Essays and Research Papers on Current Legal Issues

This 3 page paper is based on a scenario presented by the student. A minor has entered into a contract to buy a car, has lost his job and want to return the car and get his money back. The paper discusses the relevant legal issues, including the status of the contract as voidable, and ...

A 4 page overview of California’s Three Strike law. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 4 page paper applies Australian law to 2 fictional cases. In the first case an earthquake prevents a holiday going ahead, the holiday makers have not bought insurance and want a refund on their holiday. In the second case a drunken guest at a hotel wakes up and believes that their wallet has been ...

This 11 page paper explores the laws prohibiting discrimination against the handicapped in the U.K., France and Malaysia. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 7 page paper looks at the subject of trusts and a trust that was created by deed where there are issues with the subject of the trusts, considering the trustees ability to take action to claim different trust subjects. The bibliography cites

In March 1998, the DTI launched a long-term fundamental review of core company law. As part of their inquiry the Review carried out a major analysis of the role and function of directors. The Government believes that the statutory statement of directors' general duties is of fundamental importance as it codifies the principal duties of ...

This 9 page paper advises three parties in a fictitious case of Australian tort law provided by the student. The facts of the case include death and psychological damage following a car accident, the legal principles and potential claims of the parties are assessed and presented. The bibliography cites 7 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the following statement " by the end of the 1990's the doctrine of privity had few friends, at least that part of it which prevented third parties suing to obtain the benefit which the contracting parties had agreed to confer on them. There were four principle criticisms levelled against the ...

This 5 page paper provides an overview of tort law and relates tort law in terms of factors like liability. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 10 page paper looks at the concept of unfair dismissal under English law and how it is applied in order to asses if there is a bias towards the employers. The paper considers the way the law was introduced, recent legislation and numerous cases to consider how the law may favour employers and employees ...

This 20 page paper considers to what extent international law grant senior state officials, including heads of state, immunity from proceedings alleging violations of jus cogens norms? The concept and development of jus cogens, or peremptory norm, is discussed. The occasions and circumstances when way that state officials may be held liable is ...

This 6 page paper summarizes the content of 2 law articles. The first is an annotation by Shields (2011) that summarizes cases pertaining to bigamy and polygamy that uphold the constitutionality of these laws. The second article, which is by Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff (2010) describes the theocracy established by the Mormon fundamentalist sect, ...

This 7 page English law paper answers two questions set by the student. The first looks initially at how the draft charities bill presented to parliament in the 2004/5 session failed to make any headway on the definition of what a charity is and the looks at the points of law in the case of ...

This 3 page paper provides an overview of a fictitous case in which the defendant was convicted of the crime of second-degree burglary after it was proven that he broke into a single family residence at night and stole property from the residence. This paper considers the application of specific case law. Bibliography ...

This 3 page paper considers the case of bank robber and the way the bank can recover the money using trust law. The robber has spent some, given some to a girlfriend and invested some in the stock market though a stockbroker. The bibliography cites 2 sources.

In ten pages this paper discusses federal and California state legislation regarding the issue of organ donation. Five sources are listed in the bibliography.

This 16 page paper examines two fictitious cases supplied by the student and applied statue and common law to the cases to determine what actions may be possible. The first case deals with copyright potential infringement and failure to attribute an article to the author the second is a privacy issue and looks at actions ...

This 12 page paper examines UK and EU law applying them to a case study. The first part of the paper looks at the position of a company which is loosing business as a result of an agreement between two different companies who have made a territorial arrangement. The second part of the paper considers ...

This 4 page paper looks at an article concerning the differences between law firms located in the annual firm located in New York, considering international expansion is likely to be more attractive to London firms, looking at the cultural and practical differences between the two environments. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

A 5 page research paper that examines current trends in criminal law, specifically, the three most significant issues in the opinion of this writer/tutor that have emerged over the last several decades. These are: 1) the threat of international terrorists targeting the US and the ramifications of this threat; 2) the prevalence of high tech ...

This 8 page paper provides an overview of the Microsoft antitrust case. A timeline outlines the most important parts of the case. The issues are explained. The pertinent sections of the Sherman Antitrust Act that applied to the case are reported. The writer also comments on the ethical issues involved. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 7 page paper is critical comparison between UK and USA religious discrimination law, commenting on the laws as well as the differencing approaches and influences. The bibliography cites 15 sources.

This 5 page paper looks at how customary law may be seen in mainstream law and the issues of customary law form alterative cultures, such as aboriginal law and sovereign law and the difficulties of both co-existing. The bibliography cites 7 sources.

A 3 page research paper that briefly relates case law pertaining to the right to die. The writer summarizes the cases of Cruzan v. Director, Vacco v. Quill, and Washington v. Glucksburg and then discussed the law regarding withdrawal of treatment from babies suffering from disability. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 6 page paper answers three land law questions. The first considers what elements are needed in a contract for the sale of unregistered land. The second question considers why and how a potential buyer gains an interest in a property after the contracts are exchanged. The last question examines who it is possible for ...