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  • Appellate Courts

    The Appellate Court (Mauritius) Name The Appellate Court (Mauritius) is the standarized name of one of the Commonwealth Courts (see the entries in the corresponding legal Encyclopedia about court rules and procedural law for more information on some aspects of the Appellate Court (Mauritius) […]

  • Appellate Courts

    The Appellate Court (Mauritius) Name The Appellate Court (Mauritius) is the standarized name of one of the Commonwealth Courts (see the entries in the corresponding legal Encyclopedia about court rules and procedural law for more information on some aspects of the Appellate Court (Mauritius) […]

  • International Courts

    International Courts and Tribunals Regional Courts List of Regional Tribunals and Courts: American Courts: American Courts, Court of Justice of the Andean Community, Caribbean Court of Justice, Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, Central American Court of Justice, Inter-American Court of Human Rights, NAFTA Dispute Settlement Panels. African Courts: African Courts, CEMAC Court of Justice, COMESA Court…

  • Appeals Courts

    Concept of Appeals Courts Note: explore also the meaning of this legal term in the American Ecyclopedia of Law. Resources See Also Judiciary Resources See Also Appellate court Court of Appeals, U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals Court of Military Appeals Supreme court

  • Appeals Courts

    Concept of Appeals Courts Note: explore also the meaning of this legal term in the American Ecyclopedia of Law. Resources See Also Judiciary Resources See Also Appellate court Court of Appeals, U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals Court of Military Appeals Supreme court

  • Appellate Rules

    Description of Appellate Rules Resources See Also Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Resources See Also Courts Federal Courts

  • Courts

    Introduction Courts, branch of government established to administer the civil and criminal law. The term court is also applied to the international tribunals intended to provide for the resolution at law of controversies among governments, namely, the Permanent Court of International […]

  • Appellate Term

    Description of Appellate Term Resources See Also Courts

  • Appellate Jurisdiction

    Concept of Appellate Jurisdiction Note: explore also the meaning of this legal term in the American Ecyclopedia of Law. The Caribbean Court of Justice (Appellate Jurisdiction) Name The Caribbean Court of Justice (Appellate Jurisdiction) is the standarized name of one of the International […]

  • Appellate Jurisdiction

    Concept of Appellate Jurisdiction Note: explore also the meaning of this legal term in the American Ecyclopedia of Law. The Caribbean Court of Justice (Appellate Jurisdiction) Name The Caribbean Court of Justice (Appellate Jurisdiction) is the standarized name of one of the International […]

  • Ordinary Courts

    Ordinary Courts in Constitutional LawFrom the Comparative Constitutions Project: By ordinary courts, we mean courts of general jurisdiction. For example, the Supreme Court, Appellate Courts, and District Courts in the United States. By contrast, specialized courts include the constitutional […]

  • Courts Developments

    Introduction to Courts DevelopmentsIn France, the development of the judicial system after the breakup of the Carolingian Empire was similar to that in England: Both involved the vesting of central legal authority in the Crown after a protracted struggle with feudal manorial courts. The ess…

  • List of Courts

    List of Courts Lists of Courts in the Encyclopedia of Law List of European Courts in the European Encyclopedia List of American Courts List of Asian Courts in the Asia Encyclopedia List of Australian Courts in the Australian Encyclopedia List of Canadian Courts in the Canada Encyclopedia List of African Courts in the Africa Encyclopedia…

  • Citation to Federal Unpublished Opinions in the Circuit Courts

    In April 2006, proposed Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure (FRAP) 32.1 was adopted by the U.S. Supreme Court. The rule, which went into effect on December 1, 2006, prohibits Federal Circuit Courts from disallowing citation to federal unpublished opinions issued on or after January 1, 2007. FRAP 32.1 raises many open questions that will most…

  • Judicial Review

    Introduction The U.S. case Marbury v. Madison (1803) held that the power of a court to decide what is the meaning of the American Constitution was implicit in an independent judiciary. This power of judicial review in the U.S. was a unique feature of the U.S. constitutionalism well into the […]