Search results for: “customs and traditions”
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Taxation
Other Popular Tax Definitions in the World Legal Encyclopedia Adjusted Gross Income (sometimes, including Taxation) Ad Valorem Tax (sometimes, including Taxation) Alternative Minimum Tax (sometimes, including Taxation) Big Four (audit firms) (sometimes, including Taxation) Black Market […]
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War
Introduction to War War, in international law, armed conflict between two or more governments or states. When such conflicts assume global proportions, they are known as world wars. War between different parts or factions of the same nation is called civil war. A rebellion is not legally […]
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War
Introduction to War War, in international law, armed conflict between two or more governments or states. When such conflicts assume global proportions, they are known as world wars. War between different parts or factions of the same nation is called civil war. A rebellion is not legally […]
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Roman Law
Introduction to Roman Law Roman Law, in general usage, legal system developed by the Romans from the time of their first codification of law, known as the Law of the Twelve Tables (see Twelve Tables, Law of the), in 450 bc to the death of Justinian I, ruler of the Byzantine Empire, in ad […]
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Education
"The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn." — Alvin Toffler See Education links History of Education In the following treatment of this subject, the theory and early history of education is […]
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International Trade Law
Outline Following an introductory overview of the principles and structure of international trade law, this entry concentrates on the substantive obligations in the agreements that form part of the World Trade Organization Agreement, including tariff and customs?related matters, […]
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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 […]
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Cuba
The Legal History of Cuba This section provides an overview of Cuba Cuba in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On January 14, 2011, President Obama directed the Secretaries of State, Treasury, and […]
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Cuba
The Legal History of Cuba This section provides an overview of Cuba Cuba in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On January 14, 2011, President Obama directed the Secretaries of State, Treasury, and […]
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Islamic Commercial Law
Islamic Commercial Law Definition of Islamic Commercial Law and Contract Law Islamic Commercial Law In their broad outline, the fundamental principles of Islamic law in the area of contract and business law do not differ much from their counterparts in Western legal systems. From the nineteenth century, the influence of Western legal systems is largely…
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Muslim Marriage
Muslim Marriage Note: The information is mostly drawn from two publications which are based on research by local legal experts and activists in the Muslim community: Knowing Our Rights: Women, family, laws and customs in the Muslim world, and Home Truths: A Global Report on Equality in the Muslim Family. Written Marriage Contracts & Registration…
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Divorce in Classical Muslim Jurisprudence
Divorce in classical Muslim jurisprudence Muslim laws do not create ‘chained women’, and therefore the solution to the problems currently facing British Muslim women in divorce is not the same as for women from the Jewish community. The Divorce (Religious Marriages) Act 2002 amended the main law on marriage in England & Wales, the Matrimonial…
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Sex Discrimination
The Legal History of Sex Discrimination This section provides an overview of Sex Discrimination. Summary of the First articles of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women The articles of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination […]