Lawyer Research Papers Samples For Students

Context

The story of the Good Samaritan is narrated in the gospel of Saint Luke in the bible in the New Testament. The parable is narrated to a lawyer who intended to test Jesus. The lawyer had first asked Jesus what he had to do in order to inherit the kingdom of heaven. The lawyer was an expert of law. This means that he was just testing Jesus since he already knew what he was to do. As a teacher of law, this lawyer knew all the laws. However, he was trying to find a reason which he could use to prosecute Jesus.
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Increasing Abuse of Bankruptcy in Florida

Introduction
Bankruptcy is very popular throughout the current economy. The number of individuals who are filing Chapter 7 bankruptcy increases every year. In January of 2007, 1,382 individuals filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy throughout the state of Florida. In June of 2013, 4,176 individuals filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in Florida (Bankruptcy Information, 2016). This has a lot to do with the amount of advertising that bankruptcy lawyers are doing in order to attract more customers to their firm. Not only does their advertising encourage traffic to their law firm, it also gives the lawyer the opportunity ...

Abstract

“Bartleby the Scrivener” is a marvelous short story of the American nineteen century that has been discussed greatly from various disciplinary perspectives over the last century. Bartleby has been seen as a revolutionary figure who intentionally disrupts the capitalist system and has been traced to numerous real people, including Thoreau, Emerson, and even Melville himself. Critics have attached numerous equivalences to the protagonist; therefore, it is important to study the historical, political, and cultural context to choose the proper one. “Bartleby the Scrivener” demonstrated not only allusion to specific people and conflicts in New York but also showed class ...

One day, while reading the morning newspaper that came to me every day as I sat in my room, I saw an advertisement for a job as a scrivener at a high-powered law firm on Wall Street. I was curious about this, despite the fact that I did not feel particularly up to talking to anyone. For the most part, I tend to find myself feeling very withdrawn, almost catatonic, unwilling to engage with the outside world or expend energy in order to actually get things done. Even so, I felt a desire to try to break those habits, as some unexplainable pull ...

Final Topic Paper – “I am Bartleby”

In light of the professor’s and group comments, I have made several changes to the paper. First, I removed all explicit mentions of schizophrenia in the work, as that would be ahistorical, and made arguments about Bartleby’s mental condition more even-handed. Most substantially, I have included more work throughout the text of the paper exploring Bartleby’s motivations for his actions throughout the story, focusing somewhat more on his frustration with the futility of capitalist society and its emphasis on hierarchical work structures. I have also completely changed the final paragraph to make it more of a comprehensive ...

Thesis

The word felony means a very serious crime that has been brought up against a person. It is a crime that is considered to have high levels of seriousness, for example Murder. A person who commits a felony is known as a felon. This paper reviews all the steps that are taken on a felon from the arrest to their conviction in state courts in the United States.

Arrest

There are different ways that a felon can be arrested. This starts with an arrest by the citizens or the police department. A citizen arrest is one which an individual who is not a police officer arrests them after ...

The book ‘Negotiating International Business: The Negotiator's Reference Guide to 50 Countries around the World’ by Lothar Katz represent the fact that the culture plays an important role in the negotiation. The individuals while negotiating should be familiar of the fact that what others like and prefer in order to negotiate, and the practices they like to use. They should be familiar of the fact that in order to build the relationships certain techniques are required, such as convincing power that plays an essential role to persuade people, further, the method of conducting the negotiation will also ...

Introduction

Primal fear is an investigative movie, which tries to unravel the murder of a famous Bishop in Chicago. A young altar boy (Aaron) has been arrested for his murder. Aaron looks like an innocent kid, who stutters, and he is represented by Vail, who is a famous attorney. Vail believes that Aaron is innocent. In the middle of the trial, Vail finds out that Aaron has a disorder. With the disorder Aaron acts differently, he is a foul mouthed, violent, and obnoxious. Vail finds a sex tape that shows Aaron, another altar boy and a girl having sex, and they are being directed by the ...

Impact of Frivolous law

Impact of a frivolous lawsuit
Abstract
Frivolous lawsuits are lawsuits that have little or no chance of being won due to lack of merit. In law, a frivolous lawsuit is one that is presented when the party had a reason to know that the defense or the claim was futile. Frivolous litigations may be as a consequence of legal theories that bare absurd, additional suits or a repetition of motions. A claim or defense may be referred to as frivolous because it lacks justification or due to the fact that it was not [resented with an argument that can ...

Almost US, but still Latin America. This is the brief definition one can give to Puerto Rico. US is actively engaged in cooperation with the archipelago, but the chances that this area ever really become an integral part of the United States are still unclear. More so, it is a unique habitat with its own unique development system, including the judiciary.
Puerto Rico is a dependent territory of the United States and has the status of "unincorporated organized territory”, which means that the area is under the control of the United States (and is not an integral part thereof), ...

Criminal Law

Introduction
I was privileged to interview defense attorney Richard Haynes who is based in Texas. He is one of the founding members of the firm Richard Haynes & Associates which is currently based in Houston. Haynes is an 82-year old lawyer and has been practicing his profession for five decades. His wisdom, charm and knowledge had earned him to become one of the best lawyers in Texas. Haynes is already considered as a legend in his profession based on his years of experience in the legal profession. Haynes represented at least forty of his clients who faced capital punishment and ...

“To fight with the sword does call for bravery of a sort. But to die is braver far than to kill. He alone is truly brave, he alone is martyr in the true sense who dies without fear in his heart and without wishing hurt to his enemy, not the one who kills and dies” – Mohandas K. Gandhi, 1938 (Johnson, 105).
History is replete with examples of countries which, in their darkest hours, rose to manifest the brave and virtuous traits of their great leaders. In 19th-century America, Abraham Lincoln’s inspirational leadership galvanized resistance to calls to accommodate ...

Introduction

The prison system in the United States has followed a system where prisoners are locked away from the rest of society and their families never to be seen nor heard from ever again, it has become a common theme with prison systems. Prisoners are forbidden to see their families, watch movies, and have certain times when items need to be returned so as to eliminate a possible threat against prison staff; many prisons in many states have restricted the rights of all prisoners.
Prisoners in California prisons are a shining example of said treatment, it has gotten to the ...

In the court systems, various felonies are penalized following the court's guidelines. There are a variety of particulars that go into a sentencing pronouncement. An individual who commits a financial fraud may go to jail for a longer period, compared to someone who commits murder, as is the case of Bernard Madoff, who went to jail for 150 years for committing financial crime and Karla Homolka was sentenced to 12 years in prison for murder. It is, however, clear that an extensive range of verdicts are not necessarily rational to the victims or the scam culprits. This paper looks ...

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Introduction
The development of science and technology over the last several decades has made crime investigation easier. Agencies like FBI today can identify the true assailant more authentically and quickly with the help of forensic science. It appears that explosive advancements in the area of forensic science have totally changed the way crime investigators approach case enquiry. Prior to the broader development of forensic science, investigation officers were forced to rely increasingly on situational evidences and physical torture to prove the involvement of a suspect in crime. Under such circumstances, fundamental human rights were often ...

Insanity Defense

Introduction
One of the central issues of nowadays in the sphere of criminal law is insanity defense or so-called mental disorder defense, which is thought to be the basis for a person to be acquitted, or, namely, not be liable for an action. It is also characterized as ‘probably the most controversial criminal law doctrine, which, when used successfully, being a rare example in American law, gives a defendant, who has clearly committed the crime, even one as heinous as murder, is deemed not guilty and may not be punished
It is noted that ‘mental illness has always played ...

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Earl Warren was nominated as a Supreme Court judgepursuant to three years as California’s governor. This followed posta failed attempt to be a presidential nominee for republicans in 1952. He is famously acknowledged for his affable ways and likeable character. Warren fought vigorously for achieving consensus on multiple controversial issues. He was responsible for some key compromises that enabled apprehensive justices to reinforce his ranks and also deployed a substantial amount of diplomacy to this effect. The Warren Court has been on the receiving end of both adulation and opposition for its improvised constitutional judgments and its contemplation of the judiciary ...

Abstract

It is not strange that crisis management became effect on the goals and successes of many companies because it consists of a lot of negative effects which lead a lot of risks on the economics of companies and threat the reputation especially if it the universal company such as McDonald's restaurant which has many branches all over the world. This article discusses the public relations efforts in a McDonald's to face the hot coffee crisis which is one of the most important cases that happened in McDonald's after legal issue made by Stella Liebeck against McDonald's because the health damage which affected ...

Introduction

The Iguana Tree is a story that is set amid the perilous intricacies of illegal border crossings. The book narrates the suspenseful story of Lilia and Hector a couple who separately journey from the home in Mexico in search of employment and a safe home for their young daughter in the United States of America. This harrowing novel by Michael Stone meticulously reviews the obstacles that each of the characters endures in the pursuit of a new life (Stone 12).These obstacles include abominable acts like rape and murder in addition to manipulation at the perilous start of the border crossing. Further into ...

Abstract

Interviewing a senior person is such an eye-opening experience considering the wealth of knowledge and wisdom they have to share. In this exercise, I interviewed someone who comes from a poor family and lived through the ravages of war. Despite the dire situation they were in, Eduardo Jimenez, the interviewee, shared he was able to overcome all hardships as his parents taught him to love and persevere no matter what happens in life. Although he was the youngest and was adored by everyone in the family, he learned to become as responsible and as persevering as his older siblings. Faith in ...

Except for the federal court system, there is not unified judicial selections process in the United States. Each state has developed its own unique process to qualify select and remove its judges. This short paper will examine the judicial selection processes of Hawaii and Washington State.
I. Hawaii
The Hawaiian court system is composed of three levels. The Supreme Court of Hawaii is the highest court in the state. It hears appeals properly brought before it from the state’s lower appellate courts, however, the Supreme Court has discretion to choose which appeals it will hear. The ...

Abstract

The innocence project policy aims at ensuring that the people in the United States are not convicted for crimes they did not commit (Manning, 2003). The instances where the innocent or convicted wrongly then they find ways in which the evidence is rechecked in order to look at whether the DNA evidence proves that the suspect committed the crimes they have been convicted of in prisons. The policy has ensured that there are innocence commissioners in nearly all states who would be able to cater for the needs of the people who will need them in each state. The ...

It’s early Monday morning. We see a woman in her early forties (we’ll call her Laura) leading her way down the street. We might also notice her driving a SUV. She is rushing to her working place. Laura might be an advanced lawyer at the “Big Four” firm, or counsel at the largest law firm in the state. Her tired face says she is overworked at her job, likely because she is constantly striving to attain partnership. Previously this was a pleasant idea but one which does not make her happy anymore as she has no time to even think ...

When you turn on the television, radio, or open the local newspaper, you are overwhelmed with news of arrests, murders, homicides, and other tragedies. There are manythings that I don’t agree with in today’s society but, out of all the wrong doing that takes place, I believe murder including the death penalty is the worst of them. I am strongly against the deathpenalty because it violates God’s rules, costs the tax payers too much money, and possibly the “wrongly accused,” may have to die because of the cruel and unusual punishment of the death penalty.
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Introduction

With interest in the field of child development emerging in the early twentieth century, many theories have been formed in an effort to understand the physical, educational, social, emotional, and cognitive growth that children undergo from birth into early adulthood (Cherry, 2013). In particular, developmental theories are organized systems of “principles and explanations of certain aspects of child development” (Swim, 2008).
In this regard, this paper discuses three of the major developmental theories, namely the behavioral theory, the cognitive theory, and the sociocultural theory.

Summaries of three Major Developmental Theories

Behavioral Theory
The behavioral theory focuses on the behavior of people, which can ...

Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution

Introduction

The United States Constitution was framed without a Bill of Rights, and subsequent amendments came to be parts of the Bill of Rights, although this was framed amid the lack of confidence of an oppressive regime. The fourth, fifth, and sixth amendments provided rules to safeguard individual liberty. The Sixth Amendment protects citizens against unfair denials of life and liberty by ordering the federal government to give protections to all suspected criminal offenders (Chhablani, 2008).

The Fourth Amendment protects citizens against unpredictable violations of privacy by government authorities. This protects ...

Company Overview

GasLog Ltd. is an international firm engaged in managing, operating, and owner of the LNG carriers that includes a fully owned fleet of 22 carriers (Reuters). The company primarily operating in the liquefied natural gas market by providing worldwide maritime transportation including technical ship management services to five of the LNG carriers owned by third-party subsidiaries. The company’s corporate office is located at Rue Du Ga, Monaco, and currently trading in New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol GLOG after being incorporated in 2006 (Reuters). The discussion aims to analyze the GasLog Ltd. in terms of financial ...

In 1516 Thomas More published Utopia which described a perfect society situated on an unknown island. This book has become an embodiment of the perfect society from these times to the present. This book was not only a beginning of a new age in evaluating a prototype of the society, but also a new stage in literature. This book is still the most provocative and has a lot of opponents. As a proving example, The Guardian (‘Utopias, past and present: why Thomas More remains astonishingly radical’, 2015) reveals that this book is not a favorite one in Buckingham Palace.
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George Catlin was an artist born in Wilkes-Barre, in Pennsylvania. George was a lawyer by profession before his works of arts were recognized (John, 2011). His brief career as a lawyer was accompanied by the production of two paintings of American Indians, with sufficient interests and travels among the Native Americans in America (John, 2011). He was much concerned with the Native American’s race that was slowly vanishing and therefore he set to record their history through works of art.
Catlin had enormous contributions to the setting and preservation of the culture and way of living of Native ...

Election Comparison: 1876 and 2016

The presidential elections of 1876 are considered among the most disputed elections in the US history. In the electoral voting the Democrat Samuel J. Tilden outvoted the Republican Rutherford B. Hayes but the electoral-college overturned the results and declared Hayes the winner.

Overview of 1876 Election

Candidates’ Backgrounds
Samuel J. Tilden (1814-1886) was born in New York. He studied first from Yale and then studied Law from the New York University, and became a professional lawyer. Tilden was exceptionally good at his job. He was known for his money management skills. Before officially entering politics representing the Democratic Party he served as the ...

At Will Employment Issues

According to information found at the National Conference of State Legislatures website. “Employment relationships are presumed to be “at-will” in all U.S. states except Montana.” This means that employers and employees can end the relationship at will or without cause or threat of retaliation from the termination of employment of either party. There are not any legal requirements that surround the termination such as a period or a specific reason involved.
Every employee in the United States, except Montana, is considered to be an at-will employee unless he or she has signed a specific contract with the employer at ...

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Abstract
The life is challenging – it makes people show their inner strength or weakness. In the first case – life gives an ward, I the second case – another challenge. Erin Brockovich is the one, who can be related to the first case. It is a strong woman, a mother of three children. The movie “Erin Brockovich” is showing her life and personality, through the narrative element, the costumes and, what is more important, the Julia Roberts’s play. These elements are going to be discussed in this movie, in terms of the way they impersonalize Erin Brockovich on the screen.
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An analysis of how the criminalist in Ted’s case handled the evidence and whether it was positively or negatively involved in the outcome of the case
Voelker & RDH (2012) proclaims that the investigators obliged that Bundy to offer a dental impression to aid in the investigation but Bundy refused. After sometimes, the criminalists were granted a search warrant to get the impression in any possible tactic. A disclosure trip was orchestrated to hinder Bundy from grinding his teeth to hide his bite.
The initial scar was photographed and a clear overlay created. Voelker & RDH (2012) addresses that the ...

Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton, one of the Founding Father of the United States was born on January 11, 1755, in Nevis, British West Indies. He was an immigrant to America, an outsider, an orphan, scholarship boy and a genius. Hamilton was also a bastard, an illegitimate and was prohibited from attending a Christian school and had no rights of inheritance. At the age of ten Hamilton and his family moved to St. Croix, where hundreds of plantations worked by slaves, produced sugar and coffee for export. James Hamilton abandoned the family and Alexander never got to see his father again. When ...

Introduction

It is easier to confirm that a crime has been committed than to identify and prove the culprits or the suspects who have committed the crime. The American criminal justice system finds it hard to identify and convict the suspects who have committed serious felonies when the victims and members of the public fail to identify the suspects and testify in court. In such situations, the American criminal justice system has been compelled to depend on the DNA profiling and testimonies provided by the eyewitnesses to identify, prosecute and convict the suspects. Although the criminal justice system depend on the ...

Professional negligence

Generally, professional negligence can be described as the adjudged failure of a professional individual to possess the average skill or knowledge of other professionals in like circumstances, or, the failure of the individual to use their skill and knowledge if they possess it. It is evidenced by the results of their activities (Slovenko, 2009). An obligation to compensate for the damaged caused should be done if negligence is proved. The terms ‘medical malpractice’ or simply ‘malpractice’ are embedded in both legal and medical literature and are also a habit of thought.
Professional malpractice in psychology occurs when, in the context ...

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Martin Luther is one of the greatest contributors to Christianity, and his Lutheran Reformation is counted among the most influential phenomenons of modern history. Luther is the originator of the Protestant Reformation, and it is said that, more books have been written on him than any other person except his master, Jesus Christ. He is a German theologian and religious reformer, who inspired hordes of followers to denounce some of the established doctrines of the Catholic Church. This essay will examine his life and scrutinize how his personal struggles influenced his philosophies and preaching.
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Feminism in Mahfouz's Palace Walk, Nadine Gordimer's None to Accompany Me and J.M. Cotzee's Disgrace

Abstract

Naguib Mahfouz, J. M. Coetzee and Nadine Gordimer are three African Nobel laureates who depicted feminism by showing their central women characters transgress tradition. If Amina, the protagonist of Palace Walk, transgressed tradition by going out on her own to the mosque for prayer, Lucy fought tradition by claiming her right not to take a part in the system of oppression and enters into an impossible relationship of her time by marrying a black man. Vera plays the role reversal by being the party who betrays ...

Abstract

Understanding motivation and the determinants of motivational levels in criminal justice organization is an area of interest among various researchers. Motivation is defined as the factors within or outside an individual that stimulate the desire to do something. Motives can either be intrinsic or intrinsic. Every decision to engage in particular activities or to perform particular task are influenced by the level of motivation. In this paper, three theories of motivation are discussed within the context of criminal justice. First isAchievement-Power-Affiliation Theory that states that motivation is tied to one’s need to achieve and have power. Second is ...

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This paper intends to show the tax avoidance strategies which can be used by a tax lawyer or an accountant to reduce a multinational technology company’s taxes. Furthermore, this paper intends to show the difference between tax evasion and tax avoidance, as defined by specific scholarly articles. The strategies which will be mentioned include: the “Double Irish,” the “Dutch Sandwich,” and the “Check-the Box Rule”. Each strategy will be defined and examples of companies which have used such strategies will be given. This paper, which is essentially a tax plan which will instruct a multinational technology corporation (MNC) ...

Thesis: The Death Penalty is not fair because innocent people are convicted, some have been almost executed, some have been executed and exculpatory evidence was discovered post execution and some have been executed despite of exculpatory evidence. The high cost of prosecuting Death Penalty cases reflects this.

INTRODUCTION I In spite of far reaching ramifications many states in America still apply and carry out the Death Sentence.

A. The Death Sentence is obtained and carried out inconsistently.
B. Death Sentence cases cost much more to prosecute than those of life without parole because of the finality of the sentence.

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II Death Sentence cases create situations where innocent people can be executed, or wait for years on “Death Row” ...

Otto von Bismarck's Political Prowess

Otto von Bismarck's Political Prowess

Introduction

The political philosophy, that Otto von Bismarck practiced, is often being referred to his political career without actually stating the question of whether or not the political pragmatism, that he clearly used, was an evolution of his views or whether it had always been present in his mind, even during his earliest political activities.
This historical figure played a significant role in world politics, and no other person in the history of modern Europe, with an exception of Napoleon, has ever attracted as much interest and attention, partially due to the magnetic appeal of ...

Probation, in the criminal justice context, is the period which a convicted person (probationer) is subjected to supervision, critical examination and intense evaluation. A judicial court is the only institution with the authority to order probation on a convict. Probation is ordered in lieu of incarceration. However, it does not mean that the convicted person is set free. An order of probation has conditions often imposed by a statute. It is given for rehabilitative purposes. However, the trial judge has the discretion to impose more conditions on a probation sentencing to meet the interests of the public and the offender. The conditions imposed ...

Death Penalty Economics

Introduction
The death sentence is one of the most extensively discussed and researched topics. A death penalty is also known as capital punishment. It is a judicial sentence where a criminal is put to death after being found guilty of a heinous crime like murder. During the ancient times, the death penalty was allowed and practiced by most countries. Its existence can be traced back to the eighteenth century in the code of King Hammurabi who strongly believed in capital punishment.
The debate on the death penalty has led to the development of two schools of thought. There are the ...

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On the wake of the September 11th attack at the world trade centre the government of the united state through the congress found it necessary o establish a fund to cover for the pain loss and suffering for all those who were caught in the disaster.
The person who was to Mann the disbursement of the fund was an experienced lawyer who had managed to price almost al kinds of disaster and thus this was not a different case for him. Kenneth Feinberg was the gentleman who was appointed to oversee the process of compensation.
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Socialization is the process in which a person interacts with people in the society and forms relationships with them. Criminological and sociological theories, including the social strain theory, explain crime in terms of a person's social relationships. What sets Robert Agnew’s strain theory apart is that it specifically focuses on negative social relationships, in which people are not treated as they want to be treated, thus promoting and leading to criminal and deviant behavior. According to strain theory, people adopt criminal and deviant behavior when others prevent them from achieving positively valued goals/stimuli. The focus of the strain theory was ...

Introduction

The Jury has the power to exercise nullification while conducting jury duties. This power is accorded as a matter of practice and in common law, and not necessarily under legislation. Jury nullification occurs when the fact finding is clear of the defendant’s guilt, but the jury relying on its own understanding of fairness and justice, decides to acquit. There has been on going debate as to whether the judges should inform the jury of their nullification ability or not. This paper explores the position that the jury should not be informed of their nullification powers (Bellin, 2010).

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Basic Legal Principles

The Federal Security Laws defined under US constitution provides a series of statutes that provides guidelines and regulations to govern activities of the security industry (Hazen, 2003). The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Securities Act of 1933 are the principal statutes under the Federal Security Laws. According to the e

Legal and Ethical scenario presented in the Dracca’s case, the following responses are applicable;

Response 1

Dracca’s senior Vice President of Sales, Bob Marley and his sale representative counterpart Farian did commit a security violation under laws relating to insider trading (McInish, Frino, and Sensenbrenner, 2011). This can be attributed to the manner in which they acted on non-public (insider) information and ...

Introduction:

Harper Lee’s classic novel is built on two main themes, racial injustice and the disruption of innocence which are skillfully interwoven together to create a complex web of intricacies that continually develop throughout the book.
The theme of racial discrimination is rampant in the old Southern town of Maycomb in Alabama which positively reeks with the heat of injustice. However Lee is interesting in the sense that she manages to create a link between the innocence of children who do not think about racism in their heart of hearts but can observe it first hand through the noble doings ...

There will always be a difference of opinion when it comes to many issues. It is more than how someone personally feels, its politics, and the religious views of groups and the way a person wishes to be viewed by his peers is usually more important. It is hard for someone to stand up for something they believe in when they know that controversy and negativity are sure to follow. The way someone feels about abortion or racism are huge topics of discussion but there is also the other big one which is the death penalty. Should the death penalty be ...

Law of Torts in Business

Introduction

In the laws of a country, the law of tort is concerned with how someone treats their neighbour. A person should not injure a person neither should he trespass into a neighbour’s property. Such acts are considered to be criminal in nature and the individual will be liable in a court of law. The law of torts covers a range of actions such as negligence, intentional injury and defamation that ruins an individual’s reputation. The law of torts is best illustrated by the case of Donogue vs. Stevenson. The plaintiff was with a friend in a cafeteria taking ginger beer. When she took ...

The following are some of the rules and regulation that applies to Kuwait application of debentures to the investors; the first requirement is that it must be licensed by the Kuwait Ministry of Commerce and Industry. The Ministries has a responsibility to supervise the issuing of the debenture by the Central bank of Kuwait. The Commercials Companies Law requires that company capital subscribed be paid in full and does not allow issuing of debentures that more than the capital paid up. The holder must pass the resolution authorized by the Kuwait issuers. Once the debenture holders are issued with the ...

Introduction

The main issue that revolves around this case is the issue of Eminent Domain. In KELO V. CITY of New London (2005), the United States Supreme Court upheld the use of the eminent domain power to take property from homeowners for the purpose of economic development. Under the Fifth Amendment, eminent domain may be used only for a public purpose. Conversely, public purpose is a wide notion. At this point Eminent Domain refers to the authority of the government to acquire certain properties for public use, for example building a freeway. The idea dates to the early seventeenth-century; in U.S. law, underneath ...