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    Loitering laws targeting gangs have had an interesting history in the United States. The background of loitering laws‚ according to Joel D. Berg article “The Troubled Constitutionality of Antigang Loitering Laws” dates all the way back to 1349 English vagrancy laws that restricted the rights of individuals that were unemployed and owned no land (1993:462). Once settlers immigrated to the United States vagrancy laws followed them‚ but the vagrancy laws evolved as a tool to fight crime (1993:463-464)

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    History of Company Law

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    corporation 2. Outline the development of company law in England and Australia 3. List the various types of corporation 4. Describe the Corporations Law scheme. 5. Outline the recent reform of company law in Australia 6. Explain the need for the introduction of the Corporations Act 2001 Chapter 1 Historical Development of Company Law Chapter Summary 1 THE CONCEPT OF THE CORPORATION A corporation is a body created by law‚ with its own legal status‚ and continues to exist

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    History of Law Enforcement

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    History and Role of Law Enforcement in the Society 2 In some societies‚ in the late 18th century and early 19th century‚ these developed within the context of maintaining a layered social structure and the protection of property. In the United Kingdom in the late 18th century: The modern police department was born out of...the desire of the wealthy to restructure ... society. The swelling population of urban poor‚ whose miniscule [sic] wages could hardly sustain them‚ heightened

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    The American History

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    Caleb Cobos Period 4 October 9‚ 2012 Timeline #3 Pages 166-210 1775- Quakers founded the world’s first antislavery society. 1774- Continental Congress called for the complete abolition of the slave trade. 1776- New Jersey’s new constitution enabled women to vote. 1777- Articles of Confederation adopted by second Continental Congress. 1780- Massachusetts adopts first constitution drafted in convention and ratified by popular vote. 1781- Articles of confederation put into effect. 1783-

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    After learning American history‚ which acknowledged me a lot of the interesting things‚ I understand how wonderful the U.S it is. The best thing I see that the American characters such as diverse ethnicities and religions‚ independence and freedom‚ liberty and equality‚… which shaped by the powerful union for the better the lives of all immigrants. Therefore‚ I realize the history that helps me wisely how to fit into the American society like an immigrant. The notion American Exceptionalism is an

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    History of Air Law

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    Chapter 1. THE HISTORY OF AVIATION LAW AND THE CHICAGO CONVENTION 1944 Introduction Today‚ decisions concerning international civil aviation are taken by the member states of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The JAR Aviation Law exam follows the Annexes and other documents of ICAO. These notes are designed to follow the JAR syllabus and are a precis of all of the reference material. The language may be difficult to follow because of the use made of the words SHALL and

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    History of Zimbabwean Law

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    The Zimbabwean law came from a long way to be what it is today. The long road which led to the current law had milestones of changing times‚ governance‚ wars which fought and exploration among others. This writing is aimed at outlining the historical development of blended Zimbabwe’s current law by chronologically tracing all the developments from its origins up to post colonial era. The birth of Zimbabwean law can be traced from the fall of Roman in AD 476. The decline of Roman Empire did not bring

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    studied throughout the duration of this course‚ which one do believe to be the most important to teach someone else about the American History‚ that would be The American Revolution. The American Revolution is one of the most important events from 1775-83 and known as the American Revolutionary War and the U.S. War of Independence. There are many reasons to say The American Revolution as the important historical events of the United States. This is the events in which America got their independence

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    AMERICAN HOLOCAUST The other side of the story to our great American history is not as pretty as they teach us in grade school. The American Holocaust by David Stannard is a novel full of live excerpts from eyewitnesses to the genocide of the American Indians. He goes as far as to describe what life was most likely like before Europeans came to the Americas and obliterated the "Paradise" so described. Columbus even wrote how beautiful the places were in which he committed acts against the Natives

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    History of Nursing Laws

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    HISTORY OF NURSING LAW Act No. 2493 (115) * An act to amend No. 310 regulating the practice of medicine in the Philippines * Provided for the examination and registration of nurses * Nurses must apply for registration to the Director of Health * Requirements: Good moral character‚ good health and 21 years old Act No. 2808 (1919) * An act regulating practice of nursing profession * the first "True Nursing Law" * created the board of examiners composed of 3 members

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