Search results for: “statutory construction”
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Dictionary of Statutory Interpretation
Dictionary of Statutory Interpretation In the introduction to this legal Dictionary, the author believes that, whatever the “merits of the descriptive vs. prescriptive debate regarding ordinary dictionaries, the task for a specialized legal dictionary is clear. It must be both descriptive and prescriptive. It must be descriptive in order to provide a complete picture of…
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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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Piracy Prosecutions Issues
Piracy U.S. Prosecutions in 2013 (Continuation) United States views on international law [1] in relation to Piracy U.S. Prosecutions: 1. Piracy and the Charming Betsy Canon Section 1651 criminalizes “the crime of piracy as defined by the law of nations.” Correspondence between […]
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Thai Money Laundering Charges
United States Prosecution of Thai Nationals on Money Laundering Charges in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On September 9, 2011, the United States filed a brief in the U.S. District Court for the […]
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Thai Money Laundering Charges
United States Prosecution of Thai Nationals on Money Laundering Charges in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On September 9, 2011, the United States filed a brief in the U.S. District Court for the […]
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The Year Books
The Year Books, precursors of Law Reports The Year Books were the law reports of medieval England. They are the principal source materials for the development of legal doctrines in the English courts from the late 13th century (earliest examples date from about 1268) to 1535 (the last in the printed series). Many (more than…
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Development International Law – Part 12
Development International Law – Part 12 117 INTERNATIONAL LEGAL DEVELOPMENT: THE “COMPLEX PROBLEM”OF CUSTOMS LAW AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM IN CENTRAL AMERICA Commentary by David A. Gantz Southwestern Journal of International Law Volume 12, Number 2, 2006 p.215 LAW JOURNAL / LAW REVIEW 118 The Duty to Protect and the Reform of the United Nations…
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Beyond the Republican Revival
Beyond the Republican Revival Cass R. Sunstein In this Article, Professor Sunstein describes those aspects of republicanism that have the strongest claim to contemporary support, outlines the role of republican thought in the founding period, and explores some of the implications of republicanism for modern public law. Sunstein claims that the basic republican commitments…
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NISSAN MOTOR MFG. CORP., U.S.A. v. THE UNITED STATES
NISSAN MOTOR MFG. CORP., U.S.A. v. THE UNITED STATES United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit No. 89-1040 884 F.2d 1375 Decided September 8, 1989 Circuit Judge ARCHER: Nissan Motor Mfg. Corp., U.S.A. (Nissan) appeals from the summary judgment of the United States Court of International Trade holding that machinery imported by Nissan…
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Citation of legal blogs in law reviews
The importance (and credibility) of law blogs was confirmed when the U.S. Supreme Court of the United States cited its first blog in January, 2005. See United States v. Booker, 125 S. Ct. 738, 775 n.4 (2005). An article in Slaw (“citing blogs in Law Journals ) points the idea that the “question still arises…
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Contract
Introduction to Contract Contract, in law, an agreement that creates an obligation binding upon the parties thereto. The essentials of a contract are as follows: (1) mutual assent; (2) a legal consideration, which in most instances need not be pecuniary; (3) parties who have legal capacity […]
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Contract
Introduction to Contract Contract, in law, an agreement that creates an obligation binding upon the parties thereto. The essentials of a contract are as follows: (1) mutual assent; (2) a legal consideration, which in most instances need not be pecuniary; (3) parties who have legal capacity […]
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European Union
Legal Materials Two sources for E.U. information stand out in my mind. First, the European Union'sEuropa, which posts (a) EU news and press releases, (b) links to EU Web sites, including the European Parliament, banks, courts and agencies and (c) the best collection of EU legal materials on […]
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European Union
Legal Materials Two sources for E.U. information stand out in my mind. First, the European Union'sEuropa, which posts (a) EU news and press releases, (b) links to EU Web sites, including the European Parliament, banks, courts and agencies and (c) the best collection of EU legal materials on […]
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Education
"The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn." — Alvin Toffler See Education links History of Education In the following treatment of this subject, the theory and early history of education is […]