Law Schools Fighting for Human Rights

As human rights violations continue to occur around the globe, law schools are establishing human rights clinics to meet the ever increasing demand for human rights lawyers. These United States based institutions are not only working to strengthen their own communities, but also to train students and professors, organizations and professionals, who are working to … Read more

How To Reduce The Cost Of Probate Fees

The passing away of a loved one is amongst the most traumatic incidents in anyone’s life. Thus, whilst going through the emotions that follow, the last thing we wish to be doing is handing out our loved ones life savings to lawyers and banks. However, the sad truth is that death costs money. Thus, when … Read more

Describing Intellectual Property in your Business Plan

Most companies that are worthy of raising venture capital have proprietary Intellectual Property (IP). In fact, the quality of the IP and the management team are often the two most important aspects of a venture capitalist’s investment decision. The challenge that many ventures face, however, is that most investors will not sign non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), … Read more

Criminal Justice Associate Degree

The chaos and fear of the 9/11 attack generated a wave of sheer panic amongst all the citizens of U.S. It was not an anticipated incident and the terror and desperation created from it will never be wiped out from our minds. There has been a great upsurge for the criminal law studies in the … Read more

Criminal Lawyer Q&A

A advocate,doctor,dentist, or criminal investigator?if those were they only 4 career in life which would you choose? criminal investigator I would most probably choose, a Criminal Investigator, beside maybe a bit of prosecuting Lawyer on the side… Definately a Doctor… criminal investigator A friend of mine hired his legal representative to represent him for a … Read more

State and Federal Laws for Homeschoolers

Millions of children in the United States are homeschooled. In fact, Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) projects that this number will reach over 12 million by 2015. The United States Constitution does not have specific laws concerning education; each state governs education and has its own laws concerning homeschooling. So, if you’ve considered homeschooling … Read more

Laws FAQ

Parental attention to detail the ‘video game rating system’ and why its failing?I offer you one example of parents trusting a govenment establishment to do some of their parenting in the form of the F.C.C’s so called ‘video game rating system’ It was a waste of about 300 million(over 5years) dollars to enact laws that … Read more

State law FAQ

Why can’t every law abiding citizen carry a concealed weapon to protect ourselves against human predators?It seems to me humans are just animals with laws. It should be a human right to protect myself and my family with any means necessary regardless of state law. I can’t carry a concealed weapon in liberal Rhode Island … Read more

Service Tax On Equipment Leasing And Hire-Purchase – Whether Un-Constitutional ?

Surender Kumar Jain This article makes a comprehensive analysis of the decision of the High Court in Kerala Non-banking Finance Companies Welfare Association v. Union of India [2009] 20 STT 1, wherein a recent issue as to : whether charging of service tax on banking and other financial services which include equipment leasing and hire-purchase, … Read more