Most people against the PATRIOT Act would say it is “unconstitutional” because it takes away our privacy‚ but what do you really have to hide? The law helps authorities to track down terror leads and dismantle plots before the public is in any danger. It focusses on terrorism and immigration‚ so why fear it? The basis for the PATRIOT Act is to balance out government power and keep the people safe. It is broken down into 5 main points to why we average civilians do not need to fear it‚ but rather
Premium Law Terrorism Federal Bureau of Investigation
The duty to act is and will be a controversial issue that has existed over time‚ mainly due to its biblical Origin. The parable of the Good Samaritan‚ the ‘Neighbour principle’ in Leviticus 19:16 “Do not stand By while your neighbour’s blood is split and the moral teaching of the story of Cain and Abel. The General rule of no liability for omission obstructs the duty to act‚ this then provides different Approaches in the Law of different jurisdictions. A bystander found failing to assist a third
Premium Law Common law
Criminal Appeals Route The Criminal Justice System is in place to punish on behalf of the Crown those who commit crimes and to ultimately instill public confidence that law and order is being maintained and to act as a deterrent to those who may commit crimes. All criminal cases are classified as either summary (e.g. road traffic offences)‚ indictable (murder) or triable either way (theft). The category the offence falls into will determine where it is heard at first instance. Summary offences
Premium Law Criminal law Crime
Criminal Law Year 11 Legal Studies Term 2 – 2015 What is Criminal? Criminal conduct is behaviour that the law deems to be wrongful. Criminal law covers the acts and omissions that most people in society consider harmful. As well as causing harm to a victim‚ a crime is also regarded as harming the society as a whole. Behaviour that breaks one of these criminal rules is an offence. Sources of Criminal Law Criminal law is the responsibility of the States. The Commonwealth can enact
Premium Criminal law
unfortunately brought down and reduced to rubble because of this heinous act. In the wake of 9/11‚ a national crisis occurred as everyone was left frightened. It soon became clear that it was time to institute newer‚ stricter laws to prevent an attack of this scale on US soil ever again. On October of 2001‚ the Patriot Act was signed into place. It granted government agencies more authority to
Premium Federal Bureau of Investigation United States USA PATRIOT Act
this particular case instead of other cases‚ what the author found most interesting about this case. Next the Author will provide details on the case in where criminal activity took place that violated laws. The next topic to discuss will be the different types of liabilities‚ accomplice and criminal‚ and how these relate to the case‚ if at all. Lastly the author will discuss the differences between the elements of crime and how each relates to the case of Riley v. California. What was so interesting
Premium Criminal law Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution
Know-it-all Throughout life we come to understand that some people are brilliant‚ some people want to be brilliant‚ and then there are those who act brilliant‚ known as the know it all. To know it all does not mean one understands all of it‚ as knowing what something is does not mean one knows how it functions. To have knowledge is one thing‚ learning how to use that knowledge is another. John Wooden once said that “It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.” There could possibly
Free Knowledge Learning
The Patriot Act and Civil Liberties The Patriot Act and Civil Liberties With today’s society of advanced technology‚ it has become imperative for the United States to develop new laws to keep up with emerging threats and to combat illegal activities within the country as well as abroad. Without the ability to monitor communications and information‚ the War on Terrorism becomes an unsymmetrical battle that is detrimental to the American way of life. Devoid of such significant
Premium Federal Bureau of Investigation United States Constitution United States Congress
Love for all‚ hatred for none Love brings peace in our lives. Where ever there is a love there is peace whether it’s a house‚ a community or the world but the pace at which peace is fast disappearing from the world today has caused each sane and sensible person to worry. Now a days the world is facing the threat of the third world war because of the present social ‚ political and religious situation all around the world. To make this world a peaceful place what we need now is love for all‚ hatred
Premium Africa Islam Europe
road have made walking on placements dangerous. All of us‚ as concerned citizens‚ have discussed these problems in various meetings. We have come up with the following proposals. These I will endeavor to introduce to you along with problem: The green road is no longer green. All the trees and shrubs have been cut. There is a heavy pall of smoke over it. We propose restricted vehicular movement. Use of anti-pollution device be made compulsory on all vehicles. Planting and nurturing of plants and
Premium Pollution Tropical rainforest Forest