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Category: Legislation

  • Avena Implementation

    Questions For the Record in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): Section 4(a)—the carefully circumscribed retrospective remedy that is designed to meet the treaty obligation of the United States […]

  • Internal Waters

    Internal Waters Definition Internal waters may be defined as waters on the landward side of the baseline ("The Law of Sea", Robin Rolf Churchill, ?Alan Vaughan Lowe, 1988), which is used for measuring the width of territorial waters. Internal waters refer to rivers, canals, and […]

  • Us Consular Notification Compliance Act

    United States Consular Notification Compliance Act: Questions For the Record in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document “Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law”): After the July 27, 2011 hearing, both the Justice Department and the State Department […]

  • Bill

    Bill, in the political process, a proposed law placed before a legislative body for examination, debate, and enactment. Once enacted, a bill becomes a law. Because making laws is the primary function of the U.S. Congress, as stated in the Constitution, the introduction and processing of bills […]

  • 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,…

  • Initiative

    Initiative Definition Initiative may be defined, in government, as a procedure for the introduction of proposed legislation by means of public petition, and for the enactment of the proposal into law by popular vote. The two types of initiative are direct initiative and indirect. […]

  • Initiative

    Initiative Definition Initiative may be defined, in government, as a procedure for the introduction of proposed legislation by means of public petition, and for the enactment of the proposal into law by popular vote. The two types of initiative are direct initiative and indirect. […]

  • USA Patriot Act

    USA Patriot Act The official name of the USA Patriot Act is the ‘Uniting and Strengthening America Act by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism’ of 2001. This US federal piece of legislation “places special emphasis on foreign investigative work and the investigation of aliens engaged in terrorist activities. At the international…

  • Enter Buildings

    Enter Buildings “Entering” a building may be done without force, and even with permission (obtained by fraud). The Burglary (Unlawful Entry) may be with force or without Force (by use of an unlocked door or window). Building sense here The term “Building” may include one of the followin “structures” or premises: Apartment Barn Cabin Church…

  • Commencement

  • Commencement

  • Rhodian Sea Code

    The earliest known compilation of maritime laws, believed to have been formulated c. 900 B.C. on Rhodes. The text is lost, save the provision concerning jettisons, which has been preserved in Justinian's Code. The jettison article deals with a ratable contribution to an owner whose merchandise h…

  • Rhodian Sea Code

    The earliest known compilation of maritime laws, believed to have been formulated c. 900 B.C. on Rhodes. The text is lost, save the provision concerning jettisons, which has been preserved in Justinian's Code. The jettison article deals with a ratable contribution to an owner whose merchandise h…

  • Automotive Products Trade Act

    An act of Congress (of 1965) that implemented the U. S.-Canadian Auto Agreement, creating a free trade area permitting duty-free movement between the two countries for automobiles and parts used as original equipment. The agreement does not cover replacement parts….