Essays and Research Papers on All Law & Legal Issues

This 4 page paper considers the argument that the United Nations collective security system was designed to allow the maintenance and creation of peace with all nations being equal, but that the way it is being used today indicates that there is one rule for weak states and anther for the powerful states. The paper ...

A 30 paper research paper that consists of 3 separate essays on community policing. 1st paper is 8 pages in length and cites 3 sources; 2nd paper is 8 pages in length and cites 4 sources; and the last is 11 page in length and cites 17 sources. Also, there are 3 pages of illustrating ...

This 20 page paper discusses the question of what duty employers owe to their employees in the event of natural disasters. Bibliography lists 12 sources.

This 8 page paper explains how polygraphs work and why they have long been considered unreliable, and argues that evidence obtained from a polygraph test should once again be banned from the courtroom. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

A 15 page overview of the many factors that can affect the deliberative process and the consequent verdict. A particular emphasis is placed on the importance of "decision rules" that determine whether a unanimous decision is necessary and on the personality of particular jurors and other trial players. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

3 pages in length. Statutes are created as a means by which to better govern certain areas of social policy that lack specification (Hyman, 2002); while those statutes that are "enacted to deal with fraud in these specific programs have become necessities" (Schreiber et al, 2002, p. 707), there are also times when they ...

A 3 page review of Terry v. Ohio, a key Ohio Supreme Court Case. This case clarified that exigent circumstances could override the typical need for a warrant to conduct a search. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 10 page overview of the propensity for unethical activity which exists in evidence gathering. This paper sums up the Supreme Court's views on using unethical means to obtain an end. Particular emphasis is placed on Hoffa v. United States. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines the federal and state policies concerning abortion. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses the concept of trying juveniles as adults, the idea behind it, and whether or not it will have the effect of deterring other juveniles from committing crimes; or the original offenders from committing further crimes as adults. It further argues that the answer is "No, trying kids as adults ...

A 5 page paper which discusses the term “civil liberties,” defines the term and examines how the media misinterprets the word. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page case analysis of Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson Central School District v. Rowley. Supreme Court of the United States, 1982 (458 U.S. 176). This case concerned a deaf child and the degree of services that States are legally required to offer under the Education of the Handicapped Act. Facts of ...

A 10 page paper which examines the different types of consequences and impacts of getting a DWI. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

4 pages in length. For eighty percent of the cases brought before mediators under the auspices of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), the ability for a positive, mutually workable outcome for all parties involved precludes the need for the more time consuming and costly aspects of litigation; for the other twenty percent, formal litigation is ...

A 5 page paper discussing land use policy in the UK. One who would seek to preserve the natural state of a tract of agricultural land and raise ostriches on a portion of it is distressed that a developer has purchased adjoining land and has begun constructing houses on it with plans to develop ...

This 3 page paper is a legal briefing of the State v. Kuntz action argued before the Supreme Court of Montana in 2000. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper examines antitrust issues in the computer industry and highlights the microsoft case. Whether or not antitrust issues are really relevant is at the crux of the dilemma. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page paper which compares and contrasts the merits of this proposed constitutional amendment. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper examines the Hiss and Rosenberg trials and uses them as a springboard for discussion. Does the government create a situation where all minds think alike? Why the trials came about and what they mean to Americans today is discussed. No bibliography.

This 6 page paper provides an overview of a criminal justice system, one that is an alternative to the existing system in the United States. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page research paper that addresses two legal topics: police procedures for eyewitness identification using a photo lineup and issues pertaining to the Miranda ruling. Discussion of police procedure takes up roughly 3 pages; Miranda issues, 1 page. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page research paper that discusses a specific case for labor arbitration that took place between the U.S. Navy and union personnel in 1987. The writer outlines the specifics of the case and then discusses sides, pro and con, before presenting the writer's conclusion that the union made the better argument to the arbitrator. ...

A 4 page paper which examines controversial evidence in various cases. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page paper answering 3 questions about corporate criminal liability in the healthcare setting, particularly as it applies to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). The Justice department states that only organizations are "covered entities" that can be held responsible, but there are other means of holding individual employees ...

This 4 page paper provides a definition and outline for both bilateral and unilateral contracts. Benefits and detriments of each are noted and examples are provided. It is explained that generally, bilateral contracts are preferred and used more often in a variety of situations. Reasons for the use of each are duly noted. Bibliography ...