* The extent to which the law reflects moral and ethical standards * The role of law reform in the criminal justice system * The extent to which the law balances the rights of victims‚ offenders and society * The effectiveness of legal and non-legal measures in achieving justice Chapter 1: The Nature of Crime Role of Criminal Law: To protect society from those whose behaviour society has deemed to be unacceptable. What is a crime: A crime is an act or omission committed against the
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Legal Studies HSC Notes PART 1: Crime The Nature of Crime The meaning of crime Crime: a punishable act that is seen as a danger to the society and is ethically and morally wrong. Elements of a crime: It must be proven that an accused intended to commit and committed the crime for them to be found guilty. Mens Rea: (Gulity Mind) a person’s intention to commit crime. The prosecution must prove that accused was aware of his actions. Actus Reus: (Guilty Act) a person’s physical action out taken
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A GUIDE TO LEGAL CASE BRIEFS I. TITLE/ CITATION Warner-Lambert Company v. United States U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit 425 F.3d 1381 (2005) II. THE FACTS A. Material • Warner-Lambert imports and sells lozenges in packages under the name "Halls DefenseTM Vitamin C Supplement Drops." Each drop contains daily requirement of Vitamin C‚ but the drops are composed primarily of sugar and glucose syrup‚ which together constitute more than 95 percent of each drop. Vitamin C
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Jenna Van Wyk Honors Law 1901 February 1‚ 2012 Writing Assignment #1 The issue being presented in this case deals with whether or not it was unlawful for Joe Roberts to possess a machine-gun he built and displayed locally. Mr. Roberts knew it was illegal to buy a machine-gun so he built his own gun thinking it was legal because it never traveled interstate and he destroyed the mold he used to make the gun. The federal government has the ability to regulate the possession of a machine-gun
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Based on the data‚ the parameters that can be measured include standard deviation‚ mean‚ and percentage. There are several problems such as some students might answer the survey more than once‚ possibly resulting in repeating data. There are also cases where not all students answer the survey as told‚ resulting in inaccuracy of results‚ making it unreliable. Task 2: Presentation of Census Data 1) Age of respondent The pie chart above shows the age of respondents from the whole population
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Case Analysis of Prepaid Legal 1. Prepaid Legal is one of the earliest companies in the United States to market and to sell legal expense plans. The company adopts a cost leadership business strategy‚ providing 5 basic title benefits (Preventive Legal Services‚ Automobile Legal Protection‚ Trial Defense‚ IRS Audit Protection Services‚ and Preferred Member Discount) with a membership cost ranging from $10 to $25 per month. Moreover‚ Prepaid selects several market segments‚ in which it develops specific
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Chapter 7 – terminology‚ • Property – is the legal right to exclude others from resources that are originally possessed or are acwuired without force‚ theft‚ or fraud. • Mortgage – put up their houses to secure the loans • Real property law applies to ownership to land and interests in land such as mining rights or leases. • Personal property • Contract- rules control the way owners make agreements to exchange resources in the property-based legal system. • Rule of first possession – is that
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Climbing the Social Ladder Climbing the social ladder in today’s day and age‚ is most likely‚ if not more‚ just as hard as previous centuries. As of today‚ there is multiple affirmation about how climbing the social ladder is purely by gender and families financial status. Many say women in the workforce have it harder than men because women are seen as weak and easily manipulated. Some say if the parents were already classified as middle-class‚ their children would then also become middle-class
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Coursework Assignment: ULMS721 Football and the Law Legal Review: Proform Sports Management Ltd v Proactive Sports Management Ltd and another Minor – Contract – Necessaries – Footballer entering into agency agreement with claimant – Footballer being minor at time of agreement – Footballer giving notice of termination of agreement – Claimant alleging defendant inducing breach of contract – Defendant seeking summary judgment on ground that contract voidable – Whether contract falling within class
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In chapter 8‚ “Legal Considerations in Sports Medicine”‚ the text discusses the potential legal issues that athletic trainers can run into and how to best avoid these issues. Some situations are unforeseeable but the text provides the most important information on how to best legally practice athletic training. Case Study 1- Question 1: “What legal principles are involved in this case? How do they apply? Does James have a strong case? Why or why not?” Between tort and negligence‚ negligence may
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