An article titled The case of Ian Stillman, Deaf Man Wrongfully Accused shows an example of a deaf man whose rights were violated and then was wrongfully imprisoned. ... Later that day, police arrived at his house and searched but there was no interpreter present. Two days later, more police arrived, did another search and still there was no interpreter. ... During the arraignment there is still no interpreter so he got another court date for his hearing. ... On the day of the hearing there is still no interpreter. ...

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For example the Maoris claim rights to land were not given straight away and had to be fought for. ... For example the culture of a group may be lost if there were no group rights, also language and religion could be lost if there were only individual rights. ... If a group has a right as a whole then the decision comes as a group decision as well. ... The lack of decision making capacity by a group gives rise to the will theory which demonstrates that if there is no will then there can be no rights associated with it. Personally, I think that group rights should be recognised, if only for the...

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These laws were written on stone tablets which were approximately eight feet tall. ... In later codes it is specified that if it was a slave's eye then the punishment was to pay a fine. ... Modern civilizations no longer have such harsh punishments but justice is more equal. ... The exception to that was clear in code 134: "If any one be captured in war and there is no sustenance in his house, if then his wife go to another house this woman shall be held blameless"." ... Due to the fact that these laws were for everyone to read and see, he had control of a vast population, and no matter ...

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True, but first, there were the Articles of Confederation that were changed and strengthened to become the Constitution. ... First of all, there was no judicial branch under the Articles of Confederation. ... Also, the judicial branch wasn't just an idea or illusion that lasted for a short amount of time and then disappeared. ... Of course not-that's why there were three different branches of the government-to keep everything held together. ... They were too weak because there was a lacking executive branch, no ways to enforce laws, regulate trade, or collect taxes, and no judici...

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If there were no laws chaos and anarchy would be widespread. ... "Where there are no restraints on people's actions, it leads to the war of "all against all"" says Hobbes. ... Then, and only then, are they under a personal obligation to attempt to flee and protect their interests. ... Van Dusen also states that no person is above the law, and no person has the right to break a law. ... When there are exceptions to the laws, only then can our society deteriorate. ...

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He thought that his standards were in the interest of everyone as a whole, and that they were the perfect form to follow in developing a strong government. ... If it wasn't for the people, then there truly wouldn't be any censors on governors; so to try and deprive the people of their residuary mass of right to their own self-government would be shameful. ... Everything basically came down to the idea of an agrarian republic; the view was that if the government was agricultural then there was no possible way that it could become as corrupt and morally inept as the dreaded European so...

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If the drinking age were to be lowered back to he age of 18, there would be a lot more underage drinking because alcohol would be easier to access. ... If drinking as a minor was not considered to be illegal, then there would be fewer kids drinking. ... It states that as a minor it is not illegal to buy cigarettes or smoke then; it is only illegal to sell cigarettes to minors. ... If the laws were to stay the same, there would still be minors drinking. ... I hope that the law remains the way it is because there is no real good that would come from lowering the age in which you are legally allo...

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Of course, there are still some existing opposition. ... First of all, some people use religious reasons to against gay marriage, but actually there is no paper or rule that explicitly oppose gay marriage. In the essay, Miller explains in Bible, there is no real word or sentence say that the gay marriage is unacceptable. ... Courts were siding with wives who were the victims of domestic violence, and by the 1970s most stats had gotten rid of their 'head of master' laws, which gave husbands the right to decide where a family would live and whether a wife would be able to take a job.....

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There would be no order and no protection in our world. People would be senselessly hurt and their goods stolen, there would be no legal justice only street justice, and that would only continue the cycle. ... If these ancient sets of laws were never formed, we would still b in the same shape the ancient people were. There would be no way to keep order and there would be nothing accomplished. ... One thing that is for certain is that these documents were a vital part of how ancient civilizations were run. ...

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Consistency also plays a big part in deciding if a law is effective or not because if it is not consistent then it is unfair. ... There are two types of defamation these are Slander (verbal) and Libel (writing). ... There is a need for law because if there were not then everybody would be able to do what they wanted and there would be no order people could do what they wanted and no one would be there to stop them. Laws were set so that they would reflect the community that most people wanted. Of course not every one is going to like it and there will be a portion of the community that will ...

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Back then, I only made ninety cents per hour, plus ten cents for every basket I picked. ... I had to pay $2.00 per day just to live in a tiny little shack with no electricity or water, and since money was so tight, my 10 year old had to illegally work in the fields. ... There, I saw Cesar Chavez, the leader of the movement. He gave an inspirational speech about demanding our rights as workers, and almost everyone there voted to join the strike. ... Then Cesar asked the country to boycott grapes, and explained our unjust working conditions. ...

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Although this seemed to working at the time, there were too many things that were in need of change to give the government a stronger hold on things that would arise. So six years after the Articles of Confederation were written, there would come a change known as the Constitution of the United States of America. ... There would no longer be the separation by the states, thinking that they were there own countries instead they would now have to abide by the laws being imposed on them whether they liked them or not. ... There was no President or executive to carry out or enforce the laws ...

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When they are in the herd, there is no thought of examining what they are doing; they just perform in stiff formation, one behind the other, in single-file motion. ... Only then will the person be a true man in every sense of the word, thinking for himself and doing what is right in his own heart. ... If a person is living the way of life of another, then he is false and untrue to his own beliefs. ... Emerson states, "No law can be sacred to me but that of my own nature." ... Emerson and Colonel Sherburn were completely accurate with their opinion of a "man." ...

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"Letter from Birmingham Jail" Martin Luther King Jr. writes the Clergymen that have written him a letter disputing his actions in Birmingham. King is disturbed and offended by the Clergymen disagreeing with his purpose in Birmingham. King say he normally does not respond to criticism because it woul...

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Afterward the citizens were so ashamed that they were about to put one of societies greatest thinkers to death, they were obliged to look the other way when Socrates jail guards were bribed to let him escape. ... Socrates responded that even though the people might think a wise man is really foolish, that does not make the wise man foolish, because the wise man is still wise no matter what the masses say. ... He states that you should never do evil no matter if evil has been done to you, you should never do it even if you will benefit from doing this evil. ... His other friend Phaedo state...

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People were faced with overcrowding in the city. ... This tightly packed arrangement also made it easy for diseases to spread and back then there was a lack of medical care. There were no sanitation codes or a regular garbage pickup so trashed filled the streets. There wasn't a lot of crime enforcement so there would be an increase in crime and overcrowding in prisons. ... Child labor was not enforced during the time so children as young as 6 could work 17 hour days for a third of the pay, sometimes no pay at all. ...

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She refused to give up her sit when a white man wished to sit there. ... The law says that blacks have to leave there sits in the next when all seats in the front were taken and whites still wanted seats. ... Martin Luther king ,Jr. then was a Baptist minister in Montgomery, then was chosen as president. ... Today, most of the people know her as a civil right action leader but, there is more then that one thing that she accomplished. ... She says that she is glad that there are no signs on the public water fountains saying "Colored" and "White." ...

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If drugs were made legal then it would cause a threat to the good of society. ... If drugs were made legal, then a large amount of under age consumers would be able to easily get their hands on them. ... This is more understandable and possible then legalizing the use of all drugs. But then you have to ask the question: if we legalize marijuana where does it stop? ... When it comes to legalizing illicit drugs there can be no medium. ...

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If given the choice of one person suffering over many, then one person would be more preferable. ... Therefore, there is no license to torture and inflicting intense pain on others is wrong. ... Meaning that for every wrong done, there should be a compensating measure of justice. ... There is even historical precedent for this, during the purges in Stalin's Russia, many of his political adversaries were tortured and then put on 'show trials', where they admitted to crimes that they couldn't possibly have committed (The Doomed Soldiers). ... Then there is the Internation...

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People were no longer considered to be "free living" because the government of the land had put restrictions on what one could do and not do, thus redefining the term "free living" into "restricted living". ... The question is then raised; were these ancient societies and their governments fair and how were these laws implemented? ... Since the laws were handed down to Hammurabi directly from the gods then many (like many others of their time) believed that the laws given were just and fair. ... There was no "eye for an eye" in Egypt and punishment was fairer. ... Without government interv...

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If we were truly free to walk wherever we wanted to walk, the earth that we live on would have to be completely traversable. There would be no mountains, no oceans and no chasms. There would also be no buildings and no restricted areas or private property. ... If somebody were to ask me if I was free to travel anywhere in the world, I would have to say no. ... If we fail to abide by the law, then we must face the consequences of our actions. ...

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There is the homophobic reaction, the pro gay reaction, and then the reaction of someone who just doesnt care about the matter. Currently there are 35 states that allow same sex marriage. If you were to ask someone why they disagree with same sex marriage they may say its wrong and unnatural but homosexuals are till human and deserve to be treated as such. ... On top of all of this, there are gangs in Russia that hunt down homosexuals. ... Homosexuality affects no one; it is not a disease like some people believe it to be. ...

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Some people think that they have the right to do what ever they want with their life and that there is absolutely no one that can stop them. ... (Paragraph 3-4) then he ads: "Alcohol does not produce apoptosis, neither does nicotine" (Paragraph 6). ... What if the person that took this LSD drug is Tom, Tom is driving a bus full of kids to school, no Tom is a pilot flying a plane full of passengers, and no Tom is a doctor performing a surgery. ... Legalizing drug followers argue that it will reduce crime, but I guess that they missed the point that, the people that comm...

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As well known as Rome is for its legislative structure, it should be no surprise that the Romans ingrained marriage into their legal system. ... Also, the Emperor Tiberius decreed that no woman could marry past fifty, and no man past sixty. ... Relevant to these facts is another law, which states that if the man did not marry the girl to whom he was betrothed within two years of signing the nuptial, the girl was then released from the contract and could marry anyone she pleased. ... While a couple only needed to live together after declaring their intent to live together as husband and wi...

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Even then the statistics are amongst white women. Black women living in the south had no access to education. ... The legal rights of women were almost non-existent, black women had little to no custody rights whether to themselves or the lives of their children. ... With no Under this rule a women's legal and property rights were forfeited. ... Salmon agreed with the idea that " A family functioned best if a male head of household controlled all of its assets " 3 There were many disadvantages under the laws of coverture. ...

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