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Suspected Pirates
International Support for Efforts to Bring Suspected Pirates to Justice in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to International Support for Efforts to Bring Suspected Pirates to Justice: (1) United Nations On November 18, 2013, the UN Security Council adopted […]
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Apartheid Litigation
Cases Decided Subsequent to Kiobel: Balintulo v. Daimler ag (apartheid Litigation) in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Cases Decided Subsequent to Kiobel: Balintulo v. Daimler ag (apartheid Litigation): On August 21, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the […]
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Apartheid Litigation
Cases Decided Subsequent to Kiobel: Balintulo v. Daimler ag (apartheid Litigation) in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Cases Decided Subsequent to Kiobel: Balintulo v. Daimler ag (apartheid Litigation): On August 21, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the […]
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Appeals
Criminal Procedure: Appeals Introduction to Appeals A convicted criminal may appeal his or her conviction and sentence to a higher court, known as an appellate court. The appellate court will review all or part of the written record of what transpired at the trial to determine whether any […]
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Appeals
Criminal Procedure: Appeals Introduction to Appeals A convicted criminal may appeal his or her conviction and sentence to a higher court, known as an appellate court. The appellate court will review all or part of the written record of what transpired at the trial to determine whether any […]
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Judicial Center
Judicial Center (United States) Federal Judicial Center The (United States) Federal Judicial Center is the judicial branch’s agency for policy research and continuing education. The Federal Judicial Center (see more here) was created by act of December 20, 1967 (28 U.S.C. 620), to further the development and adoption of improved judicial administration in the courts…
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State Legal Research
State Legal Research U.S. State Legal Research The first three topics in this subset highlight key sources in researching the laws of popular states. The last of this set provides general advice about researching the law of any state, including key sources of information for all fifty states (D.C. and U.S. territories are often included…
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A Dictionary of Law Enforcement
A Dictionary of Law Enforcement A Dictionary of Law Enforcement is “the only dictionary available -according to Oxford University Press, its publisher- that focuses on United Kingdom (British) law enforcement terms. This legal resource contains over 3,400 legal terms, covering many United Kingdom and European Union institutions.” Most of the entries in “A Dictionary of…
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A Dictionary of Law Enforcement
A Dictionary of Law Enforcement A Dictionary of Law Enforcement is “the only dictionary available -according to Oxford University Press, its publisher- that focuses on United Kingdom (British) law enforcement terms. This legal resource contains over 3,400 legal terms, covering many United Kingdom and European Union institutions.” Most of the entries in “A Dictionary of…
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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…
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Promulgation
Promulgation in Constitutional LawFrom the Comparative Constitutions Project: Promulgation is the act of formally proclaiming new legislation to the public. This occurs when the law receives final formal approval.
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Recognition of Judgments
Private International Law: Recognition of JudgmentsIntroduction to Recognition of JudgmentsIn general international practice, whenever the recognition of foreign laws or of foreign legal acts is specifically prohibited by statute or would result in unconscionable injury or contrave…
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Conrad Black
Conrad Black Conrad Moffat Black, Canadian-born British peer, Baron Black of Crossharbour, media baron, industrialist, journalist, historian and author. The spectacular rise and fall of media mogul Conrad Black is the stuff of which legends are made. But perhaps even more remarkable is the largely successful legal battle he waged from behind bars, effectively discrediting…
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Bering Sea Arbitration
Bering Sea Arbitration Definition The important fishery dispute between Great Britain and the United States, which was closed by this arbitration, arose in the following circumstances. Background In the year 1867 the United States government had purchased from Russia all her territorial rights in Alaska and the adjacent islands. The boundary between the two powers,…
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Encyclopedia of American Civil Rights and Liberties
Encyclopedia of American Civil Rights and Liberties Title: Encyclopedia of American Civil Rights and Liberties Volumes: 3v. ISBN: 9780313327582 Publication Date: 2006-09-31 Editors: Otis H. Stephens, Scheb, John M., Stephens, Otis H., Stooksbury, Kara. Copyright: 2006. Pages: 1,342 Publisher: Greenwood Subjects: Civil and political rights, Encyclopedias, United States of America, Reference, Civil Rights, Political Freedom…