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Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Periodic Report of the United States to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Periodic Report of the United States to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: On June 12, 2013, the […]
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Research on Cybercrime
Overview of Research on Cybercrime in relation to cyber crime: [1]In 1985 President Ronald Reagan's Council on Integrity and Efficiency found after surveying numerous federal agencies that computer fraud and abuse existed within the U.S. government. The study discovered 172 cases with […]
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Recording Phone Calls and Conversations
Recording Phone Calls and Conversations Introduction Recording telephone calls or in-person conversations (including by recording video that captures sound): there are federal and state wiretapping laws applicable to expose to the risk of criminal prosecution and potentially give an injured party a civil claim for money damages against the other. In most countries and U.S.…
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Pierre-Richard Prosper
Pierre-Richard Prosper Introduction by Martin Lasden Pierre-Richard Prosper is a globe-trotting, Los Angelesbased attorney whose fascinating career has straddled this paradox. In the 1990s he drew international praise when, as a prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, he won the world’s first genocide conviction at trial. He was also involved in the effort…
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Digital Borders
Digital Borders In the 1990s, many (…) scholars believed that the Internet was eroding the authority of governments. The web’s salient features—instant and universal communication, geographical anonymity, and decentralized routing—made it easy for computer users inside a nation to get illegal information from computers outside the nation. American college students could download copyrighted songs from…
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Civil Procedure
The Legal History of Civil Procedure This section provides an overview of Civil Procedure Civil Procedure and the Federal Courts: Main Elements The coverage of Civil Procedure and the Federal Courts includes the following main elements: Federal or State Law For detailed information on this […]
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Civil Procedure
The Legal History of Civil Procedure This section provides an overview of Civil Procedure Civil Procedure and the Federal Courts: Main Elements The coverage of Civil Procedure and the Federal Courts includes the following main elements: Federal or State Law For detailed information on this […]
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Judicial Review
Introduction The U.S. case Marbury v. Madison (1803) held that the power of a court to decide what is the meaning of the American Constitution was implicit in an independent judiciary. This power of judicial review in the U.S. was a unique feature of the U.S. constitutionalism well into the […]
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Contract
Introduction to Contract Contract, in law, an agreement that creates an obligation binding upon the parties thereto. The essentials of a contract are as follows: (1) mutual assent; (2) a legal consideration, which in most instances need not be pecuniary; (3) parties who have legal capacity […]
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Contract
Introduction to Contract Contract, in law, an agreement that creates an obligation binding upon the parties thereto. The essentials of a contract are as follows: (1) mutual assent; (2) a legal consideration, which in most instances need not be pecuniary; (3) parties who have legal capacity […]
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Virtual Currency
Virtual currency is a digital representation of value that can be traded on the Internet and functions as: a medium of exchange; a unit of account; and/or a store of value, but does not have legal tender status in any jurisdiction. Virtual currency is distinguished from fiat […]