Law papers

Discusses deterrence, punishment, statistical, moral, rational/non-rational, social and legal aspects.

Discusses responsibility of society; reform vs. punishment; vocational & educational approaches; therapy; work release program; conditioning and alternative experimental treatments.

Discusses gun control as a means to control crime. Focuses on constitutional aspects, court decisions, statistics and attitudes of criminals.

Gives a brief history, discusses pros & cons and Supreme Court findings.

Discusses legal, historical, religious and social aspects.

Discusses embezzlement, petty theft, falsification of expenses by corporation employees, male vs. female incidence, causes and computer crime.

Discusses Sixth Amendment provisions, weaknesses & ambiguities in the law, Supreme Court decisions and the Fourteenth Amendment.

Discusses history of decisions, constitutional issues, interest group pressures, [Roe v. Wade] and policy effects.

Focuses on the Supreme Court's decision that baseball did not fall under the Sherman Act which prompted Congress to the same position.

Argues against Supreme Court ruling permitting burning of U.S. flag.

Discusses psychologically disturbed defendants & legal responsibility. Exmines free will, insanity, history, John Hinckley case, burden of proof, jury decisions, sentencing, incompetency to stand trial and limitations of mental health professionals.

Examines the contributing factors & possible solutions to youth crime, especially Chicano youth gangs.

Examines weaknesses & strengths of World Court, treaties, U.N., concluding that international law is necessary & valid. Studies cases of Iran, WWII, Korea, Nicaragua.

Discusses pros & cons, with recommendation for arbitration. Examines economics, organizations, National Education Association, court decisions and legal issues.

Discusses its history & development; socio-cultural pressures leading to reform; court cases setting standards; compared to adult/criminal courts; power & authority; juvenile rights; injustices.

Discusses the 1966 Supreme Court decision on suspect's rights to counsel & silence. Examines background, significance, legal need for, provisions, exclusionary rule and effectiveness.

Discusses the 1954 Supreme Court decision against school desegregation. Examines background, parties involved, appeals, arguments, immediate & long-term impact.

Examines the multiple facets involved in the issue of privacy in the computer age. Focuses on the legislation proposed to control & direct the development of databases & their use in order to protect individual rights.

This paper discusses reverse discrimination: Allan Bakke case of 1978, judicial policy making and affirmative action.

This paper argues against the policy of affirmative action which was designed to right discriminatory hiring in the past by using studies in Japan and U.S..

This paper examines the adequacy of the M'naghten Rule, the1843 legal determination of insanity: Tests, controversies and evaluation.

This paper presents pro and con views of allowing the insanity defense in the criminal justice system and concludes with the argument favoring the continued use of the insanity defense.

This paper discuss the famous school desegregation case of 1954U.S. Supreme Court's opinion, Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, especially its impact on public education and similar cases in other this areas.

This paper examines the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA): Factual mandates, criticism and problems of funding, enforcement and employer implementation.

This paper examines the career of John D. Rockefeller, the founder of Standard Oil and the man who established the fabulously wealthy Rockefeller dynasty: Childhood, business dealings, rivalries, labor relations and anti-trust laws.

This paper discusses pornography: The ethical issues, sexual attitudes, legal restrictions and possible remedies, effects on behavior and impact of pornography on children .

This paper presents a historical analysis of gun-control legislation and its effectiveness or ineffectiveness on crime prevention.

This paper discusses effects of the increase of malpractice suits on the doctor and the patient.

This paper summarizes the historical and medical as well as the legal aspects of marijuana.

This paper examines the role of goverment agencies (the State Department, the U.S. Post Office, Congress) and the U.S. Supreme Court in the suppression of material and news, from national security issues to pornography.

This paper interprets the history of court rulings in student-administration cases, organized chronologically beginning with the 1887 Hill v. McCauley case in which the University of Pennsylvania was overuled in suspension of student.

This paper dicusses the International Law of the Roman Empire Focuses and focuses on treaties of friendship. hospitality, alliance, legal rules regarding war and changes.

This paper discusses natural law as a philosophical foundation.

A discussion of whether capital punishment deters murder.

Closely examines whether or not Australia should adapt a Bill of Rights in their Constitution, looking at current protection of human rights in the legal system.

A study of the conventions of individual and collective responsibility as debated in the British House of Lords.

A discussion of how the punishments for hate crimes are more severe than the underlying offense would normally prescribe.

This essay defines sexual harassment in the workplace and includes many diagrams, statistics and graphs.

Examining the pros and cons of censorship - looking at its effect on socity and where its going in the future.

An analysis of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 and its ramifications.

This paper discusses why the U.S. hasn't signed the treaty on the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child.

A study of the ethical use of the Internet by the legal profession.

A look at the many issues surrounding the OJ Simpson murder trial - evidence, testimonies, verdict and public opinion.

Looking at the consequences of rape on the victim and attacker.

Examining factors which inspired the content of the constitution and the shape of the American government of the time.

A discussion of whether juvenile offenders should be tried as adults.

A study of the social and ethical issues of law enforcement's use of technology for surveillance.

A brief discussion of the O.J. Simpson trial for the murder of his wife.

This paper discusses James Madison's beliefs as expressed in "The Federalist Paper Number 10", which helped persuade people into ratifying the proposed U.S. Constitution.

This paper explores the banning of pornography based on the United States Supreme Court upheldimg a law banning the sale of pornographic magazines to children under the age of seventeen.

This paper logically refutes Nozick's Entitlement Theory of Justice, which attempts to provide an account of what justice requires with respect to property.

This paper describes three court briefs : Hernandez vs. State of Texas (1954), Bobb vs. Municipal Court and Brooksbank vs. Anderson.

An examination of the current prison system and the changes that need to be made. Shows that non-violent criminals deserve better treatment than violent offenders.

An analysis of Dirk Johnson's article "Foes of Death Penalty See New Hope".

A pro legalized abortion debate.

This paper is a review of "Crossfire" by Jim Marrs, an encyclopedic collection of information about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963.

A review of Harold Weisberg's "Whitewash", an examination of the Warren Report on the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

This paper reviews Mark Lane's book, "Rush to Judgement".

Discusses rape shield laws - where a victim's personal sexual history may not be used against her in a trial - and their effectiveness.

This paper discusses why monopolies are bad for the economy and how antitrust laws are the only effective way to maintain the "American Dream".

A summary of how American President Truman seized control over the United Steel Workers of America in 1952.

An analysis of the legal status of cocaine in America.

This paper discusses several legal issues of the taking of land for the public good and the related topic of wetlands acquisitions.

A paper which argues in support of firearm regulations since the infiltration of guns into the seedier criminal underworld has created a situation that police cannot begin to contain.

Examining the famous court case which set the ball rolling for equal race education in the United States.

A discussion of the history and rationale of affirmative action.

A paper which argues against the legalization of narcotics.

An analysis of the widespread problem of sexual harassment in the work environment.

This paper discusses the effects of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 on the Dayton, Ohio market.

Describing the essence of Leonard Williams Levy's "Origins of the Bill of Rights".

This paper reviews the book, "In Pursuit of Equity: Women, Men and the Quest for Economic Citizenship in Twentieth Century America" by the social historian Alice Kessler-Harris.

This paper discusses jury trial procedures in the United States of America.

A thorough paper questioning whether laws controlling marijuana should be changed.

A compare/contrast essay about wearing a seatbelt vs. not wearing a seatbelt.

This paper is an essay that argues against affirmative action, the 1960's law that increases opportunities for minorities by favoring them in hiring and promotion, college admissions, and the awarding of government contracts.

A discussion of the controversial website rotten.com and whether it should be posted on search engines.

A discussion of Frederick Douglass' claim that America is built on false ideas.

This paper discusses environmental auditing of companies to provide protection against pollution and poisonous gas and the incident at Bhopal and the Union Carbide Plants.

An evaluation of the role of the State Supreme Court in maintaining the uniformity of law.

This paper contains five annotated reviews of websites that can be used to research the United States Constitutional Amendments

This paper discusses the two principal legal systems in contemporary society.

A paper which analyzes the issues surrounding Megan's Law, a reform in the law regarding sexual offenders.

This paper discusses the responsibility that engineers face in their careers regarding the ethics of the internet copyright laws.

Examines the controversial topic of abortion and attempts to legislate uniform laws for the whole country.

Argumentative paper against Megan's Law - which compels authorities to notify a neighborhood if a convicted child abuser is living in their midst.

This paper discusses the education component of Affirmative Action, a social action program of President Johnson's "War on Poverty" that attempted to counterbalance minority injustices by increased opportunities for minorities.

This research paper discusses the Rule of Law in Ancient Rome, focusing on events after the Republicans took over.

The uses of x-rays in medico-legal contexts. Includes physical abuse, examples, neuroimaging, interpretation, identifying human remains and archaeology.

The provisions, effectiveness and implementation of the 1965 Act and subsequent amendments.

The highlights and sociolegal effects of the trials of O.J. Simpson, Erik and Lyle Menendez, Jack Kevorkian, associates of President Clinton and six more.

A definition, establishing paternity, gender biases of courts, non-custodial fathers, visitation rights and child support.

An examination of ethics in general and the harassment case at Burlington Industries for purposes of establishing a code of business ethics.

An examination of the extent and evolution of legal protection of the disabled in amateur athletics, including eligibility, funding, age requirements, litigation, employment and some non-sports aspects.

An examination of the evolution of the European Community's policies and laws covering health and care, social services and human rights. Includes politics, economics, examples, insurance, long-term care and more.

An examination of the legality, desirability and feasibility of outlawing racist or hate speech.

An examination of the process of obtaining orders protecting victims of domestic abuse and the disposition of orders, focusing on St. Louis County, Missouri. Tables & Charts.

An examination of forcible rape and its effects, focusing on whether the rapist knows the victim or not (stranger, acquaintance, spouse), it tests hypotheses on use of weapon and reporting of crime, legal definition and changing laws and rape myths.

A legal analysis of management's evaluation of workers. Includes equality, standards, data storage, promotions and termination and court decisions.

An examination of the role of college in controlling student behavior, with related legal decisions and philosophy, freedom and privacy, consent and morality.

An examination of the legal and cultural background, the issues, outcome and impact of trial of the instructor for teaching evolution in Tennessee school.