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Civil Counsel
Civil Counsel Civil Counsel in the United States by Mike Rosen A city ordinance signed by Mayor Ed Lee in early April 2014 has made San Francisco the first city in the United States to create a guaranteed right to civil counsel. Although the U.S. Supreme Court recognized a right to legal representation in criminal…
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Civil Liberties Spread
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties: History Spread of Civil LibertiesBritish colonists brought the concepts of limited government and individual freedom to the New World. The early laws of Virginia, Massachusetts, and other colonies reflected interest in the reform of criminal procedure that …
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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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Civil Law Expansion
Civil Law Geographic ExpansionBeginning in the 15th century, many European countries extensively colonized North and South America, Africa, and parts of Asia (see Colonialism and Colonies). Colonial expansion spread the civil law system as colonizers imposed their system of law on their col…
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Civil Law History
Civil Law Historical DevelopmentThe civil law tradition traces its origin to the Roman Republic, a city-state that emerged in the 6th century bc and became an important commercial and military power (see Ancient Rome). The early custom and laws of Rome were put in writing for the first time…
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Geographic Expansion of Civil Law
Geographic Expansion of Civil Law “Beginning in the 15th century, many European countries extensively colonized North and South America, Africa, and parts of Asia. Colonial expansion spread the civil law system as colonizers imposed their system of law on their colonies. After achieving independence, some former colonies retained the legal system established by the colonizer.…
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Historical Development of Civil Law
Historical Development of Civil Law “The civil law tradition traces its origin to the Roman Republic, a city-state that emerged in the 6th century BC and became an important commercial and military power (see Ancient Rome). The early custom and laws of Rome were put in writing for the first time in 451 and 450…
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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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Convention on Civil Liability for Damage Resulting from Activities Dangerous to the Environment 3
Convention on Civil Liability for Damage Resulting from Activities Dangerous to the Environment Article 14 — Access to information held by public authorities 1. Any person shall, at his request and without his having to prove an interest, have access to information relating to the environment held by public authorities. The Parties shall define…
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International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 7
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Article 43 The members of the Committee, and of the ad hoc conciliation commissions which may be appointed under article 42, shall be entitled to the facilities, privileges and immunities of experts on mission for the United Nations as laid down in the relevant sections of the…
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Convention for the Supression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Civil Aviation 2
Convention for the Supression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Civil Aviation Article 7 The Contracting State in the territory of which the alleged offender is found shall, if it does not extradite him, be obliged, without exception whatsoever and whether or not the offence was committed in its territory, to submit the…
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International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage 2
International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage ARTICLE VII 1. The owner of a ship registered in a Contracting State and more than 2,000 tons of oil in bulk as cargo shall be required to insurance or other financial security, such as the guarantee of a bank or a certificate delivered by…
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International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage
International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage ARTICLE I For the purposes of this Convention: 1. “Ship”means any sea-going vessel and any seaborne craft of any type whatsoever, actually carrying oil in bulk as cargo. 2. “Person”means any individual or partnership or any public or private body, whether corporate or not,…
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The gentle civilizer of nations : the rise and fall of international law
The gentle civilizer of nations : the rise and fall of international law, 1870-1960 / Martti Koskenniemi See International law – History of International Law International law was born from the impulse to ‘civilize’ late nineteenth-century attitudes towards race and society, argues Martti Koskenniemi in this extensive study of the rise and fall of modern…