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  • State of Emergency

    State of Emergency in Constitutional Law From the Comparative Constitutions Project: A state of emergency is a governmental declaration that may suspend certain normal functions of government or may work to alert citizens to alter their normal behaviors or to order government agencies to […]

  • Rule under Emergency Powers

    Hierarchical Display of Rule under emergency powers Politics > Politics and public safety > Public safety > Public orderLaw > Organisation of the legal system > Legal system > Court having special jurisdiction Rule under emergency powers Concept of Rule under emergency powers See the […]

  • Rule under Emergency Powers

    Hierarchical Display of Rule under emergency powers Politics > Politics and public safety > Public safety > Public orderLaw > Organisation of the legal system > Legal system > Court having special jurisdiction Rule under emergency powers Concept of Rule under emergency powers See the […]

  • History of Emergency

    History and Concepts of Emergency In relation to the history and concepts of emergency and constitutional law, Giacomo Delledonne[1] made the following observation: According to standard accounts of constitutionalism, a constitutional framework, specifying the allocation of powers and […]

  • History of Emergency

    History and Concepts of Emergency In relation to the history and concepts of emergency and constitutional law, Giacomo Delledonne[1] made the following observation: According to standard accounts of constitutionalism, a constitutional framework, specifying the allocation of powers and […]

  • Foreign Investment in the United States

    Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States in 2013 (Continuation) United States views on international law [1] in relation to Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States: So plaintiff's entire ultra vires claim is premised upon the notion that the only thing the […]

  • Foreign Investment in the United States

    Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States in 2013 (Continuation) United States views on international law [1] in relation to Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States: So plaintiff's entire ultra vires claim is premised upon the notion that the only thing the […]

  • Effective United States Control

    The condition attributed to vessels owned by U.S. citizens but registered in friendly flag of convenience countries (primarily Panama, Liberia, and Honduras) and presumed to be available for use by the United States in time of war or national emergency Operators of U.S.-registered vessels, America…

  • 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…

  • Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States

    The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States provides information on and analysis of significant Supreme Court cases. Content is organized alphabetically by case name and each entry includes a discussion of the legal and social background of the case, the…

  • Sei Fujii v. the State of California

    SEI FUJII v. THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Supreme Court of California 38 Cal. 2d 718; 242 P.2d 617 Decided: April 17, 1952 Justice GIBSON Plaintiff, an alien Japanese who is ineligible to citizenship under our naturalization laws, appeals from a judgment declaring that certain land purchased by him in 1948 had escheated to the state.…

  • Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency 2

    Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency   Article 9 Transit of personnel, equipment and property Each State Party shall, at the request of the requesting State or the assisting party, seek to facilitate the transit through its territory of duly notified personnel, equipment and property involved in the…

  • Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency

    Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency   Article 1 General provisions 1. The States Parties shall cooperate between themselves and with the International Atomic Energy Agency (hereinafter referred to as the “Agency”) in accordance with the provisions of this Convention to facilitate prompt assistance in the event of…

  • Agreement Governing the Activities of States on the Moon 3

    Agreement Governing the Activities of States on the Moon   Article 12 1. States Parties shall retain jurisdiction and control over their personnel, vehicles, equipment, facilities, stations and installations on the moon. The ownership of space vehicles, equipment, facilities, stations and installations shall not be affected by their presence on the moon. 2. Vehicles, installations…

  • United States Constitution timeline

    1142 Iroquois Confederacy formed 1215 King John forced by English nobles to signthe Magna Carta at Runnymede 1620 May?ower Compact signed 1692 Salem Witch Trials 1735 Peter Zenger acquitted in a jury trial; foundnot guilty of engaging in seditious libel 1765 The British adopt the Stamp Act 1767 The British adopt the Townsend Act 1770…