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Morality and the Law: Working Together in Society, 2005.
A discussion on how law and society affect one another and what impact society has on the laws which govern the country.
1,428 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 32.95
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This paper examines the purpose of the law, morality as an influence on law, and the purpose of the law under the value/consensus model, rational/contract model, and power/coercion model. It then explains the current state of the debate regarding illegal drugs and the law.
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"We can look at the law from a historical perspective and see that many of the laws we have in our society are reflective of the limits which are needed to prevent anarchy. After learning about the history of the law and social events and movements throughout our society, we are able to understand the law in a more whole and complete way. "In the latter part of the 1960s, into the 1970s, the emergence of a 'counterculture' and both a feminist movement and a gay rights movement contributed to an environment where abandonment or repeal of traditional legal proscription of some forms of sexual deviance could occur. "
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Law Society, 2002.
An overview of law and society focusing on the concepts of law, laid down by Robert Cover and Joseph Nevins.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 2 sources, £ 42.95
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This paper on law and society focuses on the concepts of law, laid down by Robert Cover in his article in 1986.This paper also analyzes Joseph Nevins' book on Operation Gatekeeper based on Cover's theoretical principles. The paper also concentrates on the media coverage obtained by the sniper case and the people's suggestions about the teenage boy involved in the crime. An analysis of the U.S policies on the illegal immigrants entering from the U.S-Mexico border after 1994 is also done.
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Law and Society., 2002.
This paper on Law and Society focuses on the concepts of law, laid down by Robert Cover in his article in 1986.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 3 sources, £ 42.95
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This paper also analyzes Joseph Nevins's book on Operation Gatekeeper based on Cover's theoretical principles. The paper also concentrates on the media coverage obtained by the sniper case and the people's suggestions about the teenage boy involved in the crime. An analysis of the U.S policies on the illegal immigrants entering from the U.S-Mexico border after 1994 is also done.
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Emile Durkheim, Law and Society, 2002.
Looks at Emile Durkheim's analysis of society and its laws and what the laws can tell us about social solidarity.
1,027 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 25.95
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Reviews Durkheim's view that there are essentially two types of law that exist in a society-- repressive law which deals with penal law and restitutive law which consists of restoring relationships, which have been disturbed, back to their normal state.
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"On the issue of law and how it pertains to crime and society, Durkheim concludes that ?crime is necessary? (Durkheim 23). If there were no crime, it would be evident that change was not possible. Crime is both functional and dysfunctional role in society (Durkheim 22). It is functional, or necessary because when crime and deviance are recognized, the community imposes punishment against such behavior. Punishment reminds society about what it should and should not do as well as heightens awareness of the shared moral sensibilities and community identity."
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Law in Society, 2002.
A study of the legal debate of the heroin safe injecting rooms (SIR).
2,695 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 15 sources, MLA, £ 55.95
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This essay examines the socio-legal influences and the possibilities of social transformations through law, with reference to the heroin SIRs debate. It demonstrates how law and society mutually influence each other. The author of the paper states that the law facilitates change, by recognizing the insufficiency of prohibition acts and legitimates the implementation of SIRs.
Table of Contents:
Introduction: The Power Orientation
Heroin Safe Injecting Rooms (SIRs)
Law influences Society: Legality
Social influence: Legal Limitations and the Need for Changes
Legal Reforms and Amendments
Law: Transformative Force?
Law as an Instrument for Social Changes:
Bibliography
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"In order to address the question precisely, it is important to begin with a brief introduction of heroin SIRs. SIRs are founded upon the need to reduce the risk associated with over-dosages of illicit drugs and transmission of blood-borne diseases, HIV for instance, through sharing infected needles. SIRs allow users to inject drugs in a safe, hygienic, and controlled environment (e.g., clean room, needles, spoons, and other paraphernalia). In addition, the SIRs are supervised by medical professionals who provide counselling and medical treatment for users. The drugs are not provided by the program, nor can they be dealt or exchanged on the premises."
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Durkheim and Law in the Modern Society, 2007.
This paper discusses Alan Hunt's quotation that "Law is the vehicle through which modern society worships itself" and whether it is reflected in the beliefs of Emile Durkheim.
2,237 words (approx. 8.9 pages), 5 sources, APA, £ 48.95
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This essay explores the validity of Alan Hunt's quotation, "Law is the vehicle which modern society worships itself" with regard to Emile Durkheim's analysis of the differing role of crime and punishment and the role they are thought to have played in ancient and modern societies. The paper makes the analysis in an attempt to identify whether Alan Hunt's quotation is an accurate reflection of Durkheim's theory.
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"Thus modern society realises the importance of themselves as an individual and therefore others as individuals. Thus, this idea of the individual relating to another individual suggests the ability for the individual of modern society to more closely identify and therefore be more considerate towards other individuals. Laws are therefore established to protect each individual even though the individual may not directly identify with such a law. For example, if individualism did not exist, as most of the Members of Parliament are white, they would has no regard for the difficulties ethnic minorities face in England, and might therefore have dismissed the law. Individualism enables awareness and empathy for other individuals, thus ensuring that law is the vehicle which enables modern society to 'worship' itself (as in each individual person) rather than worshipping a deity which leads to the 'conscience collective' attacking those who blaspheme against it without constraint due to the fact that they cannot directly relate to the deity they seek to defend."
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Law Enforcement in Society, 2005.
An examination of the creation of a professional police force in Great Britain.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 6 sources, £ 55.95
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This paper looks at the creation of the police force in Great Britain, which set a criminal justice system precedent that Western nations are still adhering to, for conservatives continue to believe that professional police departments offer the best means of preserving order in society. It looks at how this response to crime has succeeded to a certain extent and how it ignores the fundamental causes of crime, which are psychological, social, and economic in nature.
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"Two centuries ago, the creation of a professional police force in Great Britain set a criminal justice system precedent that Western nations are still adhering to, for conservatives continue to believe that professional police departments offer the best means of preserving order in society. This response to crime has succeeded to a certain extent, but it ignores the fundamental causes of crime, which are psychological, social, and economic in nature. In the early nineteenth-century, Sir Robert Peel theorized that professional, 'new police' forces offered a practical solution to crime. His arguments persuaded British authorities that crime rates could be reduced and public order could be maintained by a vigilant police force of trained officers. "
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Ignoring Society's Laws, 2006.
A critical analysis of Plato and Sophocles.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, £ 24.95
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This paper discusses the philosophical argument that, citizens ought to be free to ignore society's laws whenever their conscience dictates, has always appealed to non-conformists, but if such conduct became widely accepted, society would degenerate into anarchy. This contentious issue has been debated by philosophers and political theorists for more than two-thousand years, and a general consensus has emerged that this argument is only valid in terms of civil disobedience, where those who ignore or disobey certain laws are willing to submit themselves to arrest and punishment in order to emphasize the injustice of those laws. The paper then discusses how in ancient Greece, Plato and Sophocles addressed this issue in works such as Crito and Antigone.
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Zipf's Law and Benford's Law, 2007.
An analysis of the mathematical significance and applications of Zipf's Law and Benford's Law.
1,279 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 30.95
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This paper addresses both Zipf's Law and Benford's Law. It describes the theories of each law in detail and discusses how they can be applied to various situations. It describes Zipf's Law as not a theoretical law, but rather an experimental law. The paper then discusses the significance of these two laws to the field of mathematics.
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"However, there is some lack of precision where this is concerned. Most items have to occur a number of times that is actually an integer (Li, n.d.). In other words, a word that is seen within a document cannot appear in that document 2.5 number of times. It either must appear, in this example, 2 times or three times, since there cannot be an area of the document where only 1/2 of the word appears. Despite the fact that there is some variation and lack of precision, however, when wide ranges are examined and one only desires to have a relatively close approximation, many of the natural phenomena that are seen in this world do obey Zipf's law (Li, n.d.). This is seen to hold true as long as the individual examining the issue is not looking for scientific precision and will accept the slight variation that is seen."
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American Law and Jewish Law, 2003.
Discusses the similarities and differences between American law and Jewish law (the Halakha).
2,300 words (approx. 9.2 pages), 10 sources, APA, £ 54.95
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This paper discusses the similarities and differences between American law and Jewish law (the Halakha) in terms of change, obedience and morality. It discusses each legal systems' approach to obeying the law, law and change, and the nexus between law and morality.
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"In discussing the idea of law legal scholar Dennis Lloyd stated that contemporary law in Western society is very much the product of influences emanating from the ancient Greeks and Hebrews who individually brought a ..."
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Case Law and Statute Law, 2005.
A theoretical comparison of these two sources of English law.
834 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 20.95
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This paper attempts to define the differences between England's common and statute laws. It looks at how the laws are formed as well as their fundamental purpose. It examines how statute is interpreted and acted upon by the courts and how it follows that precedents are formed as new cases arise. It also demonstrates how over time, statute will become part of common law as judges follow previous decisions in new cases where applicable.
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"For political bills or proposals to become statute, that is to become Acts of Parliament, they must first be debated in the House of Commons (this is made up of elected representatives of the wider public, Members of Parliament or MPs). However, this is just the start if the process: the proposed legislation must then be accepted by MPs by way of a successful vote and further ratified by acceptance in the House of Lords. The House of Lords is the supreme court in Britain and may refuse to pass the law; but a bill can be forced through using the Parliament Act if such action is deemed necessary for Parliament to fulfil its obligation to make laws in the best interests of the nation. "
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Social Law and Statutory Law, 2006.
An overview of the juvenile justice system in the U.S. and how it deals with juvenile delinquency.
932 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 3 sources, APA, £ 23.95
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This paper examines the juvenile justice system in the United States, explaining the reasons why it is separated from the regular crime system and how it is influenced by the political and social conditions of the state. Particular attention is paid to the juvenile justice system in California and how the system has increasingly focused on incarceration rather than rehabilitation. Finally, the paper discusses evidence indicating that mental health services at an early age are highly effective in treating potential juvenile offenders and turning them away from a life of crime.
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"The main object of separating the juvenile justice system from the regular crime system had been on the assumption that minors were different from adults in their ability to make decisions and understand consequences, "The juvenile justice system has evolved over the years based on the premise that juveniles are different from adults and juveniles who commit criminal acts generally should be treated differently from adults" (Roberts, 2005). It was observed that the younger the offender, the more likely that a repeat offense would be stopped and a change in behavior would be observed. It was, therefore, thought that youngsters should be given the benefit of the doubt and should not be treated as adult offenders."
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Competency to Stand Trial in American Law and New York Law, 2000.
A brief look at the notion of competency or fitness to stand trial, as the notion has been shaped and changed since the 1960s.
2,235 words (approx. 8.9 pages), 14 sources, £ 48.95
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"The history of the doctrine of competency to stand trial arose in English common law out of a concern for fairness in the trial of accused persons who, if found guilty of criminal charges, would suffer deprivations of liberty and other penalties. One of the earliest United States Supreme Court cases (Dusky v. United States,1960) determined that a defendant's competency to stand trial depended on "whether he has sufficient present ability to consult with his lawyer with a reasonable degree of rational understanding" and "whether he has a rational as well as factual understanding of the proceedings against him"."
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Women in Islamic Society, 2006.
This paper discusses women's status and role in Islamic society and the family as related to the Quran and Islamic law.
1,820 words (approx. 7.3 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 40.95
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This paper explains that, although the western media often portrays Arab-Muslim women as being somewhat oppressed and having a low status in society, this description is one of the biggest misunderstandings that the western world has about Islam and the rights of Muslim women. The author points out that, from a purely Islamic perspective, women are equal to men in their everyday activities and often are even treated with more respect than their male counterparts; however, the cultures and traditions of different Muslim states and groups, not the religion of Islam, might consider men to be superior to women. The paper relates that the Holy Quran is addressed to all Muslims and makes no differentiation between men and women; in other aspects of social life, such as the daily prayers, fasting or pilgrimage, a woman is no different from a man.
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"According to Islamic law, women also cannot be forced to marry anyone without their appropriate consent. Besides all other necessities for her protection at the time of marriage, it has been stated in Islam that a woman has the full right to her Mahr, a marriage gift, which is presented to her by her husband and is included in the nuptial contract, and that such ownership does not transfer to her father or husband. The concept of Mahr in Islam is neither an actual or symbolic price for the woman, as was the case in certain cultures, but rather it is a gift symbolizing love and affection and a sign to show their status and respect among the man's family. Furthermore, the rules for married life in Islam are clear and in line with other countries. The Quran states, "And they (women) have rights similar to those (of men) over them, and men are a degree above them." (Qur'an 2:228). "
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