Search results for: “common law perspective”

  • Soft Law

    Compliance with Soft Law In the study of compliance with soft law, several factors were identified in advance as possibly affecting state performance. While most of them apply to all subject areas in the study, the relative importance of each varies from one subject to another. The […]

  • Civil Law Perspective

    Codification: Interpretation and Reasoning Note: there is an entry about the subject of this section in this legal Encyclopedia. Interpretation: Process and Methods There is more general information about this topiIn relation to this entry, explore, in special, the information about: […]

  • Civil Law Perspective

    Codification: Interpretation and Reasoning Note: there is an entry about the subject of this section in this legal Encyclopedia. Interpretation: Process and Methods There is more general information about this topiIn relation to this entry, explore, in special, the information about: […]

  • International Customary Law

    Customary International Law Art. 38 (1) Statute of the International Court of Justice, after saying that the court's function is 'to decide in accordance with international law such disputes as are submitted to it', states, in para. (1) (b), that it shall apply 'international custom, as […]

  • International Customary Law

    Customary International Law Art. 38 (1) Statute of the International Court of Justice, after saying that the court's function is 'to decide in accordance with international law such disputes as are submitted to it', states, in para. (1) (b), that it shall apply 'international custom, as […]

  • Convention on the Law of the Sea

    Convention on the Law of the Sea History of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 By Daniel Hollis Introduction The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) is the most comprehensive attempt at creating a unified regime for governance of the rights of…

  • Convention on the Law of the Sea

    Convention on the Law of the Sea History of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 By Daniel Hollis Introduction The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) is the most comprehensive attempt at creating a unified regime for governance of the rights of…

  • Contract Law

    Legal History of Contract Law Contracts in Ancient Greek Law See the main entry of this legal history topic. Contracts in Ancient Roman Law See the main entry of this legal history topic. Contracts in Byzantine Law See the main entry of this legal history topic. Contracts in Chinese […]

  • Contract Law

    Legal History of Contract Law Contracts in Ancient Greek Law See the main entry of this legal history topic. Contracts in Ancient Roman Law See the main entry of this legal history topic. Contracts in Byzantine Law See the main entry of this legal history topic. Contracts in Chinese […]

  • Common Law Countries

    Related Work and Conclusions Resources See Also References (Papers) Extending Graham's Interpretive Theory Into Common Law: A Multiple-Case Study, Chris Hayes, Apr 2016 Admiralty-Sovereign Immunity-Philippine Corporation's Suit To Recover Damages Caused By Collision With Public […]

  • Comparative Contract Law

    Comparative Contract Law This entry provides an overview of comparative contract law. It shows several differences between the civil legal systems and the common law in relation to contract law. It offers references to English and US-American law, and covers some civil law countries, including France and Germany. The entry also covers the UNIDROIT Principles…

  • Comparative Contract Law

    Comparative Contract Law This entry provides an overview of comparative contract law. It shows several differences between the civil legal systems and the common law in relation to contract law. It offers references to English and US-American law, and covers some civil law countries, including France and Germany. The entry also covers the UNIDROIT Principles…

  • Nature of Law

    Nature of Law The Nature of Law and Legal Systems This section covers: Interpretivist Theories of Law Legal Positivism Natural Law Theory Legal Realism Mixed Theories of Law Books and Papers Josep Aguiló Regla (1990). Lenguaje jurídico, lenguaje documental y tesauro. Theoria 5 (1-2):31-65. The aim of this paper is twofold. On the one hand,…

  • Nature of Law

    Nature of Law The Nature of Law and Legal Systems This section covers: Interpretivist Theories of Law Legal Positivism Natural Law Theory Legal Realism Mixed Theories of Law Books and Papers Josep Aguiló Regla (1990). Lenguaje jurídico, lenguaje documental y tesauro. Theoria 5 (1-2):31-65. The aim of this paper is twofold. On the one hand,…

  • 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…