Essays on Law

Head, Tom. “5 Arguments for the Death Penalty.” ThoughtCo, 19 Feb. 2017, https://www.thoughtco.com/arguments-for-the-death-penalty-721136. Accessed 30 Jul. 2018. In this paper, Tom Head puts forward his arguments in support of the death penalty. He observes the waning support of the capital punishment in the United States by referring to a recent Gallup...

The article by Morris and Piquero (2011): For Whom Do Sanctions Deter And Label, documents on deterrence and labeling theories that make contradicting predictions on the effect of sanction on a particular crime. The authors employ different variables in their quest to prove these theories. The first variable used is...

Due Process Due process is one of the most important aspects in administration of justice. In particular, if there was no guarantee of due process in the Constitution of the United States, individuals rights stipulated in the bill of rights would be worthless (Williams, 2010). In this perspective, due process entails...

Prostitution Examined from a Different Perspective Prostitution examined from a different perspective in the human life pinpoints to different interpretation based on the social norms. Prostitution since the memorial it has been classified as one of the sexual immorality that people participates in to satisfy their sexual desires. Different organization in...

In the United States, guns represent a sacred emblem especially in regard to the attainment of Independence from the Great Britain. Guns are also crucial in the provision of security by the government through various agencies such as the secret service and the FBI among others. However, the recent mass...

Truth-telling and confidentiality concept applies majorly in the healthcare sector. First, truth-telling refers to that situation where a medic faces a dilemma of whether to disclose vital information about a patient's health. On the other part, confidentiality refers to the case where a healthcare attendant is required to keep information...

Global economy cannot thrive without a stable global legal justice system. This is evident in the proliferation of human rights violation claims to the Canadian mining companies overseas, where victims of social and economic injustices are often denied the justice they deserve. Female sexual harassment at the workplace is another...

In essence, second Amendment states that, "A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed." Our nation’s fathers trusted that owning firearm was fundamental to the dignity and the character of a free...

In the modern world, business has come up with many ways of persuading their target customers to engage with their products and services. One of those ways is the use of commercial speech, and according to the US Supreme Court, the term is defined as an economic speech or writing...

The government of America was created with an intention of establishing checks and  balance system. The founding fathers created major three branches which include: The legislature, the executive and the judiciary. I believe that the three branches have equal powers. This is because each of them works independently based on its...

The article addresses the surveillance of telephone records of citizens who use Verizon by the security agencies such as NSA (National Security Agency) and the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) ("Surveillance of Phone Calls is Troubling", 2013). Surveillance is a key operational tool by these agencies to ensure that the...

A seat belt: a lifesaving device A seat belt is a restraining device that is installed in vehicles to prevent and reduce force of an injury in the event of an accident. For anyone travelling or driving using any means of transport, wearing seatbelts is an important safety measure. The importance of...