Tag: Sources of Law

  • 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 […]

  • Treaty Interpretation

    Treaties and Treaty Interpretation in International Economic Law This section provides an overview of treaties and treaty interpretation within the legal context of Sources of Law in international economic law . Resources Further Reading Isabelle Van Damme, "Treaties and Treaty […]

  • Soft Law

    Compliance with Soft Law In the study of compliance with soft law, several factors were identified in advance as possibly affecting state performance. While most of them apply to all subject areas in the study, the relative importance of each varies from one subject to another. The […]

  • Soft Law

    Compliance with Soft Law In the study of compliance with soft law, several factors were identified in advance as possibly affecting state performance. While most of them apply to all subject areas in the study, the relative importance of each varies from one subject to another. The […]

  • Post-classical Period

    Post-Classical Period to the Corpus Juris Civilis (3rd to 6 th Century) Resources See Also Civil Code History Codification History Historical Developments Sources Of Law Law Making Institutions

  • Post-classical Period

    Post-Classical Period to the Corpus Juris Civilis (3rd to 6 th Century) Resources See Also Civil Code History Codification History Historical Developments Sources Of Law Law Making Institutions

  • Code of Hammurabi

    Code of Hammurabi, collection of the laws and edicts of the Babylonian king Hammurabi, and the earliest legal code known in its entirety. A copy of the code was unearthed by a team of French archaeologists during the winter of 1901 to 1902 at Susa, in a part of Iran that was once ancient Elam.…

  • Code of Hammurabi

    Code of Hammurabi, collection of the laws and edicts of the Babylonian king Hammurabi, and the earliest legal code known in its entirety. A copy of the code was unearthed by a team of French archaeologists during the winter of 1901 to 1902 at Susa, in a part of Iran that was once ancient Elam.…

  • Corpus Juris Civilis

    Codification from the XII Tables to the Corpus Juris Civilis (CJC): Sources of Law Codification: The Making of a Civil Code Note: there is an entry about the subject of this section in this legal Encyclopedia. Historical Developments of Sources of Law and Law Making Institutions There is more […]

  • Corpus Juris Civilis

    Codification from the XII Tables to the Corpus Juris Civilis (CJC): Sources of Law Codification: The Making of a Civil Code Note: there is an entry about the subject of this section in this legal Encyclopedia. Historical Developments of Sources of Law and Law Making Institutions There is more […]

  • General Principles of Law

    Definition of General Principles of Law In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of General Principles of Law : According to the Statute of the *International Court of Justice, the source for rules of international law can be found in what it terms "General […]

  • General Principles of Law

    Definition of General Principles of Law In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of General Principles of Law : According to the Statute of the *International Court of Justice, the source for rules of international law can be found in what it terms "General […]

  • Customary International Law

    Hello Customary International Law Customary international law applies in international law in case of absence of a treaty. J. L. Brierly, in "The Law of Nations: an Introduction to the International Law of Peace"states that in order to determine what international customary […]

  • Role of Courts

    Role of Courts in International Economic Law This section provides an overview of role of courts within the legal context of Sources of Law in international economic law . Resources Further Reading Eric de Brabandere, "Role of Courts in International Economic Law," Elgar […]

  • Role of Courts

    Role of Courts in International Economic Law This section provides an overview of role of courts within the legal context of Sources of Law in international economic law . Resources Further Reading Eric de Brabandere, "Role of Courts in International Economic Law," Elgar […]