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  • Theories of Contractual Obligation

    Theories of Contractual Obligation Theories of Contractual Obligations Consent Theory of Contract in General The mere fact that one man promises something to another creates no legal duty and makes no legal remedy available in case of non-performance. To be enforceable, the promise must be accompanied by some other factor…. The question now to be…

  • Intellectual Property Law

    Intellectual property law deals with the rules for securing and enforcing legal rights to inventions, designs, and artistic works. For example, a book may be considered an intellectual property, and its author may have the rightful ownership over it. In a nutshell, intellectual property law […]

  • Intellectual Property Law

    Intellectual property law deals with the rules for securing and enforcing legal rights to inventions, designs, and artistic works. For example, a book may be considered an intellectual property, and its author may have the rightful ownership over it. In a nutshell, intellectual property law […]

  • Magna Carta

    Legal Materials Pictures and translations of the Magna Carta are posted on the Internet by the National Archives and Records Administration and the British Library. You'll find a print copy in the American Jurisprudence 2d Deskbook. Abstract The Magna Carta (literally, the […]

  • UNIDROIT Principles

    The task of harmonizing world commercial law turns out to be different from what might have appeared to be the case a decade ago. It is now clear that there will not be one single monumental document that will harmonize all legal rules. Instead, the situation I have described, in which at least seven kinds…

  • UNIDROIT Principles

    The task of harmonizing world commercial law turns out to be different from what might have appeared to be the case a decade ago. It is now clear that there will not be one single monumental document that will harmonize all legal rules. Instead, the situation I have described, in which at least seven kinds…

  • Formalities

    Formalities In the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) In its Article 54 [Obligation to pay the price], the buyer’s obligation to pay the price includes “taking such steps and complying with such formalities” (…). “Mentioning the formalities that may be required by any laws and regulations, the United…

  • Formalities

    Formalities In the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) In its Article 54 [Obligation to pay the price], the buyer’s obligation to pay the price includes “taking such steps and complying with such formalities” (…). “Mentioning the formalities that may be required by any laws and regulations, the United…

  • Amicus Curiae in International Investment Arbitration

    Amicus Curiae in International Investment Arbitration Note: this entry is a continuation of the entry about the Participation of Amici Curiae in NAFTA Chapter Eleven Cases. By Andrea K. Bjorklund (March 22, 2002) What Value Can The Proposed Amici Add The question of the movant’s interest must inevitably be bound up with the substantive knowledge…

  • Choice of Forum

    In the United States For information about Choice of forum in the context of international trade, click here

  • LegalZoom

    LegalZoom Legal Challanges In the early 1970s, Nolo Press founders Jake Warner and Ed Sherman managed to pierce through some of those pretenses when they published How to Do Your Own Divorce in California, which became a best seller. More than four decades later, a Los Angeles based company, LegalZoom.com, is taking legal self-help to…

  • A Dictionary of Law Enforcement

    A Dictionary of Law Enforcement A Dictionary of Law Enforcement is “the only dictionary available -according to Oxford University Press, its publisher- that focuses on United Kingdom (British) law enforcement terms. This legal resource contains over 3,400 legal terms, covering many United Kingdom and European Union institutions.” Most of the entries in “A Dictionary of…

  • A Dictionary of Law Enforcement

    A Dictionary of Law Enforcement A Dictionary of Law Enforcement is “the only dictionary available -according to Oxford University Press, its publisher- that focuses on United Kingdom (British) law enforcement terms. This legal resource contains over 3,400 legal terms, covering many United Kingdom and European Union institutions.” Most of the entries in “A Dictionary of…

  • Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law

    Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law Bibliographic Details Title: Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law ISBN: 9781414498966 Author: Batten, Donna (edt) Publisher: Gale Cengage Author: Wilson, Jeffrey Subject: Law-Legal Guides and Reference, Reference Copyright: 2013 Series Volume: 2 Volume Set Publication Date: 2013-05-31 Language: English Introduction The Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law is a two-volume encyclopedia of…

  • Safeguard Measures

    Actions taken by a nation to protect its domestic industry and commerce from what it views as unfair or improper practices by a trading partner. For example, a trading partner's use of improper subsidies designed to artificially stimulate exports might result in such safeguard measures as the im…