Category: Law
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Legality and Ethicality in Corporate Governance
The legality of the activities according to federal, state, and local laws should follow the principle of good governance through honesty and good faith. Some of the management practices at the United Thermostatic Controls failed to comply with companies’ law. It is clear that current legislation states that disclosure of financial information should be done…
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Due Process: Protecting the Rights of the Accused
The phrase due process implies that laws should be practiced justly and equally to each person, particularly a citizen who becomes accused of a crime. The whole due process originated from founders of the United States, following their colonial experience (Kime, 2011). The founders realized that it was both impossible for democracies to work and…
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Are Correctional Boot Camps Effective?
Table of Contents Introduction Lack of Follow-up Support Ineffectiveness Physical Abuse Conclusion References Introduction Boot camps were introduced so that it can act as an alternative to jail for young offenders or criminals. Several studies have reported that the frequencies of recidivism for juvenile offenders who have been admitted in teen boot camps are extremely…
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The control of intellectual property has played an important role in the development of media technologies
Table of Contents Introduction Discussion Legal Control Measures and Controls Intellectual Property Enforcement Technology Control Measures Case Studies Conclusion Work Cited Introduction Historically, intellectual property rights, IPR, have played a pivotal role in safeguarding all types of creators in business, scientific and artistic fields. In media technologies, besides providing effective mechanism of protection, the IPR…
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Impaired waters and Total Maximum Daily Loads in the Spokane River Basin.
The federal Clean Water Act was an act passed for the main purpose of protecting water bodies from pollution (Younos 12). The act sets water quality standards to protect the fish, drinking water and swimming and agriculture use. The standards were set considering the various water pollutants such as metal, bacteria, harmful nutrients and mercury.…
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The Evidence Act 2008
Table of Contents Introduction The General Rule Expert Opinion Evidence Non-Expert Opinion Evidence Conclusion References Footnotes Introduction The Evidence Act 2008 (Vic) was created to reform the law on evidence in the criminal and civil trials of Victorian courts as proposed by the Law Reforms Commission of Australia.1 As much as the common law was…
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Deal to Combat Piracy Nears for Australia
Table of Contents Infrastructure Critical to Exports: Report Doubts on Euro Quick Fix: Danger Zone Blackwood Halt Raises Querries on Tinkler Deal Resource Tax to Fatten Mining Giants’ Bottom Line References List According to the Federal Attorney General, curbing online piracy involves the copyright owners, the internet service providers, and customer advocates. Internet users who…
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The Role of Flexibility in the Australian Context
Table of Contents Introduction Background Numerical flexibility Functional flexibility Role of flexibility in Australian context Employer’s perspective on the flexibility Employee’s perspective Conclusion References Introduction The following essay is on the need for flexibility of labour in the Australian context. This essay will discuss the role of flexibility in the Australian context. There will be…
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Contract analysis: Supply, installation, testing and commissioning of a lift
Table of Contents Offer and acceptance Consideration Legal purpose and legal capacity Reference This report presents an analysis of a contract involving supplying, installing, testing and commissioning a lift. Particularly, the definition of the main aspects of the agreement: offer and acceptance, considerations, legal purposes, and legal power of the contract. Offer and acceptance Offer…
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Ensuring US Homeland Security
The Department of Homeland Security is charged with protecting the US from terrorist threats and enhancing security (DHS, 2012). The vision of the DHS is to ensure a safe, secure and resilient homeland thereby providing a favorable environment for the success of American pursuits according to Dzikansky, Kleiman, & Slater (2011). This paper will outline…