Search results for: “statute”
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Fire Statute
An act of Congress (46 USCA Sec. 182) passed in 1851 to relieve carriers of obligations to shippers for fire losses aboard ship, "unless such fire is caused by the design or neglect of the owner"; this provision has been effectively supplanted by Section 4(2)(b) of the carriage of GOODS BY…
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Statute Book
The “statute book”, in some countries like New Zealand, is the existing body of law set out in Acts of Parliament. Conclusion Notes See Also References and Further Reading About the Author/s and Reviewer/s Author: international Mentioned in these Entries Consequential Amendment, Curnin’s Index, Index to the 1908 NZ Consolidated Statutes, Law quotes 3, Linked…
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Index to the Revised Statutes of Canada
Index to the Revised Statutes of Canada the Revised Statutes of Canada 1985 is made up of eight volumes, a further five volumes of supplements published since 1985, and one volume of appendices. There is also a single-volume index to the Revised Statutes of Canada, published in 1991. (1) While the index is not up-to-date,…
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United Kingdom Index to the Statutes
United Kingdom Index to the Statutes An official index to United Kingdom legislation was produced in that jurisdiction from 1870 until 1991. (1) The most recent edition of the United Kingdom Stationery office produced Index to the Statutes covers the legislation issued during the period to 31 december 1990. The Stationery office’s website indicates that…
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Index to the 1908 NZ Consolidated Statutes
Index to the 1908 New Zealand Consolidated Statutes A revision of the New Zealand Statute Book was completed in 1908, resulting in the Consolidated Statutes of New Zealand 1908.(1) the Consolidated Statutes were accompanied by a volume comprising an historical table of legislation and an alphabetical index.(2) The index spans 172 pages of the 376…
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Statute of the International Court of Justice 6
Statute of the International Court of Justice Chapter IV. Advisory Opinions. Article 65.(1) The Court may give an advisory opinion on any legal question at the request of whatever body may be authorized by or in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations to make such a request. (2) Questions upon which the…
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Statute of the International Court of Justice 5
Statute of the International Court of Justice Chapter III. Procedure. Article 39.(1) The official languages of the Court shall be French and English. If the parties agree that the case shall be conducted in French, the judgment shall be delivered in French. If the parties agree that the case shall be conducted in English,…
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Statute of the International Court of Justice 4
Statute of the International Court of Justice Chapter II. Competence of the Court. Article 34.(1) Only states may be parties in cases before the Court. (2) The Court, subject to and in conformity with its Rules, may request of public International Organizations information relevant to cases before it, and shall receive such information presented…
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Statute of the International Court of Justice 3
Statute of the International Court of Justice Article 16.(1) No member of the Court may exercise any political or administrative function, or engage in any other occupation of a professional nature. (2) Any doubt on this point shall be settled by the decision of the Court. Article 17.(1) No member of the Court may…
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Statute of the International Court of Justice 2
Statute of the International Court of Justice Chapter I. Organization of the Court. Article 2. The Court shall be composed of a body of independent judges. elected regardless of their nationality from among persons of high moral character, who possess the qualifications required in their respective countries for appointment to the highest judicial offices,…
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Florida Statutes
Florida Statutes Note: Whenever possible, contributors to this Wiki Encyclopedia of Law should cite to the official Codification of any State law , in this case the State Statutes. Authority The official Codification of Florida law is the Florida Statutes. For laws that are not available in the official code, or when desired for clarity…
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Statute of the International Court of Justice
Statute of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) The Statute of the International Court of Justice , which was based on the Statute of the Permanent Court of International Justice, is annexed to the Charter of the United Nations , of which it forms an integral part. The International Court of Justice was established by…
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Interference
Interference as an U.S. State Statute Topic This term is one of the topics in some U.S. State Statutes. Other topics of the World Encyclopedia of Law which are topics of some State Statures are: Licensed Public Accountants (Topic) Guardians Ad Litem (Topic) Biological Warfare […]
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Ordinance
Introduction to Ordinance Ordinance, statute or regulation, especially one enacted by a municipal government." (1) Concept of Ordinance Note: explore also the meaning of this legal term in the American Ecyclopedia of Law. Resources See Also State Government Local Government Local […]
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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 […]