Search results for: “judicial selection”
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Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements
Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements: The United States signed the Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements (“COCA”) in 2009. this world legal […]
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Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act
Summary of Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act An act of Congress passed in 1976 and having effect from January 19, 1977, clarifying the circumstances under which foreign states, their political subdivisions, and state-owned corporations may lose sovereign immunity and become subject to the […]
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Enforceability of Arbitration Clauses
Enforceability of Arbitration Clauses in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On October 18, 2011, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a lower court's denial of a motion to […]
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Enforceability of Arbitration Clauses
Enforceability of Arbitration Clauses in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On October 18, 2011, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a lower court's denial of a motion to […]
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International Jurisdiction Issues
International Jurisdiction Issues Principles of Jurisdiction The concept of jurisdiction refers to the power of a State to prescribe and enforce criminal and regulatory laws and is ordinarily based on the territorial principle, under which a State has jurisdiction over activities within its territory. Some states also claim jurisdiction over activities outside their territory which…
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International Jurisdiction Issues
International Jurisdiction Issues Principles of Jurisdiction The concept of jurisdiction refers to the power of a State to prescribe and enforce criminal and regulatory laws and is ordinarily based on the territorial principle, under which a State has jurisdiction over activities within its territory. Some states also claim jurisdiction over activities outside their territory which…
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International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law
International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law (IECL) is a multivolumen (17-volume Encyclopedia), one of the well-known law works, a much-cited reference work, and an ambitious project that brings together works from leading scholars in comparative law. Maybe because its ambition it is somewhat dated. The International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law appears…
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International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law
International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law (IECL) is a multivolumen (17-volume Encyclopedia), one of the well-known law works, a much-cited reference work, and an ambitious project that brings together works from leading scholars in comparative law. Maybe because its ambition it is somewhat dated. The International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law appears…
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Moody Classification system
Moody Classification System History: Foreign and comparative law librarianship Margaret M. Moody and her sister, Murtle, both started work as assistant librarians at Harvard Law School Library. The two sisters later created the famous Moody Classification system – a way of cataloging foreign law literature with country codes featuring the Moody’s own numbering system. Margaret…
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Moody Classification system
Moody Classification System History: Foreign and comparative law librarianship Margaret M. Moody and her sister, Murtle, both started work as assistant librarians at Harvard Law School Library. The two sisters later created the famous Moody Classification system – a way of cataloging foreign law literature with country codes featuring the Moody’s own numbering system. Margaret…
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Choice of Forum
In the United States For information about Choice of forum in the context of international trade, click here
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Maxims of Law
Maxims of Law or Legal Maxims According to the Bouvier’s Dictionary, a Maxim is an established principle or proposition. A principle of law universally admitted, as being just and consonant with reason. Maxims in law are somewhat like axioms in geometry. See 1 Commentaries on the Laws of England (by Sir Wllliam Blackstone). 68. They…
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Maya Law
Maya Law Maya Legal System and Sources of Law From the Tarlton Law Library (University of Texas): The laws that governed the various Maya states were issued by the halach uinic and his council, or by the council alone if the state did not have an halach uinic. The batabs were responsible for carrying out…
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Maya Law
Maya Law Maya Legal System and Sources of Law From the Tarlton Law Library (University of Texas): The laws that governed the various Maya states were issued by the halach uinic and his council, or by the council alone if the state did not have an halach uinic. The batabs were responsible for carrying out…