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  • Murder

    Criminal Law: Crimes Against the Person: MurderIntroduction to MurderThe crime of murder is loosely defined as the unlawful killing of a human being by a person who had an intent to kill. It requires, first of all, that a living person be killed. Some jurisdictions still follow the…

  • Murderer

    A Double Murderer: International Incident In the book "International Incidents for Discussion in Conversation Classes", in relation to terminox, L. Oppenheim wrote in 1909: In 1885 James Smith, an English subject, commits a murder in London, but succeeds in escaping. In 1886 he […]

  • List of Murders and Assassins

    List of Murders and Assassins Murders and assassinations Bessinger murder, Sweden 1881 Last Call Killer Overzier murder case Popgun plot, failed assassination of George III of the UK in 1795 Potempa Case, Nazi murder of a communist miner Riddle of Birdhurst Rise, poisoning in Croydon, UK Murder-related Assaulting or Killing a Federal Officer Killer angel…

  • 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…

  • Victim

    Spanish Translation of victimThis is the legal translation of English to Spanish in relation to victim and / or a definition of this topic: Víctima (in Spanish, without translation of the dictionary entry).

  • Suicide

    The Legal History of Suicide in Chinese LawThis section provides an overview of Suicide in Chinese Law ResourcesSee AlsoLegal Biography Legal Traditions Historical Laws History of Law Further Reading Suicide in Chinese Law in the Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History (Oxford […]

  • Suicide

    The Legal History of Suicide in Chinese LawThis section provides an overview of Suicide in Chinese Law ResourcesSee AlsoLegal Biography Legal Traditions Historical Laws History of Law Further Reading Suicide in Chinese Law in the Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History (Oxford […]

  • Virtual Currency

    Virtual currency is a digital representation of value that can be traded on the Internet and functions as: a medium of exchange; a unit of account; and/or a store of value, but does not have legal tender status in any jurisdiction. Virtual currency is distinguished from fiat […]

  • Jurisdiction

    Criminal Procedure: Jurisdiction Introduction to Jurisdiction For a criminal conviction to be valid, both the sovereign power (the state or federal government) and the specific court that tries the accused must have jurisdiction (authority) over the crime charged. Jurisdiction refers to a […]

  • Interpol

    International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) Interpol-Washington "Presently providing cooperation among police agencies of 181 nations, Interpol is in the United States represented by the U.S. National Central Bureau, also called Interpol-Washington, which is directed by the […]

  • Defamation

    Introduction to Defamation Defamation, the act of damaging the reputation of another by means of false and injurious communications that expose that person to contempt, ridicule, hatred, or social ostracism. In the common law, defamation in writing is classified as libel, and oral defamation…

  • Defamation

    Introduction to Defamation Defamation, the act of damaging the reputation of another by means of false and injurious communications that expose that person to contempt, ridicule, hatred, or social ostracism. In the common law, defamation in writing is classified as libel, and oral defamation…

  • Black Sea

    An Incident in the Black Sea: International Incident In the book "International Incidents for Discussion in Conversation Classes", in relation to terminox, L. Oppenheim wrote in 1909: The following appeared in the papers dated St Petersburg, August 11th, 1907: "A telegram from […]

  • Domestic Violence

    Domestic or Intimate Partner Violence Domestic Violence, Sexual Behaviour and the Law Literature Review on Domestic Violence In the Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy, [1] Janine M. Zweig and Lauren Bennett Cattaneo provide the following summary about the topic of […]