Document

Definition Document, strictly, in law, that which can serve as evidence or proof, and is written or printed, or has an inscription or any significance that can be “read”; thus a picture, authenticated photograph, seal or the like would furnish “documentary evidence.” More generally the word […]

Thesis

Dissertations and Masters' Thesis Some ways to get copies of a dissertation or masters' thesis include: (a) calling the library of the school where it was submitted; (b) searching for dissertations in the Proquest Dissertations & Theses (PQDT) database (available through many sources […]

Publication

Defensive Publication in E.U. Patent System A publication and disclosure to the public of a pending patent application. Publication in E.U. Patent System Documents, including patents of most countries that are printed (published) in and are actually or presumptively available to the public. […]

Bibliography

Bibliographic Coupling in Legal Information Retrieval The following is a basic concept of Bibliographic Coupling in relation to information retrieval. In addition to this, Bibliographic Coupling may be applied to legal texts, including case law, legislation and scholarly works. Bibliographic […]

Agenda

Definition of Agenda in International Trade The following is a concept of Agenda in the context of international trade law, from the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): The list of topics to be covered during a negotiation session. An agenda may be arranged in either […]

Authentication

Definition of Authentication in International Trade The following is a concept of Authentication in the context of international trade law, from the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): The act of certifying that a written document is genuine, credible, and reliable. An […]