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  • Gender

    Gender in Election Law A concept that refers to the social differences between women and men that have been learrned, are changeable over time and have wide variations both within and between cultures. Gender Balance in Election Law Participation of an approximately equal number of women and […]

  • Representative Office

    Introduction A representative office is an alternative form to the legal entity, designed for representation of foreign companies. It is often used in the initial stages of an overseas company’s establishment in the targeted market providing the foreign company with a physical presence in […]

  • Internet Brands

    Internet Brands The Company Internet Brands is an Internet media company that builds, acquires and enhances branded websites in categories marked by high consumer involvement, strong advertising spending, and significant fragmentation in offline sources of consumer information. We operate a rapidly growing network of more than 40 principal websites, currently grouped into three vertical categories:…

  • Privacy in Argentina

    Privacy in Argentina Argentina country report of the Epic (Electronic Privacy Infomation Center) survey “Privacy and Human Rights” (2005, 2006 and 2007): Constitutional Privacy Framework Articles 18 and 19 of the Argentine Constitution provide (in part), “The home is inviolable as is personal correspondence and private papers; the law will determine what cases and what…

  • Variety Use of Means of Peaceful Settlement

    Variety Use of Means of Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes Note: this entry is based on the article, authored by Alain Pellet, “Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes” of the Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law. Neither Art. 2 (3) nor Art. 33 UN Charter fixes any priority among the peaceful means to settle disputes…

  • Work in America. An Encyclopedia of History, Policy and Society

    Work in America. An Encyclopedia of History, Policy and Society Title: Work in America. An Encyclopedia of History, Policy, and Society Edited by: Carl E.Van Horn and Herbert A. Schaffner Foreword by: Ray Marshall, former U.S. Secretary of Labor Publisher: ABC CLIO Work in America. An Encyclopedia of History, Policy, and Society List of Entries…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Find

    Find Contents, Structure and much more Find in the About Portal of the Encyclopedia of Law Help Desk Support for Librarians Support for Learning and Teaching Staff Support for students Support Project Resources Encyclopedia Desk Guide United States Requested Entries Requested Entries Fourth Category of Requested Entries Third Category Requested Entries Second Category Requested Entries…

  • History of Working Time

    History of Working Time Regulations History of Working Time until 1920 The decade following 1910 witnessed a rapid advance and extension in the already widespread movement in favour of the reduction of the hours of labour. This was mainly due, apart from general trade-union pressure, firstly to the repercussions of the World War and of…

  • History of Nationalization

    History of Nationalization Introduction The fact that “Nationalization” had become in 1916-21 one of the burning political questions of the day is unfortunate as regards arriving at a clear appraisal of its principles, for, from the outset, it is difficult for a writer to avoid a certain bias in approaching its discussion. Yet Nationalization of…

  • 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…

  • De Sanchez v. Banco Central de Nicaragua

    JOSEFINA NAJARRO de SANCHEZ v. BANCO CENTRAL de NICARAGUA United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit 770 F.2d 1385 Decided September 19, 1985 GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge: Clausewitz once described war as politics carried on by other means. Here it could be said that litigation is war carried on by other means. The plaintiff’s…

  • Constitutional Text: Brazil Constitution of 1988

    Constitutional Text: Brazil Constitution of 1988 CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL OCTOBER 5, 1988 Preamble We, the representatives of the Brazilian People, convened in the National Constituent Assembly to institute a democratic state for the purpose of ensuring the exercise of social and individual rights, liberty, security, well-being, development, equality and justice as…

  • Constitutional Texts: Bavaria 1808 and 1818 Constitutions

    Constitutional Texts: Bavaria 1808 and 1818 Constitutions BAVARIA’S CONSTITUTION OF 1808 MAY 1ST, 1808 We Maximilian Joseph, by the grace of God King of Bavaria. We are governed by the conviction that as long as the State remains a mere aggregate of separate parts, it can neither achieve its full potential strength, for which it…