Essays on Law

Sexual violence is something that has occured throughout the world and throughout history. It stems from the idea that women are always treated as objects and exploited to serve men. Sexual violence against women is used as a wartime weapon and women are used as...

Sexual violence against women in India is very common and has recently been explored much more within the media and literatures. A rape case that sparked the nation was the Nirbhaya Rape Case in 2012 that involved the vicious gang rape of a university student...

As part of my visit to the Oxford Crown Court I have attended a case in which the defendant has been charged with sexual assault. The very nature of the subject allowed me to think about the seriousness of a rape charge and the impact...

Trademarks act as the lungs of advertising or promoting a brand. Companies by providing satisfactory goods and services stand out in the market, earn goodwill and register their trademark for their consumers to distinguish its product from other products in the market. Considering the main...

One of the main challenges faced as to the right of trademark in the area of sports in Malaysia is the act of counterfeiting sporting goods and sportswear. Physical counterfeiting gives a definition where unauthorized use of a trademark or brands which are already existing....

Conventionally, the Trademark Act 1994 (TMA) defines trademark as ‘any sign capable of being presented graphically to distinguish goods and services’. A trademark acts as an “indicator of origin” where businesses seek registration to protect identifying features and instil consumer confidence. To be registered, Sec...

Title IX was approved on June 23rd, 1972 of the Education Amendments and put into action. The official definition of Title IX is “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of,...

Sexual assault and harassment has become an increasing issue on many college campuses. With the changing political administration in the United States, there has been a variety of revised laws and regulations addressing the Title IX Act of 1972. The Title IX Act, prohibited any...

Title IX was passed in 1972, giving many influential women an opportunity to prove their abilities and create a path for many women to follow. One example of this is how Title IX caused the creation of the United States National Women’s Soccer Team (USWNT)....

In this point of time rape/sexual assault survivors have little to no courage to seek help or report their aggressors due to fear of not enough evidence being provided, fear that nothing would be done or feel shameful in letting others around them know. Throughout...