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  • Construction Injuries

    Construction Injuries…

  • Diplomatic Protection

    Draft Articles on Diplomatic Protection in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Draft Articles on Diplomatic Protection: On October 21, 2013, Steven Hill, Deputy Legal Adviser for the U.S. Mission to the UN, delivered remarks at the UN General Assembly Sixth […]

  • Diplomatic Protection

    Draft Articles on Diplomatic Protection in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Draft Articles on Diplomatic Protection: On October 21, 2013, Steven Hill, Deputy Legal Adviser for the U.S. Mission to the UN, delivered remarks at the UN General Assembly Sixth […]

  • Permanent Mission to the Un

    Bank Accounts and Premises of Permanent Mission to the United Nations in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): In August of 2011, the United States filed a statement of interest in a case against the […]

  • A Dictionary of Law Enforcement

    A Dictionary of Law Enforcement A Dictionary of Law Enforcement is “the only dictionary available -according to Oxford University Press, its publisher- that focuses on United Kingdom (British) law enforcement terms. This legal resource contains over 3,400 legal terms, covering many United Kingdom and European Union institutions.” Most of the entries in “A Dictionary of…

  • A Dictionary of Law Enforcement

    A Dictionary of Law Enforcement A Dictionary of Law Enforcement is “the only dictionary available -according to Oxford University Press, its publisher- that focuses on United Kingdom (British) law enforcement terms. This legal resource contains over 3,400 legal terms, covering many United Kingdom and European Union institutions.” Most of the entries in “A Dictionary of…

  • Promulgation

    Promulgation in Constitutional LawFrom the Comparative Constitutions Project: Promulgation is the act of formally proclaiming new legislation to the public. This occurs when the law receives final formal approval.

  • Maritime Lien

    A claim upon a vessel arising from a maritime operation. Apart from certain statutory "liens" that arise under ship mortgages and governmental guarantees to finance ship construction, a maritime lien must arise from actions involving the vessel itself, its cargo, maritime tort, or other pe…

  • Nobility

    Nobility Nobility in 1889 The following information about Nobility is from the Cyclopaedia of Political Science, Political Economy, and the Political History of the United States by the Best American and European Writers. “The Domesday Book is nothing but a great inventory of the Norman conquest. We quote from the history of M. Augustin Thierry…

  • List of Advisory Proceedings referred to the International Court of Justice by the General Assembly

    List of Advisory Proceedings referred to the International Court of Justice by the General Assembly Among the list of Advisory Proceedings referred to the Court since 1946 by Organs/specialized agencies of the United Nations involved, the following were when the U.N. Organ was the General Assembly: Conditions of Admission of a State to Membership in…

  • Crime Deterrence

    Purposes of Imprisonment Societal Protection and Crime DeterrenceIntroduction to Crime DeterrenceLocking up dangerous criminals or persistent nonviolent offenders means that society will be protected from them for the duration of their sentences. Thus, imprisoning criminals tempora…

  • Law Categories

    Law Categories Law made and enforced within a nation’s borders is known as domestic law. One category of domestic law is substantive law. Substantive law is the content of the law. It defines the rights, duties, and obligations of citizens and levels of governments. Examples include the right to own and protect property, to enter…

  • Classification of Law

    Classifying Law Note: see also Law Classification in this Encyclopedia In many countries, laws originate from three main sources: previous judicial decisions (common law), parliament/s (acts, statutes or legislation), and the Constitution (constitutional law). Legal Systems Legal Systems Civil Law Legal System Common Law Legal System Customary Law System Mixed Legal System Muslim Law System…

  • Law Classification, Historical

    Law Classification , Historical A nation’s law, as it exists at any date in the nation’s history, whether expressed by a written constitution, by statutes, by case law, by customs, or, as is now usually the case in civilized countries, by all of these in combination, may be conveniently grouped under nine great heads, as…

  • List of United Kingdom Court Reports

    List of UK Kingdom Law Reports Administrative Court Digest Advertising Standards Authority: ASA Case Reports All England Law Reports All England Law Reports (Commercial Cases) All England Law Reports (European Cases) All England Reporter All England Law Reports Reprints All England Reprint Extension Aspinall’s Reports of Maritime Cases Bankruptcy and Personal Insolvency Reports British Company…