Deposit

The Legal History of Deposit

This section provides an overview of Deposit

Deposit in Election Law

Sum of money that a person (or a party) must pay to be a candidate. This money will be returned to the candidate after the elections if he or she gains a certain amount of votes.This is done not only to prevent irresponsible candidates from running in an election but also to reduce the number of candidates. However, it might also be used or seen as discrimination against less resourceful parties or candidates. Deposits are usually higher in candidate-oriented majority/plurality systems than in more party-oriented proportional representation systems.

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• Election Law
• Electoral Laws
• Electoral Legislation

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• Legal Biography
• Legal Traditions
• Historical Laws
• History of Law

Further Reading

• Deposit in the Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History (Oxford University Press)
• The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Political and Legal History (Oxford University Press)
• Deposit in the Dictionary of Concepts in History, by Harry Ritter
• A Short History of Western Legal Theory, by John Kelly

Spanish Translation of deposit

This is the legal translation of English to Spanish in relation to deposit and / or a definition of this topic: Depósito (in Spanish, without translation of the dictionary entry).

Deposit and the Treaties of the European Union

Description of Deposit provided by the European Union Commission: After a treaty has been concluded, the written instruments, which provide formal evidence of consent to be bound, and also reservations and declarations, are placed in the custody of a depositary. Unless the treaty provides otherwise, the deposit of the instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession establishes the consent of a state to be bound by the treaty. For treaties with a small number of parties, the depositary will usually be the government of the state on whose territory the treaty was signed. Sometimes various states are chosen as depositaries. Multilateral treaties usually designate an international organization or the Secretary-General of the United Nations as depositaries. The depositary must accept all notifications and documents related to the treaty, examine whether all formal requirements are met, deposit them, register the treaty and notify all relevant acts to the parties concerned. [Arts. 16, 76 and 77, Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties 1969]

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Popular Treaties Topics

• Treaties of the United Nations (UN)
• Types of Treaties
• International Treaties
• Famous Treaties
• Law of Treaties
• Numbered Treaties

Deposit and the Treaties of the European Union

Description of Deposit provided by the European Union Commission: After a treaty has been concluded, the written instruments, which provide formal evidence of consent to be bound, and also reservations and declarations, are placed in the custody of a depositary. Unless the treaty provides otherwise, the deposit of the instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession establishes the consent of a state to be bound by the treaty. For treaties with a small number of parties, the depositary will usually be the government of the state on whose territory the treaty was signed. Sometimes various states are chosen as depositaries. Multilateral treaties usually designate an international organization or the Secretary-General of the United Nations as depositaries. The depositary must accept all notifications and documents related to the treaty, examine whether all formal requirements are met, deposit them, register the treaty and notify all relevant acts to the parties concerned. [Arts. 16, 76 and 77, Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties 1969]

Resources

See Also

Popular Treaties Topics

• Treaties of the United Nations (UN)
• Types of Treaties
• International Treaties
• Famous Treaties
• Law of Treaties
• Numbered Treaties