Although there is no harsher crime then murdering someone, more then half the United States still uses the death penalty as a way to "serve justice.... There are numerous reasons why people believe the death penalty should be eradicated. When all the problems are boiled down there are four key problems with having the death penalty as a punishment. ... This means one hundred forty one death row inmates were wrongfully convicted to the death penalty, but were later saved after appealing their cases. ... " This proof innocent human have lost there lives due to the system. ...

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Where by there is no legal officers, just normal people. ... Since there was no actual laws or government this is all they had and it worked. ... They had no respect for the law and were focused on meeting their goals. ... If there was some legitimate reason for their actions then it could be justified, but there was no reason and is thus considered wrong. ... Even if there is no police or the police do not properly bring justice to the criminal. ...

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Where by there is no legal officers, just normal people. ... Since there was no actual laws or government this is all they had and it worked. ... They had no respect for the law and were focused on meeting their goals. ... If there was some legitimate reason for their actions then it could be justified, but there was no reason and is thus considered wrong. ... Even if there is no police or the police do not properly bring justice to the criminal. ...

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It was known by rescuers that there was no animal or vegetable matter within the cave, and it was felt that they might meet death by starvation before access to them could be obtained by the rescuers. ... The physician said "that there was little possibility of this". ... There is no question or doubt in my mind that the Defendants committed mens rea. ... Ontario, Docket No. ... Since my belief is that noone is more important then another human being, no matter what hierarchy you are in life, then I would not act in such a killing. ...

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There are three important sections of the Insolvency Act 1986. ... Whether there were good intentions or not should a company be insolvent upon trading then it is left to the directors to make a contribution on the company's behalf on winding up under law. ... The fact was that the items were a part of the company's business. ... Lonrho actually had no rights in the first place to the breach of sanctions. ... In the words of Judge Slade: "There is no general principal that all companies in a group of companies are to be regarded as one. ...

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The government maintains that there should be positions available to those who may only be able to perform certain task, even when there is no need for the job. ... According to Hospers" belief, if unemployment insurance were abolished then the rate of the unemployed would decrease since more people would be out trying to find a job in the work force rather then reaping the benefits of doing nothing. ... There are many considerations to be taken when performing such a task. ... When he loses employment, he will at least have the time to find a position with security and the financial attrib...

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Like King and his people who stood up an confronted the government with no fear to fight for the freedom they were being denied. ... He questions more then what he does. Thoreau has done more then questioning unjust. ... There is no way that someone can feel free in prison where there isn't really anything to do but to look at four walls that surround you at all times. ... I think there is no place to feel free but with your family and people who care about you and who you care for. ...

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If marijuana was legal then more people would indulge in it. ... Each participant was asked to write their age, gender and political affiliation at the top of each survey, no names were included. ... I then proceeded to ask them if they believe alcohol should be legal 3 of the 4 said no for generally the same reasons why marijuana shouldn't be legal. ... The participants that said no were all in the age rage of 35-55. ... From a non supporters viewpoint legalizing marijuana could cause society to not function properly because there might be an increase of addicts, crime and health issues....

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However, according to Byrnes (1992, p62), problems may occur where there are no IROC trained officers or female police available because of unforseen circumstances. A study by Gregory and Lees (1996) of attrition rates in two different London police boroughs found a high attrition rate appeared to be attributable to the police practice of "no-criming", where a proportion of recorded cases were categorised as no crimes committed, thus they were not recorded as offences (p2). ... He said no one would believe me anyway, adding he would just say I was a slut and consented to it". ...

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He states that the two main problems with any type of property protection are that there are no common authorities and human partiality gets in the way when speaking of fair punishment. In a more detailed account he states the direct problems with the state of nature are that there are no standings laws, indifferent judges, or reliable executive powers. ... Their joint consent then makes for a majority type of rule. ... The limits are that there can't be an absolute arbitrary rule, property can't be taken without consent, and there will be no unauthorized transfer of power. There can...

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There may be dangers to drug use, but there are also dangers in using alcohol and tobacco. ... As far as overdosing, there is no scientifically valid evidence of anyone dying of an overdose of marijuana smoke (Marshall 82). ... All of these could be avoided if drugs were legalized, and the black market would vanish not too long after. ... unity, then it is not a problem for society. ... If the results from legalizing marijuana were positive, then perhaps other drugs can be sold later. ...

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A recent survey highlighted that almost 70% of the population were in favour of a written constitution . ... Regardless of any flaws in the current system, there is no doubting that it still is a very successful system. ... In the United Kingdoms current constitution there is no recommended body to authorise and legitimise the introduction of a written constitution. ... There have been no major incidents in the recent any way, suggesting that the government is now responsible enough warranting a lack of restraint (that would be ever present with a written constitution). There are ...

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as there any negligence involved in this case? What laws and rights were violated? ... (Cheeseman) It's pretty clear, then, that the students were negligent - they engaged in a threatening act that a reasonable, prudent person would not (pointing what appeared to be a weapon at a person and threatening their life). ... So, technically, there was a tort of false imprisonment, but no one is liable as Chandler never knew of it and suffered no harm from it. ... Nominal damages, given although there is no harm at all, or merely a slight one, may also be awarded in an ...

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It is also stated within the 282 clauses of Hammurabi's Code of Laws that if a witness bears false testimony then they are to perish and if a man builds a house and the house falls on the owner and dies then the builder of the house shall also die. ... This doesn't matter whether or not it was your fault or not, you basically have no judge or jury in many of their situations. The only exception to this was that the accused was allowed to jump in the Euphrates River, since no one knew how to swim, and if the river brought him back to shore alive he was considere...

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Hobbes and Aristotle contend that without a formal system of law, there is no justice, as justice does not exist as an independent concept. ... If this were not the case, then the highest good would not be pursued by all means possible. ... In fact, the entire content and structure of law and justice hinges on the idea that people must be within its scope, because without a commonwealth (the abolishment of the state of nature) or property, there is no grounds for there being law (90). ... There are certain concepts that are considered "natural,"" but under both systems of law t...

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There are no laws to follow; there is no right from wrong, so people do what it is that they want. ... But, if there were no rules to follow and no obligations to anyone else as there is in society, as it is in a state of nature, it can be quite easy to understand where Hobbes gets this idea. ... There is no such thing as natural law because the sovereign makes the laws. ... Before these laws, there are no consequences for actions that are harmful to people because there is no means of enforcement. ... If you don't follow the natural law, then God will punish you. ...

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This essay will then address the effect of European law on the United Kingdom ( 'UK'), how specifically the UK approached the implementation of rights in to its legal system, how the UK balances different rights using the 'Human Rights Act 1998' (HRA) and to give consideration to if there are any limitations to these rights, based on those contained in the ECHR. ... If one person is entitled, in other words has a right to something then someone has a responsibility to ensure that right is delivered. ... The court decided that it would be undemocratic to rule either way,...

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Then why is such a commonly used drug such a problem to most people? ... One of the most common drugs that were used was cocaine. ... There is no scientifically valid evidence of anyone ever dying of an overdose of marijuana. ... With the drug being inspected the quality could then be controlled and there would be less worry about someone "lacing" your stuff. ... The Drug Enforcement Agency has said they don't want marijuana to be legal due to the fact that there is no real hard evidence that proves marijuana is an effective drug as a medicine. ...

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"The judiciary has no influence over either the sword or the purse; no direction either of the strength or of the wealth of the society; and can take no active resolution whatever, it may truly be said to have neither force nor will, but merely judgment " (Federalist 78). ... Montesquieu explained this phenomenon clearly by stating, "there is no liberty, if the judiciary power be not separated from the legislative and executive. Were it joined with the legislative, the life and liberty of the subject would be exposed to arbitrary control; for the judge would be then the legislator. ... These i...

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There are many reasons to support this statement. ... If tobacco and alcohol are legal, then illicit drugs should be legal too. ... If drugs were legalized, no one would be selling drugs on the black market and creating violence. ... "The taxes generated by sales could then be used support health programs" (Scriven, 191). ... There would be no such thing as a drug-dealer. ...

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Since there is no code of laws or morals that govern human beings, people are guided by their own personal instincts of what is right and wrong. There are no established rules that human beings have to abide by. This in a essence highlights that there is no rule of law, or governmental authority to take charge of the states affairs. For John Locke, government was a social contract between those who are governed and those who were appointed to be in authority to govern others. ... When this is applied to the state of nature where there is probably no law; such rights cannot be defended or even ...

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Plea bargains leave no real uniformity giving some people a lesser punishment than others who committed the same crime. ... If we had set standards then there might be fewer people committing crimes for fear of the court. ... "Congress shall make no law- does not mean "except when it really seems like a good idea, or we really want them to, or there's a compelling government interest""" (http://www.losthorizons.com/comment/plea_bargains_and_the_law.html, 1). ... Another state would be New York who has restricted plea bargains to the reductions they were allowed to give. ... In the end, t...

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However, there is strong evidence that they were simply the exercise of arbitrary power by the Western Allies. ... If this had been the case, then Hart would have been forced to agree with the defendants that the Western Allies were not enforcing law but exercising their power to take revenge. ... Bentham strongly believes that unless a law is posited, it is no law. If this were the case, then Bentham would arguably agree with Hart and Fuller that the trials were simply the exercise of arbitrary power. ... The Nazi war criminals may have deserved to be punished for any and all immoral acts com...

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There are many reasons provided for this by various political philosophers. ... The case of R (Jackson) v Attorney General2 in 2005 highlighted these issues when question as to the legitimacy of the Parliament Act 1949 was raised in the House of Lords (the highest court of appeal then) and the concepts of PS and the RoL were put through a tough test. ... Although the institutions themselves were independent there was no real power given to the Supreme Court. ... The case became more sensitive because on one hand there was a statute passed by the Parliament itself and on the other hand the cou...

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If there is a motive, there will be a crime. ... Infringing upon our right to bear arms is ultimately unconstitutional, and even if there were a ban to assault weapons, people could still easily get their hands on them. ... Now, replace "alcohol " with "guns ", and you then have the most likely aftermath of a prohibition on guns. ... Sadly, there is no way to one hundred percent protect ourselves from our vicious society. ... The truth, is that there will be no real changes to our society. ...

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