Three Strikes Law Is it Effective and Just

The Three Strikes Law mandates an extended period of imprisonment for the law offenders who will commit the criminal offense three times in different occasions. Whether it is a violent crime or a serious crime (it also involves violent crime) like robbery, will be qualified for  strikes . The name was actually incorporated in baseball where the batter is allowed to have to strikes and after the third one he will be out. In New Zealand, the Three Strike Law is also set to be a law. In Scoop.Co,...

Law with a heart

In many cases, the standard for admissions into a prestigious law school program is that the candidate must be one with an intense drive to succeed, a desire for excellence and a drive to achieve the goals that have been set before himher. But I believe that in my background, the circumstances that I grew up in made my drive not only to excel but also a sense of compassion for those, like myself, who though were on the short end of the stick, as it were, made the most of what we had, enhanced that...
Article 230 EC lays down the times that an individual or business can challenge some EC decisions that they do not seemingly agree with. In order to bring an action under Article 230, it is necessary for the individual to have locus standi, i.e. they must have a direct or indirect personal interest in the actual decision. This has been interpreted very strictly by the courts and the subject of this paper is to consider whether or not this is a justifiable approach or whether the courts have been...

Ways in which law firms influence the society today

It is said that power and influence in the legal jargon goes beyond the judiciary. In the current world, some law firms have a lot of influence due their popularity and dominance in the market. Times online legal editors Frances Gibb and Alex Spence in their article law1oo asked Who are the driving forces at the big City law firms, the generators of billion-pound revenues  the dealmakers who command most respect And is the in-house solicitor, with power to bring a test case, more powerful...