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  • Sources of Law

    Sources of International Law It is generally accepted that the sources of international law (international obligations) are listed in the Article 38(1) of the Statute of the International Court of Justice, which provides that the Court shall apply: international conventions, whether […]

  • Code of Canon Law

    Code of Canon Law Old Code General Principles of Canon Law In 1918, in the book “A Commentary and Summary of the New Code of Canon Law”, the author, Rev. Stanislaus Woywod wrote: Special agreements or concordats made between certain nations and the Holy See are not changed by the Code. (Canon 3.) Acquired rights,…

  • Code of Canon Law

    Code of Canon Law Old Code General Principles of Canon Law In 1918, in the book “A Commentary and Summary of the New Code of Canon Law”, the author, Rev. Stanislaus Woywod wrote: Special agreements or concordats made between certain nations and the Holy See are not changed by the Code. (Canon 3.) Acquired rights,…

  • 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…

  • 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 […]

  • International Court of Justice Pleadings

    Citation NotesThe International Court of Justice publishes Pleadings, Oral Arguments, Documents (abbreviated 'ICJ Pleadings'), which contains documents and transmissions of the parties and the Court (such as the application instituting proceedings, submissions, minutes of oral argum…

  • International Court of Justice Pleadings

    Citation NotesThe International Court of Justice publishes Pleadings, Oral Arguments, Documents (abbreviated 'ICJ Pleadings'), which contains documents and transmissions of the parties and the Court (such as the application instituting proceedings, submissions, minutes of oral argum…

  • Encyclopedia of Censorship

    Encyclopedia of Censorship Encyclopedia of Censorship Encyclopedia of Censorship List of Entries ABC Trial, The Abelard, Peter Abrams v. United States Académie des dames, L’ Achilles Statue, The Acta Pauli actual malice Adult Film Association of America Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The advocacy Afghanistan Age d’or, L’ Age of Reason, The Agrippa, Henry Cornelius Alabama…

  • Civil Liberties Concerns

    Civil Rights and Civil Liberties: International ConcernsTo establish the principles of civil liberties and civil rights on an international basis, the United Nations Charter was drawn up after World War II (1939-1945); it states that one of the purposes of the UN is to promote and encourage…

  • Advisory Proceedings

    Advisory Proceedings Advisory proceedings are less confrontational than contentious proceedings in that States are not parties and do not have to defend themselves. For “The Elgar Companion to the International Court of Justice” (Elgar Companions to International Courts and Tribunals series, Robert Kolb), they are “something of a peculiarity for a court of justice. The…

  • Stimson’s Law Dictionary

    Stimson’s Law Dictionary “A concise law dictionary of words, phrases, and maxims : with an explanatory list of abbreviations used in Law books “(1911). The Authors were Stimson, Frederic Jesup, 1855-1943 and Voorhees, Harvey Cortlandt, b. 1867. FREDERIC JESUP STIMSON was PROFESSOR OF COMPARATIVE LEGISLATION IN HARVARD and HARVEY CORTLANDT VOORHEES was lawyer in the…

  • Constitutional Text: Czechoslovakia 1920, Amended 1926

    1926 AMENDMENT TO CZECHOSLOVAKIA’S CONSTITUTION OF 1920 OCTOBER 15, 1925 217/1925 Coll. LAW of 15 October 1925 that implements Art. 105 of the Constitutional Charter (Law No. 121/1920 Coll. of 29 February 1920) The National Assembly of the Czechoslovak Republic has enacted the following Law: § 1. (1) In cases of private property claims coming…

  • Outline of Trust and Estates

    Outline of Trust and Estates Note: this is based in United States law I. POLICY AND INTRODUCTION A. Dead Hand Control 1. Controlling consideration in determining meaning of a donative document is donor’s intention 2. Courts cannot consider wisdom, fairness, or reasonableness of donation 3. Courts can only bar donations if they are prohibited or…

  • WIPO Copyright Treaty Part 1

    WIPO Copyright Treaty Part 1   1 A Model Copyright Exemption to Serve the Visually Impaired: An Alternative to the Treaty Proposals Before WIPO Patrick Hely Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law Volume 43, Number 5, November 2010 p.1369 LAW JOURNAL / LAW REVIEW 2 Effective Technological measures in Jordanian Copyright Protection Law Ramzi Madi Entertainment…

  • European Union law Part 22

    European Union law Part 22   299 Joint Ventures: Treatment under New Zealand, United States and European Competition Law Alan Lear New Zealand Business Law Quarterly Volume 11, Number 2, May 2005 p.187 LAW JOURNAL / LAW REVIEW Joint ventures are a common means by which businesses combine to undertake risky ventures or enter a…