Search results for: “enactment”

  • Inheritance

    Introduction to InheritanceInheritance, in law, succession to the real and personal property of a deceased individual. Inheritance may be by will or, in the absence of a will, by operation of the statutes governing intestacy. The transfer of property by testate and intestate succession is o…

  • Inheritance

    Introduction to InheritanceInheritance, in law, succession to the real and personal property of a deceased individual. Inheritance may be by will or, in the absence of a will, by operation of the statutes governing intestacy. The transfer of property by testate and intestate succession is o…

  • Crowdfunding

    Regulation of Crowdfunding in the United States Financial Regulation of Crowdfunding Intermediates in the United States In relation to the crowdfunding intermediary provisions in Title III of the JOBS Act: Crowdfunding issuers. Title III of the U.S. JOBS Act amends Section 4 of the […]

  • Crowdfunding

    Regulation of Crowdfunding in the United States Financial Regulation of Crowdfunding Intermediates in the United States In relation to the crowdfunding intermediary provisions in Title III of the JOBS Act: Crowdfunding issuers. Title III of the U.S. JOBS Act amends Section 4 of the […]

  • Crime

    Introduction to Crime Crime, commission of an act or act of omission that violates the law and is punishable by the state. Crimes are considered injurious to society or the community, as distinguished from torts (see Tort) and breach of contract. As defined by law, a crime includes both the […]

  • STATUS

    STATUS Of considerable significance for social scientific investigations of the origins, development, and decline of a wide variety of religious ideologies, movements, and institutions. Like other concepts that seek to impose sociological rigor on familiar societal terminology, status is subject to a number of distinct (although overlapping) usages that sometimes generate confusion. The Legal Context…

  • Online Sales Tax

    Online Sales Tax Online Sales Tax in the United States In the case “South Dakota v. Wayfair,” No. 17-494, Justice Kennedy’s opinion states: “That said, South Dakota’s tax system includes several features that appear designed to prevent discrimination against or undue burdens upon interstate commerce. First, the Act applies a safe harbor to those who…

  • International Environmental Treaties

    International Environmental Treaties The case of Australia D. Anton, J. Kohout and N. Pain, in “Nationalizing Environmental Protection in Australia: The International Dimensions” (1993), wrote: “A national approach to environmental protection is the most effective way for Australia to protect its own environment and to contribute to the common cause of global environmental protection.[1] (…)…

  • Terrorism Risk Insurance

    Attachment Under the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: Martinez v Cuba in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On August 26, 2011, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida granted the […]

  • Terrorism Risk Insurance

    Attachment Under the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: Martinez v Cuba in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On August 26, 2011, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida granted the […]

  • Humberto Leal García

    Humberto Leal García Humberto Leal García in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): Efforts on the part of Congress and the Executive Branch to satisfy the United States' obligation under […]

  • Golan V Holder

    Constitutionality of Statue Implementing Berne (copyright) Convention: Golan v Holder in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On August 3, 2011, the United States filed its brief in the United States […]

  • Federal Common Law Suit

    A Corporation Can be Held Liable in a Federal Common Law Suit Based on the Alien Tort Statute For Violating the Law of Nations in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): The second question presented is […]

  • Federal Common Law Suit

    A Corporation Can be Held Liable in a Federal Common Law Suit Based on the Alien Tort Statute For Violating the Law of Nations in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): The second question presented is […]

  • Jerusalem

    United States Jerusalem Statement in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): The status of the city of Jerusalem is one of the most sensitive and longstanding disputes in the Arab-Israeli conflict. For the […]