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Common Law Definition
Common Law Definition The term “common law” is used in a number of different senses. In medieval English law it denoted that law which was administered by the king’s courts and which was, in principle at least, common to the whole realm. The common law, in this sense, was to be distinguished from the law…
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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…
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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…
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Substantive Law
Substantive Law Legal definition of Substantive Law Substantive law defines the rights and remedies of particular laws within a case. The part of the law that creates, defines, and regulates rights, including, for example, the law of contracts, torts, wills, and real property. In the definition of Substantive Law by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, it is…
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Substantive Law
Substantive Law Legal definition of Substantive Law Substantive law defines the rights and remedies of particular laws within a case. The part of the law that creates, defines, and regulates rights, including, for example, the law of contracts, torts, wills, and real property. In the definition of Substantive Law by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, it is…
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Civil Law Characteristics
Characteristics of Civil LawThe most obvious feature of a civil law system is the presence of a written code of law. The code is a systematic and comprehensive compilation of legal rules and principles. Although the contents of codes may vary widely from country to country, all codes are in…
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Characteristics of Civil Law
Characteristics of Civil Law The most obvious feature of a civil law system is the presence of a written code of law. The code is a systematic and comprehensive compilation of legal rules and principles. Although the contents of codes may vary widely from country to country, all codes are intended as a blueprint of…
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Code Law Systems
Code Law Systems The term “code-law systems” is usually employed, as a legal term of art, with two different, if related, meanings. First, “code” refers to the reduction of the laws customarily observed by a particular people to a more or less permanent, organized, and written form through a comprehensive piece of legislation or codification.…
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Law Categories
Law Categories Law made and enforced within a nation’s borders is known as domestic law. One category of domestic law is substantive law. Substantive law is the content of the law. It defines the rights, duties, and obligations of citizens and levels of governments. Examples include the right to own and protect property, to enter…
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Classification of Law
Classifying Law Note: see also Law Classification in this Encyclopedia In many countries, laws originate from three main sources: previous judicial decisions (common law), parliament/s (acts, statutes or legislation), and the Constitution (constitutional law). Legal Systems Legal Systems Civil Law Legal System Common Law Legal System Customary Law System Mixed Legal System Muslim Law System…
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1500 Top law pages in Wikipedia in May 2013
1500 Most popular law articles in Wikipedia in may 2012 Previous popular law pages in Wikipedia: 1-1000: 250 Top law pages in Wikipedia in may 2012 500 Top law pages in Wikipedia in may 2012 1000 Top law pages in Wikipedia in may 2012 Most poular law pages in Wikipedia: 1001 to 1500 RapidShare The…
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1000 Top law pages in Wikipedia in may 2013
1000 Most popular law pages in Wikipedia in May 2013 Previous most popular law pages in Wikipedia: 1 to 500 500 Top law pages in Wikipedia in may 2013 250 Top law pages in Wikipedia in may 2013 500 Top law pages in Wikipedia in may 2012 250 Top law pages in Wikipedia in may…
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Classification for Law Libraries
Classification for Law Libraries Moys Classification Introduction to the First Edition Part 1: Principles of Library Classification for Law books In compiling a library classification for any special subject, whether it be law, engineering or literature, the general rules of classification, such as the exclusiveness of categories and the comprehensiveness of the sum total of…
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Law Classification, Historical
Law Classification , Historical A nation’s law, as it exists at any date in the nation’s history, whether expressed by a written constitution, by statutes, by case law, by customs, or, as is now usually the case in civilized countries, by all of these in combination, may be conveniently grouped under nine great heads, as…