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  • Antiterrorism Efforts

    General Concerns Criticism about anti-terrorism legislation and other measures in the United States, Canada and other countries focussed on three main areas: general concerns about the scope and effectiveness of these initiatives, violations of civil liberties, and invasions of […]

  • Antiterrorism Efforts

    General Concerns Criticism about anti-terrorism legislation and other measures in the United States, Canada and other countries focussed on three main areas: general concerns about the scope and effectiveness of these initiatives, violations of civil liberties, and invasions of […]

  • Anti-Corruption

    Anti-Corruption Introduction By Anne Peters The 172 ratifications of the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), which was adopted in 2003, shows that States around the world are – at least verbally – committed to the international fight against corruption… In the 1990s, the United States achieved adoption of a treaty to criminalize foreign bribery, namely…

  • Science

    The Legal History of Law and ScienceThis section provides an overview of Law and Science ResourcesSee AlsoLegal Biography Legal Traditions Historical Laws History of Law Further Reading Law and Science in the Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History (Oxford University Press) The […]

  • List of Authors to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution

    List of Authors to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution Main Entries: List of Entries and Authors of the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution Encyclopedia of the American Constitution Listing of entries to the Encyclopedia by Author: Benjamin Aaron Professor of Law, Emeritus University of California, Los Angeles LABOR AND THE ANTITRUST LAWS Henry J.…

  • List of Entries and Authors of the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution

    List of Articles and Contributors of the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution Main Entry: the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution. List of Authors by Entry (A-Z): ADEQUATE STATE GROUNDS Kenneth L. Karst ADKINS V. CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL Leonard W. Levy ADLER V. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF CITY OF NEW YORK Martin Shapiro ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES Joseph Vining…

  • Census Problems

    Census Problems in Census TakingCensuses provide important information about the population of a country. But they can become embroiled in political or social controversy simply by reporting information. Complaints about the census generally involve concerns about the accuracy of the count,…

  • Encyclopedia of Taxation and Tax Policy

    The Encyclopedia of Taxation and Tax Policy Editions First edition: October 1999 Number of Pages: 452 Editors: Joseph J. Cordes, Robert D. Ebel, Jane G. Gravelle Publisher: Urban Institute Press Language: English ISBN-10: 0877666822 ISBN-13: 978-0877666820 Second edition: November 30, 2005 Editors: Joseph J. Cordes, Robert D. Ebel, and Jane G. Gravelle. 518 pages, ISBN…

  • Treaties Resources

    Treaties Resources Note: see also Treaties in this Legal Encyclopedia. Finding Treaties Since there exists no complete collection of treaties in print or online, you must often conduct your research with a certain amount of creativity and perseverance, specially if you do not have a treaty citation. It is important to note that treaties may…

  • The Year Books

    The Year Books, precursors of Law Reports The Year Books were the law reports of medieval England. They are the principal source materials for the development of legal doctrines in the English courts from the late 13th century (earliest examples date from about 1268) to 1535 (the last in the printed series). Many (more than…

  • List of Legal History Broader Databases

    List of Legal History Broader Databases The following databases are comprehensive, covering a wide selection of time periods, and can be a starting point for a more specific database. Primary Sources Databases These databases provide access to full-text materials from the Middle Ages to the present: handwritten manuscripts, early printed treatises, pamphlets, etc. Some of…

  • List of Legal Databases and Indexes

    List of Law Databases and Indexes ABI Inform AccessUN American Periodicals Series Online 1740 – 1890 (Proquest) America’s Historical Newspapers 1690 – 1922 (Readex) Anthropology PLUS Arbitration Law Online Banking Research (CCH) BNA Online Services BNA Tax Materials British Periodicals 1680 – 1930’s (Proquest) Business Abstracts CALI Website (Password Required) CCH Tax Research Network CCH…

  • Sei Fujii v. the State of California

    SEI FUJII v. THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Supreme Court of California 38 Cal. 2d 718; 242 P.2d 617 Decided: April 17, 1952 Justice GIBSON Plaintiff, an alien Japanese who is ineligible to citizenship under our naturalization laws, appeals from a judgment declaring that certain land purchased by him in 1948 had escheated to the state.…

  • Barbary Treaties

    The Barbary Treaties Between 1786 and 1836 the United States made nine Treaties with the Barbary States, as they were then called: Morocco, Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli. The original treaties with Tripoli of 1805, Algiers of 1815, and Tunis of 1824, are missing; copies of the two latter in English and a copy of the…

  • Laws of war Part 1

    Laws of war Part 1   1 The Necessity Procedure: Laws of Torture in Israel and Beyond, 1987 2009 Itamar Mann and Omer Shatz Unbound: Harvard Journal of the Legal Left Volume 6, Winter 2010 p.59 LAW JOURNAL / LAW REVIEW This article traces the history of the regulation of torture in Israel, and shows…