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  • Suffrage

    Introduction to SuffrageSuffrage, right or privilege of voting to elect public officials and to adopt or reject legislation. Suffrage is a political institution dating from ancient times. In the city-states of Greece, all freemen (who constituted a minority of the population) were expected …

  • Torrens Title System

    Real Estate meaning of Torrens Title SystemIn the words of the Encyclopedia of Real Estate Terms about Torrens Title System: A system for the registration of titles to land, originally introduced into South Australia in 1858 by Sir Richard Torrens, an Irish emigrant to Australia, who devised a […]

  • Common Law Legal System

    Common Law: The Legal SystemThe common law is based on the principle of deciding cases by reference to previous judicial decisions, rather than to written statutes drafted by legislative bodies. Common law can be contrasted to the civil-law system, based on ancient Roman law, found in conti…

  • Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace and Conflict

    Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace and Conflict Contents by Subject Area Anthropological Studies Aggression and Altruism Anthropology of Violence and Conflict, Overview Clan and Tribal Conflict Cultural Anthropology Studies of Conflict Evolutionary Factors Evolutionary Theory Folklore Peaceful Societies Ritual and Symbolic Behavior Warriors, Anthropology of Biomedical Studies Animal Behavior Studies, Nonprimates Animal Behavior Studies, Primates Animals,…

  • Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace and Conflict

    Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace and Conflict Contents by Subject Area Anthropological Studies Aggression and Altruism Anthropology of Violence and Conflict, Overview Clan and Tribal Conflict Cultural Anthropology Studies of Conflict Evolutionary Factors Evolutionary Theory Folklore Peaceful Societies Ritual and Symbolic Behavior Warriors, Anthropology of Biomedical Studies Animal Behavior Studies, Nonprimates Animal Behavior Studies, Primates Animals,…

  • Encyclopedia of American Immigration

    Encyclopedia of American Immigration Bibliografic Details Editor: Carl L. Bankston III. Pasadena, California, University of Tulane Publisher: Salem Press Date of Publishing: 2010 Number of Vols: 3 vols. Pages: 1.000 ISBN: 978-1-58765-599-9 Note: Online access included with purchase of print. Reviews and Descriptions Review from ABA “This collection is aimed at high school and undergraduate…

  • 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…

  • Federalism in America: An Encyclopedia

    Federalism in America: An Encyclopedia Book Details ISBN: 9780313329470 Editors/Authors: Marbach, Joseph R., Katz, Ellis and Smith, Troy E. Publisher: Greenwood Subject: United states, Federal government, Civics, Citizenship Publication Date: 2005-12-31 Language: English Pages: 808 Reviews Synopsis This encyclopedia provides a comprehensive reference explaining the major concepts, institutions, court cases, epochs, personalities, and policies that…

  • List of Law Report Abbreviations in the 19th Century

    Abbreviations Law Reports List List of Law report abbreviations in the 19th Century This List of Law report abbreviations in the 19th Century is based mainly from several resources, including the “American and English Law and Equity Reports and their Abbreviations” list at the end of the Ballantine Dictionary A. ft E.-Adolphus and Ellis Reports,…

  • Pacific Islands

    Pacific Islands The Pacific Islands include American Samoa, the Cook Islands, the Coral Sea Islands, Easter Island, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Hawaii, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Midway Island, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Norfolk Island, the Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn Is., Samoa, the Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna.…

  • List of Legal Materials in the Encyclopedia of Law

    List of Legal Materials (Guides and Portals) Legal Materials (Guides and Portals) in the Encyclopedia of Law Legal Abbreviations and Acronyms Guide Administrative Law Catalogue of Aid Materials Alabama Legal Catalogue of Aid Materials Alaska Legal Catalogue of Aid Materials Alternative Dispute Resolution Legal Catalogue of Aid Materials U.S. Legal History Legal Catalogue of Aid…

  • Statutes of Limitations

    Statutes of Limitations The Statutes of Limitations provide for certainty in the area of litigation and ensure that there will not be perpetual litigation on the subjects of tort, contract, title and other issues. They impose limitations of time upon existing rights of action. It is advisable, therefore, that proceedings, in respect of any cause…

  • Domestic Offshore Trade

    Areas subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, outside the contiguous forty-eight states, over which economic regulation of ocean shipping is exercised by the Federal Maritime Commission. Apart from movements by water involving these noncontiguous areas (Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, et cetera…

  • History of Migration

    History of Migration Migration in Ancient History Among the most far-reaching series of ancient migrations were those of the peoples who spread the Indo-European family of languages (see Indo-European Languages). According to a prevalent hypothesis, a large group of Indo-Europeans migrated from east-central Europe eastward toward the region of the Caspian Sea before 3000 BC.…