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  • Copyright

    Introduction to Copyright Copyright, branch of law granting authors the exclusive privilege to reproduce, distribute, perform, or display their creative works. The goal of copyright law is to encourage authors to invest effort in creating new works of art and literature. Copyright is one […]

  • Intellectual Property

    Summary of Intellectual Property Intellectual Property is, according withWilliam J. Miller, a general term covering industrial property such as patents, trademarks, and trade names, as well as literary and artistic property, including copyrights. Consideration of the meaning of the word […]

  • Interpol

    International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) Interpol-Washington "Presently providing cooperation among police agencies of 181 nations, Interpol is in the United States represented by the U.S. National Central Bureau, also called Interpol-Washington, which is directed by the […]

  • Legal Rule

    Hierarchical Display of Legal rule Law > Sources and branches of the law > Source of law > Legislation Legal rule Concept of Legal rule See the dictionary definition of Legal rule. Characteristics of Legal rule [rtbs name=”xxx-xxx”] Resources Translation of Legal rule Spanish: Ley French: […]

  • Competition Policy

    Competition Policy and International Trade Economy In relation to international trade economy, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of Competition Policy: A broad category encompassing antitrust and other policies to remedy the imperfectly competitive nature of key […]

  • Education

    "The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn." — Alvin Toffler See Education links History of Education In the following treatment of this subject, the theory and early history of education is […]

  • Economics

    Liberalism: Economics Introduction to Economics The crisis concerning economic power was more profound. One branch of liberal philosophy was its economics as developed by the so-called classical economists, notably the Scottish philosopher Adam Smith and British economist David Ricardo. […]

  • Commercial law

    Commercial law Introduction to Commercial Law Commercial Law, body of law that relates to commerce and business transactions. Commercial law includes the laws that pertain to sales; negotiable instruments, such as checks and promissory notes; carriage by land and sea; insurance; brokerage; […]

  • Commercial law

    Commercial law Introduction to Commercial Law Commercial Law, body of law that relates to commerce and business transactions. Commercial law includes the laws that pertain to sales; negotiable instruments, such as checks and promissory notes; carriage by land and sea; insurance; brokerage; […]

  • Sociology

    Introduction to Sociology Sociology may be defined as the scientific study of human social relations or group life. See more definitions of Sociology in the Legal Dictionary. Other disciplines within the social sciences-including economics, political science, anthropology, and […]

  • International Court

    Opposition to a Real International Court Lassa Oppenheim, in the book entitled The Future of International Law, about Opposition to a Real International Court, wrote in 1921: 59. But, incredible as it may sound, this is not generally recognized. It is just among the old champions of the […]

  • International Court

    Opposition to a Real International Court Lassa Oppenheim, in the book entitled The Future of International Law, about Opposition to a Real International Court, wrote in 1921: 59. But, incredible as it may sound, this is not generally recognized. It is just among the old champions of the […]

  • Local Government

    Introduction to Local Government Local Government, agency organized to provide and supervise administrative, fiscal, and other services to the people who reside within its territorial boundaries. It is the level of government most directly accountable to the public. In the U.S. local […]

  • Local Government

    Introduction to Local Government Local Government, agency organized to provide and supervise administrative, fiscal, and other services to the people who reside within its territorial boundaries. It is the level of government most directly accountable to the public. In the U.S. local […]

  • Regional and Local Authorities

    Hierarchical Display of Regional and local authorities Politics > Executive power and public serviceLaw > Sources and branches of the law > Source of law > Legislation > Local legislationPolitics > Electoral procedure and voting > Election > Local electionEuropean Union > European […]