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  • Donation

    The Legal History of Donation (Gift) This section provides an overview of Donation (Gift) Donation, Hostile, Religion From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Donation, Hostile, Religion (1): On the other hand the United States Supreme Court declared the legal right of donees […]

  • Education

    "The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn." — Alvin Toffler See Education links History of Education In the following treatment of this subject, the theory and early history of education is […]

  • Surveillance

    Crime Detection Surveillance Introduction to Surveillance One of the oldest ways of detecting criminal activity is through surveillance. This method is used when it is likely that a crime will take place at a specific location or when certain persons are suspected of criminal activit…

  • Surveillance

    Crime Detection Surveillance Introduction to Surveillance One of the oldest ways of detecting criminal activity is through surveillance. This method is used when it is likely that a crime will take place at a specific location or when certain persons are suspected of criminal activit…

  • Comparative Law

    Comparative law may be defined as the study of the similarities and differences between the laws or legal rules of two or more countries, or between two or more legal systems (i.e. the study of legal systems and laws in different countries). It is not a body of rules and principle. It is a […]

  • Court of Arbitration for Sport

    Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) The Court of Arbitration for Sport is an institution independent of any sports organization which provides for servic­es in order to facilitate the settlement of sports-related disputes through arbitration or mediation by means of procedural rules adapted to the­ specific needs of the sports world. The Court of Arbitration…

  • Arbitral Courts

    Arbitral Courts Note: for information on the Court of Arbitration for Sport, see here. For information on the ICC International Court of Arbitration, see here. For information on the International Court of Environmental Arbitration and Conciliation, see here. Court of Conciliation and Arbitration Note: The Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration was an Australian court…

  • Global Program of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-Based Activities

    Global Program of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-Based Activities Global Program of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-Based Activities (GPA) UNEP is the United Nations Environment Programme. Overview The GPA aims at preventing the degradation of the marine environment from land-based activities by facilitating the realization…

  • Theories of Contractual Obligation

    Theories of Contractual Obligation Theories of Contractual Obligations Consent Theory of Contract in General The mere fact that one man promises something to another creates no legal duty and makes no legal remedy available in case of non-performance. To be enforceable, the promise must be accompanied by some other factor…. The question now to be…

  • Berlin Rules

    The Berlin Rules The Berlin Rules on Water Resources Introduction In 1966, the International Law Association approved the Helsinki Rules on the Uses of International Rivers (ILA 1966). The Helsinki Rules quickly came to be seen as the authoritative summary of the customary international […]

  • Berlin Rules

    The Berlin Rules The Berlin Rules on Water Resources Introduction In 1966, the International Law Association approved the Helsinki Rules on the Uses of International Rivers (ILA 1966). The Helsinki Rules quickly came to be seen as the authoritative summary of the customary international […]

  • Forum Non Conveniens Dismissal of Suit

    Forum Non Conveniens Dismissal of Suit to Enforce Arbitral Award in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): As discussed in information on Privileges and Immunities in this legal Encyclopedia.A.2.c., in […]

  • Forum Non Conveniens Dismissal of Suit

    Forum Non Conveniens Dismissal of Suit to Enforce Arbitral Award in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): As discussed in information on Privileges and Immunities in this legal Encyclopedia.A.2.c., in […]

  • Magna Carta

    Legal Materials Pictures and translations of the Magna Carta are posted on the Internet by the National Archives and Records Administration and the British Library. You'll find a print copy in the American Jurisprudence 2d Deskbook. Abstract The Magna Carta (literally, the […]

  • Records Access

    Records Access Communication Records Access The United States PATRIOT Act permits ISPs to hand over any transactional data to law enforcement without court order or subpoena. Data can include not only “the name, address, local and long distance telephone toll billing records, telephone number or other subscriber number or identity, and length of service of…