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  • Criminology

    Introduction to Criminology According to Encarta, "Criminology, the scientific study of criminals and criminal behavior. Criminologists attempt to build theories that explain why crimes occur and test those theories by observing behavior. Criminological theories help shape society's […]

  • Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms

    The Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms Details of The Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms Author: Amy Hackney Blackwell Date of publishing: 2008 Publisher: Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc, Naperville, Illinois 60567-4410, United States Contents of The Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms Abandon Abatable Nuisance Abate Abatement of a Legacy Abatement of Taxes Abdicate…

  • Party Autonomy

    Outline of Choice of forum and law In order to figure out what law will be applicable, need to know what the forum is à forum will determine what choice of law rules will be applied Basic Framework for Determining Applicable law – Determine the forum o Is there a forum […]

  • Party Autonomy

    Outline of Choice of forum and law In order to figure out what law will be applicable, need to know what the forum is à forum will determine what choice of law rules will be applied Basic Framework for Determining Applicable law – Determine the forum o Is there a forum […]

  • International Criminal Justice

    International Criminal Justice U.S. Perspectives on International Criminal Justice By John B. Bellinger, III, Legal Adviser to the Secretary of State (2008): I’d like to discuss the United States’ approach to international criminal justice generally, and in particular, our views on the various international criminal tribunals. Let me start by making a few points about…

  • International Criminal Justice

    International Criminal Justice U.S. Perspectives on International Criminal Justice By John B. Bellinger, III, Legal Adviser to the Secretary of State (2008): I’d like to discuss the United States’ approach to international criminal justice generally, and in particular, our views on the various international criminal tribunals. Let me start by making a few points about…

  • Complex Forensic Cases

    Complex Forensic Cases (Law for Biology) Contents of Complex Forensic Cases (Law for Biology) Contents of this subject matter include: Ethics, law and forensic science. Review of legal concepts. the Judicial method. Basic legal research Criminal and Tort Law for forensic scientists Examination […]

  • Primary Authority

    Primary Authority in Legal Citation Case Law There is more information about this subjet related to the field of legal research in the legal encyclopedia.Constitutions There is more information about this subjet related to the field of legal research in the legal encyclopedia.Statutory Law […]

  • Rome Conference

    International Criminal Court Creation of the Court The Rome ConferenceIntroduction to Rome ConferenceThe nearly century-long effort to establish a permanent court culminated with a 1998 UN diplomatic conference in Rome, Italy, convened for the sole purpose of finalizing a statute o…

  • Forensic Sciences

    Forensic Sciences Forensic Science is any scientific methodology used for the purposes of the search, identification, preservation, and analysis of evidence. It offers an intersection of science and law. Forensic Sciences in the United States Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals is a landmark Supreme Court case which changed the whole…

  • Forensic Sciences

    Forensic Sciences Forensic Science is any scientific methodology used for the purposes of the search, identification, preservation, and analysis of evidence. It offers an intersection of science and law. Forensic Sciences in the United States Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals is a landmark Supreme Court case which changed the whole…

  • A Common Law of International Adjudication

    A Common law of International Adjudication Chester Brown (Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2007, liii + 303 pp) The rise of international courts and tribunals in the past few decades has led to a wealth of scholarly studies, the establishment of academic institutions, seminars and publication series. Debates continue over the possibilities, threats and implications thrown…

  • International Criminal Law Links

    International Criminal Law Links   Cambodia Tribunal Monitor (on Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia) Universal Jurisdiction in Europe The State of the Art Trial Track JusticeUpdated : ICL Blog International Research and Documentation Centre for War Crimes Trials International Criminal Law Society United Nations Crime and Justice Information Network(UNCJIN) was established in 1989…

  • Common law. The Giants and the Gods

    Common law . The Giants and the Gods See Common law. The Giants and the Gods 2 From Sir Frederick Pollock, The Genius of the Common Law [1912] At this day there is no need to explain that formality is an essential feature of archaic law. It has long ceased to be plausible, if it…

  • VISHIPCO LINE AND OTHERS v. THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK 2

    DISCUSSION Chase here first contends that plaintiffs’ claims were dismissible for failure to prove that under Vietnamese law they were entitled to recover. We disagree. The district court largely agreed with Chase’s contention, stating: When foreign law is an issue in a case, that law must be proved as a fact. Black Diamond S.S. Corp.…