Law papers

A look at the adequacy of the medical and legal implications of abortion through a case study.

An analysis of the medical and legal implications of euthansia including the involvement of Dr. Jack Kevorkian.

A review of an article in the Cyberlaw Journal on the effect of technology on the courts and the legal system.

A look at some of the outcomes from the Telecommunications Act of 1996.

A look at the copyright issues pertaining to technologies and computer networks.

A proposal for a legal limited form of gun control.

A look at the laws concerning aging and the rights of seniors.

A look at the principle behind constitutions using examples from both British and American constitutions.

A look at the court service process through a case study of a women charged with embezzlement.

A memo from a conservative Republican Senator regarding a ruling related to the Americans with Disabilities Act.

An insight into the drug marijuana and discussion of wheter it should be legalized for medicinal purposes only.

A look at the philosophy behind hate crime laws

A look at school psychology practices in relation to the case of Rowley Vs. Hendrick Hudson District board of education (1982).

An overview of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act of 1999 in the UK.

A review of the book "Bartleby the Scrivener" in the context of the ideas of Martha Nussbaum, Richard Posner and Stanley Fish.

An analysis of the issues relating to email privacy in the American workplace.

An analysis of the judgements in the cases "Canada v Mossop" [1993] and "Egan v Canada" [1995].

A case for legalizing prostitution on the grounds that women generally receive a greater level of respect and acceptance for their profession in countries where prostitution is legal.

A review of Therese Cannon's "Ethics and Professional Responsibility for Legal Assistants".

This paper discusses the new FBI email surveillance system called "Carnivore".

Thispaper argues that excluding homosexuals from the right to belong in a "family union" is anti-democratic.

This essay discusses the dilemma regarding the social and political issue of child abuse in our society.

Uses the example of the conflict between the right to privacy and the digital revolution to demonstrate the need for new models of market and government intervention policies.

This paper presents arguments in favor of applying more stringent anti-trust measures against the Microsoft company.

Argues that prostitution should remain illegal.

Provides legal definitions of many of the terms used in reference to euthanasia as a way to help determine the siginificance of euthanasia.

Argues that the judicial process can be altered by media coverage and cites examples in support of this argument.

Discusses the history and philosophy of Belgian law and compares it with the American legal system.

Studies the evidence suggesting a relationship between a one's genetic make-up and aggressive tendencies.

Discusses the use and value of DNA as crime scene evidence.

Analysis of the economic costs and benefits of gun control and comparsion of the the arguments both for and agains gun control.

Examines the themes of four famous novels about lawyers and looks at the role of lawyers in popular culture.

Examines the potential effectiveness on the most current legislation banning possession of child pornography.

Looks at the background of, the concurring and dissenting opinions of, and the District Court decision on the Supreme Court case Goss vs. Lopez.

This paper discusses whether or not drug crimes should carry mandatory sentencing.

This paper discusses the legalization of medical marijuana.

This paper discusses the Oregon Right to Die With Dignity law.

This paper examines the history of pornography.

This paper discusses sexual harassment as viewed under employment law.

This paper examines the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993.

This paper discusses affirmative action in the United States.

This paper analyzes the US Supreme Courts decision on wiretapping, electronic surveillance and electronic eavesdropping.

This descriptive paper explains the Code of Hammurabi and the quality of life during the time when it was written and used.

This paper discusses the battle against money laundering.

This paper is a law analysis of the case of Business Electronics Corporation vs. Sharp Electronics Corporation.

This paper analyzes one aspect of prejudice in the United States, the position of minority women within the legal profession. Initially

This paper examines the current state of animal cruelty laws in today's society.

This paper discusses the role of the auditor in the detection of fraud.

This paper discusses the O.J.Simpson trial.

This paper presents a detailed look at the economics and philosophy of consumer protection laws.

This paper studies the electronic monitoring (EM) of parolees or prisoners instead of remaining in traditional bricks-and-mortar prisons and its implications for the corrections community.

Outlines the history of abortions in America, the controversy surrounding the topic and an argument in favor of its legality.

Analysis of the controversy surrounding the Firestone-Ford Explorer disintegrating tire issue.

Looks at the contoversial topic of prayer in the public schools.

Contends that there are potential benefits from using the double jeopardy clause of the United States Constitution.

Looks at the different approaches taken by law enforcement agencies to determine criminal sentences.

Explains some of the legal and economic issues surrounding the rules of liability.

This paper takes the position that the U.S. is violating the rules of the Geneva Convention because of its treatment of Afghani prisoners.

Explores some of the legal and ethical issues surrounding the legal sale of drugs that have not been approved by the FDA.

Examines censorship of the media in England and the reasons the government feels that censorship is necessary in certain cases.

Presents the pro and con arguments regarding the use of private contractors to construct new correctional facilities.

Presents both pro and con arguments, based on Supreme Court cases, regarding the death penalty.

Explores the suggestion that the U.S. Constitution was written as an attempt to prevent internal chaos in the wake of the break with Britain.

Discusses the British and Roman tradition of copyright law and many of the issues surrounding the law.

Presents arguments both in favor of and against allowing television in the court room.

Explores the ethical and philosophical nature of trading in human organs.

Analysis of the source and attempted solutions of the crack cocaine problem in the black community.

Provides background information, analysis, and suggestions on the IDEA as it relates federally and to the state of Texas.

Looks at the original intentions of the framers of the U.S. Constitution with regard to the role of Congress.

Looks at the "right to die" issue from the stand point of human freedom and the pursuit of happiness.

Looks at the potential risks of lowering the legal drinking age.

Report on female sex offenders.

Considers the pro and con arguments for affirmative action.

Discusses both the legal and moral aspects of capital punishment.

Examines the arguments both for and against the death penalty.

Study of the creation and endurance of the United States Constitution.

Argues that the Information Age has not really altered the fundamental issues surrounding freedom of speech and censorship.

Summary of the legal suit brought to the United States Supreme Court by the state of Texas regarding the sale of Civil War bonds.

Examines some of the ethical arguments surrounding the use of military tribunals to prosecute terrorists.

Discussion of the invasion of one's privacy and the divulgence of personal information made possible by computer technology.

Analysis of the concept of "personhood" and its significance to the abortion debate.

Discussion of Canadian Legislation regarding child pornography on the internet, the effectivness of those laws ,and the enforceability of those laws.

Discusses John Dart's opinion of the death penalty based on his article.

Describes a policy, adopted by Stanford Students, which restricts certain types of free speech and examines whether this policy conflicts with the first amendment or is a just application of John Stuart Mill's harm principle.

Examines the issue of religion as an profit-seeking institution rather than a spiritual community.

Discussion of the harsh sentences for women handed down by the British Court System.

Discussion of the origin, history and evolution of the Social Security Act of 1935.

Discussion of the famous U.S. Supreme Court Case "Brown vs. Board of Education" and its aftermath.

Presents an argument for the legalization of drug use and cite the Prohibition's failure as an example of why the War on Drugs will not work.

Studies prisons and the objectives of prisons and then argues that imprisonment does not meet those objectives.

Study of the lawsuit "Michael Newdow vs. U.S. Congress" and the judges ruling regarding the case.

Study of the lawsuit "Michael Newdow vs. U.S. Congress" and the judge's ruling regarding the case.

Highlights the two schools of thought regarding the manner in which judges actually make their legal rulings and how they should make their legal rulings.

Charts court cases from the local court to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Examines the legalities of the Microsoft Anti-Trust case from a business law and business technology perspective.

Argues why tobacco advertising bans volate First Amendment rights.

Looks at the nature or meaning of the law from an ancient and modern Perspective, using Plato's "Theory of Natural Laws" and Ronald Dworkin's notion of "Legal Principles".

Shows the interpretation of two philosophers on the subject of law, Thomas Hobbes (in "Leviathan") and English legal philosopher, H.L.A Hart.

Examines factors surrounding the mishandling of the O.J. Simpson investigation by the L.A.P.D.