Search results for: “jury verdicts”

  • Verdicts and Settlements

    Verdicts and Settlements Verdict, as defined by Black’s Law Dictionary, is “a jury’s finding or decisions on the factual issue of a case. Loosely, in a nonjury trial, a judge and resolution of the issue of a case.”(8th edition) As trial decisions are not officially reported, a legal researcher cannot rely on the regular case…

  • Gender Inequality

    Definition A concept is provided by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in the following terms: "Gender equality is, first and foremost, a human right. Women are entitled to live in dignity and in freedom from want and from fear. Empowering women is also an indispensable tool […]

  • List of Legal Materials in the Encyclopedia of Law

    List of Legal Materials (Guides and Portals) Legal Materials (Guides and Portals) in the Encyclopedia of Law Legal Abbreviations and Acronyms Guide Administrative Law Catalogue of Aid Materials Alabama Legal Catalogue of Aid Materials Alaska Legal Catalogue of Aid Materials Alternative Dispute Resolution Legal Catalogue of Aid Materials U.S. Legal History Legal Catalogue of Aid…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Verdict

    Trial Trial by Jury The Verdict Introduction to Verdict In the United States At the conclusion of the charge, the jury retires from the courtroom to decide on its verdict. The verdict of a jury terminates the trial. In a case tried before a judge sitting alone, the decision of the judge […]

  • Legal Authority

    Legal Authority Legal Authority and Obligation This covers the following: Legal Authority Political Obligation Obligations in the Law Normativity of Law Political Obligation See more about political obligation here. Obligations in the Law Books and Papers about this subject: Lena Halldenius (2011). Kant on Freedom and Obligation Under Law. Constellations 18 (2):170-189. Matthew Lister (2012).…

  • Legal Authority

    Legal Authority Legal Authority and Obligation This covers the following: Legal Authority Political Obligation Obligations in the Law Normativity of Law Political Obligation See more about political obligation here. Obligations in the Law Books and Papers about this subject: Lena Halldenius (2011). Kant on Freedom and Obligation Under Law. Constellations 18 (2):170-189. Matthew Lister (2012).…

  • Aztec Law

    Aztec Law Aztec Legal System and Sources of Law From the Tarlton Law Library (University of Texas): “The Aztec legal system was highly complex and was designed to maintain social order and respect for government institutions. Aztec laws were based on royal decrees and on customs that had been passed down from generation to generation.…

  • Aztec Law

    Aztec Law Aztec Legal System and Sources of Law From the Tarlton Law Library (University of Texas): “The Aztec legal system was highly complex and was designed to maintain social order and respect for government institutions. Aztec laws were based on royal decrees and on customs that had been passed down from generation to generation.…

  • Semantic Indexing and Law News

    Semantic Indexing and Law News A Semantic Analysis evaluates the words within the context of the sentences, paragraphs, and document. Note: see also Semantic Web and Law, Semantic Indexing and legal, Semantic Indexing and Law Search, Semantic Indexing and Legal Law and Semantic Indexing and Law dictionary. Two Word Phrases related with Law News law…

  • 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…

  • Law global results of the 200 top searches in Google

    Law global results of the 200 top searches in Google If you has ever thinking about which are the accompanying phrases of the top search in google with the word “law”, without the websites, here they are: “Bound by Law translates law into plain English and abstract ideas into ‘visual metaphors.’ So the comic’s heroine,…

  • Law quotes 4

    Law quotes 4 See also: Law quotes – Law quotes 2 – Law quotes 3 – Lawyer Quotes A man who is no judge of law may be a good judge of poetry, or eloquence, or of the merits of a painting. John Dryden. Christianity is part of the law of England. Lord-Chancellor Eldon: 2…

  • Lawyers quotes

    The body of the law is no less encumbered with superfluous members, that are like Virgil’s army, which he tells us was so crowded, many of them had not room to use their weapons. This prodigious society of men may be divided into the litigious and peaceable. Under the first are comprehended all those who…