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  • Smuggling

    The unlawful importation of contraband or dutiable merchandise by evading customs inspection….

  • Legal topics

    Academic Legal topics Law in general Comparative and uniform law Jurisprudence Legal Periodicals Bibliography Legal Monographic series Encyclopedias of Law Dictionaries of Law Words and phrases Legal Maxims Legal Quotations Legal Yearbooks Legal Directories Legal Research Legal composition and draftsmanship Legal Education Law societies International bar associations The legal profession Legal aid Legal assistance to…

  • Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History

    Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History Bibliographic Details Title: Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History ISBN: 9780195134056 Author: Katz, Stanley N. Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA Subject: Legal History, Historical jurisprudence. Series Volume: 6 Volume-set Publication Date: 2009-04-17 Language: English Pages: 3072 Review of Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History Publisher Comments The Oxford International…

  • War Risks

    The risks borne by a cargo owner or shipper that his goods will be lost or damaged owing to hostile actions at sea. Marine cargo policies exclude war risks from coverage, responding only for marine perils such as sinking, fire, collision, and various perils of the sea. War risks are covered in a sep…

  • United States Customs Service

    An agency within the U.S. Department of the Treasury charged with the enforcement of the tariff acts and other laws relating to the importation of goods.The Customs Service was established by Congress in 1789. Among its duties are assessment and collection of duties, excises, and penalti…

  • Contraband Of War

    Goods that may be used to advance the war-making potential of a belligerent and are subject to seizure by an enemy. Generally, neutral nations are under no obligation to prevent their citizens from dealing in articles that might be considered contraband by a warring state. Accordingly, belligerents …

  • 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…

  • Canadian Encyclopedic Digest: First Western Edition

    Canadian Encyclopedic Digest: Western Edition Contents of the First Edition: Volume 1 Copyright Canada 1919 by Burroughs and Company Limited Abduction by W. J. Tremeear (1917) Abortion Offences by W. J. Tremeear (1917) Accession by S.E. Bolton (1918) Action by W. J. Tremeear (1917) Admiralty by W. J. Tremeear (1917) Agency by W. J. Tremeear…

  • Constitutional Text: Brazil Constitution of 1988

    Constitutional Text: Brazil Constitution of 1988 CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL OCTOBER 5, 1988 Preamble We, the representatives of the Brazilian People, convened in the National Constituent Assembly to institute a democratic state for the purpose of ensuring the exercise of social and individual rights, liberty, security, well-being, development, equality and justice as…

  • Constitutional Texts: Bavaria 1808 and 1818 Constitutions

    Constitutional Texts: Bavaria 1808 and 1818 Constitutions BAVARIA’S CONSTITUTION OF 1808 MAY 1ST, 1808 We Maximilian Joseph, by the grace of God King of Bavaria. We are governed by the conviction that as long as the State remains a mere aggregate of separate parts, it can neither achieve its full potential strength, for which it…

  • Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency

    Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency   Article 1 General provisions 1. The States Parties shall cooperate between themselves and with the International Atomic Energy Agency (hereinafter referred to as the “Agency”) in accordance with the provisions of this Convention to facilitate prompt assistance in the event of…

  • United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 15

    United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea   Article 175 Annual audit The records, books and accounts of the Authority, including its annual financial statements, shall be audited annually by an independent auditor appointed by the Assembly. SUBSECTION G. LEGAL STATUS, PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES Article 176 Legal status The Authority shall have international…

  • Treaty of Westphalia 10

    Treaty of Westphalia   LIII. It has been further agreed, That for the Restitution of Places possess’d during this War, and for the Indemnity of Madam, the Landgravine of Hesse, who is the Guardian, the Sum of Six Hundred Thousand Rixdollars shall be given to her and her Son, or his Successors Princes of Hesse,…

  • Convention on the Protection of the Archeological, Historical, and Artistic Heritage of the American Nations

    Convention on the Protection of the Archeological, Historical, and Artistic Heritage of the American Nations   Article 1 The purpose of this Convention is to identify, register, protect, and safeguard the property making up the cultural heritage of the American nations in order: (a) to prevent illegal exportation or importation of cultural property, and (b)…

  • Code of Hammurabi. 1-125

    Code of Hammurabi. 1-125 § 1. ? If a man bring an accusation against a man, and charge him with a (capital) crime, but cannot prove it, he, the accuser, shall be put to death. § 2. ? If a man charge a man with sorcery, and cannot prove it, he who is charged with…