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  • Common Law Systems

    Common Law Systems Common law systems can be found in many nations that were former colonies or territories of England. The common law originated with the unification of England and the institutional stability provided by William the Conqueror (c. 1027-1087) after 1066. In 1215 King John (1167-1216) elevated the importance of the common law at…

  • International Arbitration, Historical

    International Arbitration International arbitration is a proceeding in which two nations refer their differences to one or more selected persons, who, after affording to each party an opportunity of being heard, pronounce judgment on the matters at issue. It is understood, unless otherwise expressed, that the judgment shall be in accordance with the law by…

  • Concise Law Dictionary of Words, Phrases and Maxims

    A Concise Law Dictionary of Words, Phrases and Maxims Note: it is also called the Stimson’s Law dictionary. A list of terms are included in that entry. Details of the Dictionary Authors: Frederic Jesup Stimson (1855-1943) and Harvey Cortlandt Voorhees Subtitle: “With an Explanatory List of Abbreviations Used in Law Books.” Note: First edition published…

  • JURIVOC

    JURIVOC: Swiss Legal Thesaurus Introduction to JURIVOC JURIVOC is a legal thesaurus of the Federal Supreme Court and the former Federal Supreme Insurance Court (currently the Social Law Courts of the Federal Supreme Court) intended for use in the intellectual indexing of laws, case law and legal doctrine. This thesaurus was developed in collaboration with…

  • KIA-KIK North America LC Classification

    KIA-KIK North America — Continued KIE-KIK United States US Diagram Cf. KF8201+ Indians (Law of the United States) Cf. E78-99.Z9 Indians of North America KIE (5000 no) Regional comparative American Indian law Bibliography General bibliography 2.A-Z Guides to law collections. Tribal law gateways (Portals). Web directories, A-Z Including national and regional tribal directories 2.A46 American…

  • The Year Books

    The Year Books, precursors of Law Reports The Year Books were the law reports of medieval England. They are the principal source materials for the development of legal doctrines in the English courts from the late 13th century (earliest examples date from about 1268) to 1535 (the last in the printed series). Many (more than…

  • Constitutional Text: Bangladesh 1972, Amended 2004

    Constitutional Text: Bangladesh 1972, Amended 2004 CONSTITUTION OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH NOVEMBER 4, 1972, AS AMENDED TO MAY 16, 2004 BISMILLAH-AR-RAHIMAN-AR-RAHIM (In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful) Preamble We, the people of Bangladesh, having proclaimed our Independence on the 26th day of March, 1971 and through a historic war for…

  • Maxims of Law from Bouvier’s Dictionary of Law

    Maxims of Law from Bouvier’s Dictionary of Law   A communi observantia non est recedendum. There should be no departure from common observance or usage. Co. Litt. 186. A l’impossible nul n’est tenu. No one is bound to do what is impossible. 1 Bouvier’s Institutes of American Law. n. 601. A verbis legis non est…

  • Berne Convention Part 2

    Berne Convention Part 2   8 Do US Property Concepts Prevent VARA from Implementing the Berne Convention ? Zuckerman, Adrian & Sedore, Annemarie Dublin University Law Journal Volume 26, 2004 p.172 LAW JOURNAL / LAW REVIEW 9 Restrictions on Copyright and their Abuse HERMAN COHEN JEHORAM European Intellectual Property Review Volume 27, Issue 10, October…

  • Unidroit Convention on Agency in the International Sale of Goods

    Unidroit Convention on Agency in the International Sale of Goods   CHAPTER I – SPHERE OF APPLICATION AND GENERAL PROVISIONS Article 1 (1) This Convention applies where one person, the agent, has authority or purports to have authority on behalf of another person, the principal, to conclude a contract of sale of goods with a…

  • Lawyers, capital and interest

    Lawyers, capital and interest Main source: Salvador Trinxet Llorca, “Selected writings about lawyers” “Capital and Interest: A Critical History of Economical Theory” was written by Eugen V. Bühm-Bawerk and traslated into english. In this book, Bühm-Bawerk mentioned lawyer when wrote the following: In Book I,Ch.I “After the twelfth century, however, the discussion is conducted on…

  • Callano v. Oakwood Park Homes

    Callano v. Oakwood Park Homes 1966 New Jersey Superior Court • Oakwood was seller, Pendergast was potential buyer. Pendergast contracted with Callano to do some landscaping work. • Pendergast dies, family cancels sale, Oakwood sells to the Grantges for more. (this as likely the reason Oakwood let Pendergast family out of purchase–they knew they could…

  • What Kinds of Entities Can be Legal Right-holders?

    Main source: Campbell, Kenneth, “Legal Rights”, The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Spring 2011 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = . What Kinds of Entities Can be Legal Right-holders? There has been much dispute amongst philosophers as what to kinds of entities can be right-holders. Corresponding pretty much to the general dispute about the very…

  • Top 25.000 English words

    Which are the top 25.000 most popular English words? According to a review from Lawi, these are the 25.000 most popular English words, in order: you the i to a and it of that in is me what this for my on your we have do no don’t are be i’m not was he it’s…

  • Mid law pages in Wikipedia in may 2012 by importance

    Mid law pages in Wikipedia in may 2012 by importance and most popular See also: 250 Top law pages in Wikipedia in may 2012 500 Top law pages in Wikipedia in may 2012 1000 Top law pages in Wikipedia in may 2012 1500 Top law pages in Wikipedia in may 2012 Top law pages in…