Analysing the Land Bill, 2015 The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 replaced the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 which was a general law relating to acquisition of land for public purposes and also for determining the amount for compensation to be made on account of such acquisition. The 2013 Act addressed the shortcomings of the previous Act by including provisions relating to just and fair compensation and rehabilitation and
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society and its consequences such as fast changing socio economic conditions, the disintegration of joint family structure, the rapid development of industrialization and urbanization, education, employment and laws giving equal status and rights to women, led a tremendous impact on the institution of marriage. Few decades ago divorce was considered as an evil, the grounds of divorce were very limited and it was sought only under compelling circumstances. Positions have however
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The Sixth Amendment The Sixth Amendment is part of the bill of rights, which gives rights related to criminal prosecutions. These rights are important, without them we could simply be locked away and not know why, or be convicted without being able to defend oneself. The Sixth Amendment is as follows: In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district
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American Constitution is the Bill of Rights. After enumerating specific rights retained by the people in the first eight amendments, the Ninth Amendment and the Tenth Amendment summarily spelled out the principle of limited government. Together, these two last Amendments clarify the differences between the unenumerated (as well as enumerated) rights of the people versus the expressly codified delegated powers of the federal government. The Ninth Amendment codified that the rights of the people do not have
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The Bill of Rights is the first of ten amendments to the Constitution that grant certain freedoms and liberties to the citizens of the United States. The Eighth Amendment protects citizens from cruel and unusual punishments, such as the tortures that have been used throughout history. Many citizens are conflicted on whether the Eighth Amendment is still relevant. The Eighth Amendment is still relevant today, but does need some revision based on the unfair treatment from King George and the more current
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and some parts make no sense in today’s society such as the Second Amendment and the Electoral College, as there have been four occasions when the candidate who got the most votes lost the election. The amendment process is too difficult, thus making is almost impossible to remove parts no longer necessary or to add parts that the majority desires. For example, the Second Amendment, in the Bill of Rights, allows US citizens the right to bear arms, which has caused much conflict as it has become increasingly
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Confederation. The bill of rights was added to the constitution because they showed the American citizens what their rights were; what they could and could not do. The bill of rights
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are anti-Patriot Act because they feel it infringes on their constitutional rights. At the same time, there are enormous amounts of people that are pro-Patriot Act putting the safety of the home front as their number one priority. The Patriot Act is a bill that was passed in the wake of 9/11/01; not even two months after the horrific event which we all know as 911. A mere six weeks after the Twin Towers fell the 342 page bill was passed by a vote of 357 to 66. Sadly many American citizens speculate
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digital age, the rights put into place by our Bill of Rights comes into question. Law enforcement and companies have begun to question whether or not precedents set by the first Americans can still apply in this new digital age. Recent trials between law enforcement and major tech companies have been at a stalemate because of this predicament. The government should not be allowed to commission digital information from tech companies because of a customer's fourth amendment rights, their lack of consent
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This essay will discuss some of the main topics covered during this week’s readings. This essay will discuss the steps that must be taken to make amendments to the United States Constitution, the reasons the ten amendments that make up the Bill of Rights were successfully added to the United States Constitution and why the Equal Rights Amendment was not added. This essay will also discuss what ideology is and the differences between liberalism and conservatism and will lastly outline the differences
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