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  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Courts

    Introduction Courts, branch of government established to administer the civil and criminal law. The term court is also applied to the international tribunals intended to provide for the resolution at law of controversies among governments, namely, the Permanent Court of International […]

  • International Court of Justice Activities

    Introduction to International Court of Justice ActivitiesDisputes may be brought before the court in two ways. The first is by a special agreement between the parties in which they consent to submit the matter to the court. The second is by a unilateral application by one party in the dispu…

  • Court Systems

    Court Systems Court Hierarchy in the Legal System “Court level or hierarchy defines to a great degree the extent to which a decision by one court will have a binding effect on another court. The federal court system, for instance, is based on a three-tiered structure, in which the United States District Courts are the…

  • Wikipedia in the Courtroom

    Wikipedia in the Courtroom Is Wikipedia a reference in the courtroom? In “The Citation of Wikipedia in American Judicial Opinions” , LEE F. PEOPLES, from Oklahoma City University School of Law (LSN Law & Society: The Legal Profession Vol. 3 No. 30, 10/14/2008) says that Wikipedia has been cited almost 300 times in American judicial…

  • Medical Malpractice

    Malpractice Medical MalpracticeIntroduction to Medical MalpracticeMedical malpractice is the most common type of malpractice lawsuit. It typically involves the negligence of a physician while diagnosing or treating a patient. In the past, courts decided whether a physician's co…

  • Committee on Banking Regulations and Supervisory Practices

    Known commonly as the Cooke Committee, a working party established under the auspices of the bank for INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS (read this and related legal terms for further details) in 1975 to seek to remedy inadequaci…

  • 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…

  • List of Courts

    List of Courts Lists of Courts in the Encyclopedia of Law List of European Courts in the European Encyclopedia List of American Courts List of Asian Courts in the Asia Encyclopedia List of Australian Courts in the Australian Encyclopedia List of Canadian Courts in the Canada Encyclopedia List of African Courts in the Africa Encyclopedia…

  • International Criminal Court Part 23

    International Criminal Court Part 23   450 The Definition of “Gender”in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court : A Step Forward or Back for International Criminal Justice? Valerie Oosterveld Harvard Human Rights Journal Volume 18, Spring 2005 p.55 LAW JOURNAL / LAW REVIEW 451 Review: International Justice and the International Criminal Court: Between…

  • International Court of Justice Part 18

    International Court of Justice Part 18   322 Developments at the International Criminal Court Construction Site for More Justice: The International Criminal Court After Two Years Hans-Peter Kaul American Journal of International Law Volume 99, Number 2, April 2005 p.370 LAW JOURNAL / LAW REVIEW 323 The 2004 Judicial Activity of the International Court of…

  • International Court of Justice Part 18

    International Court of Justice Part 18   322 Developments at the International Criminal Court Construction Site for More Justice: The International Criminal Court After Two Years Hans-Peter Kaul American Journal of International Law Volume 99, Number 2, April 2005 p.370 LAW JOURNAL / LAW REVIEW 323 The 2004 Judicial Activity of the International Court of…

  • International Court of Justice Part 10

    International Court of Justice Part 10   174 All Things to All People? The International Court of Justice and its Commentators Jürg Kammerhofer and André de Hoogh European Journal of International law Volume 18, Number 5, November 2007 p.971-984 LAW JOURNAL / LAW REVIEW 175 Diplomatic Immunity Ratione Personae: Did the International Court of Justice…