LAW ASSIGNMENT-1 INTRODUCTION:- Right to Information Act‚ 2005 (Act No. 22 of 2005) [As Modified up to 1st February‚ 2011] Right to Information Act also known as RTI is an act which has been passed by Parliament of India in 2005 and came into force on October 12‚ 2005 which mandates timely response to any queries or government information asked by citizens of India. The importance of RTI is that the act gives right to citizens to securely access the information
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USA Patriot Act Name: Number: Course: Lecturer: Date: Abstract With the developments and the recent attacks on the internet‚ there has been a need to ensure that cyber attacks and terrorism have been the most common concerns for government regulations. After the numerous attacks and cyber attacks that are common on the internet‚ there has been the need to have laws and acts to control these terrorist acts. This is the reason why the USA patriot Act was formulated. The main intention
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Technology Acts I have chosen write about the No Electronic Theft Act 1997 because I believe music and videos that are downloaded for free from the internet are ruining those industries. I also chose to write about the Children’s Internet Protection Act 2000 due to the fact I have two children that will be using the internet shortly. Constant changes in technology have led to bad practices and criminal charges that necessitated the creation of these acts. No Electronic Theft Act in 1997 The
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National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) The National Labor Relations Act of 1935‚ commonly referred to as the Wagner Act‚ is the basic bill of rights for unions. It was enacted to eliminate employers’ interference with the organization of workers into unions. Before‚ many employers would threatened the employees that if they would be joining a union they would receive less pay‚ benefits‚ hours‚ or even be fired. This caused an outcry in American society because many of the employers weren’t giving
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Act of God is a legal term[1] for events outside of human control‚ such as sudden floods or other natural disasters‚ for which no one can be held responsible. This does not protect those who put others in danger of acts of nature through negligence‚ such as an adult who instructs a group of children to stand under a tree to escape a lightning storm.[citation needed] The legal term‚ "Act of God"‚ does not necessarily imply that a God had a direct intervention which specifically caused a "natural"
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lead by George W. Bush‚ took immediate action. The Patriot Act was enacted on October 26th‚ 2001‚ just forty-five days after the attacks‚ with the intent of lawfully allowing law enforcement more leeway when investigating terrorist organizations. Terrorism is detrimental and puts all members of society at risk. The United States government has gone to great lengths to protect its country from acts of terrorism. Invoking the US Patriots Act is an example of the lengths the American government will
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The children act was first introduced in 1908; this was passed by the liberal government at the time. Even thought the act was needed to protect children of the time it was surrounded by controversy. The main aims of the 1908 act were to regulate fostering‚ baby farming‚ and wet nursing. One of the greater aims of the 1908 act was to give local authorities power to keep children of poorer backgrounds away from workhouses and to ultimately protect them from abuse. (www.parliament.co.uk‚ 1998) In
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and Obstruct Terrorism act of 2001 otherwise known as the USA Patriot Act was signed into law by president George W. Bush on October 26‚ 2001. This act is part of the foreign and defense policy area. “The foreign and defense policy area includes organizations that focus on relations between the United States and the rest of the world. Organizations that national security initiatives and other defense-related policies‚ as well as individual countries‚ are included.” This act was enacted by the 107th
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The Stamp Act Crisis One major event that reveals insight on the cause of the American Revolution was the passing of the Stamp Act by the British Parliament on March 22‚ 1765. It required the colonists to pay a tax for stamped paper that all legal documents including marriage licenses‚ diplomas‚ newspapers and even playing cards were to be printed on. Prime Minister George Grenville proposed that a tax should be imposed among the colonies to help offset the costs of sending troops needed for their
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a threat to our God-given freedoms protected by the U.S. Constitution." In the following viewpoint‚ John F. McManus claims that the USA Patriot Act‚ which was passed in response to the September 11‚ 2001‚ attacks on the United States‚ gives the president authority and powers that are not limited to the pursuit of terrorists. McManus warns that the act licenses snooping on U.S. citizens‚ including the seizure of business records‚ the collecting of e-mails‚ and the wiretapping of phone calls. He sees
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