Essays on Legal

Political and legal forces in Russia run as a semi-presidential republic including an executive power containing two parties. The first and most important of the two is the President. The Russian president is the prime source of power and appoints most of the positions in the executive and judiciary department including the second party in…

This paper will discuss the legal exposure of copyright infringement within the game industry. Parts of a video game that are copyrightable include the underlying code, considered literary work, and artwork and sound as it is protected as audiovisual work (‘Video games and the law: copyright, trademark and intellectual property,’ 2017). There have been many…

Marijuana is rapidly growing in popularity and is currently sweeping the nation. Ten states, Colorado, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, California, Alaska, Michigan, Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, and Washington D.C have already legalized, and more and more states are pushing for the legalization of this drug. Typically, younger people gravitate towards legalizing, although about 62% of all Americans…

According to dictionary.com, marijuana is a green, gray, or brown mixture of dried, shredded leaves that come from the hemp plant called cannabis sativa. This drug is used as a psychoactive recreational drug and used for some medical ailments and also for spiritual and religious purposes. Throughout life, everyone is told that ‘Drugs are bad…

Legal proceedings have been a staple of television and movies since the beginning of it. They capture the public’s interest in the stories that tell about human relationships, societal norms and difficult questions about truth and justice. Are murder, crying and threats or a dramatic recreation all part of what really happens in a court…

Cyberattacks are on the rise. In 2017, several high-profile cyberattacks occurred involving companies such as Yahoo, Uber, and Equifax (Isaacson, 2017). While every industry is at risk of a cyberattack, law firms are attractive targets. ‘Cybersecurity is evolving. This is more than just a technology issue or an added clause in the retainer agreement–it’s the…

The liberal understanding of the public/private distinction in view of critical legal studies and feminists There was for many years no dichotomy between public and private law in our legal culture. Over the years it became clear that these two spheres infiltrate each other. The Public law aims to protect the public interest with state…

It was very difficult to determine whether the seller and the buyers, Jon D’man and Marsha Mellow, had a contract with each other to purchase the seller’s home. The reason why was that each party was acting on their own accord without notifying each other of what had been discussed and agreed upon. However, I…

In most of the nations around the world, two fundamental legal systems prevail, namely the civil law system and the common law system or we can say, they are legal systems that are more or less derived from these two. The common law system is also called ‘judge-made’ law and is a more flexible, less prescriptive system that prioritizes published judicial opinions of…

One of our main roles as school counselors is to advocate for students. Our job is to support efforts that will increase academic/ social and emotional success for our children. Counselors have to abide both ethical and legal standards. At times, a counselor may think their actions are ethically correct; however they may not be…