Essays on Justice Page 26

QUESTION 1: Why does the law make such a distinction (unilateral & bilateral contract) and why would a party to a contract choose one type over another? The law needs to distinguish between unilateral and bilateral contract because of the difference with which the contract is offered, accepted and executed. A unilateral contract is offered,…

Jimmy Maddox was sentenced to function a life of imprisonment after he was convicted in a Georgia State tribunal for charges of colza. Maddox filed for a federal Habeas principal request after being unsuccessful at a direct entreaty for his charges. His ground behind registering the federal habeas principal was for the tribunal go againsting…

A dealer sold a new car to Raymond Smith. The sales contract contained language expressly disclaiming liability for personal injuries caused as a result of defects in the car and limiting the remedy for breach of warranty to repair or replacement of the defective part. One month after purchasing the auto, Smith was seriously injured…

Question: Why did the Articles of Confederation fail? The Articles of Confederation established the first governmental structure unifying the thirteen states that had fought in the American Revolution. They went into effect on March 1, 1781 and lasted until March 4, 1789 when they were replaced by the US Constitution. Why did the Articles of…

Rosa Lee Parks This month I nominate Rosa Parks into the Justice Hall of Fame. She was a black civil rights advocator. She was born on Feb. 4, 1913, in Tuskegee, Ala. , and is still alive today. Parks briefly attended Alabama State Teacher College, which is now known as Alabama State University. She subsequently…

My personal experience as the victim of an injustice In my life I have been very fortunate that I have not been exposed to confrontational injustice. Nobody directly came to me and told me that I have for instance, not been chosen for a position because of my skin color, my age or any other…

Piercing the corporate veil describes a legal decision to treat the rights or duties of a corporation as the rights or liabilities of its shareholders or directors. Usually a corporation is treated as a separate legal person, which is solely responsible for the debts it incurs and the sole beneficiary of the credit it is…

Facts March 2001, L. L. Bean’s corporate counsel mailed Gator a cease and desist letter requesting that Gator stop its pop-up windows from appearing when customers visited their website. Gator refused to change its practices and instead filed a lawsuit in federal district court in California seeking a declaratory judgment. L. L. Bean filed a…

There was once a time when blacks were only slaves in America, they had no rights and no freedom. Nowadays segregation has been abolished, racism and discrimination have been broken down and blacks are now able to live their lives free as equal citizens in the American society. Blacks in America did not get these…

“…One nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” In America, we often recite these words when saying the famous “Pledge of Allegiance; the covenant of the United States government. Yet is there really liberty and justice for “all”, or are some of us left out of this American promise of “life, liberty,…