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  • Libya

    Countries or entities currently subject to sanctions by the United States: Libya Libya in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On March 26, 2011, State Department Legal Adviser Harold Hongju Koh […]

  • Mendicity

    Hierarchical Display of Mendicity Economics > National accounts > Income > Distribution of income > Poverty Concept of Mendicity See the dictionary definition of Mendicity. Characteristics of Mendicity [rtbs name=”xxx-xxx”] Resources Translation of Mendicity Spanish: Mendicidad French: […]

  • Comparative Law

    Comparative law may be defined as the study of the similarities and differences between the laws or legal rules of two or more countries, or between two or more legal systems (i.e. the study of legal systems and laws in different countries). It is not a body of rules and principle. It is a […]

  • 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…

  • Jonathan Wild

    Jonathan Wild Director of a Corporation of Thieves, and a most famous Receiver. Executed at Tyburn, 24th of May, 1725 Jonathan Wild was born at Wolverhampton, in Staffordshire, about the year 1682. At about fifteen years of age Jonathan, having made some progress at school in writing and arithmetic, was bound apprentice to a buckle-…

  • Zakat

    Obligatory Charity Tax (Zakat) Zakat Al-Maal (Tithing) Zakat Al-Maal is the third pillar of Islam. Any man or woman who meets the minimum requirements of wealth must pay their share of Zakat. However, paying Zakat is not a burden—it is a blessing and a testimony to one’s sincere faith and devotion to Allah. In addition…

  • 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 […]

  • 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…

  • Immunity of Diplomatic Personnel

    Immunity of Diplomatic Accounts and Personnel in 2013 Note: this is a continuation of the entry about Immunity of Diplomatic Accounts. United States views on international law [1] in relation to Immunity of Diplomatic Accounts and Personnel: Thus, absent evidence that the accounts were […]

  • Execution of Letters of Requets

    Execution of Letters of Requets Execution of Letters of Requets in the Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters: Articles 7, 8, 9, 25, 27(b), 28(c), 32 Article 8 is new; it did not appear in the draft Convention. Article 9 is a modification of article 12 of the draft…

  • Execution of Letters of Requets

    Execution of Letters of Requets Execution of Letters of Requets in the Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters: Articles 7, 8, 9, 25, 27(b), 28(c), 32 Article 8 is new; it did not appear in the draft Convention. Article 9 is a modification of article 12 of the draft…

  • Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters

    Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters The three-week Eleventh Session of the Hague Conference on Private International Law produced the final text of the Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters, contained in the Final Act of the Session completed and signed on the…

  • Contempt

    Introduction to Contempt Contempt, in law, disobedience of, or disrespectful or disorderly conduct in the presence of, any court or legislative body. Contempt of court is usually divided into criminal and civil contempt. Criminal contempt is conduct committed in the presence of the court; it […]

  • Contempt

    Introduction to Contempt Contempt, in law, disobedience of, or disrespectful or disorderly conduct in the presence of, any court or legislative body. Contempt of court is usually divided into criminal and civil contempt. Criminal contempt is conduct committed in the presence of the court; it […]