Essays and Research Papers on Current Legal Issues

A 5 page discussion of tort law and the efforts on many fronts to reform it in regard to punitive damages and pain and suffering. While some are working to put caps on the amounts that can be awarded others are fighting to protect individual rights to safety not just in the medical environment ...

This 10 page paper considers how the idea of enforcement of morals though legislation can be viewed where there is a sovereign parliament. The writer considers the role of parliament and the relationship between the legal doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty and the legitimate enforcement of morality through law. The bibliography cites 6 sources.

This 3 page paper considers a case supplied by the student, where sunglasses break and a shard of glass blinds the wearer. The position of action taken under product liability laws is examined with the position in 2003 compared to that of the 1950’s and the 1970’s. The bibliography cites 1 source.

A 5 page discussion of search and seizure as it applies to vehicles. This paper is based on two fictional scenarios but calls upon case law involving searches of vehicles when those searches were no predicated on the fact that a vehicle is readily mobile. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This paper explains various facets of contract law, such as risks and obligations, as well as cost factors. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 6 page paper examines the postscript added to the revised edition of H.L.A. Hart’s “The Concept of Law”, looking at how Hart refutes the criticism made by Ronald Dworkin. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

A 25 page paper discussing the complexities that increasing use of surrogate mothers combined with technological advances have introduced in defining and administering widely varying laws. The paper discusses the situation as it exists today, its biblical basis (Genesis 16 and 30), legal implications, and the likely future of surrogacy. Florida revised its surrogacy statutes in 2000; ...

This 9 page paper considers UK law and how the use of implied terms is seen in contracts of employment, The writer considers if the ability of the court to imply terms can be seen as helping to achieve a balance between the interests of employer and employee. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

(8 pp) The process we will be examining in this paper is a moderating one, that of limiting the number of appeals to three, for death row inmates. This process would allow for the reduction of expense, while still allowing death row inmates the possibility of due process of law, under their limited circumstances. ...

This 14 page paper consider the way in which trustees are seen to owe a duty of care to the beneficiaries of the trusts they administer. This duty of care only became statutory in with the Trustees Act 2000. However, we can argue that there was a recognition of this need to be incorporated in ...

This 12 page paper looks at the duties and responsibilities of directors. The paper looks at the general responsibilities and then considers directors in a non-profit making organization, such as a charity, in more detail. The paper is written with reference to Canadian law, but many of the concepts are universal. The bibliography cites 10 ...

This 3 page paper explores administrative law from the perspective of rule making and adjudication. Emerging scientific discoveries complicate this process. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 16 page paper considers the difference between these three forms of financing, looking at their structure, the legal implications (Under UK Law), and their advantages and disadvantages of each of these forms of borrowing. The bibliography cites 10 sources.

This 6 page paper looks at a will which results in the creation of several trusts. Each of the bequests is considered to assess if they are valid. These include the bequest of shares to a class that does not yet exist, the use of a lump sum to deal with a vague purpose and ...

This 16 page paper looks at Posner’s economic theory of negligence and answers a range of question on three articles supplied by the student to consider how this may or may not be supported by the application of the law and the view of the law in different scenarios and how this fits in with ...

This 4 page paper gives three examples of English laws that have influenced the US justice system. The laws considered are the right to trial by jury, the principle of double jeopardy and the right to silence. The paper also considers the status of these historical laws in the UK today. The bibliography cites 8 ...

A 3 page research paper that describes the Three-Strikes laws that have been instituted in numerous states, but focusing on the law in California. The writer argues that this law is in need of reform. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 6 page overview of Florida foreclosure laws, case law and effects of current lending trends. The writer looks at effects on the elderly and minorities via case law, and also at general effects of fraudulent or aggressive lending behaviors. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

A 5 page overview of the issues surrounding mandatory drug testing in certain occupations. This paper reviews several of the laws pertaining to the issue, concluding that the federal law allowing drug testing for those in critical positions in defense and transportation is necessary. Equally necessary, however, is mandatory testing in the medical ...

This 3-page paper discusses property and community rights laws as they pertain to the California Family Code.

This 10 page paper discusses the following statement “the position of the individual in international law has changed dramatically over the last sixty years. This change is reflected in contemporary international human rights law”. The paper looks at the development of the rights over the last sixty years and the way that the individual ...

Poland is one of the emerging economies in the European Union This 10 page paper examines the development of competition policy in the country from the position in 1990 though to the adoption and evolutions in the enforcement of laws that are harmonized with EU laws. The bibliography cites 6 sources.

Judges are often in the position where they have to interpret the law and what a statue means. This 6 page paper considers how this is undertaken in English law, such as the literal rule and the golden rule. These are then applied the different methods of interpretation to this well known case looking at ...

This 8 page paper looks at the concept and reality of Limited Liability Partnerships (LLP’s) under the limited Liability Partnership Act 2000. The paper outlines the background to LLP’s what they are, the way they are set up and how they compare with both company and partnership law. The paper is written with reference ...

This 6 page paper looks at English law and the case of a rent agreement that appears to be informal and a new tenant arriving. The landlady then sells the property to another owner, with the new owner wanting to get rid of the tenant. This paper looks at the rights of the tenant and ...