Legal Institutional Framework Essays and Term Papers
449 Essays on Legal Institutional Framework. Documents 76 - 100
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The Development of the Regalian Doctrine in the Philippine Legal System
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE REGALIAN DOCTRINE IN THE PHILIPPINE LEGAL SYSTEM. A. The Laws of the Indies The capacity of the State to own or acquire property is the state's power of dominium. [3] This was the foundation for the early Spanish decrees embracing the feudal theory of jura regalia. The "Regalian Doctrine" or jura regalia is a Western legal concept that was first introduced by the Spaniards into the country through the Laws of
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Legal Processes
Legal Processes This paper will discuss the steps that are required when an employee feels thaty have been discriminated against. It will cover the process beginning with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) continuing through the civil litigation process from the state level up to the United States Supreme Court. John is an employee who has a discrimination complaint against his employer. Just as John is able file a discrimination complaint so is anyone else
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Drug Legalization
Drug Legalization Most Americans want to feel safe at home, and when they are out in the streets. This security everyone dreams of is hardly ever a reality. One reason why we live in fear is because of the many problems that arise as a result of drug use. The drug problem that our country is facing is bringing violence and addiction to many people. Large amounts of crime result from drug use. Drug addicts
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Difference in Ethical, Legal, and Regulatory Issues
Difference in Ethical, Legal, and Regulatory Issues Each business would like to design a website that will be able to grab interest of a target audience. Besides grabbing interest of the target audience, the business will also have ethical, legal, and regulatory issues to think of. The following paragraphs will explain some differences of ethical, legal, and regulatory issues on a B2B compared to a B2C site. Differences in Ethical Issues Ethical issues should be
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Legalization of Marijuana
Attention getter: Do you suffer from pain, migraines, eating disorders or other sicknesses? If so, you may want to consider marijuana as a treatment. Central Idea: Marijuana should be legalized for medicinal purposes. Significance to the audience: This is important to all of use because many of us are misinformed about marijuana and are unaware of its beneficial properties. Preview of main points: Today I will tell you about why marijuana should be legalized. Body:
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Legal Environment of Business
Simulation: Business Regulation Legal Environment of Business Simulation: Business Regulation Alumina Incorporation Alumina Incorporation is an USA-based $4 billion alumni maker. It operates in eight countries around the world with the USA counting for seventy percents of its sales. Situated in the fringes of Lake Dira in the state of Erehwon, Alumina Inc. has business interests in automotive components and manufacture of packaging materials, bauxite mining, etc. Alumina Inc. falls under the jurisdiction of region
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The Institution of Slavery's Corruption of the White Slaveholder
In Frederick Douglass’s Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, one of the major themes is how the institution of slavery has an effect on the moral health of the slaveholder. The power slaveholders have over their slaves is great, as well as corrupting. Douglass uses this theme to point out that the institution of slavery is bad for everyone involved, not just the slaves. Throughout the narrative, Douglass uses several of
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Comparisons Between the Movie one Flew over a Cuckoo’s Nest and a Visit to a Mental Institution
In this paper I will be comparing the visit to the State Mental Institution and the movie One Flew Over a Cuckoo's Nest. I think the two aspects of metal illnesses has had a effect on the way I see people who are not mentally stable. The three topics that are being compared are; staff concerns, spiritual development, and treatment methods. In the movie One Flew Over a Cuckoo's Nest the staff concernments was different
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Legalization of Marijuana
Legalization of Marijuana From the executive that sits behind his desk collecting his money, to the drug dealer on the street trying to make his money in order to survive, the drug dealing business gives money to criminals, while innocent users are being put away in jail. The issue of legalization and/or decriminalization of marijuana use have been a highly controversial issue over the years. At present, it is a crime to possess and use
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English Legal System
Question 1. The most fundamental distinction between civil and criminal law is the concept of punishment: 1. The criminal law: • Criminal Law regulates offences affecting community as a whole; crime is committed against the state. • In criminal law defendant is punished either by fine paid to the government or imprisonment. • In criminal litigation burden of proof is always on the state which must prove beyond reasonable doubt guiltiness of the defendant. •
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Frameworks for Global Strategic Analysis
Frameworks for Global Strategic Analysis Donald R. Lessard 1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Keywords: global strategy, competitiveness, geographic scope, internationalization, globalization/localization. 1. Introduction Strategic analysis in a global setting involves competition in industries that extend across national boundaries and among firms with different national home bases that may tap into strategic resources in more than one location. This note provides frameworks for global strategic analysis at four levels: the geographic scope of the industry, the
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The Institutional Revolution Party
The Institutional Revolution Party or PRI, dominated political control over Mexico from the late 1920's until the 2000 elections. There are many reasons why the PRI was able to maintain power for so long including corruption, manipulation and taking advantage of patronage to manipulate support. I feel in order to understand the PRI's control over Mexican politics, you have to understand how they came to power. The PRI came to power during the end of
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Ethical and Legal Obligations Paper
Ethical and Legal Obligations Paper All members of a civilized and harmonious society have ethical and legal obligations. We are obligated to act in an ethical and law abiding manner in our day-to-day activities within our community. It stands to reason that our financial reporting should fall within this expectation as well. So much of our lives and well-being is dictated by the business environment around us. It is where we work, where we invest
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Legality
Today the vast majority of authors get little or no income from copyright royalties. For instance, scientific, technical, and academic journals usually pay nothing to their authors, and most scientific, technical and academic books earn only a few hundred dollars in royalties. Newspaper writers work on salary, and so do magazine writers, or they are free lancers who are paid a flat rate, not a royalty. Only a tiny percentage of authors make any significant
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Legal Issues in Reduction of Workforce
Legal Issues in Reduction of Workforce Introduction FastServe Inc. is a $25million company involved in the direct marketing of branded sports apparel. They once had two online websites, one for girls and one for boys. The websites didn’t do well and became and expense and subsequently that division had to be disbanded and the websites shutdown. Due to this shutdown, FastServe will now have to reduce its workforce by 10% in an effort to decrease
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Legalization of Marijuana
The question of whether marijuana should or should not be legal has asked for many years. Supporters of legalizing marijuana point to the non-dangerous nature of the drug. Those who favor the ban of marijuana say that it is a gateway drug that leads to other more serious substances. Marijuana has been prohibited since the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs. Marijuana prohibition costs taxpayers 7.5 billion dollars annually. Since 1993, there have been over
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Legal Issues in Reduction of Workforce Simulation
Running head: LEGAL ISSUES IN REDUCTION OF WORKFORCE SIMULATION Legal Issues in Reduction of Workforce Simulation Scott University of Phoenix Introduction Fast Serve, Incorporated is a $25 million company whose main product is direct marketing of branded sports apparel. They have recently decided to end their online retail outlet. Because of this draw down, they must also reduce their workforce. For this simulation, they must decide to layoff 3 employees out of the 5 employees
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Marijuana - Why Legal?
Marijuana: Why Criminal? In a country where freedom is the basis of all social life one has to feel that all the laws are made up to protect them, but that is not necessarily true. When one looks at the laws prohibiting the use of marijuana it is hard to see why it is needed. There are a few basic reasons why marijuana should be legal, and although there are nay sayers , no one
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Legal Process Paper
Discrimination can be defined as the “treatment or consideration based on class or category rather than individual merit and / or unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice” (http://www.dictionary.com ). Employers have to be careful concerning the treatment of their employees not only in the hiring and termination process, but in day to day business as well. When an employee perceives he or she has been discriminated against by his
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Ethical, Legal, and Regulatory Issues
Ethical, Legal, and Regulatory Issues First, how ethical issues differ on a B2C site compared to a B2B site? B2C and B2B sites generally deal with different ethical issues. Consumer privacy is an important concern for B2C sites. For example keeping e-mail addresses secret and hiding from third parties to avoid unsolicited emails and spam is considered as an ethical responsibility for B2C sites. Cookies are small data items that contain information about us and
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Should Prostitution Be Legalized Just like Any Other Businesses?
Prostitution or women trafficking (so called) is one of the oldest trades known to man and even at the present time, while it is illegal in most areas of the United States, it is still employing many women and is solicited by even more men. Prostitution should be decriminalized because we are paying too high a financial and social cost for the ineffective enforcement of laws against it. The money and the law enforcement personnel
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Should It Be Legal
Should it be Legal? In 1978 the state legislator of New Mexico made a law allowing physicians to prescribe marijuana to patients suffering from nausea caused by chemotherapy, much of this due to the efforts of a cancer patient by the name of Lynn Pierson. The Federal government modified the law to make it comply with IND regulations requiring a research program. The FDA also demanded many studies and required the doctors to fill out
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What Is Legal Scalping?
What is Legal Scalping? A true fan, be it of a particular musician, sports team, or theater performance, will wait endless hours in a box office line, on the Internet, or by their phone anticipating incredible seats to an event. However, when it’s their time to purchase tickets, the only available seats left are obstructed view or the “nosebleed” section. That seems impossible because the purchase maximum is six tickets at a forty thousand-seat
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Gay Marriage - Should Gay Marriages Be Legal?
Gay Marriage Should gay marriages be legal? Clearly we as a nation are undecided on this issue. 36 states have passed legislation banning gay marriages, yet the state of Vermont recently passed a law that allows homosexual couples the right to participate in civil unions. Some other states are also debating whether or not to allow these couples to marry. Unfortunately, the dispute has left the United States homosexual community in an awkward position. There
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Legal Process Paper
There are many laws the federal government has adopted to ensure that employees are protected against discrimination in the workplace. This paper will discuss some of those laws, as well as explain the civil litigation process. One of the most well-known is Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) which prohibits discrimination against an individual in any aspect of employment due to their race, religion, sex, color, age or national origin.
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