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  • Court Reports

    Court reports (also called “reports”) are published collections of histories of legal cases, with the arguments used by counsel and the reasons given for the decision of the court. They are volumes of printed (or online) opinions of magistrates, judges or justices. Case report may be official or unofficial, authoritatives or not. Most unofficial reports…

  • Outline of Trust and Estates

    Outline of Trust and Estates Note: this is based in United States law I. POLICY AND INTRODUCTION A. Dead Hand Control 1. Controlling consideration in determining meaning of a donative document is donor’s intention 2. Courts cannot consider wisdom, fairness, or reasonableness of donation 3. Courts can only bar donations if they are prohibited or…

  • International Criminal Court Part 13

    International Criminal Court Part 13   244 Bosnia v. Serbia: Lessons from the Encounter of the International Court of Justice with the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia Richard J. Goldstone and Rebecca J. Hamilton Leiden Journal of International Law Volume 21, Number 1, March 2008 p.95-112 LAW JOURNAL / LAW REVIEW 245 International…

  • United States main topics in the Encyclopedia

    United States (U.S.) main topics in the Wiki Encyclopedia There are many topics in the wiki encyclopedia about the U.S. The following topics may be not are the “main”, but sure are among the main topics related to the United States law. We present them in alphabetical order: Amendments to the U.S. Constitution Article Two…

  • Court System in the United States

    The court system in the U.S. Court System in the United States 1. Federal courts. The federal court system has three levels, as well as three special courts. •The Supreme Court of the United States decides Constitutional issues, and handles cases between or among states, and between or among states and the federal government. It…

  • Lockewill, Inc. v. United States Shoe

    Lockewill, Inc. v. United States Shoe Corp. 1976 8th Circuit Court of Appeals • Williams had exclusive distributorship with United States Shoe Corp. • No written contract as to duration or termination. • General rule: when parties perform without duration/termination agreement, then contract is ‘at will’, thus no requirement of formal notice of cancellation. Related…

  • NISSAN MOTOR MFG. CORP., U.S.A. v. THE UNITED STATES

    NISSAN MOTOR MFG. CORP., U.S.A. v. THE UNITED STATES United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit No. 89-1040 884 F.2d 1375 Decided September 8, 1989 Circuit Judge ARCHER: Nissan Motor Mfg. Corp., U.S.A. (Nissan) appeals from the summary judgment of the United States Court of International Trade holding that machinery imported by Nissan…

  • United States Lawyers Associations 7

    United States Lawyers Associations 7 Missouri Association of Criminal defense lawyers (MACDL) Region: Missouri, USA Greater Rochester Association for Women Attorneys (GRAWA) Region: New York, USA As A Chapter Of The Women’s Bar Of The State Of New York, The Mission Of The Greater Rochester Association For Women Attorneys Is To Promote The Advancement Of…

  • List of U.S. Court decisions applying NY Convention 1958

    Commercial arbitration: United States Court decisions applying New York Convention of 1958 U.S. Court decisions applying New York Convention 1958 United States Accession were the 30 September 1970. See International commercial arbitration. List of Court decisions Continue in Commercial arbitration: U.S. Cases applying New York Convention 1958 1. United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit,…

  • American Civil Liberties Union V Department of Defense

    Freedom of Information Act Case: American Civil Liberties Union v Department of Defense in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On January 18, 2011, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of […]

  • Rux V Sudan

    Rux v Sudan in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On February 3, 2011, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of certain claims and […]

  • Rux V Sudan

    Rux v Sudan in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On February 3, 2011, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of certain claims and […]

  • All Contents

    All International Contents in this Legal Encyclopedia Countries Find all countries covered by the legal Encyclopedias. Main Legal Encyclopedias World Legal Encyclopedia American Legal Encyclopedia Asia Legal Encyclopedia India Legal Encyclopedia European Legal Encyclopedia Africa Legal Encyclopedia UK Legal Encyclopedia Australian Legal Encyclopedia Regions Find all regions and other grouppings covered by the legal Encyclopedias.…

  • Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum

    In Kiobel, et al., v Royal Dutch Petroleum, et al., lawyers for 12 individuals seeking to hold major oil companies legally responsible for human rights abuses in Nigeria in the 1990s have asked the Supreme Court to overturn a federal appeals court's ruling that corporations are immune to such […]

  • Ancient Coin Collectors Guild V Us Department of State

    Ancient Coin Collectors Guild V Us Department of State Court of Appeals Decision in Ancient Coin Collectors Guild v us Department of State in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On April 15, 2011, the […]