John Locke, Eminent Domain, and Individual Property Rights
"Men living together according to reason, without a common superior on earth, with authority to judge between them, is properly the state of nature."(John Locke)
Mapp v. Ohio: Exclusionary Rule and Fourth Amendment Rights
In this paper, we are going to be looking at how the Fourth Amendment applies to state and local governments. This will be accomplished by carefully examining Mapp V. Ohio. To achieve these objectives there will be a focus on: the facts of the case, the Fruit of the Poisonous Tree Doctrine (under Mapp V. Ohio), the application of the rule of law to the case and discussing how this would affect the ruling from a fictitious scenario. Once this takes place, is when we show how this is applied in a legal environment.
Conflict of Laws: Domicile, Jurisdiction, and Choice of Law
This paper provides a summary of the various chapters of Gilbert's law summaries on the area of law known as Conflicts of Law. Each chapter is first summarized and, at the end, a general overview of the subject is provided. No attempt is made to provide a detailed account as to the content of each chapter as the subject area is highly complex.
Civil Procedure: Courts, Jurisdiction, and Due Process
Under the broadest definition, civil procedure refers to the regulations under which courts engage in civil trials. "‘Civil trials' concern the judicial resolution of claims by one individual or group against another and are to be distinguished from ‘criminal trials,' in which the state prosecutes an individual for violation of criminal law. ‘Procedure' is to be distinguished from ‘substantive law' in that substantive law defines the rights and duties of everyday conduct, such as in contract law or tort law" (cornell.edu, 2010). A great number of statues deal with the jurisdiction of the civil courts. The fourteenth amendment famously bestows individuals with the right to life, liberty and property and such things cannot be taken away without the appropriate due process of law.