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  • Administrative Law Definition

    Administrative Law Definition Administrative law refers to the body of laws, procedures, and legal institutions affecting government agencies as they implement legislation and administer public programs. As such, the scope of administrative law sweeps broadly. In most countries, bureaucratic agencies make up the largest part of the governmental sector and generate most of the decisions…

  • Bitcoin

    Bitcoin in the E-Commerce Law Bitcoin, launched in 2009, was the first decentralized convertible virtual currency and the first cryptocurrency. Bitcoins are mathematical tokens composed of unique strings of numbers and letters that constitute units of the currency and are oftentimes traded […]

  • 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 […]

  • Hague Cases

    Hague Cases History The pious fund of the Californias The first case decided by the Hague court was concerned with the “Pious Fund of the Californias.” A fund bearing this name was formed in the 18th century for the purpose of converting to the Catholic faith the native Indians of Upper and Lower California, both…

  • 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,…

  • Legal topics

    Academic Legal topics Law in general Comparative and uniform law Jurisprudence Legal Periodicals Bibliography Legal Monographic series Encyclopedias of Law Dictionaries of Law Words and phrases Legal Maxims Legal Quotations Legal Yearbooks Legal Directories Legal Research Legal composition and draftsmanship Legal Education Law societies International bar associations The legal profession Legal aid Legal assistance to…

  • Maya Law

    Maya Law Maya Legal System and Sources of Law From the Tarlton Law Library (University of Texas): The laws that governed the various Maya states were issued by the halach uinic and his council, or by the council alone if the state did not have an halach uinic. The batabs were responsible for carrying out…

  • Maya Law

    Maya Law Maya Legal System and Sources of Law From the Tarlton Law Library (University of Texas): The laws that governed the various Maya states were issued by the halach uinic and his council, or by the council alone if the state did not have an halach uinic. The batabs were responsible for carrying out…

  • A Philologicall Commentary

    A Philologicall Commentary, or an Illustration of the Most Obvious and Useful Words in the Law Full Title of the Dictionary: A philologicall commentary, or, An illustration of the most obvious and useful words in the lavv with their distinctions and divers acceptations, as they are found as well in reports antient and modern as…

  • A Philologicall Commentary

    A Philologicall Commentary, or an Illustration of the Most Obvious and Useful Words in the Law Full Title of the Dictionary: A philologicall commentary, or, An illustration of the most obvious and useful words in the lavv with their distinctions and divers acceptations, as they are found as well in reports antient and modern as…

  • Promulgation

    Promulgation in Constitutional LawFrom the Comparative Constitutions Project: Promulgation is the act of formally proclaiming new legislation to the public. This occurs when the law receives final formal approval.

  • Ad Litem

    Ad Litem as an U.S. State Statute Topic This term is one of the topics in some U.S. State Statutes. Other topics of the World Encyclopedia of Law which are topics of some State Statures are: Licensed Public Accountants (State statute topic) Guardians Ad Litem (State statute topic) […]

  • History of Women’s Rights in the 20th Century

    History of Women’s Rights in the 20th Century Women’s in the 20th-Century Developments Socialists Movements and Communism Governments After wars and revolutions in Russia (1917) and China (1949), new Communist governments discouraged the patriarchal family system and supported sexual equality, including birth control. In the Soviet Union, however, the majority of working women held low-paid…