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  • Extradition and Human Rights

    Extradition and Human Rights In some cases, the provisions of extradition treaties vary considerably depending on the states involved. For example: Most nations, “including the United States, will not surrender a fugitive wanted for a political crime. The rise in terrorism, however, has brought about some limitations to the political offense exception.”(1) Many countries, including…

  • Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History

    Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History Bibliographic Details Title: Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History ISBN: 9780195134056 Author: Katz, Stanley N. Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA Subject: Legal History, Historical jurisprudence. Series Volume: 6 Volume-set Publication Date: 2009-04-17 Language: English Pages: 3072 Review of Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History Publisher Comments The Oxford International…

  • List of Authors to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution

    List of Authors to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution Main Entries: List of Entries and Authors of the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution Encyclopedia of the American Constitution Listing of entries to the Encyclopedia by Author: Benjamin Aaron Professor of Law, Emeritus University of California, Los Angeles LABOR AND THE ANTITRUST LAWS Henry J.…

  • List of Entries and Authors of the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution

    List of Articles and Contributors of the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution Main Entry: the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution. List of Authors by Entry (A-Z): ADEQUATE STATE GROUNDS Kenneth L. Karst ADKINS V. CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL Leonard W. Levy ADLER V. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF CITY OF NEW YORK Martin Shapiro ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES Joseph Vining…

  • Federalism in America: An Encyclopedia

    Federalism in America: An Encyclopedia Book Details ISBN: 9780313329470 Editors/Authors: Marbach, Joseph R., Katz, Ellis and Smith, Troy E. Publisher: Greenwood Subject: United states, Federal government, Civics, Citizenship Publication Date: 2005-12-31 Language: English Pages: 808 Reviews Synopsis This encyclopedia provides a comprehensive reference explaining the major concepts, institutions, court cases, epochs, personalities, and policies that…

  • Encyclopedia of Serial Killers

    The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers Book Details ISBN: 9780816061969 Author: Michael Newton Publisher: Checkmark Books Subject: Encyclopedias, Serial murderers,Mur der – Serial Killers, Crime – True Crime Edition Number: 2 Publication Date: 2006-03-31 Language: English Pages: 515 Publisher Comments The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers, Second Edition provides accurate, unglamorized information on hundreds of serial murder…

  • Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court of the United States

    Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court of the United States Book Details ISBN:9780028661247 Author:Tanenhaus, David Spinoza Publisher: MacMillan Reference Library, distributed by Sage. LC Call Number: Reference Collection: KF8742.A35 E525 2008 Publication Date: 2008-10-24 Subject: Government – Judicial Branch, Encyclopedias, United states, Supreme court, Courts – Supreme Court Language: English Reviews This legal Encyclopedia contains about…

  • Civil Liberties Concerns

    Civil Rights and Civil Liberties: International ConcernsTo establish the principles of civil liberties and civil rights on an international basis, the United Nations Charter was drawn up after World War II (1939-1945); it states that one of the purposes of the UN is to promote and encourage…

  • 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 …

  • Civil Rights And Civil Liberties Early Development

    Civil Rights and Civil Liberties History Early DevelopmentIndividual freedom can survive only under a system of law by which both the sovereign and the governed are bound. Such a system of fundamental laws, whether written or embodied in tradition, is known as a constitution. The idea of go…

  • Introduction to Rights

    Main source: Wenar, Leif, “Rights”, The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2011 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = . Introduction to Rights Rights are entitlements (not) to perform certain actions, or (not) to be in certain states; or entitlements that others (not) perform certain actions or (not) be in certain states. Rights dominate modern…

  • Censorship

    Introduction Censorship, supervision and control of the information and ideas that are circulated among the people within a society. In modern times, censorship refers to the examination of books, periodicals, plays, films, television and radio programs, news reports, and other […]

  • Religion

    The Legal History of Religion This section provides an overview of Religion. Religion & Law Pages Online Legal Resources The Islamic Law entry The Jewish Law entry U.S. Federal Religion Law Decisions Recent U.S. Supreme Court Religion Law Decisions – at the Legal […]

  • Counterterrorism

    Human Rights and Counterterrorism in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On March 7, 2011, the United States Delegation to the 16th Session of the Human Rights Council delivered a statement in the […]

  • Magna Carta

    Legal Materials Pictures and translations of the Magna Carta are posted on the Internet by the National Archives and Records Administration and the British Library. You'll find a print copy in the American Jurisprudence 2d Deskbook. Abstract The Magna Carta (literally, the […]