Liberty
Essays

Throughout American history the power that law enforcement has over its citizens has been increasingly brought to the forefront. This is because there have been times when situations occur that the country's liberty or…

The general public seems to have a perception that mentally ill people are somehow all dangerous to society. Part of this misconception is fueled by the idea of insanity pleas, and the notion that mentally ill people…

Gang-related drug violence has been a problem within inner cities for years. A potential solution would be to legalize the sale and trafficking of drugs within a certain finite radius within these cities. An analysis of The Wire and pertinent research into this subject indicates that doing so would significantly reduce gang-related drug violence.

Natural Law is the law that exists outside of a politically ordered society. As a legal genre, it is fundamentally the law of nature, holding essentially that things are the way they are simply because, by nature, it is…

As with Darwin's theory of evolution, gene testing has opened new frontiers in understanding medicine, as it allows us among other things to understand the degree to which we are predisposed to specific diseases and…

Position: The UK should leave the European Union. The costs and risks accompanying membership in the EU is simply not worth the benefits for the UK. Contributions to the EU common fund are a significant drain on the UK and are disproportionately spent in areas which are irrelevant to the UK, such as agricultural subsidies. The benefits that the UK seeks from EU membership, regional security and free trade, are now either the norm or can be achieved through alternative means, such as through trade agreements. Neither is EU membership likely to yield greater benefits in the future, as there is little in the EU economic plan to indicate that it will help its members keep pace with emerging global competitors. With its own economic struggles to deal with, the UK can no longer afford to commit such resources and energies to such a fruitless relationship.

This paper provides a review of the relevant literature including judicial comment, academic comment and case law, to determine the relationship between the historical sources of law (common law, equity, custom and books of authority) and whether such historical sources have ceased to be a form of law within the English legal system today. A summary of the research and important findings are presented in the conclusion.

The American Civil War: Causes and Repercussions

Explain why in a state of nature, free men are willing to relinquish some of their freedoms.

Bacon Rebellion has been considered for many years to be one of the first elements of what would later become known as the American Revolution. Even though this event took place in 1676, for decades it has been viewed…