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  • Rent-A-Captive

    The use of an offshore Captive Insurance company (read this and related legal terms for further details) owned or controlled by another firm to provide coverage not readily available commercially or to shelter income fro…

  • Captive

    Captive In International Law Captive (from Lat. capere, to take), one who is captured in warfare. As a term of International Law, it has been displaced by that of “prisoner of war.” The position and treatment of captives or prisoners of war is now dealt with fully in chapter ii. of the regulations annexed to…

  • Captive Insurance Company

    A subsidiary formed to insure the risks of its noninsurance parent or affiliated companies. The captive may also reinsure risks that have been placed with third- party insurers, all or a portion of which have been transferred subsequently to the captive; in this arrangement, the unrelated insurer is…

  • Imprisonment

    Purposes of ImprisonmentIntroduction to ImprisonmentImprisonment serves several universal functions, including the protection of society, the prevention of crime, retribution (revenge) against criminals, and the rehabilitation of inmates. Additional goals of imprisonment may includ…

  • 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…

  • Hostage

    Hostage(s) Embracing mainstream international law, this section on hostage(s) explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources Further Reading The entry "hostage(s)" in the Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law […]

  • Hostage

    Hostage(s) Embracing mainstream international law, this section on hostage(s) explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources Further Reading The entry "hostage(s)" in the Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law […]

  • Commercial Law Salary

    Introduction This entry provides an overview of the legal framework of commercial law salary, with a description of the most significant features of commercial law salary at international level. Related Work and Conclusions Resources See Also References (Papers) Uber'S Dilemma: How The […]

  • Commercial Law Salary

    Introduction This entry provides an overview of the legal framework of commercial law salary, with a description of the most significant features of commercial law salary at international level. Related Work and Conclusions Resources See Also References (Papers) Uber'S Dilemma: How The […]

  • Treatises

    Treatises as Secondary Authority and other Legal Research Sources History While coming in different sizes and formats, what distinguishes the legal treatise from other categories of commentary is that it aims to survey a complete field, providing organized, efficient, and relatively […]

  • Transnational Organized Crime

    Transnational Organized Crime Transnational organized crime (TOC) poses a significant and growing threat to national and international security, with dire implications for public safety, public health, democratic institutions, and economic stability across the globe. Not only are criminal networks expanding, but they also are diversifying their activities, resulting in the convergence of threats that were…

  • Community Corrections

    Community Corrections Probation is a court-ordered period of correctional supervision in the community and is generally used as an alternative to incarceration. Parole is a period of conditional supervised release in the community following a prison term. In Europe, probation is often used as the default term for community corrections. Community sanctions and measures These…

  • Immigration Detention

    Immigration Detention Governments increasingly rely upon detention to control the movement of undocumented migrants and asylum seekers. The right to personal liberty is one of the oldest recognized rights in liberal democracies, which raises fundamental constitutional questions about the use of detention as an immigration measure. However, in common law countries (and in many civil…

  • Immigration Detention

    Immigration Detention Governments increasingly rely upon detention to control the movement of undocumented migrants and asylum seekers. The right to personal liberty is one of the oldest recognized rights in liberal democracies, which raises fundamental constitutional questions about the use of detention as an immigration measure. However, in common law countries (and in many civil…

  • Immigration Punishment

    Immigration Punishment The Historical Development of Immigration Punishment Understanding Immigration Punishment and Deportation Immigration Detention There is not agreement on the question as to whether immigration detention is or is not punishment. Not all all coercive forms of state power are punishment, but, in fact, immigration detainees senses their experiences of detention as punishment. Specially…