Holding the state law prohibiting non-white males from sitting on a jury was a violation of equal protection. The purpose of the equal protection clause was to provide protection for the civil rights of blacks. This law clearly discriminates against blacks. Furthermore‚ any classification of jurors by race would be unconsitutional‚ whether it be nationality based or otherwise. That is not to say that the state may not prescribe qualification for its jurors‚ it just may not do so with respect to
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fulfilled at the expense of another right. The purpose of the UNCRC is to outline the basic human rights that should be afforded to children. There are four broad classifications of these rights. These four categories cover all civil‚ political‚ social‚ economic and cultural rights of every child. Right to Survival: A child’s right to survival begins when it is in its mother’s womb‚ even before the child is born. According to Government of India‚ a child life begins after twenty weeks of conception
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"sellers market" to a "buyers market" where the choice exercised by the consumer is influenced by the level of consumer awareness achieved. By "consumerism" we mean the process of realizing the rights of the consumer as envisaged in the Consumer Protection Act (1986) and ensuring right standards for the goods and services for which one makes a payment. This objective can be achieved in a reasonable time frame only when all concerned act together and play their role. The players are the consumers represented
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Environmental protection has become a major concern for society. Admittedly‚ with the rapid development of economy‚ our environment is faced with new challenges. People increasingly attach importance to the protection. So it has been common that teachers and students discuss environmental protection in class. City planners take environmental problems into consideration as well. Factories are no exception. They begin to try reducing pollution to meet the needs of environmental protection instead of
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Girl-Child 1. End all forms of discrimination against the girl-child.STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES: Every child has the right to enjoy their human rights and to special protective measures without discrimination‚ including protection from discrimination because of what her/his parents do or believe. ICCPR 24:1; CRC 2 ACTIONS: * Ratify and implement the Convention on the Rights of the Child. * Ensure that a child is registered immediately after birth‚ has the right from birth to a name‚ to acquire a
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Convention on the Rights of the Child down to national laws and guidelines which cover all children not just those that are abused and neglected. In 1987 the Department of Health introduced the Child Abuse guidelines because child abuse had become a major social problem. . According to Mia Kellmer Pringle she lists ’The Need For Love and Security’ as a significant developmental need. It provides the basis for all later relationships‚ a continuous‚ reliable‚ loving relationship within the family unit and
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murder? Capital punishment‚ also known as the death penalty‚ is the act of killing criminals for heinous acts that they’ve committed‚ generally homicide. I believe that capital punishment is a social injustice because it is unconstitutional and unethical. Those against capital punishment question the surety of the offender’s guilt‚ economic costs‚ and the supposedly unbiased judges. There are two sides to every coin though‚ and there are many reasons to support capital punishment as well. Those who
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CATHODIC PROTECTION P E FRANCIS CONTENTS 1 2 3 INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................2 PRINCIPLES OF CATHODIC PROTECTION..........................................................3 METHODS OF APPLYING CATHODIC PROTECTION........................................5 3.1 3.2 4 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 IMPRESSED CURRENT..........................................................................................5 SACRIFICIAL
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Lightning Protection Systems Heath Howe English 101 November 5‚ 2011 Lightning Protection Systems Did you know that last year‚ in the United States‚ property loss due to lightning strikes exceeded one billion dollars? The average homeowner’s insurance paid $4‚296 per lightning claim and an average of two hundred fifty thousand insurance claims were filed strictly due to lightning. In January 2003‚ the American Meteorologist Society issued a bulletin endorsing the lightning protection requirements
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Introduction In this report I am going to explain data protection‚ talk about the data protection acts‚ rights and principles. I’m going to talk about a data controller and a data processor and what their responsibilities are. What personal and sensitive data are. What a data receiver is and what his rights are‚ what is involved in direct marketing and I will mention an example of abuse or corruption that occurred in Ireland. Data protection acts Data protection is legal control over and access to use of data
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