Juries are a fundamental institution within Canadian law and decide a large portion of important cases‚ changing many lives. Considering that a jury is simply a group of citizens who appeared to be the right fit for jury duty on a list‚ do we place too much power in their hands? This paper looks at the jury’s power of nullification and why it should or should not continue to be a part of the Canadian justice system and if it should‚ how can we improve it? Drawing on real cases and scholarly journals
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ENC 1011 Birth Control in American Society The Pros and Cons “On May 9‚ 1960‚ the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the marketing of the first birth control pill in the United States.” The battle over birth control waged on long before F.D.A’s approval. Since its creation‚ arguments both pro and anti birth control have been immense. From religious beliefs to freedom of choice‚ both sides still have yet to find a middle ground on this matter. Whether negative or positive‚ birth control
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PROS AND CONS English Comp 1 7/17/2014 Firearms‚ are they good‚ or are they a safety hazard to everyone in this world? Are they so dangerous that no one should be allowed to own them or are they so necessary that we can’t live without them? Are we to strict on the laws involving firearms? This argument has been going on for many years. Controversial‚ of course. Beneficial lifesaver‚ definitely. Easy to control‚ no way. Guns are useful. Every day‚ they are responsible for killing
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Like majority of the world‚ the Canadian criminal justice system consists of three main parts: the police‚ the courts and the corrections. These three main parts are responsible for the smooth operations of our criminal justice system. However‚ there are other factors that can affect the fluency of our system; factors such as the legislations‚ the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom‚ the mass and ever-growing public media‚ and human behaviours and emotions. It is the intension of the writer of
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Treatment of IPO Costs. The costs of an IPO that involves both issuing new shares and a stock market listing should be accounted for as follows: Incremental costs that are directly attributable to issuing new shares should be deducted from equity (net of any income tax benefit) - IAS 32.37; Costs that relate to the stock market listing‚ or are otherwise not incremental and directly attributable to issuing new shares‚ should be recorded as an expense in the statement of comprehensive
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There has been as much praise as there is criticism of the jury system. Most critics doubt the competence‚ rationality and motives of the jury system alleging its only “claim to legitimacy is its archaic root.” Other critics question the ability of the jury system to adapt to complex issues in the modern world coupled with the impact of internet. However‚ much of this criticism of the jury is not supported by any empirical research. It appears that these criticisms are mainly just “made by appeals
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Why the Electoral College should not be preserved? The Constitutional Convention of 1787 gave birth to the system of the Electoral College. Electoral College system can be described as a system in which voters vote for electors on election day‚ who then cast their vote for candidate in their respective party. Our Founding Fathers described this system in Article II‚ section 1 of the Constitution. According to the Constitution‚ electors per state are equal to the number of seats each state holds
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A multi-party system is a system in which three or more political parties have the capacity to gain control of government separately or in coalition. Unlike a single-party system (or a non-partisan democracy)‚ it encourages the general constituency to form multiple distinct‚ officially recognized groups‚ generally called political parties. Each party competes for votes from the enfranchised constituents (those allowed to vote). A multi-partysystem is essential for representative democracies‚ because
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A flat tax is a system that applies the same tax rate to every taxpayer regardless of income bracket. Typically‚ a flat tax applies the same tax rate to all taxpayers‚ with no deductions or exemptions allowed‚ but some politicians such as Ted Cruz and Rand Paul have proposed flat tax systems that keep certain deductions in place. Most flat tax systems or proposals do not tax income from dividends‚ distributions‚ capital gains and other investments. Supporters of a flat tax system propose that it
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“The Federal Reserve System is the central banking system of the United States. It was created in 1913‚ with the enactment of the Federal Reserve Act. Its duties today are to conduct the nation’s monetary policy‚ supervise and regulate banking institutions‚ maintain the stability of the financial system and provide financial services to depository institutions‚ the U.S. government‚ and foreign official institutions.” The constitutionality of the Federal Reserve System (FED) has been a topic of
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