Search results for: “chief justice”
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William Rehnquist Chief Justice
Introduction to William Rehnquist Chief JusticeIn 1986 President Ronald Reagan appointed Rehnquist to replace the retiring Warren E. Burger as the Court's chief justice, a decision that provoked further controversy over Rehnquist's record. After his confirmation Rehnquist guided the…
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Chief Justice
Chief JusticeChief Justice, in the United States judicial system, title of the presiding justice of the Supreme Court of the United States and of the presiding justices of the highest tribunals in most of the states. The chief justice of the United States is the highest judicial officer of …
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International Criminal Justice
International Criminal Justice U.S. Perspectives on International Criminal Justice By John B. Bellinger, III, Legal Adviser to the Secretary of State (2008): I’d like to discuss the United States’ approach to international criminal justice generally, and in particular, our views on the various international criminal tribunals. Let me start by making a few points about…
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International Criminal Justice
International Criminal Justice U.S. Perspectives on International Criminal Justice By John B. Bellinger, III, Legal Adviser to the Secretary of State (2008): I’d like to discuss the United States’ approach to international criminal justice generally, and in particular, our views on the various international criminal tribunals. Let me start by making a few points about…
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Chief Judge
Resources See Also Chief Justice
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Chief Judge
Resources See Also Chief Justice
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International Court of Justice Activities
Introduction to International Court of Justice ActivitiesDisputes may be brought before the court in two ways. The first is by a special agreement between the parties in which they consent to submit the matter to the court. The second is by a unilateral application by one party in the dispu…
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Participants in the Administration of Justice
Participants in the Administration of Justice A central feature of Canada’s legal system is that the public has the right to obtain legal advice and be represented by a legal profession that is independent of The legal profession in Thailand has three categories: judges, public prosecutors, and lawyers. Foreign influence[edit] In 1827, Thailand, which had…
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International Court of Justice Part 7
International Court of Justice Part 7 111 CROSS BORDER COURT COMMUNICATIONS Chief Justice Donald I Brenner Australian Law Journal Volume 83, Number 2, February 2009 p.90 LAW JOURNAL / LAW REVIEW Commercial enterprises now commonly trade acrosss international borders. When such enterprises collapse, considerable forensic problems can occur. In this short article, the Chief…
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Theories of Tort Law: Justice, Rights, and Duties
Main source: Coleman, Jules and Mendlow, Gabriel, “Theories of Tort Law “, The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2010 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = . Related: causation: in the law | contracts, theories of | criminal law, theories of | justice: distributive | property and ownership | rights Theories of Tort Law :…
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Religious Society
Church, Religious Society From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Church, Religious Society (1): Bouvier's definition of "Church" is: "A society of persons who profess the Christian religion." Chief Justice Shaw's definition is: "The church […]
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Ex Officio
Definition of Ex OfficioIn accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Ex Officio : (Latin: By virtue of holding an office). Thus, the Lord Chief Justice is ex officio a member of the Court of Appeal.
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Lord Mansfield
One of the most renowned jurists in English legal history. When he was recently appointed Chief Justice of the King's Bench, Lord Mansfield decided as the second and final instance in the case Luke v. Lyde (1759) 2 Burr 882, a good case relating to the Lex Mercatoria . Some other cases were: […]
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Warren Burger
Chief Justice Warren BurgerPresident Richard Nixon replaced retiring Chief Justice Earl Warren with Warren Earl Burger in 1969. By 1972 Nixon had appointed three more justices. Because Nixon had campaigned vigorously against many of the Warren Court's decisions, it seemed likely that hi…
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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 […]