Search results for: “uniform state laws”
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Contract Laws
Licenses and Contracts in the Context of Internet Law Read, in this legal Encyclopedia, about the topic of this section, and, specially, about Drafting Agreements in Light of Model and Uniform Contract Laws: UCITA, the UETA, Federal Legislation and the EU Distance Sales Directive
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Uniformity
From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Uniformity (1): Every entry required to be kept by the laws of the State as well as the rules of the Church, should be kept as to births, marriages, and death. Every diocese should have uniform record books in all parishes and every […]
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Poor Laws
The Legal History of Poor Laws in English Common LawThis section provides an overview of Poor Laws in English Common Law ResourcesSee AlsoLegal Biography Legal Traditions Historical Laws History of Law Further Reading Poor Laws in English Common Law in the Oxford International Encyclopedia of […]
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Interstate Extradition
Interstate Extradition Interstate Rendition Clause in the United States In the United States, a uniform law interstate rendition between the states is established by Article 4, Section 2, of the U.S. Constitution, “which specifies that interstate extradition applies”(1) regardless or irrespective of the nature of the crime.” provides that any person properly charged is subject…
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United States International Trade Commission
An independent agency within the Federal government charged with the ongoing investigation of the levels of U.S. import activity. It was established as the United States Tariff Commission in 1916; the current name was adopted in 1974. The commission inquires into the impact of laws and regulations o…
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Uniform Law On Bills Of Exchange
A product of the 1932 Geneva Convention on Bills of Exchange. The object of the act was to standardize various national laws and usages relative to bills of exchange, thereby overcoming an impediment to rade. The act specifies that a bill of exchange must contain:1. The term bill of exch…
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Outline of Trust and Estates
Outline of Trust and Estates Note: this is based in United States law I. POLICY AND INTRODUCTION A. Dead Hand Control 1. Controlling consideration in determining meaning of a donative document is donor’s intention 2. Courts cannot consider wisdom, fairness, or reasonableness of donation 3. Courts can only bar donations if they are prohibited or…
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Laws of war Part 6
Laws of war Part 6 62 In the Minds of Men: A Theory of Compliance with the Laws of war William Bradford Arizona State law Journal Volume 36, Number 4, Winter 2004 p.1243 LAW JOURNAL / LAW REVIEW 63 The Laws of War in the Pre-Dawn Light: Institutions and Obligations in Thucydides’ Peloponnesian War…
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Instructions for the Government of Armies of the United States in the Field 4
Instructions for the Government of Armies of the United States in the Field Art. 50. Moreover, citizens who accompany an army for whatever purpose, such as sutlers, editors, or reporters of journals, or contractors, if captured, may be made prisoners of war, and be detained as such. The monarch and members of the hostile…
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Multilateral treaties: Organization of American States
Multilateral Treaties : Organization of American States Recommended guidelines for preparing and adopting inter-american legal instruments Scope 1. The sole purpose of the following recommendations is to guide and facilitate the preparation of inter-American legal instruments where a procedure has not already been expressly provided for or the states have not agreed on the corresponding…
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Washington State Bar CLE Publications
Washington State Bar CLE Publications Contains: The Complete Library of WSBA CLE Deskbooks & Coursebooks: Appellate Practice Deskbook (2005) Civil Procedure Deskbook (2006) Community Property Deskbook (2003) Law of Wills and Intestate Succession (2006) Legal Ethics Deskbook (2009) Life Insurance Trust Deskbook (2002) Motor Vehicle Accident Deskbook (2d ed. 2001 plus 2009 Supplement) Motor Vehicle…
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Restatements of the Laws
RESTATEMENTS OF THE LAW See Codifications, studies and other ALI projects and American Law Institute Bibliography The American Law Institute (made up of 4000 lawyers, judges, and law professors of the highest qualifications) drafts, discusses, revises, and publishes Restatements of the Law, model statutes, and principles of law that are enormously influential in the courts…
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Outline of International economic laws
Outline of International economic laws I. Overview a. Intl Economic law is how each government’s regulations affect the market. Its international law that seeks to limit/govern the ways governments can regulate trade. II. WTO World Trade Organization (p.36) a. Predecessor: GATT i. After WWII, efforts to establish an “International Trade Organization” failed. GATT was supposed…
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UNIDROIT Principles
The task of harmonizing world commercial law turns out to be different from what might have appeared to be the case a decade ago. It is now clear that there will not be one single monumental document that will harmonize all legal rules. Instead, the situation I have described, in which at least seven kinds…
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UNIDROIT Principles
The task of harmonizing world commercial law turns out to be different from what might have appeared to be the case a decade ago. It is now clear that there will not be one single monumental document that will harmonize all legal rules. Instead, the situation I have described, in which at least seven kinds…