Ulacit 100% Smoke- Free

Topic:         No Smoking Law

Subject:      Enviromental Law

Source:       http://www.nacion.com/2011-01-21/Opinion/Foro/Opinion2657940.aspx

Comment:

In order to support the global campaign against smoke, our university seeks to join the list of institutions where smoking is completely banned, for this reason a survey was sent to the entire university community with the purpose to know their opinion about it; at the same time the Legislative Assembly is debating a project to reform the law that allows smoking in public places.

Currently, ¢ 58,000 million are invested each year by the CCSS to manage the diseases associated with consumption of tobacco. In addition to that, people who do not smoke calls their right to a smoke free environment, and their right to go to public places of recreation or eating without having to breathe smoke-clouds that only leads to fatal illness and death.

In contrast to that, smokers ask for their right to choose smoke and have places where they can do it.

So, what it’s your opinion about it?

The Talion Law

Topic:             Young Iranian woman burned with acid.

Subject:          Criminal Law

Source:           http://www.youtube.com/user/TheYoungTurks, tytnation.wordpress.com

Coment:

This video shows the history of a Iranian woman that was blinded and disfigured with acid by a man because she turning down his offer of marriage. After that, she was supported by Amnesty International to demand justice, and request punishment for her offender. In the case of Iran, they still have “The Talion Law”, an eye for an eye, wich means that if a person injures another person, receives the same injury in compensation.

I consider important to put this video in order to create awareness about the fact. In some countries women don’t have the same rights than men, consequently they are not judged as equals. But in my opinion is also important to consider that they are a different culture and we cannot measure their laws with parameters of justice or equity that our society has.