Law and the Individual: Ban the Box and Contracts

The topic is about 'Ban the Box' and contracts, focusing on how they impact individuals re-entering the workforce after felony convictions. The aim of 'Ban the Box' is to reduce discrimination against convicted criminals by allowing them to interview for jobs without fear of disqualification. It promotes social equality by giving private employers an opportunity to assess applicants based on their abilities rather than criminal records. This approach has benefits for society, but also raises concerns about potential negative impacts on existing employees and the overall workplace culture.

Workshop Booklet:
Final Assessment Write-Up
Contemporary Themes

1. Weekly write-ups for Written Report
1.1 Week 2 Workshop
Week 1 Topic
Globalisation: The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)
TTIP is beneficial (100 words) TTIP is detrimental (100 words)
TTIP is a highly anticipated free trade
agreement exist among the United states
and the European union (IBT Partners,2014)
This is very strategic decision taken by the
government as it intends to increase trade
relations between US and European to
maintain dominance over the world.
The benefit of this trade agreement is that
the external financial crisis will not create
any effect on the internal business
performance.
This trade among two strong trade
personalities will provide different
opportunities in terms of lower prices,
variety of goods and services.
This agreement will facilitate around 800
million EU and US to facilitate all the
peoples from this scheme.
[= 106 words]
This trade terms will increase the trade between
two personalities but will result into higher
unemployment in the country by decreasing jobs
in different sectors. The globalisation of several
businesses by breaking their social isolated
boundaries and shifted to global level will lower
the standards in order to provide goods at the
lowest prices. It directly impacts on low or
middle income earning capacity of several
countries in all across the world (38 Degrees,
2014). This step taken by the government of two
countries doesn't prove beneficial for other
countries as the global level and standards can't
be met by other countries. Participating in the
contest among wide number of competitors at the
international level will not make in major
difference.
[= 120words]
References:
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38 Degrees.T.V. (2014) What is the Transatlantic
Trade Investment Partnership? YouTube.
[online]. Available from:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4oqeeksd6s
[Accessed 9th November 2016].
IBTPartners (2014) TTIP Explained:
Understanding the Transatlantic Trade and
Investment Partnership (TTIP). YouTube.
[online]. Available from:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4j2ingns3y
[Accessed 9th November 2016].
1.2 Week 3 Workshops
Week 2 Topics
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): Oil companies in Africa
______________________________________
(100 words)
_______________________________________ (100
words)
The basic problems faced by city in Africa
is related to oil industry. The revenues
generated from this industry got struck as
this industry affecting the surrounded
peoples from the waste generated from the
industry (Ehie, 2016). The waste slurries are
put in the drainages which will created
smokes and blocked wet waste. This will
create burden for an enterprise as it will
affect the health of all the persons which is
against the standard principles of corporate
social responsibilities. The pollution created
The problem of the citizens of Africa can be
removed by the major actions taken by an
enterprise against the bad practices followed by
this enterprise. The regulations have been passed
in relation to the disposition of waste not in
residential may improve the existing conditions
of the African peoples (Jamali and Karam,
2016). Establishment of good health
infrastructure can improve the health conditions
of the people in order to avoid severe diseases.
Funds are provided to the peoples in order to
improve their health as the main role of the
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due to this approach followed by oil
industries by affecting the overall
environment as rivers got polluted due to
the actions of an entity. It may lead to
several dangerous diseases such as chronic
hearty diseases and lung cancer.
[= 100 words ]
government is to take care about their society by
maintaining their good health.
[= 100 words]
References:
Ehie, I. C., 2016. Examining the corporate social
responsibility orientation in developing
countries: an empirical investigation of the
Carroll's CSR pyramid. International
Journal of Business Governance and
Ethics.11(1). pp.1-20.
Jamali, D. and Karam, C., 2016. Corporate Social
Responsibility in Developing Countries as
an Emerging Field of Study. International
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Journal of Management Reviews.
1.3 Week 4 Workshop
Week 3 Topic
Human Rights: Population movements and immigration
______________________________________ (100
words)
____________________________________
___ (100 words)
The fundamental right of every individual is to live
freely in every environment where they feel
comfortable. The increasing migration will in turn
increases the population of the country. This
increasing population will strengthen the country in
terms of increasing supporters. The migration is not
taken as negative factors as the rural people
migrate to urban areas due to several reasons.
These reasons can be of education, lack of health
infrastructure, lack of basic requirements that is
food, water and shelter, employment purpose
(Lazaridis, 2016). The people have full right to live
and do not get discriminated among different
individuals as they are equal as per the
constitutional right given by the democratic
government.
The people who transfer from their
original places of country are regarded as
nomads who shift every particular time
interval. The mentality of people living in
a same country will not accept other
migrants who will be appreciated by other
person. This discrimination has created by
the persons living in a same place are
feeling jealous of other migrants due to
promotion, protection and fulfilment of
human rights such as right to education,
right to health as these things are closely
related with several discriminatory laws
and regulations (Thomas-Hope, 2016).
This disturbed the existing standard living
of the country as it will rise due to heavy
admission wide umber of migrants in form
of applicants in the new country like a
school.
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[= 100 words ]
[= 100 words]
References:
Lazaridis, G., 2016. Security, insecurity and
migration in Europe. Routledge.
Thomas-Hope, E., 2016. Current trends and
issues in Caribbean migration.
ADVOCATUS. (19).
1.4 Week 5 Workshop
Week 4 Topic
The Monetary System: Financial Institutions (IMF and World Bank)
______________________________________ _______________________________________ (100
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(100 words) words)
World bank regarded as apex bank and IMF
as important financial institutions which
grants financial supports to every country in
case of need (Berry, Culpeper and Stewart,
2016). The basic approach used by these
institutions is the working of these programs
are based on the membership into these
institutions among various countries.
The bothy institutes are created an
international conference to b establish a
framework for economic cooperation and
development that would leads to more
stable and prosperous economy at the global
level. It helps to provide heavy investment
at the international level to facilitate all the
individuals to enjoy large investments.
[= ____ words ]
It created large burden of debt on the shoulder of
countries as they enjoy financial support given by
these apex institutions. The heavy investment
lend by these institutes will also demand heavy
interest rates which will not be beneficial for an
enterprise as it is not good for the business
health. The rigid policies framed by these
institutes will not prove beneficial for an
enterprise as the strictness maintained in
complying with different and not flexible kind of
rules (Manole, Dumitrescu and Daniel, 2016).
The member of different countries imposes
various factors which creates burden for an
enterprise to be followed in real context.
[= 100 words]
References:
Berry, A., Culpeper, R. and Stewart, F. eds.,
2016. Global Development Fifty Years
after Bretton Woods. Springer.
Manole, A., Dumitrescu, D. and Daniel, D.,
2016. Impact of EU funds absorption in
ensuring macro stability. Revista
Română de Statistică-Supliment nr.
p.31.
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1.5 Week 6 (to be done at home)
Week5 Topic
Law & the Individual: ban the box & contracts
______________________________________
(100 words)
_______________________________________ (100
words)
Its aim is to discriminate convicted
criminals who attempt to re-enter the
workforce and build their lives.
It allows criminals an opportunity to give
interview for jobs without getting fear of
disqualification.
It gives unique perceptive to all the private
employers to seek an employee's ability
rather than just criminal record.
It is that approach in which new regulations
are imposed to benefit the society by
promoting the common aim is social
equality.
It will be beneficial for an entity as they get
familiar in the current business enterprise by
getting knowledge of different fields and
different sector's knowledge gained by an
entity.
It created sense of fear among the existing
employees at the workplace if an employer
employ a criminal at the workplace.
The opportunities given to criminals will spoil
the lives of all the existing personnel as they feel
social insecurity.
The verification regarding criminal history will
demotivate a person which force them towards
the social isolation as they get stuck itself in
room without getting exposed to the external
world.
The new regulations imposed by legal authority
will prove to be negative for all members of the
society as they think uncomfortable in adjusting
in a new situation of legal legislations.
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[= 103 words]
[= 100 words]
References:
Toft, J. and Reierson, L., 2016. Citizenship
Social Work: A Community
Environmental Scan of Re-
enfranchisement Social Work
Supports after Felony
Conviction. Journal of Policy
Practice. pp.1-21.
Beale, H., Gullifer, L. and Paterson, S., 2016.
A case for interfering with
freedom of contract? An
empirically-informed study of
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bans of assignment. Journal of
Business Law.
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