Law

The major theme of this paper is corporate law and governance and focused on the more than six cases of English Law in the United Kingdom. For example, the case Wood v Odessa Waterworks Company, Andrew v Gasmeter, Birch v Cropper, Hodge v James Howell  CO Ltd, Greenhalgh v Arderne Cinemas Ltd and House of Fraser plc v ACGE Investment Ltd. These are among the English cases that have been discussed in this paper. This paper additionally observed the flexibility of English law in terms of purchasing...

A trade mark implies any sign that can be represented graphically and is capable of distinguishing goods or services of one undertaking from those of other undertakings. In particular, it comprises of words, designs, letters, numerals or the shape of goods including their packaging. In this regard, Malwanski (2003) state that Intellectual Property Law gives general protection to patents rights, trademark rights and copyrights, in the sense that patent rights, trademark rights and copyrights constitute...

The word terrorism is derived from the word terror which means to instill fear or cowardice in someone. It also means to carry out acts that are considered inhuman with an aim of punishing or making life difficult and unbearable for the recipient of the terrorist acts. Terrorism is broad in its scope and it is for this reason that there has not been a specific definition for it. Even though there is yet to be a universally agreed definition of terrorism, there seems to be a unanimous agreement on...

The current business operations have been faced with a lot of challenges ranging from legal, competition to environmental factors. Due to some individuals and companies desire to outdo their competitors in the business arena, they have negatively interfered with the internal operations of other businesses. In this regard, the affected companies have taken legal steps which are aimed at being compensated for damages. In addition, use of courts to solve disputes has been one of the avenues through...

Illegal immigration in the United States has been a major political and policy issue. This is due to the high number of illegal immigrants moving into the United States every year. Today, there are over twelve million illegal immigrants in the United States. The federal government has the option of either assimilating into the society by grating them amnesty or treating them as criminals and deporting them back into their country.  This paper analysis this issue by looking t the political debate...

Law is a body of rules for human conduct enforced by imposing penalties for their violation. To ensure each U.S citizen the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, those who settled here established laws that all are expected to obey. The supreme law of the land is embodied in the U.S constitution and its bill of rights. This system of law is extremely complex and may be classified according to Form  written or unwritten common law Source  constitutional, statutory, case Parties...

After the terrorist September 11th 2001 attacks in the United States, the federal government took pragmatic steps aimed at strengthening the security of the nation by enacting a legislation that brought together all the departments that were concerned with the security matters under a single department. The Department of Homeland Security was formed from an Executive Order that was issued by the president and the department has been mandated with the security concerns of the American people through...