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  • Canon Law

    Canon Law

    A body of ecclesiastical law, which originated in the church of Rome, relating to matters of which that church has or claims jurisdiction. A canon is a rule of doctrine or of discipline, and is the term generally applied to designate the ordinances of councils and decrees of popes. The […]

  • Canon Law

    Canon Law

    A body of ecclesiastical law, which originated in the church of Rome, relating to matters of which that church has or claims jurisdiction. A canon is a rule of doctrine or of discipline, and is the term generally applied to designate the ordinances of councils and decrees of popes. The […]

  • Private International Law

    Private International Law

    See international law .

  • Military Law

    A system of rules and regulations relating to and administered by military courts and dealing with the discipline, trial and punishment of officers, soldiers and other persons in the Armed Forces. 10 U.S.C. §§801-940. Distinct from martial law , it applies only to persons in […]

  • Commercial Law

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Commercial Law Meaning of Commercial Law Term which describes the law governing rights of those engaged in commerce and trade . The meaning of the term varies with its context. See Brooklyn City & Newton […]

  • Competition Law

    English Legal System: Competition LawIn the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Competition Law : The branch of law concerned with the regulation of *anticompetitive practices, *restrictive trade practices, and abuses of a dominant position […]

  • Salvage Convention 1910

    Salvage Convention 1910 in Maritime Law Note: There is more information on maritime/admiralty law here.The following is a definition of Salvage Convention 1910, produced by Tetley, in the context of admiralty law: The International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law […]

  • Salvage Convention 1910

    Salvage Convention 1910 in Maritime Law Note: There is more information on maritime/admiralty law here.The following is a definition of Salvage Convention 1910, produced by Tetley, in the context of admiralty law: The International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law […]

  • Collision Convention 1910

    Collision Convention 1910 in Maritime Law Note: There is more information on maritime/admiralty law here.The following is a definition of Collision Convention 1910, produced by Tetley, in the context of admiralty law: The International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law […]

  • Collision Convention 1910

    Collision Convention 1910 in Maritime Law Note: There is more information on maritime/admiralty law here.The following is a definition of Collision Convention 1910, produced by Tetley, in the context of admiralty law: The International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law […]

  • Massachusetts Burma Law

    Massachusetts Burma Law in Global Commerce Policy In this regard, massachusetts burma law is: adopted by the Massachusetts state legislature in 1996 to promote improvements in human rights policies in Burma. The law gave companies avoiding doing business with Burma a 10% preference margin in […]

  • Game Laws

    Game Laws

    Laws regulating the killing or taking of birds and beasts, as game. The English game laws are founded on the idea of restricting the right of taking game to certain privileged classes, generally landholders. In 1831, the law was so modified as to enable any one to obtain a certificate or […]

  • Hague Conference on Private International Law

    Hague Conference On Private International Law in Maritime Law Note: There is more information on maritime/admiralty law here.The following is a definition of Hague Conference On Private International Law, produced by Tetley, in the context of admiralty law: An intergovernmental organization […]

  • Hague Conference on Private International Law

    Hague Conference On Private International Law in Maritime Law Note: There is more information on maritime/admiralty law here.The following is a definition of Hague Conference On Private International Law, produced by Tetley, in the context of admiralty law: An intergovernmental organization […]

  • Due Process of Law

    Law in its regular course of administration through courts of justice. 3 Story, Const. 264, 661; 18 How. (U. S.) 272; 13 N. Y. 378. It is the equivalent to law of the land, as used in Magna Charta. Co. Inst. 60; 18 How. (U. S.) 272; 11 Mich. 129. Whatever difficulty may […]