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Maxims of Law
Maxims of Law or Legal Maxims According to the Bouvier’s Dictionary, a Maxim is an established principle or proposition. A principle of law universally admitted, as being just and consonant with reason. Maxims in law are somewhat like axioms in geometry. See 1 Commentaries on the Laws of England (by Sir Wllliam Blackstone). 68. They…
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African Law
History of the African Law African Law in the Precolonial Period For more information about this section, in the context of the legal history, see the main entry in this legal encyclopedia. African Law in the Colonial Period For more information about this section, in the context of the […]
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State Objectives
State Objectives While the general theory of the state (Allgemeine Staatslehre) of the 19th century tried to identify a very small number of State Purposes (Staatszwecke) that were — by the presumably immutable “nature” of the concept “state” — necessary features of every state (e.g., security, welfare), contemporary constitutionalism mostly relies on a large number…
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Sharīʿah
Shar??ah In Legal History: ?amili, Muhammad Ibn Makki al- This section provides an overview of ?amili, Muhammad Ibn Makki al- . See also ?amili, Muhammad Ibn Makki al- in the Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History (Oxford University Press) and ?amili, Muhammad Ibn Makki al- in the Dictionary of Concepts in History, by Harry Ritter.…
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Encyclopedia of Sexual Behavior and the Law
Encyclopedia of Sexual Behavior and the Law Details of the Encyclopedia ISBN-13:9781933116570 Publisher:Congressional Quarterly, Inc. Publication date:09/21/2006 Pages:368 About the author of this Encyclopedia Robert L. Maddex is an attorney specializing in international law who serves as an advisor on constitutional procedures and issues. He is the author of Congressional Quarterly’s Constitutions of the World,…
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Ancient Mesoamerica
Ancient Mesoamérica Overview The Aztecs, Maya, and Their Predecessors, 3rd ed. (1993) Mesoamerica: The Evolution of a Civilization (1968) Prehistoric Mesoamerica (Adams 1991) Historical Atlas of Ancient America (2001) Bibliographies (see also Epigraphy, Maya, Mexica) The Ancient Americas: A Brief History and Guide to Research (1989) Art and Archaeology of Pre-Columbian Middle America: Annotated Bibliography…
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Maya Law
Maya Law Maya Legal System and Sources of Law From the Tarlton Law Library (University of Texas): The laws that governed the various Maya states were issued by the halach uinic and his council, or by the council alone if the state did not have an halach uinic. The batabs were responsible for carrying out…
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Maya Law
Maya Law Maya Legal System and Sources of Law From the Tarlton Law Library (University of Texas): The laws that governed the various Maya states were issued by the halach uinic and his council, or by the council alone if the state did not have an halach uinic. The batabs were responsible for carrying out…
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Aztec Law
Aztec Law Aztec Legal System and Sources of Law From the Tarlton Law Library (University of Texas): “The Aztec legal system was highly complex and was designed to maintain social order and respect for government institutions. Aztec laws were based on royal decrees and on customs that had been passed down from generation to generation.…
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Aztec Law
Aztec Law Aztec Legal System and Sources of Law From the Tarlton Law Library (University of Texas): “The Aztec legal system was highly complex and was designed to maintain social order and respect for government institutions. Aztec laws were based on royal decrees and on customs that had been passed down from generation to generation.…
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Thesaurus Locorum Communium Jurisprudentiae: ex Axiomatibus
Thesaurus Locorum Communium Jurisprudentiae: ex Axiomatibus Details of the Thesaurus Locorum Communium Jurisprudentiae: ex Axiomatibus Publisher: Lipsig: Joh. Friderici Gleditsch Year of Publication: 1691 About the Author: Agostinho Barbosa (1590-1649) In the words of the Tarlton Law Library (University of Texas School of Law): “Agostinho Barbosa was born near Guimarães, Portugal on 17 September 1590,…
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Thesaurus Locorum Communium Jurisprudentiae: ex Axiomatibus
Thesaurus Locorum Communium Jurisprudentiae: ex Axiomatibus Details of the Thesaurus Locorum Communium Jurisprudentiae: ex Axiomatibus Publisher: Lipsig: Joh. Friderici Gleditsch Year of Publication: 1691 About the Author: Agostinho Barbosa (1590-1649) In the words of the Tarlton Law Library (University of Texas School of Law): “Agostinho Barbosa was born near Guimarães, Portugal on 17 September 1590,…
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A New Law Dictionary
A New Law Dictionary: Jacob’s Law Dictionary The INTERPRETER eventually came to be considered the best law dictionary until the one of Giles Jacob’s appeared in 1729. From the University of Texas: “Giles Jacob was heavily influenced by the philosophers Locke and Hobbes, both of whom Title page, A New Law Dictionary, 1729believed that a…
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A New Law Dictionary
A New Law Dictionary: Jacob’s Law Dictionary The INTERPRETER eventually came to be considered the best law dictionary until the one of Giles Jacob’s appeared in 1729. From the University of Texas: “Giles Jacob was heavily influenced by the philosophers Locke and Hobbes, both of whom Title page, A New Law Dictionary, 1729believed that a…
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Legal Lexicography
Legal Lexicography or Jurilexicography Legal lexicography or jurilexicography is the most neglected aspect of the discipline of jurilinguistics, despite its great relevance for translators, academics and comparative lawyers. This important work on the connections between legal vocabulary and legal culture is a welcome addition to the literature in the growing field of “jurilingistics” , a…