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Sources of Law
Sources of International Law It is generally accepted that the sources of international law (international obligations) are listed in the Article 38(1) of the Statute of the International Court of Justice, which provides that the Court shall apply: international conventions, whether […]
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Computer-based Thesaurus of Terminology in Computers and the Law
THES/BID: A Computer-based Thesaurus of Terminology in Computers and the Law According to the Rivista “Informatica e diritto” (Italy, 1982): “THES-BID is a structured thesaurus of descriptors (keywords and phrases) used in the «International Bibliography on Computers and Law» (BID) and its computerized data base for the indexing and retrieving of bibliographical material relating to…
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Computer-based Thesaurus of Terminology in Computers and the Law
THES/BID: A Computer-based Thesaurus of Terminology in Computers and the Law According to the Rivista “Informatica e diritto” (Italy, 1982): “THES-BID is a structured thesaurus of descriptors (keywords and phrases) used in the «International Bibliography on Computers and Law» (BID) and its computerized data base for the indexing and retrieving of bibliographical material relating to…
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International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law
International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law (IECL) is a multivolumen (17-volume Encyclopedia), one of the well-known law works, a much-cited reference work, and an ambitious project that brings together works from leading scholars in comparative law. Maybe because its ambition it is somewhat dated. The International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law appears…
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International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law
International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law (IECL) is a multivolumen (17-volume Encyclopedia), one of the well-known law works, a much-cited reference work, and an ambitious project that brings together works from leading scholars in comparative law. Maybe because its ambition it is somewhat dated. The International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law appears…
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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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Civil Law Legal System
Civil Law Legal System Introduction A civil law country, typically, has a civil law legal system as opposed to common law system. Civil law stems from the Roman law of Justinian’s Corpus Juris Civilis, proceeding from broad legal principles and the interpretation of doctrinal writings. Researching a civil law country law, therefore, follows a different…
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International Trade Law Scope
Legal IssuesBurnett's The Law of International Business Transactions (The Federation Press, Sydney, 1994) covers the areas of sale of goods, carriage of goods, financing of international transactions, GATT, export and import control, and international services trade. Day's The Law o…
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Impact of the UN on International Law
Impact of the UN on International Law The UN began its life with a membership of 50 nations. In the 1990s, because of the growth of newly independent nations, that number had reached 180. The aims and purposes of the organization encompass the maintenance of peace and security and the suppression of acts of aggression.…
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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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Local and Municipal Law
$City Content: $City Charter $City Ordinances $City Regulations $City Municipal Code, which is a Primary Legal Authority of $City. $City Planning and Zoning $State Municipal Law Municipal Law The U.S. legal system, together with federal and state law ($State), is also based in counties and cities local laws. For William Blackstone (1827) “municipal law is…
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Public International Law Classification (Max Planck Institute)
Public International Law Classification (Max Planck Institute) Notation Classification VR1 General VR 1.1 Comprehensive Studies VR 1.2 Surveys of State Practice VR 1.3 Surveys of Judicial Decisions VR 1.4 Surveys of Literature VR 1.5 Institutes, Societies VR 1.5.1 Institut de Droit International (before 1996 see 1.5.3) VR 1.5.2 International Law Association (before 1996 see 1.5.3)…
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About the Origins and Sources of International Law, Historical
About the Origins and Sources of International Law, Historical The eminent man who founded the Whewell Professorship of International Law laid an earnest and express injunction on the occupant of this chair that he should make it his aim, in all parts of his treatment of the subject, to lay down such rules and suggest…
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International trade law Part 25
International Trade law Part 25 260 Schmitthoff’s Export Trade, The Law and Practice of International Trade (10th edn, 2000) Leo D’Arcy, Carole Murray and Barbara Cleave International Trade and Business Law Review Volume 7, 2002 p.509 LAW JOURNAL / LAW REVIEW 261 International Law and Trade Agreements: Building A Sustainable Environment in the Hong…