Essays and Research Papers on Current Legal Issues

12 pages in length. In this day and age of being forced to protect one's material and monetary possessions from an onslaught of agencies trying to acquire them during probate, people are smart to enter into a trust where their lifelong earnings and tangible commodities end up exactly where they bequeath them. Many ...

This 11 page paper assumes that an advertsing agency is about to sign a client and this paper serves as a detailed explanation of the proposed contract. Furthermore, the paper also explains why each section of the contract is included in terms of the theory behind the includion. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 14 page analysis of informed consent. The author defines informed consist and identifies its critical elements. Three specific cases involving infants and the polarization of medical and parental opinion are analyzed in regard to consent, negligence, palliative care, and duty of care. Bibliography lists 13 sources.

This paper attempts to examine legal bases for gifts to non-charitable unincorporated associations. The general trend of the paper is that such gifts cannot be considered tax-free, except in specific circumstances. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

In 1993 Ireland introduced the VRT, this is a controversial tax applied when a car, new or second hand, is registered for the first time in the country. The writer examined the current attitude of the EU opinion towards this tax. The bibliography cites 7 sources.

This 13 page paper provides an overview of the section of this act that allows consumers recourse for unfair advertising practices. Deceptive practices by McDonald's in Australia are addressed specifically and several other cases are cited as well. The case where McDonald's violated the section on two counts--one for a game they did ...

This 5 page paper looks at affirmative action and the unwanted consequence of reverse discrimination. Several cases, including the Bakke case, are duly noted. This reaction paper provides an overview and then concludes that reverse discrimination is problematic and so, affirmative action should not be implemented in most situations. Bibliography lists 5 ...

This is a 5 page paper discussing gun safety features, gun manufacturers and social responsibility. Public concern and promotion by gun safety groups led the Clinton administration to introduce gun safety legislation in 2000 which included the requirement of built-in child safety locks on handguns, ballistics testing on new handguns to aid in solving crimes ...

This 11 page paper provides an overview of the topic of library censorship and the Internet. The paper argues that the net should not be censored. The role of the library is explored and the concept of pornography in society is also included in the discussion. Bibliography lists 11 sources.

A 5 page discussion of the definition and function of a codicil. The author points out that many things may change regarding our property or our wishes in even just a short period of time. Fortunately, it is not necessary to go to the full expense and effort of preparing a new will ...

This 10 page paper examines what distributor arrangements are and how distributor arrangements are used. The writer considers and the legal aspects surrounding them in a situation where an American company is considering using a distributorship arrangement to enter the German market. The bibliography cites 7 sources.

A paper which looks at the recent UK legislation designed to combat terrorist activities, with particular reference to possible breaches of human rights and civil liberties in the Bill. Bibliography lists 22 sources

This 5 page paper considers how the issue of privacy has been of increasing importance and how it may be argued that the extensive US policies are a result of higher union pressures when compared with other geographical areas. The bibliography cites 8 sources.

This 5 page paper provides an overview of the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment and discusses substantive due process as well. The concept is applied to punitive damages and asks whether or not such is in violation of the clause. BMW v. Gore is provided as proof that it is. Bibliography lists ...

11 pages in length. With all the deception and ridicule surrounding the American judicial system, it would seem a good idea to open up the courtrooms across the country to show in intricate detail just how the process is achieved. After all, both the public and the system itself stand to learn quite ...

This 8 page paper provides a very brief historical overview of the Uniform Crime Reporting Program. The paper then explains and discusses the types of crime data the FBI collects for this program and how they obtain the data. The writer discuses the strengths and weaknesses of the system, including the fact that not all ...

A 6 page paper. Mandatory drug testing is a fact of life in the U.S. This paper discusses what conditions are the basis for drug testing be justified under the U.S. Constitution as interpreted by the U.S. Supreme Court. The question specifically deals with a program for all city bus drivers in Maryland. Legal opinions ...

This 12 page paper (including an annotated bibliography) consider whether UKL internet providers would be able to avoid liability issues by locating servers outside the UK. The paper includes discussion on jurisdiction issues, compares the internet to newspapers and relevant cases and decision that indicates a changing perceptive by the UK courts since the case ...

This 12 page paper consider the recommendations made by Lord Justice Auld in the 2001 Review of the Criminal Courts of England and Wales regarding oral evidence, and the government response to these recommendations. The bibliography cites 9 sources.

A 5 page research paper that examines the various images that are painted by the media regarding the accused juvenile in the sniper spree of late 2002. The write particularly addresses whether or not Malvo should be tried as an adult and concludes that justice would be better served if he was tried as a ...

This 5 page paper examines the issue of diversity in the workplace by presenting a specific example of a 60 year old man who doesn't like to use computers, but needs to for his position. This paper is a discussion of the issues which surround this problem and the legalities involved. Bibliography lists ...

This 10 page report discusses a case in which copyright questions are considered. The Plaintiff has filed a complaint based in the Copyright Act of 1976, Title 17, stating that the defendant has created and commercially distributed unauthorized altered versions of plaintiff’s copyrighted motion pictures. In the case of GMG Studios, Inc. versus Scarlet’s BeneFilm’s, Inc., a ...

This 14 page paper considers how the margin of appreciation allowed by the European Court of Human Rights is so great that it undermines the concept of a universal standard of human rights. This is considered by looking at articles 8 and 10 of the Human Rights Act which cover the right to ...

19 pages in length. Deciding to live or die is not a decision one makes without sufficient understanding of the hard-boiled implications. When someone suffers from a terminal illness and tires of chasing the disease to the detriment of their quality of life, he or she may decide to refuse any further life-sustaining ...

This 7 page paper outlines the way in which the judges of the appeal court and the House of Lords interpreted this Act, specifically the phrase “Registered Medical Practitioner”. The bibliography cites 5 sources.