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  • EnAct

    EnAct Introduction to EnAct EnAct is a comprehensive intelligent legislation drafting, management solution, web-based electronic repository and delivery system that has been built to enable the Tasmanian Government (Australia) to produce, distribute and enable public access to reliable, up-to-date, searchable consolidated Tasmanian legislation (1). At the core of the EnAct system is an SGML database,…

  • 1000 Top law pages in Wikipedia in may 2013

    1000 Most popular law pages in Wikipedia in May 2013 Previous most popular law pages in Wikipedia: 1 to 500 500 Top law pages in Wikipedia in may 2013 250 Top law pages in Wikipedia in may 2013 500 Top law pages in Wikipedia in may 2012 250 Top law pages in Wikipedia in may…

  • History of Industrial Councils

    History of Industrial Councils History of Industrial Councils in the United Kingdom The formation of joint industrial councils (or, as they are commonly called, “Whitley Councils” ) has been one of the most important sequels of wartime developments in the attempt to adjust the relations of employers and employees in the organization of British industry.…

  • History of Nationalization

    History of Nationalization Introduction The fact that “Nationalization” had become in 1916-21 one of the burning political questions of the day is unfortunate as regards arriving at a clear appraisal of its principles, for, from the outset, it is difficult for a writer to avoid a certain bias in approaching its discussion. Yet Nationalization of…

  • Linked Data Principles to Legal Information

    Linked Data and Law (Legal Information) Note: see the Encyclopedia’ Linked Data project at Lawi Metadata Bob DuCharme discussed the value of linked data in United States law. DuCharme notes, “At a recent W3C Government Linked Data Working Group working group meeting, I started thinking more about the role in linked data of laws that…

  • 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…

  • SHELL v. R.W. STURGE, LTD.

    SHELL v. R.W. STURGE, LTD. United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit 55 F.3d 1227 (1195); 1995 FED App. 0176P (6th Cir.) Decided and Filed June 8, 1995 Circuit Judge KENNEDY: Plaintiffs, investors in the Society of Lloyd’s, brought this diversity action against defendants R. W. Sturge, Ltd., the Society of Lloyd’s, the…

  • De Sanchez v. Banco Central de Nicaragua

    JOSEFINA NAJARRO de SANCHEZ v. BANCO CENTRAL de NICARAGUA United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit 770 F.2d 1385 Decided September 19, 1985 GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge: Clausewitz once described war as politics carried on by other means. Here it could be said that litigation is war carried on by other means. The plaintiff’s…

  • 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.…

  • Prosecutor v. Kupreskic

    Prosecutor v. Kupreskic Introduction to International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia In May 1993, because of serious violations of International humanitarian law being committed in the territory of the former Yugoslavia, the U.N. Security Council adopted Resolution 827[1] establishing the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY).[2] The purpose of the ICTY was…

  • Constitutional Text: Bangladesh 1972, Amended 2004

    Constitutional Text: Bangladesh 1972, Amended 2004 CONSTITUTION OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH NOVEMBER 4, 1972, AS AMENDED TO MAY 16, 2004 BISMILLAH-AR-RAHIMAN-AR-RAHIM (In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful) Preamble We, the people of Bangladesh, having proclaimed our Independence on the 26th day of March, 1971 and through a historic war for…

  • Constitutional Text: Austria 1920, Admended 2004

    AUSTRIA’S CONSTITUTION OF 1920 WITH AMENDMENTS THROUGH 2004 JANUARY 1ST, 2004 Chapter I General Provisions; European Union A. General Provisions Article 1. Austria is a democratic republic. Its law emanates from the people. Article 2. 1. Austria is a federal state. 2. The Federal State is composed of the autonomous Laender of Burgenland, Carinthia, Lower…

  • Constitutional Text: Austria 1945, Amendments 1986,1987,1988,1990, 1992 and 1993

    Constitutional Text: Amendments of 1986,1987,1988,1990, 1992 and 1993 to the Austria Constitution of 1945 1986 AMENDMENT TO AUSTRIA’S CONSTITUTION OF 1945 APRIL 24, 1986 212. Federal constitutional law of April 4, 1986, amending the federal constitutional law of 1929 (amendment to the federal constitutional law 1986) The National Assembly has decided: Article I. The federal…

  • Constitutional Text: Argentina 1994

    CONSTITUTION OF THE ARGENTINE NATION AUGUST 22ND, 1994 We, the representatives of the people of the Argentine Nation, gathered in General Constituent Assembly by the will and election of the Provinces which compose it, in fulfillment of pre-existing pacts, in order to form a national union, guarantee justice, secure domestic peace, provide for the common…

  • Abandon, Historical 2

    Abandon and Abandonment , Historical 2 Abandonment Distinguished from Gift, or Barter, or Surrender In Stephens v. Mansfield, II Cal. 363, it was held that there could be no such thing as an abandonment of land in favor of a particular individual and for a consideration. The court said: “There can be no such thing…