Search results for: “american law institute”
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Contract Law
Legal History of Contract Law Contracts in Ancient Greek Law See the main entry of this legal history topic. Contracts in Ancient Roman Law See the main entry of this legal history topic. Contracts in Byzantine Law See the main entry of this legal history topic. Contracts in Chinese […]
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Contract Law
Legal History of Contract Law Contracts in Ancient Greek Law See the main entry of this legal history topic. Contracts in Ancient Roman Law See the main entry of this legal history topic. Contracts in Byzantine Law See the main entry of this legal history topic. Contracts in Chinese […]
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Admiralty Law
Introduction This entry provides an overview of the legal framework of admiralty law, with a description of the most significant features of admiralty law at international level. Related Work and Conclusions Resources See Also Maritime law Resources See Also References (Papers) Legal […]
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Americanization
Americanization of International Law From August Reinisch (1): “There are currently more than hundred American international law journals mostly affiliated with US law schools compared to a few dozen European, Asian, African, and others. What is even more irritating: abrief glimpse at such renowned summaries of international law as the Restatement of International Law “adopted…
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History of International Law
Ancient History The need for some principles and rules of conduct between independent states arises whenever such states enter into mutual relations. Rules governing the treatment of foreign traders, travelers, and ambassadors, as well as the conclusion and observance of treaties, […]
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Encyclopedic Dictionary of Roman Law
Encyclopedic Dictionary of Roman Law Book Details Publication Date: 24-Sep-2014 Publisher: Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-10: 1584771429 ISBN-13: 9781584771425 Format: Hardback and Soft Pages: 484 pages Collection: Middlebury Bicentennial Series in Environmental Studies 43 The Author Adolf Berger Review From the Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, New Series(volume 43, part 2 1953), reproduced by the…
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Natural Law Definition
Natural Law Definition The natural-law school of thought emphasizes that law should be based on a universal moral order. Natural law was “discovered” by humans through the use of reason and by choosing between that which is good and that which is evil. Here is the definition of natural law according to the Cambridge Dictionary…
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International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law
International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law (IECL) is a multivolumen (17-volume Encyclopedia), one of the well-known law works, a much-cited reference work, and an ambitious project that brings together works from leading scholars in comparative law. Maybe because its ambition it is somewhat dated. The International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law appears…
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International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law
International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law (IECL) is a multivolumen (17-volume Encyclopedia), one of the well-known law works, a much-cited reference work, and an ambitious project that brings together works from leading scholars in comparative law. Maybe because its ambition it is somewhat dated. The International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law appears…
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Foreign Laws
Foreign Laws Secondary Sources: The subscription-based Foreign Law Guide: Current Sources of Codes and Basic Legislation in Jurisdictions of the World by Reynolds and Flores explains the legal bibliographies of most foreign countries, including subject-specific treatises in English [formerly published by F. B. Rothman as a looseleaf under the title Foreign Laws]. The blue pages…
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Maxims of Law
Maxims of Law or Legal Maxims According to the Bouvier’s Dictionary, a Maxim is an established principle or proposition. A principle of law universally admitted, as being just and consonant with reason. Maxims in law are somewhat like axioms in geometry. See 1 Commentaries on the Laws of England (by Sir Wllliam Blackstone). 68. They…
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African Law
History of the African Law African Law in the Precolonial Period For more information about this section, in the context of the legal history, see the main entry in this legal encyclopedia. African Law in the Colonial Period For more information about this section, in the context of the […]