What would you do if you saw your mother in danger and the only way to save her is breaking a law? Would I break the law to save a loved one? The books that we read to help answer the question were Anthem by Ayn Rand‚ “Emancipation Proclamation” by Abraham Lincoln‚ “Prometheus”‚ from Greek mythology “Critical thinking video” by Leo‚ and a Socratic seminar as a class. I would break the law for a loved one because they are my loved ones. This shows how much they are worth to me. It shows I care for
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intelligence networks have been attempting to maintain constant surveillance of him in order to help deter further acts. However‚ he is still free‚ protected by the Taliban‚ who share many of the same fundamentalist beliefs with him. International Law has established several procedures for the extradition and trial of
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PROS CONS The United States 9th Circuit Court of Appeals stated in its 1996 Opinion from Compassion in Dying v. Washington : "While some people refer to the liberty interest implicated in right-to-die cases as a liberty interest in committing suicide‚ we do not describe it that way. We use the broader and more accurate terms‚ ’the right to die‚’ ’determining the time and manner of one’s death‚’ and ’hastening one’s death’ for an important reason. The liberty interest we examine encompasses
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STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVED REVENUE GENERATION IN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION Local governments operate at the grassroots and are expected to provide services to their stakeholders. In a federal system like Nigeria‚ local governments are close to the people and hence could effectively alter socioeconomic and political conditions within their jurisdictions. Apart from providing and maintaining basic infrastructures‚ local governments can complement the economic activities of other levels of
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History of the Supreme Court Royal Audencia The Royal Audencia was established on May 5‚ 1583‚ composed of a president‚ four oidores (justices) and a fiscal. The Audencia exercised both administrative and judicial functions. Its functions and structure were modified in 1815 when a chief justice replaced its president and the number of justices was increased. It came to be known as the Audencia Territorial de Manila with two branches‚ civil and criminal. A Royal Decree issued on July 24‚ 1861
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City‚ Philippines In partial fulfillment in the subject Political Science 6 "Court Visit" Submitted to: Atty. Grace Isanor Giduquio- Larona Submitted by: Jean Bulac Marcos Court Visit Date of court visit: February 10‚ 2014 Courtroom visited: Room Judge: Wilfredo A. Dagatan On Monday the 10th of February 2014‚ we‚ the Political Science 6 students attended a court hearing at Mandaue Palace of Justice at court _ which had a four hearings on the same day. The said hearing started at 9 in the
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case number________ DL_______EX______ To Traffic Judge of santa ana’s central justice center Hello my name is ___________‚ I’m sure you get these types of letters all the time. I am 19 and i just graduated last June ‚after graduation I then moved out to huntington beach ‚ca i was with a long term girlfriend at the time‚ but anyhow i am not writting this letter as a beg for forgiveness or to clear my case. I was doing great until this ticket just got me off to a bad start after graduation
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discuss the Drug Court program that is aimed at decreasing drug use. I will also discuss the impact of the program. Drug misuse and abuse has become a part of the social norm for many. There are some individuals who make silent cries for help‚ but do not know who or where to turn to get the help they need. One program designed to decrease drug use is Drug Courts. The purpose of drug courts is to rehabilitate those suffering from drug abuse‚ and mental health issues (What Are Drug Courts‚ n.d.). Instead
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community service above law enforcement. 2. What are the differences between the organizations in the police component as compared to the other two? * Police: Police are public agencies which purposes are to serve the community by maintaining order‚ enforce the criminal law and provide services. The goal of these procedures is for officers to prevent and control crime. Officers work with prosecutors to obtain evidence to set a conviction in the court of law. * Courts: Court is where a person
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its computer operating systems market constituted a monopoly‚ and that Microsoft had taken actions to crush threats to that monopoly‚ including Apple‚ Java‚ Netscape‚ Lotus Notes‚ Real Networks and Linux. The decision was divided in two pieces and in April of 2000‚ the judge issued his decisions that Microsoft had committed monopolization‚ attempted monopolization‚ and was trying in violation of Sections 1 and 2 of the
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