Sanford Skaggs Trustees, Thanks, Charge From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Trustees, Thanks, Charge (1): Where trustees have taken care of funds without charge, the only entry kept being a vote of thanks from time to time, they could not afterward charge a commission on the moneys […]
International Law consists of the rules and principles of general application dealing with the conduct of States and of international organizations in their international relations with one another and with private individuals, minority groups and transnational companies. Legal Issues […]
Introduction Challenge (O. Fr. chalonge, calenge, etc., from Lat. calumnia, originally meaning trickery, from calvi, to deceive, hence a false accusation, a “calumny”), originally a charge against a person or a claim to anything, a defiance. The term is now particularly used of an invitation […]
From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Minister (1): A minister is one who acts as, or performs some of the functions of, a clergyman.55 Resources Notes and References
Bishop, Discipline, Clergy From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Bishop, Discipline, Clergy (1): Within his diocese the bishop is the executive officer, the legislature, and the judiciary; but he is subject to the superior authority of the Church. The bishop may make laws […]
From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Adjournment (1): Where a meeting was noticed for one day and held on a different day without notice of adjournment, all acts done were void and the officers elected were neither de jure nor de facto officers.328 Description of […]
Management Management, Disability From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Management, Disability (1): An unincorporated society is managed by those who are competent to transact their own business. Therefore, it would seem that members must be men over twenty-one years of […]
Lease, Purposes From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Lease, Purposes (1): A religious literary society and scientific corporation has power to lease part of a building owned by it for theatrical and operatic purposes.532 Resources Notes and References
Incorporation, Evidence From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Incorporation, Evidence (1): The certificate of incorporation or charter of a religious society or a certified copy thereof from the public record, is the proper evidence thereof.115 Secondary evidence and […]
Wisconsin, Mississippi, New York From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Wisconsin, Mississippi, New York (1): The statutory law of the different States of the Union is so varied and the laws of one State are of so little interest to the people of another that it would be […]
Opposition to a Real International Court Lassa Oppenheim, in the book entitled The Future of International Law, about Opposition to a Real International Court, wrote in 1921: 59. But, incredible as it may sound, this is not generally recognized. It is just among the old champions of the […]
Treasurer, Accepting a Draft From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Treasurer, Accepting a Draft (1): A parish treasurer has no authority under any condition to bind the corporation by accepting a draft in favor of a third person. A treasurer elected for the purpose of […]
Fundamentals of Arbitration in Contradistinction to Administration of Justice by a Court Lassa Oppenheim, in the book entitled The Future of International Law, about Fundamentals of Arbitration in Contradistinction to Administration of Justice by a Court, wrote in 1921: 58. The second ground […]
Main source: Campbell, Kenneth, "Legal Rights", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Spring 2011 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = . Legal rights are, clearly, rights which exist under the rules of legal systems. They raise a number of different philosophical issues. (1) […]
Use, Change, Parsonage, Discipline, Doctrine, Curate From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Use, Change, Parsonage, Discipline, Doctrine, Curate (1): When a fee simple is acquired by a religious corporation, without restriction as to quantity, but limiting the purpose of its […]
Power of a commissioner to take evidence In the Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters: Articles 17, 27(b), 28(g), 32, 33(1) Article 17 regulates the power of a commissioner to take evidence. It is based on article 18 of the draft Convention. It follows […]
Minimum-wage laws Minimum-wage laws are a traditional bête noire of free-market economists because a government-mandated wage floor interferes with freedom of contract between employers and employees. Moreover, a law that increases wages is expected to reduce employment, because the […]
Control, Secede, Vested Rights From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Control, Secede, Vested Rights (1): The officers of a church corporation have control of the business management for all civil purposes, excepting as otherwise provided by the articles of organization, […]
By-Laws By-Laws From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about By-Laws (1): By-laws of the different religious organizations differ widely, from the decrees of the great councils of the Catholic Church down to the vote of the congregation of an independent denomination. By-Laws, […]
Charity, Necessity, Benefit, Pleasure From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Charity, Necessity, Benefit, Pleasure (1): However, doing works of charity and works of necessity usually are exempt. What is a work of necessity is a question of law. Charity includes whatever […]
Authority, Right From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Authority, Right (1): In those nations where the ruling authority had the proper conception of the Almighty, there was a strong, persistent growth of law upon the basis of natural right; while in the pagan nations laws […]
Name, Bequest, Corporation From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Name, Bequest, Corporation (1): A mistake in a name does not render a bequest or a gift void if the person intended can be identified.566 Also, a devise may be made to a corporation not yet organized and when […]
Appropriations, Contracts, Rent From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Appropriations, Contracts, Rent (1): Under the constitution of the United States, Congress can not make appropriations nor give aid to any denomination. Also, similar provisions are in many of the […]
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 […]
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Justification, Repeating From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Justification, Repeating (1): It is no justification that libelous matter had been previously published by a third person, that the name of such person was disclosed at the time of repeating the libel, and that […]
Clergyman, Discipline, Tribunals, Testimony, Argument From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Clergyman, Discipline, Tribunals, Testimony, Argument (1): What a clergyman says in the administration of the discipline of the church or what is said in tribunals to enforce […]
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Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments This section evaluates the law of civil jurisdiction and the enforcement of foreign judgments, taking into account the implications of the new Brussels I Regulation recast and the Regulation (EU) 1215/2012. This section covers: the jurisdictional rules […]
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The Hague Peace Conferences as a Permanent Institution Lassa Oppenheim, in the book entitled The Future of International Law, about The Hague Peace Conferences as a Permanent Institution, wrote in 1921: 10. Lastly, it is noteworthy that in the Final Act of the second Hague Conference a […]
Mother Church, Control From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Mother Church, Control (1): A majority of the members of a congregation can not by their vote leave the church and transfer the property of the congregation to another church so long as any portion of the […]
From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Competent Witness (1): Everybody who has the use of reason and understands the import of an oath is a competent witness. Resources See Also Competency Resources Notes and References
Introduction to Permanent Court of Arbitration Permanent Court of Arbitration, panel of arbitrators established by the Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes, signed by 24 nations at the first international peace conference at The Hague, the Netherlands, in 1899. The […]
Adverse Possession, Color of Title From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Adverse Possession, Color of Title (1): A religious corporation may obtain title to land by adverse possession. The length of such possession is determined by the laws of the State, the usual period […]
Meeting, Consent From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Meeting, Consent (1): A valid meeting can not be held by a corporation, unless notice has been given in conformity with the laws and rules and regulations of the corporation or the consent of every person who is […]
See International Criminal Law – Transnational crime In late 2000, the United Nations for the first time in international law defined human trafficking in the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children (the Trafficking Protocol also called […]
Promise as Consideration Cases where promisee is trying to hold promisor to contract under theory that promisee made promise as well that is consideration. Promisor often responds that promisee's promise is 'illusory' and not sufficient consideration. Why enforce promises as […]
Trust, Court of Equity From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Trust, Court of Equity (1): A conveyance in trust for the use of a church vests the use in the church and it will be protected by a court of equity.381 Resources See Also Court of Chancery Resources Notes and […]
Child, Immoral Character From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Child, Immoral Character (1): The school committee in order to maintain purity and discipline, may exclude therefrom a child whom they deem to be of licentious or immoral character, although such character is […]
Time, Place, Void From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Time, Place, Void (1): Where a religious society that is incorporated holds an election for trustees, which is held at the wrong time or place, the election is void.255 Resources Notes and References
Ballot, Hand Vote From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Ballot, Hand Vote (1): The vote of a religious society at an annual meeting for the election of officers that the officers shall always be chosen by ballot, does not vitiate an election of officers by hand vote at a […]
In relation to religious matters, find out about Crimes and the following issues in this world legal Encyclopedia: Force, Priest, Preserve Order Interrupt, Liquors, Traffic Theory, Blasphemy, Crime Religion, God, Ridicule, Virgin Profanity, Proof, Excuse Sunday, Business, Fishing Charity, […]
SPE in Financial Law Concept of SPE in this field: Special Purpose Entity. Also referred to as SPV, Special Purpose Vehicle. SPEs are legal entities such as corporations, trusts, or partnerships established for a specific and limited purpose.
Mail, Obscene Language From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Mail, Obscene Language (1): Under the United States postal laws against sending "obscene, lewd or lascivious" books or papers through the mail, a person can not be convicted without proof that the […]
Catholic Church, Pew Rights From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Catholic Church, Pew Rights (1): In the Catholic Church, by the canon law, the ownership in or control over a pew is forbidden to laymen. Notwithstanding that, if the party holding the title violates the […]
From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Clergyman (1): A clergyman is a man in holy orders or one who has been ordained in accordance with the rules of his church or denomination.54 Resources Notes and References
Name, Change From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Name, Change (1): The name of an ecclesiastical corporation is arbitrary and a change or alteration in its name does not affect its identity.126 A charter will not be granted to a church with a name so like another church […]