Law

Introduction Anti-gay laws are a direct violation of not only one but many human rights. The main violation is that of freedom of expression and association . The Ugandan laws also violate the right to privacy and health care . Another right that is violated by anti-gay laws is the right to be free from discrimination and degrading treatment . This is a huge issue and needs more support. Many people do not realise that this issue is not so different from apartheid or the discrimination against…

According to the lawgovpol website, law reform can be defined as the process of changing and updating laws, so that they reflect the current values and needs of modern society. This idea of change in the law is essential when it comes to the topic of sexual assault and domestic violence. Sexual assault is defined as a forced sexual act, where the victim is either persuaded or physically forced to engage in the act against their will, or any form of sexual touching without the individual 's…

I first realized my interest to study law whilst playing with a law-book. In lieu of a toy my mother would hand me one of the many law books piled up on the kitchen table. I recall reaching for the book, dragging it to the nearest chair and accepting my mother’s friendly invitation to join her. The law books my mother had piled up had a unique way of influencing different aspects of our life. I remember thinking how my mother and I used the law books in completely different ways. Its intriguing…

By equating justice with lawfulness Aristotle does not take into account the possibility of a law being unjust. It is not hard to come to the conclusion that some laws can be inherently unjust and through following them an evil is committed upon another. This contradiction is evident in Aristotle’s logic when he says, “evidently all lawful acts are in a sense just acts; for the acts laid down by the legislative art are lawful, and each of these, we say, is just” (6). He does not take into…

Brief Description of Massachusetts’ Medical Marijuana Law As of January 1st of 2013, the state of Massachusetts’ took into effect a law which was passed upon receiving the majority of votes to legalize the use of medical marijuana. While the Department of Health is still in the process of establishing more in depth regulations, this law has set several factors that are its foundation. Although there is no age requirement that one must be to consume medical marijuana, a person must be properly…

Working in law enforcement can be dangerous for people in Pennsylvania, and throughout the U.S. All too often, officers and agents suffer work-related injuries, or are killed in the line of duty. In fact, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that police and sheriff’s department officers sustained more than 27,000 occupational injuries in 2014 alone. While many of the dangers they face come with the job, a recent study found that law enforcement officers’ shifts may also contribute to their…

I believe we have all seen major changes within law enforcement over the past several years. However, one area that I haven’t seen much change in is the reasons people join the law enforcement profession. I would guess that over 90% of law enforcement officers would say they entered into the profession to help people; I know that was my reason. Unfortunately, over the past few years, law enforcement officers have become an early and often target of negativity. There have been several high…

important for the federal system that the Constitution is the “Supreme Law of the Land”. This is because it is necessary to have something to base everything off of in order to ensure fairness and order. Before the Constitution, the states held all the power. Government only had the ability to enforce the will of the separate states. Government had no power to collect taxes, declare war or form an army; everything was dependent upon the laws of the states. For this reason, chaos was seen…

The second law Hobbes derives from the first, which states that when peace and self-preservation demand it, one must be content with as much liberty as he or she would afford others against them. Hobbes discusses the elements in the first two laws and the transformations they have undertaken throughout human history under the influence of religious authority. The first criticism of political rhetoric is the confusion between ‘rights’ and ‘laws’; “confound ius and lex, right and law, yet they…

As I sit back and reflect on my time in law school, one of my proudest accomplishments is seeing how much I’ve grown as a public speaker, but something weird happened Wednesday afternoon. After completely bombing my presentation during the students’ visit to SJU I tried to make sense of what happened. The last time I was that nervous during a presentation was freshman year of college, my first public speech in a Communications class. On Wednesday, before the speech I wasn’t nervous, as I walked…