When dealing with rights‚ laws‚ and amendments there will always be particular uncertainties‚ especially if they are in the best interest of the people. Amendments are meant to correct‚ provide change and make improvements for past amendments‚ making new ones more specific to each citizen that is involved. Amendments for the constitution involve making sure that rules and laws are put forth correctly and properly obeyed. Many amendments were made under the circumstances of the time period in which
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Individual rights under the Fourth Amendment can make or break a case in trial. According to the Fourth Amendment‚ “the right of the people to be secure in their persons‚ houses‚ papers‚ and effects‚ against unreasonable searches and seizures‚ shall not be violated‚ and no Warrants shall issue‚ but upon probable cause‚ supported by Oath or affirmation‚ and particularly describing the place to be searched‚ and the persons or things to be seized.” This is a United States citizens Fourth Amendment right equally
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proving their innocence. Although individuals proven to be guilty can be released when conclusive evidence is revealed‚ individuals deemed non-guilty cannot be convicted when new evidence emerges. This is because of the double jeopardy clause of the Fifth Amendment; the law has recognized “the maxim nemo debet bis vexari pro eadem causa‚ “no one should be tried twice for the same offense” (Prassel). Individuals who receive a legitimate acquittal are unjustly ineligible for a retrial based on the
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The 8th Amendment‚ "cruel and unusual" clause. The "cruel and unusual" clause in the eighth amendment states that "cruel and unusual punishment" such as torture or lingering death can not be inflicted on anyone as a form of execution. It is however permissible under the 8th Amendment to execute a convict by means of hanging‚ shooting‚ electrocution‚ and lethal gas. There is still confusion about what is actually constitutes "cruel and unusual punishment." There have been several court cases
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THE JUVENILE JUSTICE (CARE AND PROTECTION OF CHILDREN) AMENDMENT ACT‚ 2006 No. 33 of 2006 [22nd August‚ 2006.] An Act to amend the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act‚ 2000. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows:— 1. Short title.- This Act may be called the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Act‚ 2006. 2. Amendment of long title. - In the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act‚ 2000 (hereinafter
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The Due Process clause of the 14th Amendment‚ at least when it first began‚ had a procedural understanding in the Court. The Court identified the clause to protect intrusions of liberty by the States without the proper process of law (fair trial‚ jury of peers‚ etc.) The Court‚ in the transitional era‚ developed a new understanding of the Due Process clause. The question asked was no longer about the presence of the process‚ but about the validity of the law at its core. This new understanding‚
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Fourth Amendment‚ " the right of the people to be secure in their persons‚ houses‚ papers‚ and effects‚ against an unreasonable search and seizures‚ shall not be violated‚ and no Warrants shall issue‚ but upon probable cause‚ supported by Oath or affirmation‚ and particularly describing the place to be searched‚ and the persons or things be seized." In simplest terms the Fourth Amendment says that all searches are to be conducted under authority of a warrant( Barany). Many times this amendment is violated
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Seizures are an uncontrolled condition that electrical activity in the brain produces convulsion. These convulsions may be minor physical signs‚ disturbances‚ and or a combination of symptoms together. Seizures can be caused by head injuries‚ tumors in the brain‚ poisoning of lead‚ the brain has some sort of maldevelopement‚ found in genes‚ infections‚ fever‚ or illnesses. The types of symptoms and the type of seizure found in a person
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The importance of a management rights clause. The management rights clause in relation to a collective agreement is a clause put in force to give the union and employers an idea on the level autonomy the employer has in running the day to day business operations. While some collective agreements make an attempt to cover every possible aspect within this clause it is not practical nor possible to do so. With this clause‚ management is given certain rights to make decisions that affect the workplace
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