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  • Popular Name of Acts

    TERMINO The TERMINO (Columna B+C) is a U.S. federal law, passed by the United States Congress. The TERMINO was signed into law by President. TERMINO is the popular name of a piece of legislation of Congress by which it should be cited. Often acts (like the TERMINO) are given popular or alternate names that may…

  • US Government Agencies Cross References

    US Government Agencies Cross References Agency for International Development Atomic Energy Commission Bureau of Indian Affairs Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Central Intelligence Agency Congress of the United States Constitution of the United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency E Pluribus Unum electoral college Environmental Protection Agency Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Fair Employment Practices…

  • Treaties Resources

    Treaties Resources Note: see also Treaties in this Legal Encyclopedia. Finding Treaties Since there exists no complete collection of treaties in print or online, you must often conduct your research with a certain amount of creativity and perseverance, specially if you do not have a treaty citation. It is important to note that treaties may…

  • 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…

  • 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.…

  • Laws of war Part 1

    Laws of war Part 1   1 The Necessity Procedure: Laws of Torture in Israel and Beyond, 1987 2009 Itamar Mann and Omer Shatz Unbound: Harvard Journal of the Legal Left Volume 6, Winter 2010 p.59 LAW JOURNAL / LAW REVIEW This article traces the history of the regulation of torture in Israel, and shows…

  • International human rights law Part 49

    International human rights law Part 49   617 Speaking Law to Power: Popular Sovereignty, Human Rights, and the New International Order Paul W. Kahn Chicago Journal of International Law Volume 1, Number 1, Spring 2000 p.1 LAW JOURNAL / LAW REVIEW 618 Human Rights and Wrongs in Our Own Backyard: Incorporating International Human Rights Protections…

  • Great Lakes Basin Compact 3

    Great Lakes Basin Compact   Article VII Each party state agrees to consider the action the Commission recommends in respect to: Stabilization of lake levels. Measures for combating pollution, beach erosion, floods and shore inundation. Uniformity in navigation regulations within the constitutional powers of the states. Proposed navigation aids and improvements. Uniformity or effective coordinating…

  • U.S. Labor law and movement history 2

    U.S. Labor law and movement history 2 See U.S. Labor law and movement history World War I During World War I Gompers and the AFL were strong supporters of the war effort. They minimized strikes as wages soared and full employment was reached. The AFL unions strongly encouraged their young men to enlist in the…

  • Florida Legislative Journals

    Florida Legislative Journals Uses of Journals Both the House and the Senate publish an official journal for each day that each house is in formal session. The legislature begins a new set of page numbers each time a new session convenes. There is a separate index for each session, but no master index for the…

  • International law: Culture protection

    International law: Culture protection Table of Contents: Introduction Background Resources Other Resource Guides Background Websites Major Treatises Symposia Bibliographies Journals Dedicates to Cultural Property Law and Art Law Journal Indexes News Sources Legal Instruments International Legal Conventions European Legal Documents Regional Treaties Bilateral/Multilateral Treaties National Legal Documents Efforts to Protect Cultural Property International/Regional Conferences/Organizations/Agencies Responses…

  • International Criminal Law. Bibliography

    International Criminal Law . Bibliography Reference works William A. Schabas (ed.), International Criminal Law , ( 3 vols) 2012 Christopher Safferling, International Criminal Procedure, 2012 Bartram S. Brown (ed.), Research Handbook on International Criminal Law, 2011 Mahmoud Cherif Bassiouni (ed.), International Criminal Law (3rd ed.), 2008 Antonio Cassese, International Criminal Law (2nd ed.), 2008 Robert…

  • 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…

  • SEI FUJII v. THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 2

    See previously: Sei Fujii v. the State of California In a recent article by Mr. Blake Clark published in The Freeman on July 16, 1951, he states: “Mrs. Nawa Munemori is the mother of an American World War II hero. A grateful nation bestowed the Congressional Medal of Honor on her son Sadao for wiping…

  • Nuclear energy issues resources

    Nuclear energy issues resources The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (Greenpeace) Updates from the Conference on Disarmament; MV Greenpeace Protest Voyage to China in June 1996, Selected Accidents involving Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Weapon Testing Countries, World Nuclear Arsenals 1996, China’s Nuclear Weapons Testing Programme Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO PrepCom) Treaty; Signature…