CIVIL LAW GOLDEN NOTES 2011 UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS FACULTY OF CIVIL LAW MANILA Academic Year 2011‐2012 CIVIL LAW STUDENT COUNCIL Lester John A. Lomeda Wilfredo T. Bonilla‚ Jr. Raissa S. Saipudin Bernadette Faustine C. Balao Marc Mikhaele J. Santos Victor Lorenzo L. Villanuea President Vice‐President Secretary Treasurer Auditor Public Relations Officer TEAM: BAR‐OPS 2011 Diane Camilla R. Borja Carlo Artemus V
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“It was civil disobedience that won them their civil rights”- Tariq Ali. Civil Rights for citizens of the United States were fought for by many people who were treated unfairly in every facet of the American life. The justice system‚ access to jobs‚ education‚ homes‚ and even peace at times were in far reach before the civil rights act. The CRA has a broad reach over many different aspects of American life that was once denied basic access to things that are necessary to achieve life‚ liberty‚ and
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the 1960’s‚ African Americans rose up and fought for what was rightfully theirs during the civil rights movement. Living in the twenty first century we see that it inhumane to strip African Americans of their human rights. But‚ sadly‚ we have neglected to see that homosexuals are in a very similar position today. Homosexuals in the United States have been fighting for their rights for years‚ but the right to be legally married is the hardest fight of them all. Marriage is a rite of passage in the
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a variety of tactics‚ ranging from nonviolent passive resistance to political lobbying‚ the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s precipitated societal change. The concerted struggle culminated in a more inclusive America‚ one in which people of all races‚ ethnicities and genders increasingly enjoy legal equality. “The Civil Rights Movement achieved the most important breakthrough in equal-rights legislation for African Americans since the Reconstruction period (1865–77).” Many individuals
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San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez (1973)‚ Brown v. Board of Education (1954)‚ and Plessy v. Ferguson (1896). At the beginning of the book‚ Kozol mentioned Brown v. Board of Education (1954)‚ stated that the “ separate but equal law” violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteen Amendment. Therefore‚ Brown v. Board of Education overturned the court case Plessy v. Ferguson (1896). Plessy v. Ferguson made segregation constitutional as long as the black and white facilities
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genesis of the Jim Crow Laws have allowed the continuing evolution of many court cases over the years‚ which have inspired many prominent civil rights leaders to affect and impact of our United States’ history and future. But throughout history the main factor is a matter of perspective and/or point of view of a personal and cultural belief leading to social inequality; in many instances one’s ill-information leads to misinterpretation and misunderstandings. The civil rights movement starting 1954
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Police departments across the country too often use excessive force‚ injuring people suspected of crimes or even creating crimes against Blacks like Jim Crow Laws and occasionally killing them like in Rodney King’s death. Members of minority groups and the poor are frequently the victims of police brutality‚ which law enforcement agencies try to cover up. Police departments must shed their cover-up culture and institute reforms‚ such as strengthening civilian oversight boards‚ which can investigate
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Cons of the 1964 Civil Rights Act When faced with pointing out the cons of the 1964 Civil Rights Act‚ one may feel there aren’t many if any. Or maybe that it’s a justified contradiction to the first amendment‚ which from the U.S. Constitution reads: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion‚ or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech‚ or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble‚ and to petition the Government for a
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Civil law study guide Chapter 1 1. Why does the study of law involve more than simply memorizing rules? simply memorizing the holding or "rule" of a case‚ you must be able to identify the particular factors that led the court to decide the case the way it did‚ and then determine whether those same factors are present in the case you’re now considering. 2. What is legal reasoning? The applying of the legal rules to a client’s specific factual situation 3. What is the doctrine of stare decisis
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racism” as racial discrimination in: • Environmental policymaking • Enforcement of environmental laws and procedures • Targeting of communities for the sitting of waste disposal and polluting industries • Excluding people of color from decision making boards Some people consider racism an important aspect of the Environmental Justice Movement (EJM) because it illustrates a foundation in the Civil Rights Movement. The Civil Rights movement gave headway for
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