Ronald Robillard Prof. Jane Curth Personal and Community Health Section 012 06/11/13 Medical Marijuana Medical marijuana less harmful than most other legal tobacco products and has the ability to reduce the pain within ailing people. Marijuana also has the potential to raise the U.S. out of their tough economic struggle as well as lower crime rate and create more jobs for many more people. Marijuana should be legalized for medical use across the country. Marijuana has a negative stigma attached
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the historical background of the American Legal System‚ providing specific examples to support your answer. The American Legal System was built from Europe. The settlers brought their rules and principles from England to America and established them in the new colonies. It was known as the common law which was formed from historical events that originated from English events. The laws were formed from Norman Conquest of England. The common law was a system used to settle disputes through local customs
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“States are at this moment of history‚ Still at the heart of the International Legal System.” ….Higgins The concept of Statehood can be traced back to the 15th-16TH Century in Europe where a system of Centralized Rule succeeded in subordinating all other institutions band groups‚ temporal and spiritual. The modern notion of Statehood was formalized at the peace of Westphalia(1648)________________. States were
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was not being pretty‚ defendant’s failure to promote the plaintiff and decision to terminate her employment. The court’s finding that there is not sufficient evidence to support the claim. “Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment is granted.” The legal principles The plaintiff filed a charge against the defendant under Title VII and U.S. Code Section 1981. Title VII protects individuals against employment discrimination on the basis of race and color as well as national origin‚ sex‚ or religion
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The Legal System and ADR Analysis Toshala Oliver LAW/531 January 31‚ 2015 Tom Poulton Memorandum To: Supervisor From: Toshala Oliver Date: February 2‚ 2015 Subject: The Legal System and Texas Level of Business Dispute Texas has many disputes that can be federal or state cases‚ and this memo will provide an exclusive analysis regarding how a civil action case in the state court system went through the legal stages and other ADR or alternative methods of dispute resolution methods. This memo will
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1989Candidates are being asked to evaluate the statement‚ not necessarily the criminal justice system. Yet the marking criteria requires candidates to “Comprehensively and accurately evaluate how sentencing and punishment attempts to balance the rights of victims‚ offenders and society”. Poor question. This question starts after an offender has been found guilty and is to be sentenced. This is the key part of the Legal Studies syllabus that pertains to the question: 4. Sentencing and punishment • statutory
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Topic: Explain the major components of the legal system. Question: Which of the following is a distinguishing feature of a common law legal system? Answer Rationale: Although in the U.S. legal system guilt must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt in criminal matters and there is an appeal process‚ neither of these qualities is integral to a common law legal system. The opposite of a common law legal system is a legal system where the sole source of law is a comprehensive civil code
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institutions."Xi Jinping Vice-President of the People’s Republic of China during his visit to the Hong Kong SAR on July 7th‚ 2008 made the above statement that hit a raw nerve in the public. In response to concerns in the fundamentals of Hong Kong’s legal system‚ Hong Kong Bar Association issued a statement to clarify that the judiciary independence is "firmly guaranteed" by the Basic Law‚ which is to "remain separate and independent from the Executive and the Legislature" and shall not be "regarded as
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The Legal System and ADR Analysis Thomas Fowler LAW/531 November 4‚ 2013 James Charnell The Legal System and ADR Analysis A common case that involves business disputes of leases with landlords and tenants. A tenant’s lease expires tomorrow and the tenant expects the reimbursement of the security deposit. The tenant cleans and inspects the unit. The unit condition is very good. The tenant gives the keys to the landlord‚ but the landlord withholds seven hundred and fifty dollars from the thousand
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Legal Studies. Man jailed for crime spree A man from Gin Gin‚ west of Bundaberg in south-east Queensland‚ has been jailed for stealing more than $32‚000 during a seven-month crime spree. Anton Michael Janezic‚ 39‚ pleaded guilty to 34 charges including fraud‚ theft‚ drug and driving offences between September 2009 and April last year. Of the fraud charges‚ 15 relate to activity in the bank account of Duingal man‚ Robert Pitman‚ who was found dead in his caravan after a fire last April. Magistrate
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