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Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States
The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States provides information on and analysis of significant Supreme Court cases. Content is organized alphabetically by case name and each entry includes a discussion of the legal and social background of the case, the…
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Socialist Legal Systems
Socialist Legal Systems Socialist law is the legal system used in most Communist states. It is based on the civil law system and Marxist-Leninist ideology. During the cold war period, it was incorporated into the legal systems of the Soviet Union and its former satellite states in Central and Eastern Europe. These systems were built…
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History of Yugoslavia
Introduction This is the first part of the history of Yugoslavia, which has had hugue implications in international law, specially European law. The country Also called “Jugoslavia”. The official name was the “Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes” (Kraljevina Srba Hnata i Slovcnaca). The country came into being in the closing months of 1918…
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U.S. Constitution law resources
U.S. Constitution law resources Primary Sources United States Code Annotated . West Pub. Co., 1927-. 2d floor Annotated edition of the U. S. Constitution in multiple volumes. United States Code Service. Lexis Law Publishing, 1992-. 2d floor Annotated edition of the U. S. Constitution in multiple volumes. Columbia University. Legislative Drafting Research Fund. Constitutions of…
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United States Constitution topics
Main index See: United States Constitution index United States Constitution Bibliography Abington Township v.Schempp abortion abstention doctrine accommodation Adams, John Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Peña Adderley et al. v.Florida Adkins v. Children’s Hospital af?rmative action age and the Constitution airline passenger searches Alabama v. Shelton Alden v. Maine Alito, Samuel Allen v. State Board of…
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Legal subjects
Legal subjects List of legal subjects proposed by the Encyclopedia: Academic list: Administrative law Administrative law Admiralty & Maritime Advanced Legal concepts Advanced Legal Research (Year) Advocacy Agency law Agriculture Law Alternative Dispute Resolution Analysis of the Law (Federal) Analysis of the Law (State) Animal law Animal law and Policy in U.S. Law Antitrust &…
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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…
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Legal Abbreviations and Acronyms
Legal Abbreviations and Acronyms The shortening of existing words is another mean of vocabulary expansion. As with many other military slang and colloquial expressions, many of the slang and colloquial abbreviations originated during war. There were several motives for introducing slang abbreviations but the main reason was to hide the real meaning and linguistic economy.…