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  • Federal Bills Of Lading Act

    Known commonly as the Pomerane Act, the principal Federal statute on the subject of bills of lading covering transportation of goods in interstate and foreign commerce. Passed in 1915, the act deals with substantive issues of form, endorsement, and delivery of bills of lading. The act also provides …

  • Uniform Law On Bills Of Exchange

    A product of the 1932 Geneva Convention on Bills of Exchange. The object of the act was to standardize various national laws and usages relative to bills of exchange, thereby overcoming an impediment to rade. The act specifies that a bill of exchange must contain:1. The term bill of exch…

  • 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,…

  • Adulteration

    Adulteration, act of making any commodity impure by admixture of other or baser ingredients. This admixture may corrupt the nature of the original to the extent of destroying its identity, or it may merely lower the value or effectiveness of the finished product. Adulteration of foods and […]

  • Adulteration

    Adulteration, act of making any commodity impure by admixture of other or baser ingredients. This admixture may corrupt the nature of the original to the extent of destroying its identity, or it may merely lower the value or effectiveness of the finished product. Adulteration of foods and […]

  • Education

    "The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn." — Alvin Toffler See Education links History of Education In the following treatment of this subject, the theory and early history of education is […]

  • Encyclopedia of the US Congress

    Encyclopedia of the United States Congress Details Robert E. Dewhirst, Facts On File, Inc., New York, 2007 Content of the Encyclopedia of the United States Congress Army-mccarthy Hearings Congressional Elections: Financing Direct Election of Senators Enacting Clause Equal Rights Amendment Extension of Remarks House Un-american Activities Committee Intelligence Oversight “Lame Duck” Amendment Pay and Perquisites…

  • Encyclopedia of Civil Liberties in America

    The Encyclopedia of Civil Liberties in America Editors: David Schultz, John Vile Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-7656-8063-7 Content of the Encyclopedia ANP ATCA Attainder, Bill of AU CIA DOJ EDPA FBI FCC Friend of the Court Gay Rights IRS Jim Crow Laws Original Intent Patents Procedural Due Process Rochin v. California (1952) Section…

  • Magna Carta

    Legal Materials Pictures and translations of the Magna Carta are posted on the Internet by the National Archives and Records Administration and the British Library. You'll find a print copy in the American Jurisprudence 2d Deskbook. Abstract The Magna Carta (literally, the […]

  • Seaworthiness

    Seaworthiness Some of the sources imposing this duty Civil law (art. 2008, 2015, 2022, and 2063 C.C.Q. (C.B. at p. 60) Common law Harter Act, 1893, 46 U.S. Code Appendix 190-196 Steel v. State Line (1877-78) 3 App. Cas. 72 …..(H.L.) (C.B. at p. 56) Canadian Pacific Forest Products v. Belships [1999] 4 F.C. 330,…

  • Seaworthiness

    Seaworthiness Some of the sources imposing this duty Civil law (art. 2008, 2015, 2022, and 2063 C.C.Q. (C.B. at p. 60) Common law Harter Act, 1893, 46 U.S. Code Appendix 190-196 Steel v. State Line (1877-78) 3 App. Cas. 72 …..(H.L.) (C.B. at p. 56) Canadian Pacific Forest Products v. Belships [1999] 4 F.C. 330,…

  • Choice of Jurisdiction

    Choice of Jurisdiction Introduction In the past, the courts of all nations have jealously guarded their jurisdictions and have looked unfavourably on clauses in contracts which called for suit elsewhere. In consequence, courts properly seized with a dispute, have usually refused motions calling for the stay of proceedings. Recently, however, motions for stay have been…

  • Choice of Jurisdiction

    Choice of Jurisdiction Introduction In the past, the courts of all nations have jealously guarded their jurisdictions and have looked unfavourably on clauses in contracts which called for suit elsewhere. In consequence, courts properly seized with a dispute, have usually refused motions calling for the stay of proceedings. Recently, however, motions for stay have been…

  • Money Laundering in Iran

    Designating Iran as a Jurisdiction of Primary Money Laundering Concern in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): 2. Use of government agencies and state-owned or controlled financial institutions to […]

  • Money Laundering in Iran

    Designating Iran as a Jurisdiction of Primary Money Laundering Concern in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): 2. Use of government agencies and state-owned or controlled financial institutions to […]