the story and if a journalist feels so strongly that his or her source must be protected, then he or she should be willing to go to jail to do the protecting. The simple answer exists in the Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics. It states the source should be identified whenever possible and clarifying his or her motives before publishing the material is very important. A journalist should also confirm and attribute the information of the source before relying on the information (Society
Rape Shield Laws Facing with much criticism from women’s group with the legal definitions of rape and how rape cases are being processed in the legal system, the government is forced to pass a Rape Law reform in the 1970s. Rape law reform urging courts to treat rape case the same as other crimes, rape law reforms modified traditional rape laws and ratified evidentiary reforms in every state in the United States. The most common and widespread changes occurred in three areas. First, rape
Journalists have a code of ethics or a moral compass. Every story that a reporter produces has either a named or unnamed source. Several states have protective laws designed for reporters who have stories with anonymous sources, but Mississippi is one of the only states in America that does not have a shield law in place. Mississippi should enact a shield law giving reporters the privilege not to disclose anonymous sources. Confidential sources in some cases are the only base of credibility for
Boston Massacre in 1770. In the twentieth century, jurisdictions began to move away from mandatory sequestering of juries. Previously, in both criminal and civil cases, jury sequestering was mandatory. Now sequestration is on a state-to-state basis. In most states, sequestering of the jury is no longer mandatory even in capital cases. Due to the excessive media coverage of this case, I do believe the jury should be sequestered. Kobe Bryant is a very high profile athlete with many supporters
process of law postulate(require)to notice and an opportunity to appear and defend yourself. Due process law not only checks that there is a law to shear the life and personal liberty of a person but also see if the law made is fair, just and not licentious. you must have an opportunity to speak against the deprivation, I.e., to appear in front of a judge to explain why this deprivation should not occur and how you are to the right. Due Process laws that states enact must conform to the laws of the
human rights were addressed in a very significant manner was after all of the atrocities committed by the Nazis during the Holocaust in World War II. These atrocities led to the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948 by the United Nations General Assembly. This declaration features 30 articles in which lay out the rights that all human beings are entitled to on a global scale. Some of the main articles which address some of the violations occurring in the Arab-Israeli conflict
and NFL Properties, Defendant / Appellants Facts: The Baltimore Ravens and NFL Properties used three drawings one being a shield that Frederick Bouchat had drawn; they used it as part of the new logo for the new Baltimore Ravens team. Frederick Bouchat had the shield drawing copyrighted. Procedural History: The Plaintiff (Fredrick E. Bouchat) filed action in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, alleging that the defendants (Baltimore Ravens, Inc. and National Football League
upon the name selected. Bouchat prepared a drawing for the Baltimore Ravens team referred to as the “Shield Drawing.” A copy of the Shield Drawing was sent by Bouchat to the head of the Baltimore Stadium Authority. Shortly after the drawing ended up with the commercial artists who worked for the National Football League. The artists for the NFL infringed Bouchat's copyright by copying the Shield Drawing and creating what is now referred to as the "Flying B Logo." The Baltimore Ravens then used the
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) has impacted the world nationally and internationally for their involvement and work with cancer, science, research, and medicine. A goal of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) is through extensive research and training explore new ways to treat, cure, and control cancer on a national and worldwide level. Scientist and Researchers affiliated with MSKCC take their knowledge, investigation, and research to create clinical trials, studies and
Rape is considered any sexual act that is forced upon a person. Every year there are more than 100,000 rapes reported in the United States. Victims of rape often suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder and rape trauma syndrome. The effects of being raped impact the lives of the victims and their families forever. Throughout history females have been considered the lesser sex, and in some cases have even been considered a man’s property. Today young people are exposed to sexually explicit material
International Humanitarian Law (IHL) is seen as the law in which provides basic human rights in time of armed conflict. The use of IHL in a modern scenario is needed now more then ever with the increase of entities that wish to disrupt the peace by ignoring basic human rights. Organisations and treaties have been created to help govern the IHL; which will need to be analysed to provide insight into IHLs. This essay aims to critically analyse IHL and outline how it can be improved. To gain an understanding
How well does Military Law represent the Individuals in the Military The law is defined as the system of rules that a country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and may enforce by the imposition of penalties. Our society is made of the theory that, the laws created to reflect the needs and values and will work for the best interests of the citizens, but laws can also influence the society that created them.it will be a disaster if people in a society will do actions
and small states vs. large states. Federalism is the federal principle or system of government. In the compound republic of America, the power surrendered the people is first divided between two distances government (states and federal), and the portion allotted to each subdivided among distance and separate departments. In their attempt to balance order with liberty, the founders
general name for those cases where the law is unclear or ambiguous as to whom the judge should rule due to a lack of relevant precedent. The ideal of the so called "hard case" defined by H.L.A Hart depose the pure positivists doctrine that judicial decisions cannot be the mechanical "slot machine". Boumediene v Bush was a hard case because habeas corpus was a rule in United States Constitution. And desired results can be attained from pure reference to case law and legislation to where a judge has
that our understandings are filled with shallow assimilations. The one place we can hope to witness less of this plain resolution is in the courthouse. There is a law that terminates an alleged terrorist from being rushed to a sentence, rather obligates that they go through trial even if they plead guilty; this is just how far the law goes not only to protect us but the principles that makes us. “Justice” such a honey dipped sweet word that brings ease to the ear, yet incertitude to the mind. What
adversaries. Puerto Rico is smallest and Eastern of the Greater Antilles. The north of Venezuela has left approximately to 500 miles, 80 miles to the east of the Spanish, and to 1.200 miles to the Southeastern of the city of Miami, in the North American state of Florida. The U.S.A. annexed to Puerto Rico to the closing of the Hispano-American War, in 1898. Within the American constitutional system, Puerto Rico is considered a "territory organized, not incorporated." This adjustment, formulated by the Supreme
The United States federal government defines harboring as when a person or groups of people knowingly and recklessly disregard the fact that an illegal alien has come to, entered, or remains in the United States and attempts to shield or protect the people from deportations. This is what sanctuary cities do and is happening in over one hundred cities across the country that are protecting criminal aliens. States like California, New Jersey, and Texas are acting in this absurd practice of creating
September 28, 1945 marked the time when the U.S. ventured in the exploitation of sea resources such as oil and gas. President Truman issued a proclamation in favour of the country to explore and exploit these minerals under United States policy (Frazier 2009, p.3). The Truman Proclamation firmly consolidated the distinction between the question of the legal regime governing fisheries resources beyond the territorial sea and the regime governing mineral resources. As far as the legal concept of the
professionals in the United States should be held to a higher standard in both their personal life and professional life. There needs to be a common regard between citizens and officers. Police officers have to be pushed into a protective position when they are being disrespected by the public. There is no question that few officers abuse their position of power, but most officers work their hardest to offer assistance keep up secure and law-abiding communities. With this in mind, law enforcement officials
Copyright is a method of safety in the US. Copyright shields published and unpublished work. It is a form of intellectual property law that safeguard unique works of ownership including, dramatic, musical, literary and imaginative works, such as films, books, poetry, records, structural design and computer software. Copyright is how the United States offers people with certain rights to original works that they have written. Copyright does not safeguard systems, methods of operation, ideas, or facts