Search results for: “exempted company”

  • Exempted Company

    A company exempted from income taxes of the jurisdiction in which it is organized in return for a stipulation by the company that it will not trade in that country….

  • Carrier

    Summary of Carrier A firm engaged in the business of transporting persons or goods for profit. Railroads, trucking companies, airlines, and steamship operators are examples of carriers. Carriers can be divided into three categories: the private carrier moves only its own goods or those of […]

  • Antiterrorism Efforts

    General Concerns Criticism about anti-terrorism legislation and other measures in the United States, Canada and other countries focussed on three main areas: general concerns about the scope and effectiveness of these initiatives, violations of civil liberties, and invasions of […]

  • Antiterrorism Efforts

    General Concerns Criticism about anti-terrorism legislation and other measures in the United States, Canada and other countries focussed on three main areas: general concerns about the scope and effectiveness of these initiatives, violations of civil liberties, and invasions of […]

  • Startup

    Startup Startup in the United States The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the “JOBS Act”) was enacted on April 5, 2012. Title V and Title VI of the JOBS Act amend Section 12(g) and Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act as follows: The holders of record threshold for triggering Section 12(g) registration for issuers (other…

  • History of Women’s Rights in the 20th Century

    History of Women’s Rights in the 20th Century Women’s in the 20th-Century Developments Socialists Movements and Communism Governments After wars and revolutions in Russia (1917) and China (1949), new Communist governments discouraged the patriarchal family system and supported sexual equality, including birth control. In the Soviet Union, however, the majority of working women held low-paid…

  • Both-To-Blame Clause

    A provision in an ocean bill of lading that addresses the responsibilities of the vessel to the cargo interests in the event of a collision at sea. The clause arises from an anomaly of maritime law whereby a vessel involved in a collision is exempted from liability to its own cargo (as provided in t…

  • Calvinism

    Calvinism and Law The issue of ‘Calvinism and Law’ is a much-debated theme. It played a huge role in the historical debates around the Barmen Declaration (1934) in Germany and the Belhar Confession (1982) in South Africa. It prompts immediately vibrant discussions on civil disobedience and the relation between church and state and minorities and…

  • Constitutional Text: Brazil Constitution of 1988

    Constitutional Text: Brazil Constitution of 1988 CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL OCTOBER 5, 1988 Preamble We, the representatives of the Brazilian People, convened in the National Constituent Assembly to institute a democratic state for the purpose of ensuring the exercise of social and individual rights, liberty, security, well-being, development, equality and justice as…

  • Outline of Evidence

    Note: this entry is based in United States law I. Burdens and Presumptions a. Burden of Proof i. Burden of pleading 1. You have to plead a claim, to state a claim for which relief can be granted ii. Burden of production 1. Must introduce evidence to support your claim in your pleading iii. Burden…

  • Outline of Trust and Estates

    Outline of Trust and Estates Note: this is based in United States law I. POLICY AND INTRODUCTION A. Dead Hand Control 1. Controlling consideration in determining meaning of a donative document is donor’s intention 2. Courts cannot consider wisdom, fairness, or reasonableness of donation 3. Courts can only bar donations if they are prohibited or…

  • Brazil – Measures Affecting Imports of Retreaded Tyres

    Brazil – Measures Affecting Imports of Retreaded Tyres   World Trade Organization – GATT Article XX(b) – Interpretation of necessity – arbitrary or unjustifable discrimination – disguised restriction Facts Brazil had imposed a prohibition on imports of retreaded tyres and on internal marketing of imported retreaded tyres. Brazil conceded that the measure was in violation…

  • U.S. Labor law and movement history

    Labor law and organized labor history of the United States See U.S. Labor law and movement history 2 Labor law history is an effectoffspring of the social and political action of the working class movement. While this movement started its first revolts in seventeenth-century Europe, it was only capable of organizing itself in the nineteenth…

  • Outline of International business transactions law

    Outline of International Business Transactions law PART I: OVERVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL SALE OF GOODS 1) INTERPRETATION OF COMMERCIAL TERMS See Incoterms 2) DOCUMENTS OF TITLE Steps of a Unconfirmed Letter of Credit applied to hypo and “Payment with LOC” chart on LOC flow chart: 1) Value Industries (buyer-applicant) and Globo Industries (seller-beneficiary) K for payment…