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Competency to stand trial demands that a defendant understands the purpose and nature of the legal proceedings and be able to cooperate effectively with counsel in defense. To appreciate the proceedings, a defendant has to be able to understand the charges and the penalties if convicted. On the other hand, sanity refers to the defendant mental status while committing a crime. A defendant is considered insane if the act’s commission was due to mental defect or disease, and thus lacking, the capacity either to conform his act to the law’s requirement or appreciate the wrongfulness of his act (Stafford  & Sellbom, n.d.). Place Order Now The legal standard employed to establish competency through evaluation demand that a forensic psychiatrist employ mental status examination to evaluate the general mental health of the defendant. This includes cognitive ability, memory, judgment, understanding and appreciation. The psycholegal questions that need to be address include the cu...

Introduction Throughout history, religions have tried to control the actions of their followers using various moral grounds. Therefore, religions have various common basic elements. Anthropology has helped in identifying the common elements of different religions. The elements are evident in both historical and ‘advanced’ religions. Myths, taboos, and animism are some of the common elements of different religions. The elements define how people should behave in the society. In addition, they provide explanations of different beliefs within the religion. Animism is one of the oldest elements. Myths Mythology is one of the major characteristics of all religions. This is regardless of whether they are basic or advanced religions. In contemporary parlance, myths generally refer to lies or false beliefs. The myth of Aryan supremacy is one of the false beliefs. However, the study of religion uses the term myth differently. Myths refer to the religious stories on the dealings between ...

Executive Summary This report presents an analysis of the external environment of the Chinese market. It presents information on the political environment, legal environment, economic environment, sociocultural environment, and technological environment. It uses the findings to formulate recommendations to Australian Laboratory Services Pty Ltd (ALS) on whether it should continue with its expansion plans into the Chinese market. Analysis of the external environment shows that the company should continue with its expansion efforts. However, the company must change its leadership style to conform to the expectation of Chinese employees. Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction . 5 2.0 Political Environment 5 2.1 Government stability . 5 2.2 Government relations . 6 2.3 Analysis . 6 3.0 Legal Environment 6 3.1 Business laws . 6 3.2 Labour laws . 7 3.3 Analysis . 7 4.0 Economic Environment 7 4.1 Currency exchange rate . 8 4.2 Economic trends/forecasts ....