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  • Regina v. Bartle and the Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis and Others

    Regina v. Bartle and the Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis and Others (Ex Parte Pinochet) England, House of Lords. Lord Browne-Wilkinson: My Lords, As is well known, this case concerns an attempt by the Government of Spain to extradite Senator Pinochet from this country to stand trial in Spain for crimes committed (primarily in…

  • Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms

    The Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms Details of The Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms Author: Amy Hackney Blackwell Date of publishing: 2008 Publisher: Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc, Naperville, Illinois 60567-4410, United States Contents of The Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms Abandon Abatable Nuisance Abate Abatement of a Legacy Abatement of Taxes Abdicate…

  • Mumbai Terrorist Attacks

    Rosenberg v. Lashkar-e-taiba in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Rosenberg v. Lashkar-e-taiba: in this case, relatives of victims of the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks asserted that defendants, the Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate of Pakistan […]

  • International Organizations Issues

    International Organizations in 2013 (Continuation) United States views on international law [1] in relation to International Organizations: I. The UN Is Immune From “Every Form of Legal Process” Under the General Convention Unless The UN Itself Expressly Waives Its Own Immunity. […]

  • International Organizations Issues

    International Organizations in 2013 (Continuation) United States views on international law [1] in relation to International Organizations: I. The UN Is Immune From “Every Form of Legal Process” Under the General Convention Unless The UN Itself Expressly Waives Its Own Immunity. […]

  • Dictionary of Law consisting of Judicial Definitions and Explanations of Words, Phrases and Maxims

    Dictionary of Law consisting of Judicial Definitions and Explanations of Words, Phrases and Maxims Full Title A Dictionary of Law, Consisting of Judicial Definitions and Explanations of Words, Phrases and Maxims and an Exposition of the Principles of Law: Comprising a Dictionary and Compendium of American and English Jurisprudence Details Author: William C. Anderson (United…

  • Law Applicable to Products Liability

    Law Applicable to Products Liability In the Convention on Law Applicable to Products Liability Article 4 This is the first of the key articles in the Convention that are concerned with the choice of the applicable law. Under this article, the applicable law is the internal law of the State of the place of injury,…

  • Law Applicable to Products Liability

    Law Applicable to Products Liability In the Convention on Law Applicable to Products Liability Article 4 This is the first of the key articles in the Convention that are concerned with the choice of the applicable law. Under this article, the applicable law is the internal law of the State of the place of injury,…

  • A Dictionary of Law Enforcement

    A Dictionary of Law Enforcement A Dictionary of Law Enforcement is “the only dictionary available -according to Oxford University Press, its publisher- that focuses on United Kingdom (British) law enforcement terms. This legal resource contains over 3,400 legal terms, covering many United Kingdom and European Union institutions.” Most of the entries in “A Dictionary of…

  • A Dictionary of Law Enforcement

    A Dictionary of Law Enforcement A Dictionary of Law Enforcement is “the only dictionary available -according to Oxford University Press, its publisher- that focuses on United Kingdom (British) law enforcement terms. This legal resource contains over 3,400 legal terms, covering many United Kingdom and European Union institutions.” Most of the entries in “A Dictionary of…

  • History of the State of Exception

    History of the State of Exception A Brief History of the State of Exception by Giorgio Agamben An excerpt from State of Exception We have already seen how the state of siege had its origin in France during the Revolution. After being established with the Constituent Assembly’s decree of July 8, 1791, it acquired its…

  • De Sanchez v. Banco Central de Nicaragua

    JOSEFINA NAJARRO de SANCHEZ v. BANCO CENTRAL de NICARAGUA United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit 770 F.2d 1385 Decided September 19, 1985 GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge: Clausewitz once described war as politics carried on by other means. Here it could be said that litigation is war carried on by other means. The plaintiff’s…

  • Declaration of Paris, Historical

    About the Declaration of Paris, Historical One point of considerable interest in International Law is the very different degree of durability which the various parts of the system have proved to possess. The oldest rules which belong to its structure are simply rules of religion and morality ordinarily applied between man and man, but so…

  • Constitutional Text: Bangladesh 1972, Amended 2004

    Constitutional Text: Bangladesh 1972, Amended 2004 CONSTITUTION OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH NOVEMBER 4, 1972, AS AMENDED TO MAY 16, 2004 BISMILLAH-AR-RAHIMAN-AR-RAHIM (In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful) Preamble We, the people of Bangladesh, having proclaimed our Independence on the 26th day of March, 1971 and through a historic war for…

  • Constitutional Text: Austria 1920, Admended 2004

    AUSTRIA’S CONSTITUTION OF 1920 WITH AMENDMENTS THROUGH 2004 JANUARY 1ST, 2004 Chapter I General Provisions; European Union A. General Provisions Article 1. Austria is a democratic republic. Its law emanates from the people. Article 2. 1. Austria is a federal state. 2. The Federal State is composed of the autonomous Laender of Burgenland, Carinthia, Lower…