FINAL (SUMMER) INTERNSHIP REPORT BY EMMANUEL EKIBA BAGENDA On secondment by the International Human Rights Program (at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law), I served as an intern with the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) during the summer of 2006. My internship lasted from May to August and, during this time, I worked under the immediate supervision of Mrs Christine Birabwa Nsubuga (who heads the Legal and Tribunals Section of the UHRC) and Mr Remmy Beauregard (who is the UHRC’s Institutional
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of a crime? According to the American-Heritage Dictionary, crime is “an act committed or omitted in violation of a law forbidding or commanding it and for which punishment is imposed upon conviction.” In other words, a crime is a violation of the law that leads to punishment. How would you describe the overall criminal process after a crime has been committed? Once a law has been broken, that is when the word crime comes into effect. After a crime is committed a number of things take place
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Should Marijuana be legalized? With accordance with the federal Controlled Substance Act marijuana is considered to have a high potential for abuse, no currently accepted medical use and a lack of accepted safety. In this hectic and fast pace life that most of us have to wake up to, we venture off to the beach, vacations, or a well shaded corner in the park to a find a moment of clarity and comfort to for a second be able to not think about the everyday stress of life. For some they find that
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Broderick Hill February 13, 2011 BUS211: Civil Rights Act of 1991 Summary The Civil Rights Act of 1991 is an act that is the combination of The Civil Rights Act of 1866 and 1964. This Act was made for employees that have sued their employers for discrimination and other issues. The history of the act is pretty short and to the point the act was an amendment for the 1964 Civil Rights Act to strengthen and improve the act so that it would cover up for damages in cases about international employers
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Court Comparison Contrast Paper CJA/224 Introduction to Criminal Court Systems Court Comparison Contrast Paper During the course of reading this paper you will be introduced to the difference between trial court and appellate court. For example in trial courts there is actually only one judge within the room, he basically decides what can and can’t be used as evidence within the courtroom. In appellate courts there are five groups of three judges who basically
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Coughlin V Tailhook LAW/531 COUGHLIN v TAILHOOK 112 F.3d 1052 (1997) United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit Facts: During a convention at the Las Vegas Hilton in September 1991, Navy Lieutenant Paula Coughlin was attacked by a group of men in a hotel hallway. The resulting post-traumatic stress disorder and other problems related to the attack eventually hampered her ability to perform her duties. Ultimately, she resigned from the US Navy. Coughlin brought action against the Hilton
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EIGHT Proposition Eight Turn on any bay area news channel during news time and at least one story regarding opposite gender marriage will be on. The thought of the law passing in support of same gender marriage is becoming fervor among the gay community in the bay area and California. The number of people apposed to the laws changing in favor of same gender marriage is large but the number of people supporting same gender marriage is vastly growing and the youth are leading the way. The media
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DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY Graduate School of Business Master of Business Administration Business Law Case 3 GSIS vs. Court of Appeals Submitted by: Liao, Weiqin Facts of the case • National Food Authority (NFA, formerly National Grains Authority) was the owner of a Chevrolet truck which was insured against liabilities for death of and injuries to third persons with the GSIS. • On May 9, 1979, at about 7:00 in the evening at Tabon-Tabon, Butuan City, the said truck driven by Guillermo
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moral impositions of our societies, namely, laws. A law is a system of rules which protect certain personal liberties or property and are enforced through a set of institutions. A law is usually intended to protect a person's or peoples moral right, though the stipulations of a law may not always receive unanimous agreement. Mill finds justice in conformity to laws (and in turn to the protected peoples' right), yet also affirms the existence of unjust laws, or rights which a person or people are not
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contracts, domain names, and handling legal issues in a multinational environment. “Intellectual property rights, such as patents, copyright, trademarks, trade secrets, trade names, and domain names are very valuable business assets. Federal and state laws protect intellectual property rights from misappropriation and infringement” (Cheeseman, 2004). Riordan’s Internet site states, “Riordan Manufacturing, Inc. is an industry leader in the field of plastic injection molding. With state-of-the art design
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