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  • Constitutional Law Questions

    Questions about Constitutional Law What is the separation of powers? What was the purpose of the Seventeenth Amendment? What is the Due Process Clause? Is dissident political speech protected under the First Amendment? What is the Seventh Amendment? When does the Seventh Amendment not apply? What are the branches of government? What did Thomas Hobbes…

  • PEOPLE OF PUERTO RICO v. RUSSELL & CO.

    PEOPLE OF PUERTO RICO v. RUSSELL & CO. United States Supreme Court 288 U.S. 476 (1933) Decided March 13, 1933. Mr. Justice STONE delivered the opinion of the Court. The people of Puerto Rico, the petitioner, brought this suit in the insular district court of San Juan, Puerto Rico, against the respondent Russell & Co.,…

  • WILLIAM T. BRADY v. CHESTER P. BROWN

    WILLIAM T. BRADY v. CHESTER P. BROWN United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit No. 93-55669, No. 93-55683 51 F.3d 810 Decided March 21, 1995 Circuit Judge Robert BOOCHEVER: California businessmen Brady and Cardwell invested in Mexican coastal land and the construction of a hotel with the help of Brown, an American citizen…

  • International Law

    International Law consists of the rules and principles of general application dealing with the conduct of States and of international organizations in their international relations with one another and with private individuals, minority groups and transnational companies. Legal Issues […]

  • Civil Law

    Introduction to Civil Law "Civil Law, term applied to a legal tradition originating in ancient Rome and to the contemporary legal systems based on this tradition. Modern civil law systems, which were originally developed in Western European countries, have spread throughout the world. […]

  • Civil Law

    Introduction to Civil Law "Civil Law, term applied to a legal tradition originating in ancient Rome and to the contemporary legal systems based on this tradition. Modern civil law systems, which were originally developed in Western European countries, have spread throughout the world. […]

  • Copyright

    Introduction to Copyright Copyright, branch of law granting authors the exclusive privilege to reproduce, distribute, perform, or display their creative works. The goal of copyright law is to encourage authors to invest effort in creating new works of art and literature. Copyright is one […]

  • International Commercial Arbitration

    See also International business arbitration in this international legal encyclopedia. International Commercial Arbitration Resources Treaties and Conventions on Arbitration See also Treaties in this legal […]

  • International Commercial Arbitration

    See also International business arbitration in this international legal encyclopedia. International Commercial Arbitration Resources Treaties and Conventions on Arbitration See also Treaties in this legal […]

  • Extradition

    Introduction to Extradition Extradition, in law, surrender by one sovereign power to another of a fugitive from justice. Between nations, the right of one power to demand of another the extradition of a fugitive accused of crime, and the duty of the country in which the fugitive has found […]

  • Common Law

    Introduction to Common Law "Common Law, term used to refer to the main body of English unwritten law that evolved from the 12th century onward. The name comes from the idea that English medieval law, as administered by the courts of the realm, reflected the "common"customs of […]

  • Common Law

    Introduction to Common Law "Common Law, term used to refer to the main body of English unwritten law that evolved from the 12th century onward. The name comes from the idea that English medieval law, as administered by the courts of the realm, reflected the "common"customs of […]

  • 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 […]

  • Easement

    Introduction to EasementEasement, in law, a privilege of advantage without profit that the owner of a parcel of land may have in the lands of another. Among the various forms of easement are the right of access, the right to maintain a line of telephone poles, rights of light and air, and d…

  • Easement

    Introduction to EasementEasement, in law, a privilege of advantage without profit that the owner of a parcel of land may have in the lands of another. Among the various forms of easement are the right of access, the right to maintain a line of telephone poles, rights of light and air, and d…