loving v. Virginia, Palmore v. Sidoti, Plessy v. Ferguson, and Regents of the University of California v. Bakke. Examines the applicability of Justice ...

A 5 page background of the Elian Gonzalez case, the six year old Cuban refugee whose mother died on the boat journey to political asylum in the U.S. Elian has become an object of contention as to whether he should be allowed to remain in the U.S. or returned to Cuba. Presents the argument ...

This 5 page paper provides an overview of this little known secret of the fashion industry. Although counterfeiters on the streets are obvious, the less obvious infiltration in department stores is also problematic. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page paper that examines Anthony Lewis' 1964 best-selling non-fiction work entitled Gideon's Trumpet and the importance of the events it documented. These events include the trial without representation conviction and imprisonment of Clarence Gideon in 1961 and the resultant landmark court case and Supreme Court ruling. These events are briefly discussed, but ...

This 6 page paper looks at the way in which a case that has failed at the court of appeal may be argued for consideration by the House of Lords. The case considered is that of Chapman & Another v CPS Computer Group PLC (1987) which concerns the breach of an employment contract and a ...

A 3 page paper which discusses various aspects of two particular court cases and the Chief Justices of the Supreme Court which presented the court's opinion. The court cases are Worcester v. Georgia (1832) and Wisconsin v. Mitchell (1993). The judges discussed are, respectively, John Marshall and William H Rehnquist. Both of the cases presented dealt with issues of ...

A 10 page discussion of search and seizure in regard to Fourth Amendment rights. Reviews recent Supreme Court rulings and illuminates the fact that search and seizure encompasses many more complexities than our popular perceptions of uniformed police officers completing drug raids. Search and seizure can involve our children and even drug testing ...

A 5 page analysis of Edward Lazarus's book on the inner conflict that characterize the Supreme Court. Looking specifically at a case having to do with desegregation and the issue of the death penalty, the writer outlines the argument that Lazarus makes relative to the internal dissension within the Court. No additional sources cited.

6 pages in length. Perhaps one of the most horrific and certainly most newsworthy of crimes is that of mothers who kill their children. That a mother could take the life of those she gave life to is an unthinkable act, one that nobody can truly understand. This paper focuses on the ...

This 8 page paper examines the meaning of this oft cited case concerning property rights. A summary of the case is provided. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 6 page paper discussing Miranda's return to the Supreme Court in the form of United States v Dickerson. The individual confessed to robbing several banks while being questioned by the FBI, then claimed he did not understand he could have remained silent, that confession was unnecessary. A lower court has claimed that under ...

This five-page-paper discusses the problem between the FBI's decisions to keep issues secret to protect national security and the public's right to know. After discussing the problem there is a design solution offered. Bibliography lists 10 sources .

This six-page-paper presents a discussion on the protection of humans in clinical trials. It opens with a discussion about why the clinical trials need to use humans and moves into the possibility we may get over enthusiastic and not protect them as we should. It offers a suggested plan of action regarding the use of humans and discusses the steps ...

A 6 page paper which discusses the "don't ask don't tell" policy of the United States military. The aspect addressed concerns the court case Thomasson v. Perry, Judge Wilkinson, dissenting opinion of the court, and the general conditions of conduct in the military. The sources used are that of the original court hearing and the appeal. No additional sources ...

7 pages in length. Capital punishment was not only implemented as a painful means of death, but it was also a way of demonstrating one's mistakes in front of the community. It was a grand way in which the guilty not only paid for their crimes by forfeiting their lives, but it also served ...

This 22 page paper looks at the maritime issue of laytime as seen in charterparty contracts. The way it is calculated and what will and will not count as laytime is discussed with reference to actual arbitration's and contracts. The bibliography cites 9 sources.

This 5 page paper looks at the possibility that critics of the Constitution who claim that it has an underlying evil intonation are right. Freedom of religion and slavery are examined in respect to this problem posed by a student. The paper concludes by looking at the opposing view. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

11 pages in length. Freedom of regligion and the establishment of our constitutional freedoms as regards free exercise and libel are inherent rights of the United States citizens. Throughout our history these developments have been tested time and again by the system as regards the competing judicial approaches employed and the constitutional tests as well. These developments have ...