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Commonsense Knowledge In Sentiment Analysis Of Ordinance Reactions For Smart Governance, Manish Puri
Commonsense Knowledge In Sentiment Analysis Of Ordinance Reactions For Smart Governance, Manish Puri
Theses, Dissertations and Culminating Projects
Smart Governance is an emerging research area which has attracted scientific as well as policy interests, and aims to improve collaboration between government and citizens, as well as other stakeholders. Our project aims to enable lawmakers to incorporate data driven decision making in enacting ordinances. Our first objective is to create a mechanism for mapping ordinances (local laws) and tweets to Smart City Characteristics (SCC). The use of SCC has allowed us to create a mapping between a huge number of ordinances and tweets, and the use of Commonsense Knowledge (CSK) has allowed us to utilize human judgment in mapping. …
Embryo Litigation : The Legal Categorization Of Embryos As Protected Humans Or Property, Caroline Koboska
Embryo Litigation : The Legal Categorization Of Embryos As Protected Humans Or Property, Caroline Koboska
Theses, Dissertations and Culminating Projects
This thesis explores the issue of the unknown legal status of frozen embryos in the United States. With an examination of the issue through the discipline of law, it becomes evident that the lack of legislation and guidance on the issue has left it a matter up to the states, rather than the federal government. Central to the issue is the history and laws of abortion in the United States that can help provide precedent. The thesis examines embryos in light of property law, contract law, and family law. Also included is a review of embryos through a second discipline …
The Thirteenth Amendment And Unconstitutional Servitude : The Punishment Exception Clause As A Legal Gateway To Involuntary Servitude, William L. Twisdale
The Thirteenth Amendment And Unconstitutional Servitude : The Punishment Exception Clause As A Legal Gateway To Involuntary Servitude, William L. Twisdale
Theses, Dissertations and Culminating Projects
Did the “except for punishment for a crime” (exception punishment) clause of the first section of the Thirteenth Amendment provide a platform for states to revise, and create if necessary, laws to target blacks and imprison them, thus denying them their rights and create a labor force through the agency of mass incarceration? This author begins with the assumption that it did. The purpose of this thesis study is to explore this question and find if the author’s assumption is correct - whether the exception punishment clause permitted slavery and involuntary servitude to exist as a labor system despite the …