Search results for: “referee”
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Challenge
Introduction Challenge (O. Fr. chalonge, calenge, etc., from Lat. calumnia, originally meaning trickery, from calvi, to deceive, hence a false accusation, a “calumny”), originally a charge against a person or a claim to anything, a defiance. The term is now particularly used of an invitation […]
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Challenge
Introduction Challenge (O. Fr. chalonge, calenge, etc., from Lat. calumnia, originally meaning trickery, from calvi, to deceive, hence a false accusation, a “calumny”), originally a charge against a person or a claim to anything, a defiance. The term is now particularly used of an invitation […]
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Legal Profession
The Legal History of Legal Profession in Islamic Law This section provides an overview of Legal Profession in Islamic Law Introduction This entry provides an overview of the legal framework of legal profession, with a description of the most significant features of legal profession at […]
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Mendicity
Hierarchical Display of Mendicity Economics > National accounts > Income > Distribution of income > Poverty Concept of Mendicity See the dictionary definition of Mendicity. Characteristics of Mendicity [rtbs name=”xxx-xxx”] Resources Translation of Mendicity Spanish: Mendicidad French: […]
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Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms
The Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms Details of The Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms Author: Amy Hackney Blackwell Date of publishing: 2008 Publisher: Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc, Naperville, Illinois 60567-4410, United States Contents of The Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms Abandon Abatable Nuisance Abate Abatement of a Legacy Abatement of Taxes Abdicate…
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Trial
Criminal Procedure: Trial Introduction to Trial A criminal defendant who pleads not guilty is entitled to a public trial and has the right to be present at the trial. During the trial a judge or jury determines whether the defendant is guilty or not guilty based upon the application of […]
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Civil Law System
Overview Civil law may be defined as that legal tradition which has its origin in Roman law, as codified in the Corpus Juris Civilis of Justinian,[1] and as subsequently developed in Continental Europe and around the world. Civil law eventually divided into two streams: the codified Roman […]
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Footnotes
Footnotes This article examines the history and nature of footnotes and other annotational devices used in legal and other literature, particularly law reviews. The topic has received considerable attention in United States university law journals, which are heavily drawn on. The article starts by considering the nature of the glossing process and identifying different sorts…
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Footnotes
Footnotes This article examines the history and nature of footnotes and other annotational devices used in legal and other literature, particularly law reviews. The topic has received considerable attention in United States university law journals, which are heavily drawn on. The article starts by considering the nature of the glossing process and identifying different sorts…
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Arbitrator
The Arbitrator in International Arbitrations: Main Issues Perspectives on International Arbitration Some major topics include: Interference by National Courts ADR and Arbitration The Parties' or the Arbitration Tribunals Confidentiality Responsibility of Arbitrators and […]
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Court Commissioner
Resources See Also Commissioner Court administrator Magistrate Master Referee
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Court Commissioner
Resources See Also Commissioner Court administrator Magistrate Master Referee
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Constitutional Review
Constitutional Review Article from Tom Ginsburg, of the University of Chicago Law School, published in the Comparative Constitutional Review in July 30, 2008: “Constitutional review is the power to examine statutes and government actions for conformity with the constitution. From its origins in the American experience, the institution has spread around the globe to become…
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Trade Remedies
Trade Remedies Outline This entry examines the main provisions of the US and other states antidumping, countervailing and escape clause laws and regulations and their relationship to the rules and provisions of the WTO and NAFTA. Governments have found these very detailed provisions governing particular aspects of international trade both helpful and problematic. Topics Following…