Gundy Case – warrants incorrectly filled out and arguably police actions were illegal which resulted in the death of David Gundy in 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
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“A woman is born to this: sift‚ measure‚ mix‚ roll thin.” These starting words of the poem Gretel by Andrea Hollander Budy already show the imprisonment of women within a certain standard set by society. These words basically tell us that a woman has no choice on which path to take in her life because she is already born to something. This idea of women‚ along with prostitution‚ is what is being shown in the poem. Gretel‚ though modified‚ from the children’s tale Hansel and Gretel serves as the exemplary
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Defendant Mark Asher‚ (hereinafter Asher)‚ moves for Summary Judgment because Andrews Properties‚ Inc.‚ (hereinafter the Company)‚ negligently misrepresented the condition of the Property in question under Ohio law. Asher also moves the Court to dismiss the Company’s claim for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and for this Court to grant summary judgment on Asher’s counterclaim against the Company. Facts Arthur Andrews‚ Jr. owns land located at 1000 E. Main Street‚ Akron‚ Ohio (hereinafter
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registered determinations of native title covering approximately 15 per cent of Australia’s land mass. Of those‚ 139 recognise the status of native title. An example of this is the Lovett (on behalf of the Gunditjmara People) v State of Victoria (2007) case which granted the Gunditjmara people native title ownership of over 4000 hectares of Crown land on the coast of Victoria and Deen Maar Island. Additionally‚ the National Native Title Tribunal shows the effectiveness of the government in attempting
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VCE Legal Studies Unit 2 Exam Chapters (7‚8‚9‚10‚11&15) AREA OF STUDY 2: CIVIL LAW AND AREA OF STUDY 2: THE CIVIL LAW IN ACTION. 1. The difference between civil law and criminal law. Civil law applies to people in the community who had the wrong things such as civil against each other. Criminal law is someone who commits murder‚ sexual assault and theft etc. It is the law enforced by police. 2. The need for a hierarchy of courts‚ i.e reasons In a court hierarchy‚ different courts have different
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Ethics Case Study Lernik Davoudi HCS/335 12/04/2012 Holly Martinez De Andino Ethics Case Study A prescription is an order for medication which is dispensed to or for patient. A prescription for a patient may only be issued by a physician. The case study in chapter 4‚ is a case about a physician’s assistance named Jerry McCall ‚ who needs to order an antidepressant medication called Valium for a patient who is a friend of the doctors‚ However the major problem Jerry has is that the patient
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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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regarding legal processes‚ concepts and outcomes. One reason law is essential to the efficient operation of a society is that it provides a consistent‚ fair and just way of governing a community. It is extremely important that every member of the community has a fair trial and course of justice‚ as well as the idea that no one is above the law‚ and no person is allowed to take justice into their own hands‚ as outlined in Dicey’s rule of law. This is demonstrated through the case study of Simon Gittany
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Year 12 Legal Studies Exam Notes YEAR 12 LEGAL STUDIES NOTES UNITS 3 AND 4 Year 12 Legal Studies Exam Notes AREA OF STUDY 3 LAW-MAKING Year 12 Legal Studies Exam Notes AREA OF STUDY 1 PARLIAMENT AND THE CITIZEN Year 12 Legal Studies Exam Notes The Principle of Responsible Government • Our government is answerable and accountable to parliament‚ therefore to the people • It must act fairly and responsibly • If it doesn’t it will lose the support of the parliament/people and
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Legal Environment of Business Chapter 2 Assignment Questions for Review and Discussion 5. Statutory laws are passed by either the state or federal legislature. Federal statues must be signed by the president of the United States While‚ state statues must be signed by the governor. Statutory law must be followed by everyone unless considered un-constitutional by the Supreme Court. 7. Common laws are similar to morals. When there are no laws or statues that relate specifically to a case‚ the
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