Search results for: “state constitutions”
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State Constitutions
The Legal History of State Law: State ConstitutionsThis section provides an overview of State Law: State Constitutions ResourcesSee AlsoLegal Biography Legal Traditions Historical Laws History of Law Further Reading State Law: State Constitutions in the Oxford International Encyclopedia of […]
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State Constitutions and the Protection of Individual Rights
State Constitutions and the Protection of Individual Rights William J. Brennan, Jr. During the 1960’s, as the Supreme Court expanded the measure of federal protection for individual rights, there was little need for litigants to rest their claims, or judges their decisions, on state constitutional grounds. In this Article, Mr. Justice Brennan argues…
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Head of State
Head of State in Constitutional LawFrom the Comparative Constitutions Project: A head of state or chief of state is the chief public representative of a nationstate, federation or commonwealth, whose role generally includes personifying the continuity and legitimacy of the state and exercising […]
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Head of State
Head of State in Constitutional LawFrom the Comparative Constitutions Project: A head of state or chief of state is the chief public representative of a nationstate, federation or commonwealth, whose role generally includes personifying the continuity and legitimacy of the state and exercising […]
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Constitutions
Constitutions as Legal Research Source The Constitution of the United States of America : Main Elements The coverage of The Constitution of the United States of America includes the following main elements: The Structure of the Constitution For detailed information on this issue, please read […]
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Constitutions
Constitutions as Legal Research Source The Constitution of the United States of America : Main Elements The coverage of The Constitution of the United States of America includes the following main elements: The Structure of the Constitution For detailed information on this issue, please read […]
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State Legal Research
State Legal Research U.S. State Legal Research The first three topics in this subset highlight key sources in researching the laws of popular states. The last of this set provides general advice about researching the law of any state, including key sources of information for all fifty states (D.C. and U.S. territories are often included…
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State Principles
State Principles State Principles in the National Constitutions Constitutions characterize their system of government by state principles. Contemporary states all subscribe to democracy in an unspecific and broad sense that encompasses at least some extent of democracy in the specific ruled-by-the-people sense plus some features of the rule of law. More detailed principles are currently…
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Testate
Testate in Constitutional LawFrom the Comparative Constitutions Project: Testate refers to the right to give property freely after death
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National Constitutions
National Constitutions…
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History of the State of Exception
History of the State of Exception A Brief History of the State of Exception by Giorgio Agamben An excerpt from State of Exception We have already seen how the state of siege had its origin in France during the Revolution. After being established with the Constituent Assembly’s decree of July 8, 1791, it acquired its…
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State law
State law The power of state law has historically included governing the following kinds of issues and claims: Contracts, including sales, commercial paper, letters of credit, and secured transactions Torts Property, including real property, bailments of personal property (such as […]
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List of Constitutions of the World
List of Constitutions of the World The Encyclopedia offers (in most cases, authoritative) translations of the constitutions of most countries. In some cases, complementing the official documents are introductory and comparative notes and cross references examining amendments, and highlighting pertinent historical, political, and economic factors. List of Constitutions with some additional information This list includes…
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Constitutions
Constitutions Identifying Constitutions: the concept of a constitution and its relationship with written documents A crucial, and not at all trivial, step is to identify a country ‘s “constitution” at any given time. The flood of institutional research over the last two decades has expanded and diluted the concept of a constitution. For many, constitutions…