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  • Vote

    Ordinal Vote in Constitutional LawFrom the Comparative Constitutions Project: A rank ordering of votes for either candidates or parties.

  • Mortgage

    Introduction to Mortgage Mortgage, legal instrument that pledges a house or other real estate as security for repayment of a loan. By providing a guarantee that the loan will be paid back, a mortgage enables a person to buy property without having the funds to pay for it outright. If the […]

  • Religion

    The Legal History of Religion This section provides an overview of Religion. Religion & Law Pages Online Legal Resources The Islamic Law entry The Jewish Law entry U.S. Federal Religion Law Decisions Recent U.S. Supreme Court Religion Law Decisions – at the Legal […]

  • Dismissal

    Spanish Translation of nonsuit and dismissal This is the legal translation of English to Spanish in relation to nonsuit or dismissal and / or a definition of this topic: Sobreseimiento (in Spanish, without translation of the dictionary entry). Dismissal of Head of Government in Constitutional […]

  • Dismissal

    Spanish Translation of nonsuit and dismissal This is the legal translation of English to Spanish in relation to nonsuit or dismissal and / or a definition of this topic: Sobreseimiento (in Spanish, without translation of the dictionary entry). Dismissal of Head of Government in Constitutional […]

  • Marriage

    Disasters and the law Marriage, Sexual Behaviour and the Law Further Reading Marriage in the Encyclopedia of Sexual Behavior and the Law The Legal History of Marriage This section provides an overview of Marriage Marriage and Family Life in the CEDAW Article 16: of the Convention on the […]

  • Marriage

    Disasters and the law Marriage, Sexual Behaviour and the Law Further Reading Marriage in the Encyclopedia of Sexual Behavior and the Law The Legal History of Marriage This section provides an overview of Marriage Marriage and Family Life in the CEDAW Article 16: of the Convention on the […]

  • Standard

    Doctrine, Standard From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Doctrine, Standard (1): To ascertain the tenets and doctrines of a church, resort must be had to history and to prior and contemporary standard writings of its members on theology.31 Resources Notes and References […]

  • Donation

    The Legal History of Donation (Gift) This section provides an overview of Donation (Gift) Donation, Hostile, Religion From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Donation, Hostile, Religion (1): On the other hand the United States Supreme Court declared the legal right of donees […]

  • Roman Law

    Introduction to Roman Law Roman Law, in general usage, legal system developed by the Romans from the time of their first codification of law, known as the Law of the Twelve Tables (see Twelve Tables, Law of the), in 450 bc to the death of Justinian I, ruler of the Byzantine Empire, in ad […]

  • Loan

    The Legal History of LoanThis section provides an overview of Loan ResourcesSee AlsoLegal Biography Legal Traditions Historical Laws History of Law Further Reading Loan in the Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History (Oxford University Press) The Oxford Encyclopedia of American […]

  • Adjournment

    From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Adjournment (1): Where a meeting was noticed for one day and held on a different day without notice of adjournment, all acts done were void and the officers elected were neither de jure nor de facto officers.328 Description of […]

  • Management

    Management Management, Disability From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Management, Disability (1): An unincorporated society is managed by those who are competent to transact their own business. Therefore, it would seem that members must be men over twenty-one years of […]

  • Lease

    Lease, Purposes From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Lease, Purposes (1): A religious literary society and scientific corporation has power to lease part of a building owned by it for theatrical and operatic purposes.532 Resources Notes and References Charles M. […]

  • Incorporation

    Incorporation, Evidence From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Incorporation, Evidence (1): The certificate of incorporation or charter of a religious society or a certified copy thereof from the public record, is the proper evidence thereof.115 Secondary evidence and […]