Aboriginal rights are a delicate yet important part of Canadian history and society. The rights of these Aboriginal people were tested greatly in the Supreme Court of Canada case R vs. Sparrow [1990] 1 S.C. 569. Ronald Edward Sparrow‚ a member of the Canadian Musqueam band was caught fishing with a drift net longer then the allowed length allowed and was therefore charged for his actions. Sparrow appealed the issue to the courts several times because he believed he was simply exercising his right
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Harry Dammer and Jay Albanese Comparative Criminal Justice Systems (4th edit.) Wadsworth Belmont‚ CA (available in library reserve) Philp L. Reichel Chapter 10: Japan: Examples of Effectiveness and Borrowing (available in library reserve) Ronald L. Akers Chapter 5: Social Bonding and Control Theories (available in library reserve) SUPPLEMENTAL BOOKS IN LIBRARY RESERVE: Ted Westermann and James Burfeind Crime and Justice in Two Societies – Japan and the United States Roy Roberg
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today. Three influential philosophers‚ John Stuart Mills‚ Gerald Dworkin and Devlin have brought great insight into the proper aims of law. John Mills presented the argument that “acts that directly diminish another’s well being… failure to perform identifiable obligations one may have to others… [and] failure to perform one’s share of what is required for a decent common life in society” (Murphy‚ 2007‚ pp. 83‚ 84). Gerald Dworkin proposed “legal restriction… to protect or promote the subject’s good”
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Should Pornography Be Banned Because It Is Degrading to Women? Women Studies Josh Brown Pornography and the social implication of women in pornography is a controversial issue. Its publication‚ production‚ distribution and use are criticized by its opponents as‚ among other things‚ exploitive of women. Its advocates argue that the imposition of limits upon women would constitute a restriction of the fundamental rights of free speech and freedom of expression. Feminist’s factions populate
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A main objection‚ and one recognized by Ronald Dworkin in his essay‚ “The Original Position‚” is that even if the constraints placed on those in the original position‚ such as the “veil of ignorance‚” worked‚ is that enough to assume that people would come to an agreement? More importantly‚ would
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promotion because of their age. “The age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) prohibits employers of 20 or more people from refusing to hire‚ paying less to‚ discharging‚ or otherwise discriminating‚ against employees because of their age” (Barnes‚ Dworkin‚ Richards‚ 2003‚ p 374). There are only 16 employees in the age range of 50-59 and 5 employees in the 60 and over category. There are also only 27 employees in the age range of 18-29 with none of these employees being executives. The other categories
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The New Pyramid of Global Law Rafael Domingo is Professor of Law at the University of Navarra School of Law and Director of the Maiestas Institute. Abstract: Following the traditional example of the so-called Kelsen pyramid‚ the author proposes a new kind of legal pyramid‚ integrating the incipient concept of global law‚ which has superseded international law. At the top rests the human person‚ from which all law ultimately arises (ius ex persona oritur). The base of the pyramid‚ heptagonal
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Immanuel Kant Kant’s views on sexual objectification plays quite an influential role in the discussions of contemporary feminists. According to him when sexuality is practiced outside the context of monogamous marriage it becomes extremely problematic as it ultimately results in objectification. He stated in his “Lectures on Ethics” that a loved person is made an object of appetite by sexual love. He says that no sooner the appetite is stilled when the person is cast aside. To explain this he gave
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Distributive Justice (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy) Page 1 of 26 Open access to the SEP is made possible by a world-wide funding initiative. Please Read How You Can Help Keep the Encyclopedia Free Distributive Justice First published Sun Sep 22‚ 1996; substantive revision Mon Mar 5‚ 2007 Principles of distributive justice are normative principles designed to guide the allocation of the benefits and burdens of economic activity. After outlining the scope of this entry and the role
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2001). S. Douglas-Scott‚ Constitutional Law of the European Union (Longmans 2002). B. Driesser‚ Interinstitutional Conventions in EU Law (Cameron May 2007). R. Dworkin‚ Taking Rights Seriously (Harvard Univ. Press rev. ed. 1978). R. Dworkin‚ Law’s Empire (Harvard Univ. Press 1986). R. Dworkin‚ Freedom’s Law (Harvard Univ. Press 1996). R. Dworkin‚ Justice in Robes (Harvard Univ. Press 2006). JH. Ely‚ Democracy and Distrust (Harvard Univ. Press 1980). N. Emilou‚ The Principle of Proportionality in European
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