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  • Criminalty

    European Judicial Network in criminal matters (EJN) and the Treaties of the European Union Description of European Judicial Network in criminal matters (EJN) provided by the European Union Commission: The purpose of the European Judicial Network (EJN) in criminal matters is to facilitate […]

  • Privacy in Argentina

    Privacy in Argentina Argentina country report of the Epic (Electronic Privacy Infomation Center) survey “Privacy and Human Rights” (2005, 2006 and 2007): Constitutional Privacy Framework Articles 18 and 19 of the Argentine Constitution provide (in part), “The home is inviolable as is personal correspondence and private papers; the law will determine what cases and what…

  • Henry Maine

    Among early scholars, Sir Henry Maine (1822- 88), also Sir Henry James Sumner Maine, is considered significant as the father of comparative law,25 as well as of legal anthropology (Rouland, 1994: 21), though he is also blamed for producing a much-criticised evolutionist legal scheme that […]

  • Variety of Means of Peaceful Settlement

    Variety of Means of Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes Note: this entry is based on the article, authored by Alain Pellet, “Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes” of the Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law. It is impossible to draw a complete list of the various means of peaceful settlement-not so much because they are…

  • Industrial Action

    Industrial action in the International Trade Union Rights Area Definition of Industrial action provided by ITUC-CSI-IGB: Any form of action taken by a group of workers, a union or an employer during an industrial dispute to gain concessions from the other party, e.g. a strike, go-slow or an […]

  • Cyclopaedia of Political Science, Political Economy and the Political History of the United States

    Cyclopaedia of Political Science, Political Economy and the Political History of the United States Cyclopaedia of Political Science, Political Economy and the Political History of the United States. By the Best American and European Writers Subjects of the Cyclopaedia of Political Science, Political Economy and the Political History of the United States. By the Best…

  • Regulatory Law

    Regulatory Law…

  • Refugee Rights

    Refugee International AIDIntroduction to Refugee RightsUntil the early 20th century, refugees, who depended for survival on aid from private groups, lacked both legal rights and protection. Since the end of World War I, various international organizations have been created to prote…

  • Work in America. An Encyclopedia of History, Policy and Society

    Work in America. An Encyclopedia of History, Policy and Society Title: Work in America. An Encyclopedia of History, Policy, and Society Edited by: Carl E.Van Horn and Herbert A. Schaffner Foreword by: Ray Marshall, former U.S. Secretary of Labor Publisher: ABC CLIO Work in America. An Encyclopedia of History, Policy, and Society List of Entries…

  • Encyclopedia of Censorship

    Encyclopedia of Censorship Encyclopedia of Censorship Encyclopedia of Censorship List of Entries ABC Trial, The Abelard, Peter Abrams v. United States Académie des dames, L’ Achilles Statue, The Acta Pauli actual malice Adult Film Association of America Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The advocacy Afghanistan Age d’or, L’ Age of Reason, The Agrippa, Henry Cornelius Alabama…

  • International Arbitration, Historical

    International Arbitration International arbitration is a proceeding in which two nations refer their differences to one or more selected persons, who, after affording to each party an opportunity of being heard, pronounce judgment on the matters at issue. It is understood, unless otherwise expressed, that the judgment shall be in accordance with the law by…

  • List of Construction Law Abbreviations

    List of Construction Law Abbreviations ACA Association of Consultant Architects Form of Building Agreement 1982, Third Edition 1998 (2003 Revision) ACA SFA/08 Association of Consultant Architects Standard Form of Agreement for the Appointment of an Architect 2008 ARB Architects Registration Board ARCUK Architects Registration Council BIFM British Institute of Facilities Management BLR Building Law Reports…

  • Political Machines

    Political Machines Political Machines Definition Political Machines, local political party organization capable of mobilizing or “manufacturing”large numbers of votes on behalf of candidates for political office. Historical Introduction Political machines developed in the United States in the early 19th century, reached the peak of their power toward the end of the century, and declined in…

  • Karl Marx

    Karl Marx Introduction Marx, Karl (1818-1883), German political philosopher and revolutionist, cofounder with Friedrich Engels of scientific socialism (modern communism), and, as such, one of the most influential thinkers of all times. Marx was born in Trier and was educated at the universities of Bonn, Berlin, and Jena. In 1842, shortly after contributing his first…

  • Conservation of Legislation

    Conservation of Legislation In the United Kigdom, a number of government commissions and parliamentary committees have attempted to revise and reorganise the statute book: •One Act of 1867 alone repealed over 1300 statutes. •In 1875 a select committee was appointed to consider “whether any and what means can be adopted to improve the manner and…