Finally, candidates, parties, campaigns, interest groups, and social movements mobilize some citizens and neglect others, step up for their efforts at some times and scale them back at others. Their labors, when they occur, promote political participation, offsetting the costs and augmenting the social benefits of citizens" political activism." ... (Cole 9-25-01) Citizens who have good incomes and who are aware of the benefits of giving aid to the government are constantly reminded about how their dollar helped with this issue or helped stopped that issue. ... Cole stated, "The higher the leve...

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Austin: Positivist Identity of law: what makes the law the law Law (is) = Rules + (issued by a) Sovereignty. ... Positive laws are those rules which are issued by a sovereign. ... All law is grounded in social facts, which are descriptive not normative. ... So law becomes descriptive of the social state of the community. ... No morality in law, based on social facts. 11. ...

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In the Essay Concerning Human Understanding, John Locke speculated about how politics must confront the issue "of freedom the will of the individual"(Locke, 43) and how their freedom must be subject to "constant, certain, and known principals"(Locke, 44), so that when conflicts of justifying rights emerge the government will have a guide by which to reference their decision against. ... One of the more controversial issues relating to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms is the idea of including sexual orientation within a list of protected rights, and this ides is based on protecting an individ...

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The United States Supreme Court mostly settled the legal issues of privacy in two decisions. ... Courts want to avoid this before it begins because the number one purpose of the media is to report social problems, one being crime. ... The public is interested in matters of social issues such as: crime, drug use and political candidates. News of social issues or stories about these issues can teach and inform the American public. ... In this case a spokesperson issued a statement that someone had been assaulted in the Kennedy home on March 30, 1991. ...

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It was founded in 1945 after the Second World War by 51 countries committed to maintaining international peace and security, developing friendly relations among nations and promoting social progress, better living standards and human rights.3 Due to its international character and the powers vested in the United Nations Charter, it can take action on a wide range of issues,4 and provide a forum for the Member States to express their views, through the General Assembly, the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council and other bodies and committees.5 The Member States of the United Nation...

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"If a law is unjust, a man is not only right to disobey it, he is obligated to do so," founding father Thomas Jefferson expressed. "Civil disobedience becomes a sacred duty when the state has become lawless or corrupt. And a citizen who barters with such a state shares in its corruption and lawlessn...

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It is hard for them to understand issues that nobody in the world should have to live through. ... What is best for these children is unknown because the best would be that this situation did not happen in this country, but unfortunately it is a common issue that we are living right now. ... That is why something needs to be done as soon as possible because every day children are dealing with the issue of deportation. ... " Deportation has been a problem for many years and this issue brought more and more problems because the laws don't change and people illegally keep coming from ...

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The term then had a profound impact on social theory which then spread to the study of law and jurisprudence (Blank, 2011: 635). The impact of disenchantment in a general sense can be seen throughout the social domain in all territories of human activity (Blank, 2011: 636). ...

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"1 It is also submitted that the history of English law must also be an essential dimension in the social and intellectual history of United Kingdom, as well as being a key to understanding much of the available evidence of the past.2 Looking at the English jury system, as we know it now, it is basically a system made up of 12 individuals randomly chosen from the general public to attend and hear court trials whereby they are tasked with the responsibility to give a final verdict in the end. ... In 1166 King Henry II made a major step by beginning to develop the idea of a more evidentia...

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It is essential for all healthcare practitioners to recognize that social constructionism influence everyone's belief about health and illness. ... Considering the psychological effect of imposing treatment against the wish of the individual with "parental responsibility" may cause harm or depression and social withdrawal or as serious as suicide. ... Legally, the issue of medical rights of a minor has been a controversial topic across the western world (Woolley, 2005). ...

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Virtu Like most Western philosophers, Niccolo Machiavelli's ideas were heavily influenced by the early Greek philosophers. Most notable among the Greek philosophers who inspired Machiavelli was Plato. In particular, Machiavelli took interest in Plato's concept of just rulers who ruled by moral virtue. Machiavelli argued against this Platonic philosophy. He believed in "virtu", whatever was best for the State was virtu. ...

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It would appear that he believes issuing such a threat, will ward off any potential drug dealers looking to exploit America's youth. ... Those that are incarcerated for marijuana-related crimes will no longer be imprisoned; therefore, the overcrowding issue will improve. ... " She is actually defining the issue further by pointing out that a particular group of people make up the bulk of marijuana related arrests. ...

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For example: Freedom of Information, Taxation, and Social Security. ... They include the Immigration Review Tribunal, the Social Securities Appeals Tribunal, the Australian Securities Commission and the Australian Broadcasting Tribunal. ...

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They are certain statues that allow for skirting around the issue, such as opting to instead pay monetary dues to keep the union afloat financially. ... As Adams notes, "the international human rights consensus holds that human rights are a function of one's humanitythey are rights that are not dependent on law or social custom" (52). ...

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These ever-changing systems of legal processes, rules, and theories are typically reflective of the society's cultural make-up, beliefs, and level of social advancement. ... The issues stemming from this unfortunate problem have been extensively reported and addressed in both countries. ... Black's Law Dictionary purports a crime to be, " social harm that the law makes punishable; the breach of a legal duty treated as the subject matter of a criminal proceeding" and criminal law as, "the branch or division of the law which treats of crimes and their punishments." ... Punishment ...

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