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  • Spot Zoning

    Real Estate meaning of Spot ZoningIn the words of the Encyclopedia of Real Estate Terms about Spot Zoning: (United States)The zoning of a small area of land, or one or more properties, for a use that is not in harmony with the normal zoning plan for the area, especially if a small area is […]

  • Doctrine of Sovereignty

    Legal IssuesThe doctrine of sovereignty today embraces several basic principles, such as that every state should have equal power to enter into treaties, non-interference in domestic affairs (although this has been qualified by international conventions on human rights), sovereignty over on…

  • Cyclopaedia of Political Science, Political Economy and the Political History of the United States

    Cyclopaedia of Political Science, Political Economy and the Political History of the United States Cyclopaedia of Political Science, Political Economy and the Political History of the United States. By the Best American and European Writers Subjects of the Cyclopaedia of Political Science, Political Economy and the Political History of the United States. By the Best…

  • William Rehnquist Early Years

    William Rehnquist: Early YearsIntroduction to William Rehnquist Early YearsWilliam Hubbs Rehnquist was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II (1939-1945) and then completed his undergraduate studies and a master's degree at Stanfo…

  • Invasion of Privacy

    Introduction to Invasion of PrivacyInvasion of Privacy, unlawful surveillance or intrusion into a person's private dwelling with intent to expose or encroach upon that person's private affairs." (1)ResourcesNotes and ReferencesInformation about <a href=&qu…

  • Game Laws

    Introduction to Game LawsGame Laws, laws regulating the hunting or trapping of wild game: mammals, birds, or fish. As construed in the courts of the U.S., game is generally held to mean all wildlife fit for food; under some statutes the term is also held to include animals valuable for thei…

  • Counterterrorism Methods

    Methods of CounterterrorismIntroduction to Counterterrorism MethodsAt times of extraordinarily serious terrorist threat, many governments have accorded law-enforcement authorities special powers of arrest and detention. These powers have generally been temporary and were meant spec…

  • 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…

  • Building Acts

    Building ActsBuilding Acts, also building codes, municipal and state laws regulating the construction of buildings and prescribing minimum requirements for fire protection, sanitation, and safety. Such laws are intended primarily to set standards for new construction but also to prevent the…

  • Blue Laws

    Blue LawsBlue Laws, statutes regulating personal and public conduct, particularly on the Sabbath; so called because such laws (which originated in Virginia in 1624) reputedly were printed on blue paper in the American colony of New Haven (1638-65). In his satirical A General History of Conn…

  • Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States

    The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States provides information on and analysis of significant Supreme Court cases. Content is organized alphabetically by case name and each entry includes a discussion of the legal and social background of the case, the…

  • Stimson’s Law Dictionary

    Stimson’s Law Dictionary “A concise law dictionary of words, phrases, and maxims : with an explanatory list of abbreviations used in Law books “(1911). The Authors were Stimson, Frederic Jesup, 1855-1943 and Voorhees, Harvey Cortlandt, b. 1867. FREDERIC JESUP STIMSON was PROFESSOR OF COMPARATIVE LEGISLATION IN HARVARD and HARVEY CORTLANDT VOORHEES was lawyer in the…

  • Sei Fujii v. the State of California

    SEI FUJII v. THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Supreme Court of California 38 Cal. 2d 718; 242 P.2d 617 Decided: April 17, 1952 Justice GIBSON Plaintiff, an alien Japanese who is ineligible to citizenship under our naturalization laws, appeals from a judgment declaring that certain land purchased by him in 1948 had escheated to the state.…

  • Constitutional Text: Brazil Constitution of 1988

    Constitutional Text: Brazil Constitution of 1988 CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL OCTOBER 5, 1988 Preamble We, the representatives of the Brazilian People, convened in the National Constituent Assembly to institute a democratic state for the purpose of ensuring the exercise of social and individual rights, liberty, security, well-being, development, equality and justice as…