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Comparing The Adequacy Of New Jersey And Kentucky Court Mandates, Statutes And Regulations To Remedy Unconstitutional Public Education, Steven G. Block

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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Deception In Advertising: A Content Analysis Of The Legal Parameters Of Deception, E. Carla Mitchell

Theses and Dissertations in Business Administration

One of the primary attributes of a free market economy is the uninhibited flow of truthful information regarding the goods and services available in the marketplace (Azcuenaga 1995). This free flow of information, in the form of advertising, enhances market performance by informing consumers and enabling firms to compete equitably based on the attributes of their offerings. Studies reveal that, for the vast majority of marketing managers, the regulatory environment serves as the primary influence in advertising strategy development and decision-making (Davis 1994). However, in their theory development, behavioral researchers often ignore the legal aspects promulgated by the FTC. Furthermore, …

Women's Experiences Of The Workers' Compensation System In Queensland, Australia, Jo Calvey

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

This was a phenomenological study undertaken to understand women's experience of the workers' compensation system. Eleven women were interviewed. They ranged in age from twenty-five to sixty-five years and represented diverse socio-economic and educational backgrounds. All women were from a non-indigenous background. The initial question to women was "Can you tell me what it is like to be involved in the workers' compensation system?" The narratives were analysed and interpreted using Hycner's (1985) phenomenological guidelines. Five core themes were found: negative versus positive/neutral experiences, the workplaces response and role in the process, women's experiences of payouts and tribunals, reasons why …

A 21st Century Perspective On Peru And The 1982 United Nations Convention On The Law Of The Sea, Pedro Nolasco Terry Guillen

World Maritime University Dissertations

The adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea in 1982, constituted the major political and legal achievement that the International community has ever achieved, regarding the uses of the sea. It is considered as the Constitution of the Oceans binding upon all States, whether they are party or not to the Convention, as part of the current customary international law. Countries holding unilateral positions in this regard are every day less accepted and supported by the international community as a whole.

The fundamentals of the 200nm thesis are now part of the main legal regimes …

A 21st Century Perspective On Peru And The 1982 United Nations Convention On The Law Of The Sea Unclos Iii, Pedro Nolasco Terry Guillen

World Maritime University Dissertations

The adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea in 1982, constituted the major political and legal achievement that the International community has ever achieved, regarding the uses of the sea. It is considered as the Constitution of the Oceans binding upon all States, whether they are party or not to the Convention, as part of the current customary international law. Countries holding unilateral positions in this regard are every day less accepted and supported by the international community as a whole. The fundamentals of the 200nm thesis are now part of the main legal regimes …

Development And Implementation Of Uniform Safety Standards For Inland Waterways Vessels And Non-Convention Craft In Africa : The Case Of The Southern African Development Community (Sadc), Tasiyana Wisdom Tengananwo Kamanga

World Maritime University Dissertations

This dissertation focuses on the enhancement of maritime safety and environmental protection in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) through the development and implementation of uniform regional safety standards. The study looks at a multiplicity of issues to be considered to achieve the desired goal. A brief look is taken of the existing legislative framework and institutional arrangements in the region both in the dissertation and annexes. Initiatives being taken both at national level and regional level to address the problems will be analysed with emphasis on those taken at regional level. The study also looks at diverse issues of …

Cooperation Between Coastal States And User States In The Malacca And Singapore Straits Under Article 43 Of The Unclos 1982 United Nations Convention On The Law Of The Sea : Cost Burden Sharing And Possible Solutions For The Establishment Of A Funding Mechanism, Ryoji Hayashi

World Maritime University Dissertations

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The Impact Of Competing Interests And Pressures On Maritime Administrations In Aspiring Maritime States : A Critical Analysis, David V. Robin

World Maritime University Dissertations

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Reefer Madness: How Voters Responded To Medicinal Marijuana Initiatives In The 1998 State Elections, Ryan E. Wood

Masters Theses

In recent years, a growing number of states have witnessed the passage of state initiatives that have authorized the medicinal use of marijuana. The medicinal marijuana movement has circumvented elected state legislatures by relying on an increasingly popular form of direct democracy - the direct initiative. This paper briefly examines the history and continuing legacy of illicit drugs and the initiative process in the context of the movement for medicinal marijuana. However, the primary focus of this study is to uncover the voter characteristics that influenced attitudes toward medicinal marijuana in the 1998 state elections. This paper uses Voter News …

The Role Of The Internet In Chinese Foreign And Domestic Affairs, Jean Bowman Leedy

Graduate Program in International Studies Theses & Dissertations

Problem: Rapid dissemination of Internet technology and the free access to information it affords poses a threat to non-democratic states that rely on control of information to maintain power and stability. This is of substantial concern to the Communist regime in The People's Republic of China due to the fact that its repressed population constitutes the fastest growing body of Internet users in the world.

Methods: This paper examines the potential impact of the Internet on Chinese foreign and domestic policy through interpretation of existing literature as it applies to the Internet, interviews with experts studying the emergence of China's …

A Question Of Neutrality: Divorce Mediation Literature, The Role Of The Mediator, And Perspectives On Bias, Cory Michael Mathews

Dissertations and Theses

Research on mediation processes have addressed the role of the mediator, but often obliquely. In divorce mediation, the literature has sketched various approaches to the role, which diverge from each other in some significant ways. What is lacking is an integrated picture as to how these approaches to the field differ on key questions in the practice of divorce mediation.

This thesis is a preliminary attempt at such an integrated sketch, focusing on the question of whether or not the mediator is truly neutral in the process. Two major schools of thought of emerge from the literature, here referred to …

Auto Dealership Compliance With Hazardous Materials Management In The Las Vegas Valley, Lisa Evenson

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection inspects automobile dealerships in Las Vegas and Henderson approximately every two years to evaluate their compliance with hazardous waste disposal regulations. The follow-up inspections alert the Division as to which regulatory issues appear to be the most problematic and occur most often. This paper provides the methods and information needed to establish auto dealership compliance in the Las Vegas Valley, and the results obtained from the inspections of those facilities. The data is then summarized to allow the Division to determine the effectiveness of its current enforcement program.

College Sports Wagering: A Case Study About Gambling On College Athletics And The Motivations And Consequences Surrounding Legislation Wanting To Ban Wagering On College Sports, Neil H. Huffey

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

Sports wagering is the largest form of gambling in the world. In the United States, the practice is largely illegal. Nonetheless, it has sustained incredible growth both legally and illegally throughout the twentieth century. Current legislation in Congress would revise a 1992 federal law that banned legal sports wagering in this country with the exemption of four particular states, Nevada included. The state of Nevada is the only place in which wagering on college sports is legally practiced. The State of Oregon runs a small sports betting game out if its lottery. Proponents of the legislation suggest that passage is …

Institutionalized Discrimination And Sectarianism In Northern Ireland, Darlene E. Hall

Sociology & Criminal Justice Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this research and subsequent thesis is to explore the issue of institutionalized discrimination, sectarian and political harassment, and victimization in the North of Ireland.

Understanding the situation in the North of Ireland will contribute to an understanding of how minority groups experience oppression and domination from the power elite groups. Extralegal, improper, or unwarranted force by police and security force members receives special attention. Conflict theorists such as Bailey (1996), Skolnick and Fyfe (1993), Quinney (1970) and Chambliss (1994) are reviewed regarding the misuse of force by police. A review of literature reveals that discrimination and sectarian …

Core Competency Identification: Prescriptions For Air Force Major Commands To Follow, Richard E. Wells

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this research was to produce a set of prescriptions that will facilitate the process of identifying a USAF command's set of core competencies. Theoretical approaches to outsourcing show the need for an organization to identify its own set of core competencies; however, there seems to be no set way for this identification process to be accomplished. This research will provide critical information to approach this important task. USAF commands that can identify their core competencies (and subsequently act on them) will become leaders in the Department of Defense (DoD), with the potential to reshape the DoD through …

Selecting Optimal Control Portfolios To Improve Army Aviation Safety, Sarah E. Shelton

Theses and Dissertations

The Army is concerned with maintaining safe operations in tight of increasing operational demands. The Army Safety Center's goal, as approved by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisitions and Tech no logy, is to reduce accident severity by 50% in the next decade. The Safety Center chartered the Aviation Safety Investment Strategy Team to evaluate accidents to determine their hazards, or contributing conditions, and their controls, or reduction measures. This study specifically targets the force-modernized aircraft, AH-64 Apache, CH/MH-47 Chinook, OH-58D Kiowa Warrior, and UH-60 Black Hawk. This research takes a look at selecting the best portfolios of controls …

An Analysis Of The Acquisition Process For Simplified Acquisition Of Base Engineering Requirements (Saber) Contracts And Its Potential Impact On Contractor Performance, Brian J. Heaps

Theses and Dissertations

The Simplified Acquisition of Base Engineering Requirements (SABER) contract's main purpose is to expedite contract award of civil engineer requirements through the issuance of individual delivery orders. The contract contains a collection of detailed task specifications that include most types of real property maintenance, repair, and construction work. The Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition's Operational Contracting Division (SAF/AQCO) identified a number of failed SABER contracts. The problem statement designed for this research effort was: There are a large number of SABER contractors that are failing during the performance period on their SABER contracts. SAF/AQCO is trying to …

Income Tax Preparation System, Seng Lip Ku

Student Works (2000-2009)

Final year thesis is one of major requirements to fulfill Bachelor Degree in Computer Science at University Malaya, We need to develop a system alone or in one group from beginning stage of literature survey until the system was delivered. I had been chosen to develop a system so call income tax preparation system, which require assisting taxpayers to prepare the return forms and furnish estimate of the tax payable for the year of assessment. At the same time calculate tax to be pay to Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri Malaysia (LHDN) by monthly payments. The system will be developed for …

A Study Of Variables Associated With Re-Arrest Among Graduates Of A Juvenile Diversion Program, Eileen Gail Holguin, Melody June O'Neill

Theses Digitization Project

The Home Run Program that operates in San Bernardino County was developed to address rehabilitation of high-risk youthful offenders using a Multi-disciplinary Team (MDT) approach to treatment. Despite the fact the program was developed to address recidivism among a delinquent population, recidivism continues to be an issue for participants. This study evaluated specific social and demographic factors and the bearing they had on successful rehabilitation outcome.

Privatization Of Southern California Local Detention Facilities, Anita Whitehead

Theses Digitization Project

This thesis examines privatization of local level corrections in southern California.

The Constitution Of Canada And The Conflict Of Laws, Janet Walker

PhD Dissertations

This thesis explains the constitutional foundations for the conflict of laws in Canada. It locates these constitutional foundations in the text of key constitutional documents and in the history and the traditions of the courts in Canada. It compares the features of the Canadian Constitution that provide the foundation for the conflict of laws with comparable features in the constitutions of other federal and regional systems, particularly of the Constitutions of the United States and of Australia. This comparison highlights the distinctive Canadian approach to judicial authority-one that is the product of an asymmetrical system of government in which the …

Hak Wanita Dalam Undang-Undang Keluarga Islam Di Brunei, Masnon Ibrahim

Student Works (2000-2009)

In Islamic Law the rights and position of women (specifically, the wives) have been determined in different areas including acts of devotion and the association between husband and wife in matrimonial affairs. This research attempts to discuss the provision and the implementation of Islamic Family Law in Brunei by focusing the research on the rights and position of women in the Act. The study specifically focuses on the provision and implementation of Islamic Family Law in relationship to Islamic Law. This study has performed with discussion on the effect of the contradictions in the implementation of the provision of laws …

Laman Web Undang-Undang Siber, Abd.Manan Tajul Arifin

Student Works (2000-2009)

Kertas kerja yang dihasilkan ini memberikan penerangan yang lengkap mengenai pembinaan dan pembangunan sebuah laman web yang dinamakan laman web undang-undang siber. Laman ini merupakan laman web yang pertama yang akan membentangkan secara terperinci mengenai Undang-undang Siber. Projek yang dibangunkan ini adalah untuk memberi pendedahan dan menyampaikan mak.lumat terperinci kepada pengguna internet mengenai undang-undang siber di Malaysia. Laman web ini mempunyai pengenalan dan objektif pembangunan laman web, Aleta Tandatangan Digital, Akta Hak Cipta, Akta Teleperubatan, Akta Jenayah Komputer dan Akta Komunikasi clan Multimedia. Laman ini juga mempunyai menu pentadbir untuk menjadikan laman ini sebuah laman web dinamik. Pembangunan laman web …

Masalah Cita-Cita Politik Dalam Melaksanakan Undang-Undang Islam Di Malaysia, Hasan Bahrom

Student Works (2000-2009)

Muslim political parties, 'Parti Islam Se Malaysia· (PAS) and United Malay Natrona! Organization (UMNO) have never reached a consensus over the implementation of Islamic laws Discussing the long fought? issue has never appealed to UMNO and PAS. The conflict between these two parties has become a continual polemic and is difficult to restrain, which can yield both positive and negative implications. PAS and other Islamic movements perceive the government as not having the aspiration to execute Islamic laws. Many factors have driven them to this conclusion. The vague and loose government policy which does not indicate whether it upholds Islamic …

Pentadbiran Fatwa Di Negeri Selangor : Kajian Terhadap Enakmen Pentadbiran Perundangan Islam Selangor 1989, Mazni Abdul Wahab

Student Works (2000-2009)

The administration of fatwa in Selangor that has started well before Merdeka, has undergone phenomenal change. Specific legal provisions have largely underscored various aspects of the administration of fatwa including the appointment and power of Mufti, the establishment of Syariah Consultative Committee and the organisation of the administration of fatwa. This study in general attempts to clarify how fatwa has been administered - refering to the law and regulations that are applicable in the state of Selangor. This includes the process of gazetting the fatwa and to what extent the gazetted fatwa are binding to the Muslim community in the …

Pentadbiran Pusaka Hartanah Orang-Orang Islam Di Kelantan, Wan Azimin Wan Adnan

Student Works (2000-2009)

The administration of Muslim inheritance in Kelantan has its own background whereby during the earlier stage, it was administered by the Syariah Court, which referred to the faraid law mixed with the local customs. However, the presence of British who introduced the administration of inl1eritance law has given authority to the Land Office and the Civil Court to handle the succession of estates including the Muslims' land heritage that has gone through a few changes up to today. This study is to identify the administration and procedures used for making the distribution of inheritance Muslims' land heritage in Kelantan.

Doktrin Sadd Al-Dhara'i' Dan Pemakaiannya Dalam Pemerintahan Kerajaan Negeri Kelantan Dari Tahun 1990-1998, Mohd Ramizu Abdullah

Student Works (2000-2009)

The objective or this research is to discuss the Sadd al-Dhara'i doctrine; i.e. one of the many approaches adopted by Islamic legislative practitioners in determining rulings for cases which are not specifically expressed in the holy al-Qur'an and al-Hadith. In this paper, the writer also highlighted the different views of the ulama, Islamic scholars and advocates of the Islamic law in respect of the origin that form the basis of the Islamic legislation. The writer also include in this paper the foundation and the principles underlying Sadd al-Dhara'i doctrine is in conformity with the syara', the criteria that need to …

Pembubaran Perkahwinan Secara Fasakh : Satu Kajian Kes Di Mahkamah Syariah Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Nurhidayah Muhammad Hashim

Student Works (2000-2009)

There are various fom1s of dissolution of marriage under the Islamic Family Law. Some of them are ta'liq, khulu, ta'liq and fasakh. Among the four, the only mean a wife can obtain a divorce without the consent of the husband is through the court termination which is called fasakh. At the end of 19th century, reforms in the Islamic Family Law began in Turkey and followed by other countries including Malaysia. Through these reforms, provision and grounds for fasakh had been expanded and developed further. Among the new codes established in our country after the reforms are Selangor Islamic Family …

Kedudukan Bukan Islam Dalam Perubahan Sosio-Politik Di Malaysia Menurut Teori Fiqh : Analisis Pelaksanaannya, Siti Shamsiah Md Supi

Student Works (2000-2009)

Changes occur in a society. As such any social study has to take into consideration theories of changes. While theories of relations are a part of social change theories and this results in peaceful coexistence or conflicts. These changes also include relationships between races and different religious. The Position of Non-Muslims in the Socio-Political Changes In Malaysia Complies with the Fiqh Theory: Analysis to its Implementations, in the dissertation to explain the issues of non-Muslim's position, status and role in the changes that take place in Malaysia. This study is also clarifies the relationships between Muslims and non-Muslims in Malaysia. …

Hukum Bunuh Ke Atas Pengedar Dadah : Satu Analisis Berdasarkan Siasah Syar'iyyah, Wan Norhasniah Haji Wan Husin

Student Works (2000-2009)

This research is carried out to analyze the appropriateness of mandatory death penalty by hanging to drug trafficker based on siasah syar'iyyah. Firstly, a critical review was carried out regarding the definition, aim and methodology of siasah syar'iyyah. It is then followed by the survey on the provision of death penalty under category of ta'zir. In order to comprehend the significance of problem related to illicit drugs, statistical results on crimes associated with drug addict and drug trafficker are presented. This also includes the number of drug traffickers that had been hanged. All these information was obtained from National Drug …