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  • Summons

    Introduction to SummonsSummons, in law, a formal document stating that a person (defendant) is notified to appear in court and answer a complaint or charge brought against him or her by another party (plaintiff). Unless a specific statutory provision permits a summons to be signed by the pl…

  • 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…

  • Service of Process

    Service of Process in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): Section 1608(a) of the FSIA provides four methods of service of process on a foreign state: (1) by delivery of a copy of the summons and […]

  • Service of Process

    Service of Process in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): Section 1608(a) of the FSIA provides four methods of service of process on a foreign state: (1) by delivery of a copy of the summons and […]

  • Chettri V Nepal Bangladesh Bank

    Chettri v Nepal Bangladesh Bank in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): In May 2011, the United States filed a statement of interest in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in a […]

  • Chettri V Nepal Bangladesh Bank

    Chettri v Nepal Bangladesh Bank in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): In May 2011, the United States filed a statement of interest in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in a […]

  • Inviolability of Consular Premises

    Inviolability of Diplomatic and Consular Premises in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Inviolability of Diplomatic and Consular Premises: See discussion of Ahmed v. Attorney General of the United States in section A.1., in this world legal Encyclopedia, in […]

  • Alien Tort Statute

    Alien Tort Statute (ATS) 1. Doe v. Exxon 2. Bowoto v. Chevron 3. Document Summary – Ministry of Defense v. Elahi 4. Doe I v. Lui Qui 5. Record – Aldana v. Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc. 6. Aldana v. Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc. 7. Presbyterian Church of Sudan v. Talisman Energy Inc.p 8.…

  • International Evidence

    International Evidence Article 21 of the Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters: Administrative rules for the taking of the evidence The five sub-divisions of article 21 lay down the administrative rules which will apply if a consul or a commissioner is authorized to take evidence under articles 15, 16…

  • Jews

    Jews, Seventh-Day Observers From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Jews, Seventh-Day Observers (1): In several of the States it has been held that Jews and Seventh-Day observers of the Sabbath must obey the Sunday law.743However, in many States there is a statute expressly […]

  • International Criminal Court and Kenya

    International Criminal Court and Kenya in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to International Criminal Court and Kenya: On November 15, 2013, U.S. Permanent Representative to the UN Samantha Power delivered an explanation of vote on the U.S. decision to abstain […]

  • Bishops

    The Legal History of Bishops and ArchbishopsThis section provides an overview of Bishops and Archbishops ResourcesSee AlsoLegal Biography Legal Traditions Historical Laws History of Law Further Reading Bishops and Archbishops in the Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History (Oxford […]

  • Code of Canon Law

    Code of Canon Law Old Code General Principles of Canon Law In 1918, in the book “A Commentary and Summary of the New Code of Canon Law”, the author, Rev. Stanislaus Woywod wrote: Special agreements or concordats made between certain nations and the Holy See are not changed by the Code. (Canon 3.) Acquired rights,…

  • Code of Canon Law

    Code of Canon Law Old Code General Principles of Canon Law In 1918, in the book “A Commentary and Summary of the New Code of Canon Law”, the author, Rev. Stanislaus Woywod wrote: Special agreements or concordats made between certain nations and the Holy See are not changed by the Code. (Canon 3.) Acquired rights,…

  • Proof of the Notice

    From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Proof of the Notice (1): The proper proof of the notice would be the return of the officer serving the notice, in some States; and in others an affidavit of the person who served the notice. The proof of the services of a summons would […]