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  • Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court of the United States

    Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court of the United States Book Details ISBN:9780028661247 Author:Tanenhaus, David Spinoza Publisher: MacMillan Reference Library, distributed by Sage. LC Call Number: Reference Collection: KF8742.A35 E525 2008 Publication Date: 2008-10-24 Subject: Government – Judicial Branch, Encyclopedias, United states, Supreme court, Courts – Supreme Court Language: English Reviews This legal Encyclopedia contains about…

  • 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…

  • United States Supreme Court

    The Supreme Court must exercise discretion in deciding which cases to hear, since more than 10,000 civil and criminal cases are filed in the Supreme Court each year from various State and Federal courts. Ultimately, plenary review, with oral arguments by attorneys, is granted in about 100 cases per term. Formal written opinions are delivered…

  • International Court Of Justice

    Introduction to International Court of Justice International Court of Justice, also known as World Court, principal judicial organ of the United Nations (UN). It was created in 1945 under the UN Charter as the successor to the Permanent Court of International Justice under the League of […]

  • Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court

    Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court Structure of the Court The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court consists of two divisions, a Court of Appeal and a High Court of Justice. The Court of Appeal is itinerant, traveling to each Member State and Territory, where it sits at various specified dates during the year to hear appeals from the…

  • Appeal Courts

    Appeal Courts Appeals in General This section covers: Administrative Appeal Appeal Appeal and Recourse Appeal Courts Appeals Federal Courts Appeals Courts Court of Appeal International Courts of Appeal Remedy of Appeal Municipal Court Appeal (in the Online Dictionary) Supreme Court of Canada Appeal definition Final Appeal Courts Databases Conference of Chief Justices of Asia and…

  • International Courts

    International Courts and Tribunals Regional Courts List of Regional Tribunals and Courts: American Courts: American Courts, Court of Justice of the Andean Community, Caribbean Court of Justice, Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, Central American Court of Justice, Inter-American Court of Human Rights, NAFTA Dispute Settlement Panels. African Courts: African Courts, CEMAC Court of Justice, COMESA Court…

  • Court

    Court, Trust From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Court, Trust (1): Any member of an unincorporated society may go into a court of equity on behalf of himself and others to enforce the execution of a trust in favor of the society.109 Court, Remove, Consent From the book […]

  • Court

    Court, Trust From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Court, Trust (1): Any member of an unincorporated society may go into a court of equity on behalf of himself and others to enforce the execution of a trust in favor of the society.109 Court, Remove, Consent From the book […]

  • Remand to the Court

    United States Statement of Interest on Remand to the District Court in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On February 14, 2011, the United States submitted a statement of interest in the U.S. District […]

  • Remand to the Court

    United States Statement of Interest on Remand to the District Court in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On February 14, 2011, the United States submitted a statement of interest in the U.S. District […]

  • Act of State Doctrine

    Act Of State Doctrine Summary of Act Of State Doctrine A principle of international law that holds that the actions of a state, performed within its own boundaries are not subject to legal review in other countries. Some limitations on the doctrine have arisen in recent years, largely in […]

  • Act of State Doctrine

    Act Of State Doctrine Summary of Act Of State Doctrine A principle of international law that holds that the actions of a state, performed within its own boundaries are not subject to legal review in other countries. Some limitations on the doctrine have arisen in recent years, largely in […]

  • Definition of Foreign State

    Definition of "foreign State" in the Fsia in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On October 4, 2011, the United States filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit […]

  • State Actions Relating to Avena

    State Actions Relating to Avena in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to State Actions Relating to Avena: In August 2013, the U.S. Department of State learned that the Harris County District Attorney's Office planned to ask a Texas court to set an execution […]