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For example, drunk and disorderly behavior might be a minor infraction in the real world, but a student who continually disrupts the community can be asked to leave it, given the risk he or she poses to other students. But colleges must guard against assuming responsibility for student's hurt feelings -- for example, it is conceivable that having overly stringent hate speech standards that could limit the ability of a school newspaper to support the teaching of Huckleberry Finn in the classroom.
There are many grey areas -- for example, does a university have a responsibility to expel a student recently diagnosed...
ed with a severe mental disorder who might be dangerous to others, even though he has never acted in a dangerous fashion? Whose rights hold sway, and by allowing him to remain does the school make itself liable if something bad happens? Do students illegally using the Internet to download music make the school liable for their conduct, if it occurs on a school computer? Balancing rights is a delicate matter, and making the university responsible for the conduct of all of its students will force the university to place extreme constraints upon students, yet the university must still act responsibly regarding student safety.
Liability of Smallness: What it Means and What Can Be Done in Response The historical record contains few examples of the smaller underdog winning out over larger opponents, with examples such as David and Goliath being the exceptions rather than the rule. This paucity of examples is due in large part to the so-called liability of smallness which suggests smaller firms are more vulnerable to competition, a constraint that is especially
Limited Liability Corporate (LLC) or Partnership Forming a business may be as simple as shaking another individual's hand or it may be a complex process of filling out forms, paying application fees and taking steps to achieve compliance. The degree of complexity will be shaped significantly by the nature of one's chosen line of business. This, in turn, will define the legal definition of this business. In the discussion hereafter, we
Bobby and Rachel Liability There is potential liability on the part of the various parties in the scenario involving Bobby, the nurse, the surgeon and City General Hospital. In this essay, the author will consider each party's responsibility and potential liability/neglect separately. We will define comparative negligence and discuss its application to the analysis of liability in the scenario. As we shall see further on, there is an inherent contradiction between
Monitoring Employees Employee Monitoring Discussion In the United States, employment law is based on a minimal expectation of privacy (Rosser, 2011). This means the interest of the business takes precedence over the employee's right to privacy. If an employee is conducting personal business on the employer's property, or using the employer's property, such as computers, to conduct personal business, the employee's business is not private under law. The Securities and Exchange Commission and
If Nigerian local content law is not complied with Requires licensee to submit a detailed programme for recruitment and training of Nigerians (Nigerian Local Content Policy) 2.3. History of the LCL The Local Content Law was signed into law in April 2010 by acting President Goodluck Jonathan. In brief, the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Local Content Development Bill 2010 places "…obligations on upstream oil companies in the areas of finance, community
Liability of a Negligence Judy Taylor From: Smith & Associates LLP Seeking Legal Advice whether the school has a Potential Liability for a Negligence DEFINING THE ISSUE Under N.Y.S.3d 307, does Montauk High School has potential liability for a negligence of supervision of the school student? The issue is to investigate whether Montauk High School can be accused of negligence of the student wounded by the other student. Short Answer No, the Montauk High School has