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    Parental Kidnapping

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    Before the adoption of the Convention‚ the only practical solution for some parents was to self help by obtaining the child by force. The primary object of the Convention as stated in the Article 1‚ is "(a) to secure the prompt return of the children wrongfully removed or retained in any Contracting State; and (b) to ensure that rights of custody and of access under the law of one Contracting State are effectively respected in the other Contracting

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    Rixon Rixon VS VS Brian Rixon Brian Rixon Introduction The purpose of this report is to sum up the court case of Rixon Vs Star City PTY LTD (2001 september). Mr Brian Rixon is the Appellant and Star City Pty Ltd (formerly Sydney Harbour Casino Pty Ltd) is the Respondent. Mr Rixon is suing Star City for battery‚ assult and unlawful arrest. What crime has beem commited? Include a defention of this crime. In this particulular case of Brian Rixon vs Star City PTY LTD‚ battery‚ assult and

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    The most extreme sentence a convicted person can receive is that of death. This form of justice is referred to as capital punishment‚ more commonly known as the death penalty. It has been banned in many nations‚ such as Canada‚ but is still present in various states throughout America as well as in other countries. A person who is sentenced to death has usually committed a serious crime. Take for example first degree murder‚ which constitutes that the act was premeditated. In these cases‚ it is perceived

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    scene of the crime. Ms. Jarret refused to admit guilt. To avoid trial‚ Ms. Jarrett was offered a plea bargain‚ she refused. Armed with belief in the American justice system and truth on her side‚ she proceeded forward. Ms. Jarret would be tried‚ convicted and sentenced to 25 years in

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    To: Senior Partner From: Paralegal Re: Natalie Attired Legal Memorandum #12345 Date: April 10‚ 2012 Issues 1. Was Natalie’s Tattoo really going to cause the “more mature” clientele to be “appalled and disgusted” and wanting to be waited on by another waitress? 2. Does Ms. Baker have anything in writing at the time of her firing Ms. Attired? 3. Was Natalie Attired’s unemployment benefits rightfully terminated? Brief answers 1. According to Ms. Baker‚ Natalie’s tattoo would lead to a decline

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    Shikol Pora Chol

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    one of the most influential and rebellious representation of Kazi Nazrul Islam. He wrote it in Hugli prison as a federal prisoner in 1923. This poem later included in his poem-collection named “Bisher Bashi” (flute of poison) in 1924. Nazrul was convicted for so-called treasonable instigation against British Empire. For our research‚ we have taken two lines form these poem. These two lines are‚ “Tomra bondho ghorer bondhnite korso bissho grash‚

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    The Central Park Case

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    In the case of the Central Park Five‚ five innocent young kids were wrongfully charge of the rape and atempted murder of a white woman who was jogging one night in the park. The Five Boys whose names are Korey Wise‚ Kevin Richardson‚ Raymond Santana‚ Yusef Salaam and Antron McCray. These boys were racially discremintation due to the location that they lived and the color of their skin. These boys skin color and race was able to cause a huge controversy for the city of New York. Five teens under

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    belong to you without permission is based on rectification. Rectification is where something that has been taken unfairly by one person at the cost of another are given back and equality is restored between the wronged person and the person who acted wrongfully is restored. One aspect of justice in rectification is punishment. Punishment is the name given to the process of taking back what things

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    death penalty

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    Human life is sacred. This is an ideal that the majority of people can agree upon to a certain extent. For this reason taking the life of another has always been considered the most deplorable of crimes‚ one worthy of the harshest available punishment. Thus arises one of the great moral dilemmas of our time. Should taking the life of one who has taken the life of others be considered an available punishment? The death penalty Capital punishment is immoral and a violation of natural rights.

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    Death Penalty

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    the death penalty argue that this sentence deters crime. Some also say that it is a good tool for police and prosecutors to makes sure that convicted criminals do not offend again and that it is a fair penalty for atrocious crimes such as child murders‚ serial killers‚ and torture murderers. Opponents of capital punishment oppose that not all people convicted of murder desire a death penalty. Some also say that execution discriminates against minorities and the poor‚ and that it encourages a "culture

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