What is Maritime and Admiralty Law?

Maritime law, also referred to as admiralty law, consists of the statutes and case precedents that govern legal disputes originating on navigable waters. Navigable waters include all bodies of water that are capable of being used for interstate or foreign commerce. Thus, a large river that flows into the ocean or crosses state lines would fall within maritime jurisdiction. A lake entirely within a single state would not.

This area of the law deals with a variety of factual scenarios. Examples include commercial accidents resulting in damage to vessels and cargo, seamen injuries, and hazardous material spills. Maritime law can also apply to piracy and criminal activity, liens against a ship, wake damage, and towage contracts. Furthermore, in an increasing number of cases, jurisdiction has been upheld in recreational boating accidents that occur on navigable waters.

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The edition of U.S. News World Report 's "Best Grad Schools" ranked Northwestern Law: [1]

• 9th in the country overall
• 3rd for Trial Advocacy
• 4th for Tax Law
• 8th for Legal Writing

• 5th in Percentage of Federal Appellate Clerkships for -
• 6th in Success Rate of Graduates on the Teaching Market 2006-
• 9th in Student Quality
• 10th in Total Supreme Court Clerks for 2000-2007 terms

The Princeton Review 2007 Rankings name the law school:

• 1st for "Best Career Prospects"
• 8th for "Toughest to Get Into"
• 10th for "Best Quality of Life"
• 10th for "Best Overall Academic Experience"

Vault Law School Guide rankings placed the law school:

• 9th in the country overall

The National Law Journal ranked Northwestern:

• 2nd for Percentage of Graduates Hired by NLJ250 Firms

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Yes, it s true and it s pretty fucking stupid.

Basically they re talking about banning all alcohol advertising to protect the impressionable children which means that all alcohol related advertising in public areas would be illegal. Because apparently adverts encourage people to start drinking younger to which I ll point out that if stuff s illegal just because then someone will sure as hell rebel. And this includes underage drinking so I doubt the advertising blackout will do shit.

The new laws also mean that a restaurant can t for example use a following kind of positive Facebook review in their advertising, social media or otherwise: Great restaurant, absolutely mouthwatering food, make sure to check out their shrimps, nice atmosphere, a large selection of beers for all tastes. They re also forbidden from creating content that can be shared, which has also apparently lead to Finnish government to asking Facebook to ban the Share button in Finland.

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• Kellee Scott. Senior Associate Director, USC MBA Admissions
• Sheryl Schreiber. Senior Associate Director, USC MBA Admissions

Kellee Scott, Senior Associate Director, MBA Admissions, USC Marshall School of Business: First and foremost, we need you to be authentic and tell your story. It s not about what think we want to hear, it s about the life that you ve led and why you ve decided to apply to our MBA program. Also, if you decide to use any of the consultant services for your essay, make sure the finished product is in your voice and not theirs. Also, try not to be redundant. We re going to ask you multiple questions and also give you choices, be sure to look for opportunities that tell us something new in each question. Be passionate, show us your interest, and tell us why you re interested in our school and how it fits into your future MBA plans. Every school will also ask you about your goals, ... Read more »

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Master of Public Health Online

Programs Offered by Medical Schools 

Medical Schools offer a wide range of degree programs. These include basic level courses as well as advanced degrees in various disciplines related to healthcare. Prospective students can choose to enroll in programs such as:

• Certifications
• Associate’s degrees
• Bachelor’s degrees
• Master’s degrees
• Doctorate programs  

The Scope of Medical Programs  

There are a number of specializations in healthcare from which students can choose to focus their studies. Each discipline leads to a particular career within the medical world. Some of the options to pursue medical studies are:

• Medical billing
• Health Information Technology
• Public Health 
• Healthcare administration/management
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Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)-Special Education

It is really very difficult to formulate strategies and statistical studies for the special education sector. The researchers have not been able to establish any concrete correlations between the education being provided to a special student and the exact outcome of it. The introduction of special education in the public schools has been criticized as the qualification requirement varies significantly from one education institute to another. Parents of students and critics often complain that other students might have to face certain risks if we include special students into regular class. Critics are of the opinion that placing regular students in the same classes as disabled students may decrease the educational progress of people with disability. Special education programs continue to be criticized by disability activists because they are still often differentiated from regular education programs.

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Need a simple project management software to manage your team?

The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management (Fourth Edition) is a comprehensive book that aims to help project professionals deliver on time and on budget. It does so by giving a step-by-step advice on how to find the right project sponsor, know the key stakeholders and win their cooperation, set realistic schedules, and build a detailed budget estimate. The latest edition also covers new topics including software projects and agile techniques.

This Project Management book of the Fast Forward MBA series is highly recommended for students and beginners because it has one of the most comprehensive introductions about the subject. In the first part of the book, it devotes a couple of chapters in discussing PM foundation principles and how it is now the key to a thriving career in a project-driven world. It is also an essential book for experienced professionals who are managing and coordinating sever ... Read more »

Newton s law of gravity defines the attractive force between all objects that possess mass. Understanding the law of gravity, one of the fundamental forces of physics. offers profound insights into the way our universe functions.

He wondered if the same force at work on the apple was also at work on the moon. If so, why did the apple fall to the Earth and not the moon?

Johannes Kepler (German physicist, 1571-1630) had developed three laws governing the motion of the five then-known planets. He did not have a theoretical model for the principles governing this movement, but rather achieved them through trial and error over the course of his studies. Newton s work, nearly a century later, was to take the laws of motion he had developed and apply them to planetary motion to develop a rigorous mathematical framework for this planetary motion.

Newton eventually came to the conclusion that, in fact, the apple and the moon were influenced by the same force. He named ... Read more »

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Constitutional Right to Keep and Bear Arms?

Yes. The individual right of the people to keep and bear arms for security and defense of self, family, others, property, or the State as well as for other lawful purposes shall not be infringed; but nothing herein shall prevent the legislature from defining the lawful use of arms.

To qualify, applicants must be at least 21 years of age, receive a Weapon Familiarity Certification by successfully completing a firearms familiarity course and undergo a background check.

Persons who are denied carry permits in Utah include anyone who has been convicted of a felony, anyone who has been convicted of a crime of violence, anyone who has been convicted of alcohol-related offenses, anyone who has been convicted of drug-related offenses, anyone who has been convicted of domestic violence offenses, and the ment ... Read more »

Professor Margaret Drew receives research award for cross-college project.

UMass Law Associate Professor Margaret Drew, Director of Clinics and Experiential Learning at the Law School, has been named a Bellow Scholar by the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) and received a research award to support a cross-college project that will assess the unmet legal, medical and other needs of HIV-positive individuals living in the SouthCoast region in Massachusetts.

The AALS Clinical Section's Committee on Lawyering in the Public Interest (the Bellow Scholar Committee) awarded fellowships to five clinical law teachers as 2015-16 Bellow Scholars. The program recognizes and supports projects undertaken by clinical law teachers that reflect the ideals of Professor Gary Bellow, of Harvard Law School, who was a pioneering founder of modern clinical legal education.  Every two years the Bellow Scholar program seeks innovative proposals designed to improve the quality of justi ... Read more »

Edited by attorneys in the trenches of employment law changes,Federal Employment Law Insider provides you with advance warning on upcoming federal regulations, legislation, and court decisions.

You'll get guidance and analysis you can use to:

• Monitor your policies
• Lobby your representatives
• Remain atop your increasingly complex profession

Revised overtime classifications, proposals to allow payment of overtime in leave hours, and FMLA regulations are just some of the recent issues demanding your time and attention. And new issues are constantly emerging! That's why you need the unique perspective found in each fast-read Federal Employment Law Insider issue.

In this video, Emily Bristol of Fortney Scott—who frequently contributes articles and analyses about federal contractor issues for the Federal Employment Law Insider— explains how pending OFCCP regulations related to employee ... Read more »

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In this project we focus on the financial hardship suffered by cohabitants or their children on the termination of their relationship by separation or death.

We concentrated in particular on the following issues:

Whether cohabitants should have access to any remedies providing periodical payments, lump sums, or transfers of property from one party to the other when they separate.

A review of the operation of existing remedies providing capital awards (such as lump sums and property transfers) for the benefit of children under the Children Act 1989.

Whether, where a cohabitant dies without a will (intestate), the surviving partner should have automatic rights to inherit. The law currently gives surviving spouses an automatic inheritance in such circumstances. Cohabitants can normally only benefit from the estate in such cases if the courts (under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependa ... Read more »

By Editorial Staff of FindLaw

Attorneys looking to start up a firm often look for the best furniture, equipment, and supplies available so as to impress their prospective clients once the office is open. However, lawyers just starting out their careers or making a clean, fresh transition from another practice may have to be more practical in their considerations. Whether furniture and other equipment is necessary, or more of a luxury, is a determination each lawyer will have to make in the context of their budget and past experience. In essence, this is one of the first of many business decisions that a lawyer must make. After all, a beautiful and impressive mahogany or cherry wood desk might not look very useful later on should you have to cut costs on other equipment which would have made your work product better and more efficient.

Furniture: A Necessary Expense ?

First of all, there's no question that any office needs furnit ... Read more »

We all depend on our cars for traveling and for many other purposes. Life without a car just seems impossible. But what if someone seizes your car and you can't take it back. In this case, understanding some laws regarding repossession would be a huge help.

Car repossession occurs when a person fails to pay the car payments that he/she owes to the creditor, and the creditor takes back the car. If you have bought your car on loan, and you are late with your payments, and you don't even have enough car insurance, your vehicle could be seized. Once you buy a vehicle on loan, your creditor has more rights on the car than you. If you don't make your monthly payments on time, the creditor has the full authority to take back your car without a warning or a court notice in advance. If you have fallen behind your monthly payments, then it is necessary for you to understand the various automobile repossession laws. The good news is that, there are some limitations that the creditor ha ... Read more »

In order for a Landlord to begin the eviction process, California law requires all persons residing in the property to be served with a Notice. If preparation or service of the notice is done incorrectly or not at all and the tenant raises it as a defense, the Court will dismiss the Landlord's complaint due to a procedural defect and the tenant will prevail at Court.

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A landlord who wants to terminate (end) a month-to-month tenancy can do so by properly serving a written eviction notice of 30, 60 or 90 days on the tenant. Generally, a 30 or 60 day notice doesn't have to state the landlord's reason for ending the tenancy.

A landlord can use a written 3-day notice (eviction notice) if the tenant has done any of the following:

• Failed to pay the rent.
• Violated any provision of the lease or rental agreement.
• Materially damaged the rental property ("committed waste").
• Substantially interfer ... Read more »

Whether you are seeking to start a new firm, are an attorney searching for help marketing a small law firm, or a solo practitioner testing the viability of expanding your firm, you have the opportunity to work smarter, not harder, to reach your goals, eliminate your obstacles, and have the life you want .

• Perhaps your practice has expanded at a rapid clip.
• Now you need help managing the chaos.
• Maybe you are just not getting the business you want… or any business at all and you need some law firm marketing ideas.
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Law Internships

Located in San Francisco and established in 1998, the Habeas Corpus Resource Center is a judicial branch entity that provides direct legal representation to death row inmates in post-conviction proceedings in state and federal courts in California. Litigation of a capital appeal and habeas corpus proceeding is a complex and time-consuming undertaking. Counsel appointed to represent death-sentenced prisoners in the automatic appeals review extensive trial records, and research and prepare voluminous briefs based on state and federal statutory and constitutional law. The HCRC has an authorized staff of 86 people, including 34 attorneys.

Interns assist case teams in all facets of the representation of death row inmates in post-conviction proceedings. Knowledge of substantive and procedural legal principles of criminal and constitutional law, provisions of the United States and California Constitutions, and the rules of evidence and conduct of proceedin ... Read more »

If you have received a court summons for a repossession and have to go to court, you will have already experienced some of the legal language used to describe repossession law. This page lists all the legal terms surrounding repossession law to help you understand what it all means in plain English .

The date on which the case will first be heard in court.

A calling up notice may be sent to you if you have missed payments to your mortgage or secured loan and your lender is starting repossession proceedings.

The judge can decide to continue your case. This means that they will not make a decision on the day, but will fix another date for your case to call at court again. This could be to allow time for 1) you to get debt advice, 2) a cheque to clear, 3) you to make a payment.

This is the judges decision in favour of the defender or the pursuer. If your lender is asking to be allowed to repossess the property and decree ... Read more »

Copywrite laws are they to vague?

Hey guys

This is something of a serious note, any feedback to the following will be much appreciated. As a fan of any art, literature, and so forth I found this quite disturbing at the stupidity of some companies.

This letter comes from a fan site dedicated to creating Skins and Meshes involving Marvel characters for the game Freedom Force. What has come to my understanding is that anything a fan does that "distributes" copyrighted material in any form (Like our great Star Trek Mods) is infringing on the rights of the company.

Funny thing I thought Fans are supposed to love and support their favorite Icon, I guess all those Star Trek conventions are breaking the law. I feel a gnawing disgust at the moment.

(note, this letter has been edited to remove my mailing address)

MARVEL ENTERPRISES, INC.

June 9, 2003

Re: UNATHORIZED USE OF MARVEL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

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