Presentation of bill or law from Congress: Law H.R.7365 - 118th Congress (2023-2024) VETS Safe Travel Act
Tutorials/exercises - 2 pages - Constitutional law
Paul A. Gosar, the bill's principal author and a Republican congressman from Arizona, introduced the VETS Safe Travel Act for consideration on 15 February 2024. It was supported by 47 other co-sponsors, also Republican representatives from large populations such as California and Texas. The...
"Toward Neutral Principles of Constitutional Law" by Herbert Wechsler and the Brown v. the Board of Education Legal Decision
Essay - 2 pages - Constitutional law
In "Toward Neutral Principles of Constitutional Law", Herbert Wechsler brings up difficult issues that are eternally present in cases that make their way up to the Supreme Court. While we often deny these issues and simply assume that the court is making a decision that is "Constitutional"...
Femicide and Human Rights: Understanding and Classifying Gender-Based Violence under E.U. Law
Thesis - 20 pages - Public liberties
In 2008, the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, during the launch of a campaign intending to end violence targeting women, said that the only global truth is that "violence against women is never acceptable, never excusable, never tolerable". The statement was a revelation that society...
Environmental Law and Social Justice - The Precautionary Principle
Practical guide - 1 pages - Environment law
The document includes fundamental readings that can be useful when dealing with the subject of the precautionary principle.
Environmental Law and Social Justice - Mining and Tensions Between Globalisation and Sustainable Development
Summary - 1 pages - Ecology & environment
Instructions : Why is mining such a good illustration of the tensions between globalisation and sustainable development? On the basis of the information provided specifically concerning the mining industry, identify how globalisation can result in conflicts with local communities, and how such...
European Union (EU) Law - Introduction and the different stages of integration
Course material - 8 pages - European law
European construction was imagined by politicians and people centuries ago but was achieved after WWII. In middle age, cities developed trade, and at that moment national markets were created. Traders were moving from a city to another, and these citizens made the rules of mercatoria. The...
Public Law -The Human Rights Act 1998
Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies
Protection of human rights has been the focus of many governments and states in the world. The United Nations, for instance, has put in place a number of rules and regulations that revolve around human rights and which all members should adhere. The United Kingdom is one of the states that have...
Comparative law : relationship between law and religion
Essay - 7 pages - Other law subjects
The promotion and securing of peaceful dispute settlement is typically one of the most critical, although difficult, objectives of the international legal system. The fundamental principles as well as methods, which govern the settlement of such disputes today, especially interstate disputes, are...
The law of apartheid
Case study - 3 pages - Social, moral & civic education
In the 1950s, the fight for equal rights has mobilized many Africans, who until then had never spoken out for or against or their rights, is born the people's congress campaign, and Africans are invited to submit their grievances and aspirations would become the basis of a document-from all...
State sovereignty in international public law
Essay - 5 pages - International law
Jean Bodin (1530-1596) considered that the concept of sovereignty is an absolute concept. Sovereignty is a key concept when it comes to dealing with the state and its place in the international arena. It is, indeed, a concept that has been fostered to characterize the intrinsic power of states:...
An Offer, In Business Law -Examples and Applications
Case study - 5 pages - Business strategy
An offer is a statement presented from one person to another with a willingness to enter into a contract with the other person. This contract is based on stated terms that are provided for in advance (Kelly 2011). These terms have to be in turn accepted by the further person to whom the offer is...
Environmental Law - Sustainable Development in South Africa
Essay - 4 pages - Environment law
The expression "sustainable development" has been used for years now. It is all about the promotion of people's well-being, the improvement of their life quality, especially in the long run. This means that what the current generation is doing has consequences on future generations. Therefore,...
Practical case : Employment Law
Law case study - 6 pages - Labor law
1/ David has spent the last two decades working as a security officer for Big Gigs and Loud Sounds Ltd. His contract with Big Gigs and Loud Sounds Ltd expressly declares that he is ‘self-employed' and emphasizes at various points that the basis on which he receives his shifts to work for...
How does Anti-Discrimination Law Applies to Women, Especially When it Comes to Marital Rape ?
Essay - 3 pages - Public liberties
According to the Sexual Offences Act of 2003, marital rape can be defined as a sexual act that was committed by a person without the consent of his/her spouse or ex-spouse. Marital assault can legally fall under the category of domestic violence. According to the domestic Act Abuse of 2021,...
Sustainability Law in Australia
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
Breaking Basin Aquifers Downunder Ltd (BBAD) and Heisenberg Inc. which was directly involved in fracking at Green Acres would be liable for prosecution for pollution of water under the provision of Article 38, and Article 39, sub-section (1), and sub-section (5) of the Environmental Protection...
Investment law - The reinforcement of the control of foreign investments by the European Union
Essay - 4 pages - European law
How do the European Union's reinforced measures for controlling foreign investments, including the EU FDI (Foreign direct investment) Screening Regulation, national investment screening mechanisms, and increased scrutiny on state-owned enterprises, impact the attractiveness of the EU market...
The Impact of the Barcelona Traction Case on Shareholder Protection under International Law or The Diplomatic Protection of Companies and Shareholders
Thesis - 27 pages - International law
This research paper has been written by Mr Éric J. CHICATE-LAURENT, a student at University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. The Barcelona Traction judgment of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) of February 5th 1970, considerably shaped the protection of foreign investors. Indeed, this...
Public law: Judicial review
Case study - 4 pages - Civil law
As much as Catford District Council has authority to issue retailing license to pet-shop owners and operators, the relevant statute provides discretion to the local authority to conduct consultations if necessary. The fact that the license was legally issued and Alya is not comfortable with the...
Environmental law - The examples of Canada and the United Kingdom
Case study - 3 pages - Environment law
There is a high amount of litigation related to water, considering that Canada is one of the major fishing sites. Federal fisheries act was made in order to prevent water pollution by prohibiting discharge or deposition of substances which can be harmful to aquatic animals. The UK is historically...
Introduction to Law and Regulatory Framework
Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies
Conservation areas serve the purpose of retaining the originality of the buildings. Before any building or structure is put up, rules and regulations set aside by the building and control needs to be observed (Ballesteros et al., 2010, p. 200). Provisions are that the original status of the...
Limits of international law in relation to the use of force
Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies
Countries are allowed within the charter to build up self defence. For example the USA, recently disobeyed this. The legal advisor the state John Ballinger III stated that: ‘The global war on terror-to which some have objected, is not intended to be a legal state. Article 51 in the charter...
Belgian administrative law: Definition, characteristics and sources
Thesis - 11 pages - Administrative law
Administrative law is a set of legal rules other than constitutional law that establish the organization, functions and working procedures of the administrative structures of the state. It comprises all the legal rules, other than constitutional law. The Constitution is the...
Inside criminal law
Case study - 2 pages - Administrative law
There are four sources of American criminal law. The four sources have been codified. They have been put in writing and made accessible for all. The first of four sources is the U.S. Constitution. “The U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the land. As such, it is the basis...
What are the main differences between the civil and the common law systems ?
Essay - 5 pages - European law
The majority of legal authors divide the legal systems of the world into two mains groups : the common law on one hand, and the civil law on the other hand . The most interesting is that when you try to find definitions for those words, you often find the basic definition, and then,...
The main differences between the civil and the common law systems
Thesis - 5 pages - European law
The majority of legal authors divide the legal systems in the world into two mains groups : the common law on the one hand and the civil law on the other hand . The most interesting is that when you try to find definitions for those words, you often find the basic definition and...
International law: history and definition
Essay - 5 pages - International law
“Truth is that international law is neither a myth on the one hand, nor a panacea on the other, but just one institution among others which we can use for building of a better international order” (J. Brierly, The law of nations, Oxford 1995). Law is a system of...
Consider the extent to which international law is law, or 'really law' or 'law properly so-called' with reference to legal and other theorists
Essay - 6 pages - International law
Charlotte Ku and Paul F. Diehl noticed that at first sight, ‘International' and ‘Law' sound contradictory: “how can one imagine a structured and developed legal system functioning in a political environment that is diffused, disparated, unregulated and conventionally...
English legal system: The Sources of English Law
Course material - 87 pages - Constitutional law
The judicial decisions are the first to be found to develop a system. Today, they are still influencing the system as a whole. Judicial decisions have a weight that their continental counter part does not have. In England, under certain requirements, decisions are biding the judge with the...
Family Law: Comparison France Vs. China
Essay - 20 pages - Other law subjects
During the last century, the Chinese government decided to abolish the old family system and establish a new family idea: the socialist family system (the Marriage Code of 1950). This marked a turning point in Chinese common law and the beginning of a new family way of thinking. With this...
"The concept of the Rule of Law as defined by Dicey still remains valid : it provides a measure against which we can judge the attitudes and actions of Parliament, Government and the courts"
Essay - 5 pages - European law
The rule of law is often expounded as a pillar of the English Constitution. It was described by Lord Bingham as "the second great rock on which [Dicey?s] constitutional edifice was founded". It was referred to as a statute for the first time, in the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, as an...
