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  • Ballot Structure

    Ballot Structure in Election Law For a single ballot, presentation of the relevant information, including the names of candidates or parties, their numbers as the case may be, their photograph or the symbols and logos used to facilitate their identification, particularly by illiterate voters. […]

  • Ballot Paper

    Mock Ballot Paper in Election Law Ballot paper used during civic and voter education campaigns to familiarise voters with the real ballot papers used on election day. It shows the ballot structure, how it should be marked and how to avoid marking it in a way that would render it invalid. […]

  • International Criminal Court Structure

    International Criminal Court Structure and AdministrationIntroduction to International Criminal Court StructureThe ICC has three main functional divisions: the judges, the registrar, and the prosecutors.The court consists of 18 judges. They are elected by the Assembly of St…

  • Dictionary of Law consisting of Judicial Definitions and Explanations of Words, Phrases and Maxims

    Dictionary of Law consisting of Judicial Definitions and Explanations of Words, Phrases and Maxims Full Title A Dictionary of Law, Consisting of Judicial Definitions and Explanations of Words, Phrases and Maxims and an Exposition of the Principles of Law: Comprising a Dictionary and Compendium of American and English Jurisprudence Details Author: William C. Anderson (United…

  • League of Nations History

    League of Nations History The founding of the League of Nations in 1919 marked a radical departure from previous methods of diplomacy. Prior to August 1914, traditional diplomacy, or, as it was often called after the First World War, “Old Diplomacy,” was a system of intercourse between the governments of sovereign states. This system relied…

  • Counting

    Centralised Counting in Election Law Situation in which the counting of votes is not processed at the polling station level but at a higher level in the electoral administration's structure. Ballot boxes can be sent to the polling centre or to the district where the ballot papers will be […]

  • Registry

    The Registry International Registries States have long used public registry systems to protect property rights in valuable items (1) Registry in International Courts and Tribunals The Office of Administration of Justice coordinates the UN's internal justice system, and includes the […]

  • Single-Party

    Communism: Features of Comunist States Single-Party RuleIn communist states, the communist party held complete and unchallenged political power. All other political parties were banned, except for minor procommunist parties in several Eastern European countries. The name of the governing pa…

  • Political Machines

    Political Machines Political Machines Definition Political Machines, local political party organization capable of mobilizing or “manufacturing”large numbers of votes on behalf of candidates for political office. Historical Introduction Political machines developed in the United States in the early 19th century, reached the peak of their power toward the end of the century, and declined in…

  • LegalXML

    LegalXML Introduction to LegalXML LegalXML is a collection and a developer of open, public standards for the electronic exchange of legal data using extensible Markup Language, created by different LegalXML Technical Committees, covering a wide spectrum of legal materials. The LegalXML mission is, therefore, to create open, non proprietary technical standards for exchange of information…

  • Constitutional Text: Austria 1920, Admended 2004

    AUSTRIA’S CONSTITUTION OF 1920 WITH AMENDMENTS THROUGH 2004 JANUARY 1ST, 2004 Chapter I General Provisions; European Union A. General Provisions Article 1. Austria is a democratic republic. Its law emanates from the people. Article 2. 1. Austria is a federal state. 2. The Federal State is composed of the autonomous Laender of Burgenland, Carinthia, Lower…

  • Top 25.000 English words

    Which are the top 25.000 most popular English words? According to a review from Lawi, these are the 25.000 most popular English words, in order: you the i to a and it of that in is me what this for my on your we have do no don’t are be i’m not was he it’s…

  • California Agency Databases

    California State Agency Databases This is an annotated list of databases produced by California State Agencies. The Agencies section of the list is mostly arranged by main producing agency. To add a database to this list or to fix a broken link, do it yourself as this is a wiki, editable by anybody. Return to…

  • Citation of legal blogs in law reviews

    The importance (and credibility) of law blogs was confirmed when the U.S. Supreme Court of the United States cited its first blog in January, 2005. See United States v. Booker, 125 S. Ct. 738, 775 n.4 (2005). An article in Slaw (“citing blogs in Law Journals ) points the idea that the “question still arises…