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    Parental Responsibility If society holds parents responsible when their children break laws‚ the children may never learn right from wrong. On the contrary‚ if a parent cannot be punished‚ they may not care as much about the way their children act or the ways in which they raise them. In some cities‚ parents can be fined if their child is caught doing something illegal. However‚ if those parents agree to attend parenting classes they can avoid the fine. This option makes the most sense to me because

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    “Unlike the mother‚ the unmarried father has no ’automatic’ parental responsibility.” To what extent is this an accurate summary of the law on parental responsibility? Consider whether compulsory joint birth registration in the case of unmarried fathers would be a helpful reform. The Children’s Act defines parental responsibility as “all the rights‚ duties‚ powers‚ responsibilities and authority which by law a parent of a child has in relation to the child and his property”. The law does

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    Parental rights and responsibilities [pic] Unlike mothers‚ fathers do not always have ’parental responsibility’ for their children. With more than one in three children now born outside marriage‚ some parents may be unclear about who has legal parental responsibility for their children. What is parental responsibility? While the law does not define in detail what parental responsibility is‚ the following list sets out the key roles: • providing a home for the child • having

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    Other backers of parental responsibility laws‚ like Oregon state representative (D) Mike Lehman has gone on record to say “"If you are going to lock kids up for serious crimes‚ then parents should be held responsible." (Portner) The notion that lawmakers like Rep. Lehman wants to lock up child and parent is absolutely absurd. As if that parent doesn’t have enough to worry about as their child faces incarceration‚ they will have to also worry about their own sentence. This notion frightens many parents

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    1) Discuss the theme of parental responsibility in Dickens’s Hard Times. Refer to specific passages and scenes from the novel. Throughout the book Hard times by Charles Dickens there is a theme of parental responsibly or more appropriately‚ parental irresponsibility. This is majorly highlighted through the relationship between Mr Grandgrind and his two children‚ Tom and Louisa. We also can see an irresponsible parent relationship between sissy Jupe and her father. Mr Grandgrind only thought that

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    The Changing Nature of Leadership By: André Martin Contributors: Phil Willburn Paula Morrow Kris Downing Corey Criswell C E N T E R F O R C R E AT I V E L E A D E R S H I P The Changing Nature of Leadership CONTENTS Executive summary Background Who participated in the research? What are the major challenges? What is the current state of leadership? Are organizations investing in the right areas? Has leadership changed in the last 10 years? Triggers & responses to the changing nature

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    Turriziani Carlotta Joy Third take-home paper Prof. Testoni PL 209-2 Nov. 10‚ 2014 “ To what extent has the nature of war been changing since the late 19th century? What is the contribution in this process of the so-called ‘laws of war’? ” In order to analyze the changes that the nature of war is having since the late 19th century‚ we must first define what we mean when we talk about war. War is a hard word to be defined. It’s not only any form of armed violence between groups of people‚ since

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    CHAPTER I CHANGING NATURE OF TERRORISM AND RISE OF NON STATE ACTORS “Prediction is very difficult‚ especially about future”. - Niels Bohr 12. Terrorism is by no means a new concept in terms of law; however it is a complex one as no consensus has yet been reached regarding its definition under international law1.There are many definitions of terrorism but the underlying fact is that all of them encapsulate the major elements of threat and act. Few examples of the

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    Parental Responsibility‚ a Deterrent to Juvenile Crime Growing up in a family where both parents have thirty years experience working in the juvenile justice system‚ I have learned to value and respect parental responsibility for their children and their children’s behavior. In 1995‚ a small community in the Willamette Valley‚ passed an ordinance which held parents responsible in just this way. The ordinance (No. 94-132) that was adopted in Silverton OR‚ in 1995 charged parents with the misdemeanor

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    parents‚ local authorities‚ courts‚ and other agencies possibly connected to a child had the duty to safeguard all children within their care‚ and guarantee that their welfare is of the utmost importance. It highlighted the importance of “parental responsibility” and the courts “Duty to Investigate Incidences‚” where they feel that there is reason to believe that the child is‚ or has been suffering significant harm‚ or that their welfare has been hindered. “The Paramount Principle” was recognised

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