Judges, lawyers, and other members of the legal community all over Canada believe that infanticide should not be used as a legal defense. Isabel Grant, a law professor who specializes in mental health and criminal law at the University of British Columbia argues that infanticide should not be used as a defense even though a killing like this is less culpable than murder. “The vast majority of women would risk their lives to save their baby and in these cases something goes terribly wrong” (Grant, 2010). Grant argues that even though a woman suffers from a mental condition, it is not fair to be more lenient to the mother when treatment is so easily attainable in a country such as Canada. She believes that the mothers that use infanticide as a legal defense basically use that as an excuse in order to avoid a life time sentence in jail.
In dealing with prostitution, governments around the world have adopted different legal approaches to the issue (“The Legal Status of Prostitution by Country”, 2010). In Canada and many other countries, a Catch-22 situation is created through partial legalization—where the act of prostitution (the consensual exchange of sexual services for financial gain) is legal but the solicitation and communication for the purposes of prostitution are illegal (Study, 1997). In other words, it is legal to engage in prostitution but it is virtually impossible to find customers legally. The spectrum of legal stances adopted ranges from full legalization (including government regulation) to full illegality. Position one contends that all acts of prostitution should be fully legalized while position two contends that all acts of prostitution should be illegal.
“Speakeasies of the Prohibition Era” an article by Kathy Weiser explains how all speakeasies and anything else to do with illegal alcohol actions led to the unhealthy era of America. Connected with poverty, crime, corruption, social problems and tax burdens drinking was said to be the source of all evil (Weiser). Why America kept this Amendment in for thirteen years no one still knows because it did not make us a healthier place to live as a
The Persons Case Affects Canada A single moment that defines a country is hard to pinpoint, because single individuals or single events do not, in my opinion, write history. A series of events and a chain of outcomes is what shape a nation. There is a moment that to me stands out among many as a time in history that shaped many things to come and changed our country drastically, the persons case. A defining moment in time was the infamous persons case, the success of the case in 1929 brought new hope to women, allowed women to run for public office, and paved the way for not only many influential female politicians (like the 68 currently in office) but also paved the way for many movements including the women’s rights movement in the
Essay # 4, Research Essay: Capital Punishment Lawrence Kwak One of the issues that continually create a tension in today's society is whether or not the capital punishment is necessary. Capital punishment is the form of the execution that government carries out on convicted criminal. Capital punishment was removed from the Canadian law in late 1970s. Ever since then, a movement to bring back capital punishment was debated in the Canadian House of Commons couple times but defeated on votes. The fact that this motion was prevented is truly beneficial to Canadians due to many problems with this law.
Argumentative Essay The legalization of prostitution in licensed places Should prostitution be legal in licensed places like brothels? Currently, in Gabon prostitution is illegal and severely punished by the Law. However, recently there has been a great deal of debate about the legalization of prostitution in the Media. A lot of people are very upset about the eventuality for the Gabonese government to legalize prostitution. In fact, opponents of prostitution’s legalization argue that the regulation of prostitution would lead to the corruption of the society.
Prostitution should be legalized With the legalization of Prostitution thee industry will get taxed, leaving billions in revenue for the United States Government. If legalized the government would regulate it and would enforce strict health laws, these laws would prevent the spread of Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Less human violations would occur because there would not be any “pimps”, instead a fair industry where all sex workers receive the fair share. Prostitution should be legalized to tax for the services provided, improve the health requirements, and better the lives of sex workers by eliminating “Pimps”. Currently, prostitution is a dangerous occupation because it’s dangerous in the sense of medical and health issues for both the prostitutes and their customers.
I assume crack or cocaine by their demeanor. But why does prostitution have to be a drug driven need for money? If this woman could work as a prostitute legitimately and have the same benefits and right as everyone else, would she be in the same condition she is now? If prostitution were legal this woman could have a chance at living as a regular functioning member of society. People see only the negative sides of prostitution, like how it encourages sex out of wedlock
Therefore, marital rape exemption under Section 375 of Indian Penal Code is a clear infringement of Article 14 and 21 of Indian Constitution. Article 14 safegurads a person’s right to equality. The exception under Section 375 is clearly discriminates a wife when it comes to safeguarding them from rape. It is also mentioned under Article 51A (e) that it is fundamental duty of every citizen of India decry practices that are derogatory to the dignity women. The part of the state in a democratic libertarian culture is to secure and advance the privileges of its residents paying no respect to their sex or societal position.
Objective elements are the features of negative social conditions that are measurable. These are proven systematic measurements that say that the social condition exists and that it causes harm to people. (Tepperman & Curtis, 2011) There are several facts and statistics that prove that prostitution not only exists but that it causes considerable damage to people. In Canada there is no consensus on how many people are involved in the sex trade industry however the estimate is in the hundreds of thousands. In addition, there is a high correlation between prostitution and substance use disorders, psychological problems, and violence.