Research Paper - List of potential research topics To complete the Article Research Paper due in Week 7, please select a topic from the list provided below.

Is it more important for a law to be consistent or flexible?

The importance of enforcing civil law vs. the United States being the most litigious country in the world.

Coexistence of federal law and state law.

Pros and cons of strict customs enforcement vs. having an open border.

Methods for management to balance ethical dilemmas in the workplace.

Reasons behind the failing of ethical dilemmas and ways to cure these failures in the future.

Universal ethical or moral standard vs. different international ethical standards.

The importance of stare decisis vs. the need for a change in the law.

What should a lawyer do when he or she knows that his or her client is guilty of a crime?

Is it better to have judges who are elected as they are at the state level or appointed as they are at the federal level?

The pros and cons of alternative dispute resolution as compared to litigation.

The cost of litigation. Assume a defendant is confident in his or her ability to win at trial, why would it make sense to settle the case prior to trial.

Affirmative action laws vs. the theory of reverse discrimination. There has been extensive case law on this topic. Cite some cases with details.

• Congress' power to regulate interstate commerce through the Commerce Clause vs. the states' power to regulate interstate commerce through their "police powers."
• The importance of free speech as protected by the First Amendment and some important limits on this freedom.
• Eminent domain vs. an individual's right to control his or her own property.
• Freedom of Information Act vs. Federal Privacy Act
• The power of an administrative agency to carry out its purpose under its enabling act vs. ultra

vires.

• Pros and cons of tariffs. Tariffs' effect on trade and economic impact tariffs have on the

country's economy that enforces the tariff.

• What were the benefits to the United Kingdom when they were in the EU? What were the
• drawbacks to the United Kingdom when they were in the EU? How has all of this changed since
• Brexit?
• Climate agreements and treaties vs. a country's desire to flourish economically.
• The constitutionality of the Patriot Act vs. the regulation of money laundering.
• The protections afforded by the Fourth Amendment against unreasonable searches and seizures v.law enforcement's desire to reduce crime.
• Exceptions to the warrant requirement and why do these exceptions exist.
• Defamation vs. different types of privileged speech
• Cause as an element of negligence vs. intervening act
• Assumption of risk and waivers. Why is signing a waiver a good thing? Are there any risks that

could or should not be waived?

Research Paper: This is a graduate course and students will be expected to research and write papers summarizing what they have found on current topics from the weekly readings. Research is a theoretical review of relevant literature and application of findings in the literature to a topic related to a specific industry, field, or business problem. The research must be conducted using peer-reviewed trade or academic journals. While Blogs, Wikipedia, encyclopedias, course textbooks, popular magazines, newspaper articles, online websites, etc. are helpful for providing background information, these resources are NOT suitable resources for this research assignment.

Assignment Requirements:

1. Choose a research topic from the chapter readings or from the list provided by your professor.
2. Research/find a minimum at least four (4), preferably five (5) or more, different peerreviewed articles on your topic from the University of the Cumberlands Library online business database. The article(s) must be relevant and from a peer-reviewed source. While you may use relevant articles from any time frame, current/published within the last five (5) years are preferred. Using literature that is irrelevant or unrelated to the chosen topic will result in a point reduction.
3. Write a four (4) to five (5) page discussing the findings on your specific topic.
4. Structure your paper as follows:

b. Overview describing the importance of the research topic to current business and professional practice in your own words.

c. Purpose of Research should reflect the potential benefit of the topic to the current business and professional practice and the larger body of research.

d. Review of the Literature summarized in your own words. Note that this should not be a "copy and paste" of literature content, nor should this section be substantially filled with direct quotes from the article. A literature review is a summary of the major points and findings of each of the selected articles (with appropriate citations). Direct quotations should be used sparingly. Normally, this will be the largest section of your paper (this is not a requirement; just a general observation).

e. Practical Application of the literature. Describe how your findings from the relevant research literature can shape, inform, and improve current business and professional practice related to your chosen topic.

f. Conclusion in your own words

g. References