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“Innocence Lost: The Verdict”: A Review of the PBS Film Documenting a Child Sexual Abuse Case in North Carolina
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A 5 page overview of the film. The author of this paper relates the major events of the film and compares it to the HBO docudrama “The McMartin Trial”. In each film the subject is the alleged sexual abuse of children. In “Innocence Lost” the accused, Robert Kelly is found guilty despite the existence of practically no hard evidence. In “The McMartin Trial” the members of the McMartin family are absolved of guilt. This paper emphasizes the relative worth of the documentary verses the docudrama format and concludes that while Kelly serves his consecutive life sentences in jail, the McMartin’s serve theirs in an environment in which they will never be able to fully escape societal suspicion and disdain despite their proclaimed innocence. No sources are listed.
Filename: PPinnoce.rtf
“Insult to Injury: Libel, Slander, and Invasion of Privacy” by William K. Jones
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3 page paper which summarizes and briefly analyzes “Insult to Injury: Libel, Slander, and
Invasion of Privacy” by William K. Jones. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAinsult.rtf
“Life and Liberty” in Two Supreme Court Cases
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A 7 page paper comparing the concept of “life and liberty” in the context of two Supreme Court cases. The Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States declares that neither states nor the federal government shall “deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.” The primary issues in both Goldberg v. Kelly, 397 U.S. 254 (1970) and Mathews v. Eldridge, 424 U.S. 319 (1976) is that of due process. The complaint of each is that individuals have been denied liberty as a result of having been denied due process, but the Court decidedly differently in each case based on the different entitlement programs contained in each. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KSlawLifeLiberty.rtf
“Natural Crimes” and “Legal Crimes”
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This 5 page paper discusses “natural crimes” (“mala in se”) – crimes that are morally wrong; and “legal crimes” (“mala prohibita”) – crimes that are illegal only because the law says so. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: HVnatlgl.rtf
“No Crueler Tyrannies” by Dorothy Rabinowitz
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A 3 page review of Dorothy Rabinowitz’ “No Crueler Tyrannies.” No additional sources cited.
Filename: RActy.rtf
“Older Workers and the 1967 Employment Act”
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A five page paper which looks at the way in which the 1967 Age Discrimination Employment Act is utilised by older workers in cases of unfair dismissal and discrimination, and considers the perception of older employees in general by corporations.
Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: JLolderworkers.wps
“Overriding interests and land registration”
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A six page paper which looks at the topic of land registration and overriding interests, considers the way in which such interests can interfere with the use and enjoyment of land and assesses the possible ways in which the law could be changed in order to allow prospective purchasers to make an informed decision prior to the purchase of land.
Bibliography lists 2 sources
Filename: JLOverride.rtf
“Plea Bargaining and the Role of the Judge”
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A five page paper which looks at the history of the process of plea-bargaining in American courts, and considers how far the role of the judge has been undermined by the participation of attorneys in charge- and fact-bargaining, and the ways in which current initiatives are endeavouring to return control of plea-bargaining to the judiciary.
Bibliography lists 2 sources
Filename: JLpleabarg.wps
“Property and Title in European Countries
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A paper which looks at the concepts of property, title and ownership in Britain, Germany and France and the way in which title and property are transferred, the difference between tangible and intangible property, and the function of the public notary in countries such as France.
Filename: JLproperty.wps
“Reforms in the Magistracy”
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A paper which looks at the role of the magistrates in the British judicial system and the ways in which significant reforms have been effected as a result of the adoption of the European Convention, and the other areas in which the magistracy should undergo reform.
Bibliography lists 2 sources
Filename: JLmagistrates.wps
“The Human Rights Act 1998, Articles 8 and 10, in relation to the media”
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A seven page paper which looks at the way in which the courts have interpreted Articles 8 and 10 of the Human Rights Act 1998 with specific reference to the media’s dissemination of personal information and the potential for breaches of the Act by so doing.
Filename: JLHRAct.wps
“The Right to Privacy”
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A five page paper which looks at the historical background to the concept of the right to privacy and some of the ways in which personal privacy is protected; the paper also considers the difficulties of maintaining one’s privacy in view of modern surveillance techniques and the monitoring of global communication.
Bibliography lists 2 sources
Filename: JLprivacy.wps
“Why Our Drug Laws Have Failed and What We Can Do About It”: A Discussion of the Premises of Author James P Gray in Comparison to the Philosophies of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates, Machiavelli, Locke, Hobbes, and Rousseau
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A 5 page exploration of the question of whether drug laws are serving a positive societal function. Gray contends that not only are drug laws ineffective, they are counterproductive and potentially devastating. This contention is evaluated in light of the contentions of numerous other philosophers. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PPdrugLw.rtf
"Arc of Justice" – Justifiable Homicide
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This 5 page paper discusses the book "Arc of Justice" about the shooting of a white man by blacks in Detroit in 1925. It argues that the acquittal of the black defendants in the subsequent trial was the correct decision, but also that they would not have been acquitted with any attorney other than Clarence Darrow defending them. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: HVOSweet.rtf
"Battered Women in the Courtroom-The Power of Judicial Responses": A Review of the Book by James Ptacek
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A 5 page paper analyzing Ptacek's review of the legal complications facing a woman who has been battered by her husband or significant partner. Ptacek's book stands out in three critical areas. In addition to considering the effects of men's violence on the daily lives of women, "Battered Women in the Courtroom-The Power of Judicial Responses" provides a review of the laws designed to protect women from abusive men and evaluates the response of judges to battered women who enter their courtroom seeking legal redress. Concludes that Ptacek's analysis of the legal arena facing battered women in the courtroom is one of the most thorough and detailed as of yet provided in the literature. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPwomBtr.wps
"Internet and Computer Law: Cases-Comments-Questions": A Discussion of the Principles Illuminated by Authors Peter B. Maggs, John T. Soma, and James A. Sprowl
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A 12 page discussion of the ease with which private and proprietary information can be unscrupulously gleaned from the multitude of computerized digitized files which exist in the contemporary world. The laws which exist for the purpose of protecting our privacy and the ownership of intellectual property have proven to be a little real benefit. The case law outlined by Maggs, Soma, and Sprowl is used as a springboard in this paper to discuss several independent examples of where information privacy becomes an issue and the measures that can be taken
to protect that privacy. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPlwComp.rtf
"Oregon v. Smith, et al"
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This 8 page paper summarizes the case Employment Division v Smith 494 US 872 (1990) and argues that the Supreme Court's ruling was in error. Bibliography lists four sources.
Filename: HVORSmth.rtf
"To Kill A Mockingbird" - Accuracy Of Criminal Justice Activities
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3 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses Finch's trial interrogation and the validity of witness testimony as they relate to contemporary criminal justice activities. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: TLCmockbird.rtf
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