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  • Lower Court

    Lower Court Lower Courts in the United States Article III of the United States Constitution declares, in section 1, that the judicial power of the United States shall be invested in one Supreme Court and in “such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish.” The Supreme Court has held…

  • Court of First Instance of the European Union

    Court of First Instance of the European Communities (CFI) and the Treaties of the European Union Description of Court of First Instance of the European Communities (CFI) provided by the European Union Commission: The CFI was set up in 1989 to strengthen the protection of individuals' […]

  • International Court of Justice Activities

    Introduction to International Court of Justice ActivitiesDisputes may be brought before the court in two ways. The first is by a special agreement between the parties in which they consent to submit the matter to the court. The second is by a unilateral application by one party in the dispu…

  • Court Systems

    Court Systems Court Hierarchy in the Legal System “Court level or hierarchy defines to a great degree the extent to which a decision by one court will have a binding effect on another court. The federal court system, for instance, is based on a three-tiered structure, in which the United States District Courts are the…

  • Ordinary Courts

    Ordinary Courts in Constitutional LawFrom the Comparative Constitutions Project: By ordinary courts, we mean courts of general jurisdiction. For example, the Supreme Court, Appellate Courts, and District Courts in the United States. By contrast, specialized courts include the constitutional […]

  • Cyclopaedia of Political Science, Political Economy and the Political History of the United States

    Cyclopaedia of Political Science, Political Economy and the Political History of the United States Cyclopaedia of Political Science, Political Economy and the Political History of the United States. By the Best American and European Writers Subjects of the Cyclopaedia of Political Science, Political Economy and the Political History of the United States. By the Best…

  • Wikipedia in the Courtroom

    Wikipedia in the Courtroom Is Wikipedia a reference in the courtroom? In “The Citation of Wikipedia in American Judicial Opinions” , LEE F. PEOPLES, from Oklahoma City University School of Law (LSN Law & Society: The Legal Profession Vol. 3 No. 30, 10/14/2008) says that Wikipedia has been cited almost 300 times in American judicial…

  • Encyclopedia of Capital Punishment in the United States

    Encyclopedia of Capital Punishment in the United States Title: Encyclopedia of Capital Punishment in the United States Preface to the Encyclopedia of Capital Punishment in the United States The second edition of this encyclopedia builds upon the first by, among other things, including material that reflects alterations in capital punishment laws. Since the first edition…

  • List of Courts

    List of Courts Lists of Courts in the Encyclopedia of Law List of European Courts in the European Encyclopedia List of American Courts List of Asian Courts in the Asia Encyclopedia List of Australian Courts in the Australian Encyclopedia List of Canadian Courts in the Canada Encyclopedia List of African Courts in the Africa Encyclopedia…

  • Early Courts

    Early Courts The recognized existence of even primitive courts implies a relatively high degree of social organization and the need for systematic adjudication of disputes on the basis of established customs and consciously formulated rules of social conduct. Archaeologists and anthropologists have established the existence of courts in simple societies over wide areas of Asia,…

  • U.S. States Court Reports

    State Court Reports The West National Reporter System organizes state court cases by region of the United States. See a list of U.S. States Court Reports with their abbreviations: Atlantic Reporter (A.; A.2d; A.3d) California Reporter (Cal. Rptr.; Cal. Rptr. 2d; Cal. Rptr. 3d) New York Supplement (N.Y.S.; N.Y.S.2d) North Eastern Reporter (N.E.; N.E.2d) North…

  • List of U.S. Federal Court Reports

    List of U.S. Federal Court Reports , with Abbreviations This list identifies some of the major reports of judicial U.S. (federal) decisions and their abbreviations. This list does not include courts that no longer exist and some specialized courts. It is divided by U. S. Court: Supreme Court United States Reports (U.S.) Supreme Court reporter…

  • International Criminal Court Part 32

    International Criminal Court Part 32   601 The Assembly of States Parties and the Institutional Framework of the International Criminal Court Daryl A. Mundis American Journal of International Law Volume 97, Number 1, January 2003 p.132 LAW JOURNAL / LAW REVIEW 602 The International Criminal Court: Elements of Crimes and Rules of Procedure and Evidence…

  • International Criminal Court Part 23

    International Criminal Court Part 23   450 The Definition of “Gender”in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court : A Step Forward or Back for International Criminal Justice? Valerie Oosterveld Harvard Human Rights Journal Volume 18, Spring 2005 p.55 LAW JOURNAL / LAW REVIEW 451 Review: International Justice and the International Criminal Court: Between…

  • International Court of Justice Part 18

    International Court of Justice Part 18   322 Developments at the International Criminal Court Construction Site for More Justice: The International Criminal Court After Two Years Hans-Peter Kaul American Journal of International Law Volume 99, Number 2, April 2005 p.370 LAW JOURNAL / LAW REVIEW 323 The 2004 Judicial Activity of the International Court of…