In this posting‚ I want to look at the work of the American scholar Owen Fiss. Fiss’ work is useful as it gives us a useful way of thinking about the role of the judge in the common law system. In particular‚ his work outlines the limits on judicial law making‚ and the role that judges play in a democratic polity. Fiss has argued that: “[the] [j]udges “capacity to make a special contribution to our social life derives not from any personal traits or knowledge‚ but from the definition of
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Poets Wilfred Owen and Kenneth Slessor both explore war conflict‚ while also exploring the dehumanisation of soldiers and emphasising that no where it safe during the war. Owen portrays the men to be “cringe[d] in holes” with “forgotten dreams” dis-empowering the soldiers and making them less of men or perhaps applying sympathy on them. Additionally‚ Owen similarly utilises inclusive language like‚ “we turn back on our dying” to further show and imply empathy to the soldiers for the suffering they
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In 2001‚ the Development‚ Relief‚ and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act was introduced. Since 2000‚ the reforms or the issues that arise are the increase in border security‚ expanded interior immigrant enforcement‚ improvements to employment eligibility verification‚ legal admissions reforms‚ and legalization of the millions unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. (Wong and Garcia :4). In 2001‚ the Dream Act was suggested in order to better relieve issues concerning immigration‚ specifically the
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Analysis of ‘Disabled’‚ by: Wilfred Owen In the poem Disabled‚ Wilfred Owen reveals the reality of war by highlighting the pity and reality of a soldier’s experience in the trenches. Owen reveal’s the true horror and misconception of war throughout the poem as he relates it to an unknown soldier’s experience. Owen demonstrates the waste and horror war causes as he also implies the true horror of war is the life after war and the memories a soldier is left with and how it affects his life. This essay
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Relationships are presented as unpredictable and can often be dangerous. To what extent and in what ways do you agree with this statement with reference to Four Movements in a Scale of Two? Many of Owen Sheers’ poems in ‘Skirrid Hill’ explores the nature of love and relationships using imagery to symbolize a less than idealized version of love. Impulsive actions are made as two naïve people enter a relationship oblivious to consequences and Sheers uses this to map out an unpredictable course of
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who received their legal status under IRCA increased their wages to 15% five years later. If given the opportunity‚ undocumented students will expand their education‚ get better jobs‚ and pay taxes. The Development‚ Relief‚ and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act is a proposed federal legislation in the U.S. that will enact two major changes in current law. The DREAM Act will 1) “Permit certain immigrant students who have grown up in the U.S. to apply legal status and to eventually obtain permanent
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infant has falsely misrepresented himself of his full age and thereby induced a person to contract with him‚ no action could be maintained against the infant and he could also plea infancy to avoid the contract . Misrepresentation of age by a minor case : Mohamed Syedol Ariffin v Yeoh Ooi Gark (1916) 2 ac 575 The plaintiff sued the defendant on an agreement. The defendant pleaded infancy in her defence The plaintiff argued that the defendant is estopped from so pleading because she has represented
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penalty be given to minors? The two groups against this issue‚ are the religious and medical groups. They believe they are too young to know what they have done. The medical groups believe adolescents are less developed than adults and should not be held to the same standards. . The opposing side‚ held mostly by state officials‚ feel if they are old enough to commit the crime they‚ old enough to get the punishment‚ including death. B. The very first execution of a minor was in1642 with Thomas
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birth control services or minors‚ or the states have provisions allowing for minors to attain birth control services without communicating with a parent. Many states‚ such as Florida‚ can provide birth control to minors without parental consent if the patient has ever been pregnant‚ is married‚ received a referral from another doctor‚ may have health problems related to not getting the birth control prescription‚ or is a high school graduate. Being that this is not the case for the 14-year old patient
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