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    Est Task 2

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    Discrimination occurs when any person or group is treated differently due to irrelevant attributes including race‚ age‚ national or ethnic origin‚ sex‚ marital status‚ pregnancy or family responsibilities‚ disability‚ political views‚ religious conviction‚ sexual orientation or gender. Gift Giving: Gifts are anything of value given to another party. The accepting and or giving of gifts by employees are prohibited when in connection to one’s position or assignment. Prohibited Conduct: All

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    Chapter 12 Torts The Basis of Tort 1. The Purpose of Tort Law a. Damages Available in Tort Actions Compensatory damages (including special damages and general damages) : compensate or reimburse the plaintiff for actual losses Special damages: compensate the plaintiff for quantifiable monetary losses. General damages: compensate individuals (not companies) for the nonmonetary aspects of the harm suffered‚ such as pain and suffering. b. Punitive Damages: Only when the defendant’s conduct was particularly

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    This is a very important action to do because if they take time to conduct more DNA Test it can prevent a lot of wrongly convictions. An example would be‚ Brandon Moon of Kansas City‚ Montana who served nearly 17 years for the rape of an El Paso woman before DNA test determined he was not responsible. Another example is when Ryan Matthews a Louisiana man who sat on death row

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    The right to a fair trial is a common law right. A fair trial is designed to prevent wrongful convictions‚ protect people’s life‚ liberty and reputation. A fair trial ensures that accused people remain innocent until proven guilty and that their reputation is not harmed in the process (Australian Law Reform Commission‚ 2014). To ensure that every individual who is facing court after being accused of committing a crime has a fair trial‚ laws have been implemented to restrict powers specifically of

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    person who is brutally murdered by a murderer whom the state released rather then executed. Forensic science‚ which include extremely accurate identification of genetic material such as hair‚ skin‚ sperm‚ blood make it near too impossible for a wrongful conviction. I quote Edward Koch - "It is by exacting the highest penalty for taking of human life that we affirm the highest value of human life." Capital Punishment is just response

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    CASE BRIEFS: LEGAL ETHICS INTRODUCTION TO COMMON LAW CASE AUTHORITY 5th Semester 1. Togstad v. Vesely‚ Otto‚ Miller & Keefe‚ (1980) Facts: Mr. Togstad was paralyzed by negligent doctors. Mrs. Togstad approached Miller seeking legal advice on her malpractice case. After a standard interview‚ Miller stated that he didn’t think that she had a case. However‚ Miller never ordered medical records‚ nor did he advise her of the two-year statute of limitations. Mrs. Togstad relied on Miller’s

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    used to elicit a confession in this case. Be sure to demonstrate your deep knowledge of the course concepts and support your opinions with scholarly evidence. According to the textbook‚ false confessions account for approximately 25% of all wrongful convictions‚ and this is partly because police officers use a variety of strategies that are so persuasive that even an innocent person feels obligated to confess to a crime he or she did not commit. According to Mince-Didier (2017)‚ one of the most popular

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    The death penalty. The death penalty. The ultimate punishment for a crime is and should be the death penalty. With many views to cover and different types of view‚ this paper will be about pro death penalty. There is one point I will cover that will be against the death penalty‚ and that will be executing an innocent person‚ the rest will be cost to have inmates in jail and how incarceration does not rehabilitated inmates. Life or death is a very important decision that cannot be taken lightly

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    more prisoners in jail than any other country. Despite the high number of prisoners‚ very few convictions happen in court. According to Judge Frankel‚ it is harder to get a conviction at trial in The US than any other country. The prosecutor has to a great burden to prove; he must convince the jury that the defendant committed the crime beyond a reasonable doubt which can be a difficult task. Most convictions are obtained through plea bargains for lesser sentencing hence why the jail population is so

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    ERR 201 1.1Aspects of employment covered by law. Minimum wage Working hours(WTD- Working time directive) Discrimination Health and safety Holiday entitlements Maternity leave Redundancy and Dismissal Disciplinary procedures Disability Act Manual Handling Operations and Regulations Data Protection Act RIDDOR 1995 1.2 Legislation on above points. National Minimum wage act 1998: The national minimum wage is the minimum pay per hour almost all workers are entitled to by law. The minimum wage rate

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