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All Nations Index
All Nations Index covered by the Legal Encyclopedia Organized by nation, this A-Z index provides links to the most important countries covered by the Encyclopedia. Each reference contains information and cross references to the Constitutional, Executive, Judicial, and Legislative materials if they are available online. It also includes links to legal guides and general country…
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Sovereign Debt Litigation
Sovereign Debt Litigation Further Reading Adams P (1991) Odious debts. Corruption and the third world environmental legacy. Earthscan, London/TorontoGoogle Scholar Ago R (1991) “Binding” advisory opinions of the International Court of Justice. AJIL 85:439–451Google Scholar Akehurst M (1972–1973) Jurisdiction in international law. BYIL 46:145–257Google Scholar Alagherii Dantis (MCMXX) De Monarchia (first published 1559). In aedibus…
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European Capitals
European Capitals A national capital or, in general, a capital (of Latin “caput,” “capitis,” which means “head”) is the city or locality where the central government, and all the main supreme organs of the State, reside. Capitals in Europe are generally recognized as a city which physically encompasses the offices and meeting places of the…
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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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All Countries
All Countries covered by the Legal Encyclopedia Western Europe Legal Systems Andorra Legal System Austria Legal System Belgium Legal System Denmark Legal System England and Wales Legal System Finland Legal System French Legal System German Legal System Greece Legal System Holy See Legal System Iceland Legal System Ireland Legal System Isle of Man Legal System…
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Magna Carta
Legal Materials Pictures and translations of the Magna Carta are posted on the Internet by the National Archives and Records Administration and the British Library. You'll find a print copy in the American Jurisprudence 2d Deskbook. Abstract The Magna Carta (literally, the […]
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Sales Contract
The Contract of Sale Explained References See Also Property (in international or comparative law)
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Sales Contract
The Contract of Sale Explained References See Also Property (in international or comparative law)
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Incarceration Rates
Incarceration Rates This entry provides a comprehensive account of prison populations around the world and analyses recent trends in imprisonment. The imprisonment rate, in the United States, is the estimated number of prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction sentenced to more than 1 year per 100,000 U.S. residents of all ages (i.e., total imprisonment rate)…
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Incarceration Rates
Incarceration Rates This entry provides a comprehensive account of prison populations around the world and analyses recent trends in imprisonment. The imprisonment rate, in the United States, is the estimated number of prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction sentenced to more than 1 year per 100,000 U.S. residents of all ages (i.e., total imprisonment rate)…
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Immigration Zone
Embracing mainstream international law, this section on immigration zone explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources Further Reading The entry "immigration zone" in the Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law […]
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Immigration Zone
Embracing mainstream international law, this section on immigration zone explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources Further Reading The entry "immigration zone" in the Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law […]
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Abolition
Description of Abolition In this reference work, abolition is a sort of the Civil law, Legal History category. Resources See Also Abolish Resources See Also Nolle Prosequi Slaves Civil law Legal History