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bias, cross-cultural competency, and racism. and/or prepared you to explore
these topics at BU Law.
Category: Law
Title: The Legal Bases and Eligibility Issues in the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s Decision on Oscar Pistorius and Caster Semenya
You should write your answers directly on the attached document below. All of your resources should be cited using APA Style (6th Ed). You should include a reference list at the end of your exam. You are permitted to cite course material but be advised that you will lose points if this is your only form of evidence. You are encouraged to explore the academic research, reports, as well as media reporting on mega events.
Please read and use the Crincoli article (Oscar Pistorius and Caster Semenya) to add credibility to your answers.
· Describe in detail the legal bases of the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s (CAS) decision regarding Oscar Pistorius. Support your answers with evidence.
· Using the article as a resource, describe the eligibility issues that were deliberated by the Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS). Support your answers with evidence.
· Identify and explain the use of Lex Sportiva in balancing the rights of competing athletes, fair competition, and equal opportunity for athletes competing under the rules and regulations of the Olympics in the cases of both Oscar Pistorius Caster Semenya. Support your answers with evidence.
“Digital Dominance: The Impact of Online Sales on the PC Gaming Industry” Title: “Assessing the Conduct of LFA under Article 102 TFEU: Is it an Abuse of Dominance?”
One of the many uses of a personal computer (PC) is to play video games, a form of interactive
entertainment. The way PC users purchase video games to play on their machines has
dramatically changed as a result of the internet. Since the late 1990s, fewer and fewer PC games
are purchased physically in brick-and-mortar stores. Instead, for the last ten years the
overwhelming majority of PC games have been purchased digitally via the internet and
downloaded to play on the buyer’s machine. Surveys increasingly demonstrate that most PC
gamers would never switch back to buying physical copies of games as they value the ability to
browse, purchase, and quickly start playing games without leaving home.
There are two ways to digitally purchase and download PC games via the internet. First, PC
gamers can go directly to the websites of thousands of video game publishers. In 2023, this
method was used for 58% of all PC games purchased digitally worldwide, with each of the
individual websites accounting for a small share of the overall amount. The remaining 42% of
digital sales and downloads of PC games were via Vapour, an online video games store owned
by Alfa and available throughout the EU. Alfa also creates fantasy role-playing games for PC,
particularly its UltimateOdyssey series. Alfa originally created Vapour as a platform just for selling
its UltimateOdyssey games via the internet, but since 2004 it has allowed other publishers to also
sell their PC titles via Vapour. Gamers appreciate that they can purchase almost every PC game
on Vapour, without trawling through thousands of publisher websites to directly download them.
Despite having to pay Alfa a fee for each sale via Vapour and agree to several conditions,
publishers also recognise that selling their games on Vapour is necessary to reach the biggest
audience. Nevertheless, some publishers are critical of how Vapour has been run recently.
Bravo is a games publisher that, like Alfa, specialises in developing fantasy role-playing games
for PC. In summer 2023, Bravo released its newest game, Angelo, for sale directly through its
own website and also on Vapour. On the day that Angelo was released, Bravo noticed that the
Vapour homepage featured a huge advertisement for Alfa’s UltimateOdyssey PC games series
that covered most of the screen. This was to celebrate the 36th anniversary of the first game in
the series being released and lasted for 3 days. During this period Angelo was displayed much
further down the Vapour homepage, which required scrolling to locate. Angelo was bought by
considerably fewer gamers than Bravo had anticipated, not helped by negative reviews of the
game by journalists. During the anniversary promotion, Alfa sold 2% more UltimateOdyssey
games than usual. Bravo blames Alfa for the commercial failure of Angelo and has complained to
the European Commission.
Charlie planned to release its first ever video game, the PC fantasy role-playing game
Baldrick’sDoor, in winter 2023. As an unknown games developer, Charlie recognised that only
selling Baldrick’sDoor on its own website would not reach many gamers, so approached Alfa
about also selling it via Vapour. Charlie indicated that it was willing to accept Vapour’s standard
terms and conditions for sale, including the fee for each sale and the obligation not to tell potential
purchasers via Vapour if Baldrick’sDoor was cheaper to purchase directly on Charlie’s own
website. In response, Alfa said that it would not allow Baldrick’sDoor to be sold on Vapour as it
felt that some of the game’s content was too adult and would undermine Alfa’s reputation as a
family-friendly gaming company if children downloaded it. Charlie has therefore not yet released
Baldrick’sDoor, but has complained to the European Commission. In the meantime, Alfa’s newest
entry in the UltimateOdyssey series was released in winter 2023 – when Baldrick’sDoor was
scheduled to come out – and became the biggest-selling PC game of the year.
Advise Alfa as to whether its conduct may amount to an abuse of dominance pursuant to
Article 102 TFEU.
This is a problem question which requires an understanding of the law and ability to break
down the issues presented one by one and apply the law
OSCOLA refrencing
no more than 2000 words
bibliography required
I have attached sources, guidance, and examples to tackle the question
“Reforming the Class Action: Proposals for Congressional Legislation to Address Challenges and Improve Effectiveness”
Nature of assignment: The Module 11 lecture and readings focused on the class action as a key device for mass litigation.
As explained in the lecture and readings, several developments have combined to undermine the class action: (a) Congress passed a law, the Class Action Fairness Act, that pushed most class actions from state to federal court, (b) the Supreme Court, particularly in the Wal-Mart case, made it more difficult to certify a class action in federal court, and (c) the Court has repeatedly enforced arbitration clauses even if they contain explicit or implicit waivers of class actions.
Imagine that you work for a member of Congress who is considering legislative changes to the class action as a litigation device. The member of Congress has asked you to write a brief memo outlining one or more proposals that you would make to reform the class action via congressional legislation. Write a memo of between five and seven double-spaced pages. In your memo, you should do the following things.
First, explain what you see as a key problem or problems with the role of the class action in modern civil litigation. In doing so, make sure you explain how class actions differ from ordinary civil litigation, and create additional challenges.
Second, describe one or more proposals for reform or change to the class action as a litigation device, which could be embodied in a new law passed by Congress.
Third, explain why your proposal or proposals would be an improvement over the status quo.
As with the first assignment (on discovery), you are free to write a memo covering only one proposed reform, or you may write about more than one proposal. However, I highly recommend that you do not spread yourself too thin by trying to write about too many topics. An approach that tries to cover too much ground will likely receive a lower grade because it will be unable to fully explain and defend the changes that are being proposed.
In writing your memo, you are free to consult any outside material you wish, as well as any of the required or optional readings. The organization and clarity of your writing will also affect your grade.
Title: Safeguarding Personnel Files: Cybersecurity Measures for Protecting Sensitive Employee Information
Background
Vandelay Industries has made the unfortunate decision to terminate employee George Costanza for cause after its employee monitoring, and an internal investigation revealed reasons to believe that he had been faking a disability. Through our hiring, employment, and termination, Vandelay Industries has collected information about Mr. Costanza including:
His application;
The hiring team’s interview notes;
The company’s conditional offer;
His medical screening;
Results from a background check;
Monitoring data including: (a) internet browsing history, (b) emails, (c) phone logs and recordings, and (d) cell phone location history;
The company’s internal investigation reports; and
His disciplinary and termination records.
Instructions
Please prepare a detailed PowerPoint not to exceed 25 slides training the executive team on the cybersecurity measures taken to secure personnel files. At a minimum, please include the following slides:
Introduction
Access to Personnel Files
Security Measures
Handling and Storage of Personnel Files
Response to Security Incidents
Conclusion
The presentation is not intended to and should not address the Costanza situation directly.
Please utilize the slide notes function in PowerPoint to add speaker notes to each slides. These notes should be used to explain or expand on the slide content as if you were actually presenting the PowerPoint to the CEO and should also note resources relied on for the content of each slide.
Resources
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is a federal agency that provides guidance on cybersecurity and information security. The NIST’s websiteLinks to an external site. contains publications concerning protecting sensitive information, including personnel files, such as Special Publication 800-122
Actions
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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is a federal agency that provides guidance and assistance on cybersecurity and critical infrastructure protection. CISA‘s websiteLinks to an external site. has a number of articles on protecting sensitive information, including guides for small businessesLinks to an external site..
The International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) is a professional organization for privacy and data protection professionals. The IAPP’s website offers a variety of resourcesLinks to an external site. on protecting sensitive information.
The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse is a non-profit organization that provides information and assistance on privacy and data protection issues. The PRC’s website offers a multitude of resourcesLinks to an external site. on these topics.
The Employment Law Handbook (ELH) is a private company with a mission to assist employers, including small businesses, and employees find answers to questions concerning employment law, including Title VII, the ADA and other anti-discrimination laws. The ELH’s website offers articles, guides, and other resourcesLinks to an external site. for employers looking to comply with these laws.
Tips
While your PowerPoint will primarily be graded on the accuracy, clarity and depth of the content, here are tips for preparing your presentation:
Choose a single background for the entire presentation.
Use simple, clean fonts.
Write in bulleted format and use consistent phrase structure in lists.
Use direct, concise language. Keep text to a minimum on the slides.
Provide definitions when necessary.
Use white space to set off text and/or visual components.
Make sure each slide logically leads to the next.
Use a heading for each slide.
“Disparities in Court Decision-Making: Examining the Correlates and Implications for the Administration of Justice in the United States”
I have already started the paper and need help finishing it.
Our system of justice stresses equality under the law as well as uniformity and fairness in the administration of justice. Empirical research, however, has uncovered that discretion afforded to system actors can result in disparities in outcomes based on extra-legal factors and case processing practices. Using findings from the research readings assigned for this course, write a research paper describing current empirical knowledge about the correlates of court decision- making practices. Based on this what is your view of the administration of justice in the United States
Some of the questions you could respond to in your paper are:
– Do we have equality under the law? Are defendants treated similarly at all
stages?
– Do extra-legal factors affect decision-making?
– What factors are the most influential of prosecution and punishment? Does the
type of offense affect these factors?
– Do offender, victim, and judge characteristics play a role in court decisions?
– Can we generalize the manner in which laws are enforced and punishments are
meted out across the country, or are there contexts which influence court
outcomes (i.e., place, geography, and/or demography)?
Title: The Controversy Surrounding the Use of Social Media in Education The use of social media in education has been a topic of interest and debate in recent years. While some argue that it has the potential to enhance learning and engagement,
Identify a topic of interest from the Week 1 Assigned Reading
Use ProQuest or LexisNexis (no other sites are to be accessed) to research that topic
Look for sources that
Contradict the textbook’s information on that topic
Expand the textbook’s information on that topic
Select one source that meets the scholarly source, primary authority, or secondary source criteria
Do not restate, summarize, outline, or paraphrase the textbook
Begin your post with the topic you chose (no more than one sentence)
Draft an original 150-word to 250-word summary of your source
The post must be conversational, not a sermon or lecture
Provide a properly formatted citation that meets APA or Bluebook criteria
“Revamping Administrative Adjudication: Proposing Reforms for Fair and Efficient Government Practices”
Imagine you work for a member of Congress, who wants to propose a bill reforming the practice of administrative adjudication within the federal government. The member of Congress has asked you for your input in designing the bill. What reforms would you recommend, and why? Your ideas may be specific to one agency or issue area, or general in scope – it’s completely up to you.
“The Complexities of Urban Life: A Critique of Kate Ascher’s ‘The Works: Anatomy of a City'”
Need a double spaced 4 page paper on The Works. Anatomy of a City written by Ascher, Kate. Please refer to the attachment for more in depth detail on the subject. Only responsible for where it’s labeled Ascher.
“State Jurisdiction Review: Examining Judicial Authority in Upholding Justice”
For this essay, you will be discussing the theme of state jurisdiction entitled “state jurisdiction review: judicial authority in upholding justice”. sources must be taken from at least 1 journal and 1 book. the book you can use is Dr. H. Sunarto’s book, S.H., M.H. entitled The Limits of the Authority of the Supreme Court and the Judicial Commission in Supervising Judges. for journal sources, you can use international journal sources related to the theme of the essay. journal and book sources can contain compatible or contradictory perspectives. if the perspectives are compatible, add appropriate case examples.
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