Search results for: “enact”

  • Enactment

    Enactment Definition Enactment may be defined as: the process (the act of enacting, to change into law of a document) by which an act, statute or regulation is agreed upon and made official (by being given the Royal assent or otherwise passed) by a legislative branch of government or law-making body (Parliament, Government, Administrative body),…

  • EnAct

    EnAct Introduction to EnAct EnAct is a comprehensive intelligent legislation drafting, management solution, web-based electronic repository and delivery system that has been built to enable the Tasmanian Government (Australia) to produce, distribute and enable public access to reliable, up-to-date, searchable consolidated Tasmanian legislation (1). At the core of the EnAct system is an SGML database,…

  • Bills unenacted

    Bills unenacted Here the Encyclopedy address the notability of Bills that are introduced, but not yet enacted. The vast majority of such bills die without becoming law. They’re usually newsworthy but they may be not particularly notable. But some proposed legislation may be notable regardless of whether it becomes law. For example: As constitutional amendments,…

  • Ordinance

    Introduction to Ordinance Ordinance, statute or regulation, especially one enacted by a municipal government." (1) Concept of Ordinance Note: explore also the meaning of this legal term in the American Ecyclopedia of Law. Resources See Also State Government Local Government Local […]

  • 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 […]

  • Philippines

    Legal Materials The Supreme Court of the Philippines posts recent Opinions (2005 to present),Resolutions (1999 to 2008), Court Rules and Circulars & Orders (1994 to 2008). Supreme Court opinions back to 1901 are available free on the Chan Robles Virtual […]

  • Veto

    Veto Definition (Lat. I forbid). Veto may be defined as the refusal of the executive body of a country whose assent is necessary to let pass a law or measure approbed already by the legislative body. See veto in the legal dictonary. In Europe The veto power of the British sovereign has […]

  • Veto

    Veto Definition (Lat. I forbid). Veto may be defined as the refusal of the executive body of a country whose assent is necessary to let pass a law or measure approbed already by the legislative body. See veto in the legal dictonary. In Europe The veto power of the British sovereign has […]

  • Israel

    Legal Materials For an introduction to the Israeli legal system see A Guide to Legal Research in Israelby Michal Tamir, Legal Research Guide: Israel and/or the Israeli Law Guide by Ruth Levush. For more information on Israeli legal materials, see Esther Snyder's Israel: A Legal Research […]

  • Israel

    Legal Materials For an introduction to the Israeli legal system see A Guide to Legal Research in Israelby Michal Tamir, Legal Research Guide: Israel and/or the Israeli Law Guide by Ruth Levush. For more information on Israeli legal materials, see Esther Snyder's Israel: A Legal Research […]

  • Social Legislation

    Introduction to Social LegislationSocial Legislation, generic term used to denote the body of laws enacted in various countries, chiefly in the 19th and 20th centuries, to correct specific social and economic maladjustments. In general, such laws are designed to raise the standard of living…

  • Civil Law

    Introduction to Civil Law "Civil Law, term applied to a legal tradition originating in ancient Rome and to the contemporary legal systems based on this tradition. Modern civil law systems, which were originally developed in Western European countries, have spread throughout the world. […]

  • Civil Law

    Introduction to Civil Law "Civil Law, term applied to a legal tradition originating in ancient Rome and to the contemporary legal systems based on this tradition. Modern civil law systems, which were originally developed in Western European countries, have spread throughout the world. […]

  • Anti-Semitism

    Zionism Historical Background: The Rise of Modern Anti-SemitismIntroduction to Anti-SemitismPolitical emancipation, however, proved to be a false dawn. In the second half of the 19th century organized anti-Semitic parties emerged in Germany and Austria-Hungary. In Russia, where the…

  • Anti-Semitism

    Zionism Historical Background: The Rise of Modern Anti-SemitismIntroduction to Anti-SemitismPolitical emancipation, however, proved to be a false dawn. In the second half of the 19th century organized anti-Semitic parties emerged in Germany and Austria-Hungary. In Russia, where the…