Search results for: “legal treatises”
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Treatises
Treatises in the One-L Dictionary A text that provides critical, interpretative, evaluative or foundational material on an area of law. A treatise is often less detailed and critical than a law review article, but more in-depth than a legal encyclopedia entry.Note: This Treatises […]
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Marine Insurance
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Marine Insurance Meaning of Marine Insurance An insurance against marine losses, that is, the losses incident to marine adventure. An insurance against risks connected with navigation to which a ship, […]
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Evidence
Grammar This term is a noun. Etimology of Evidence (You may find evidence at the world legal encyclopedia and the etimology of more terms). c. 1300, “appearance from which inferences may be drawn,” from Old French evidence, from Late Latin evidentia “proof,” in classical […]
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Leges
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Leges Meaning of Leges (Lat.) I In Civil Law. Laws proposed by a magistrate of the senate, and adopted by the whole people in comitia centuriata. See “Populiscitum”; “Lex.” In English […]
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Most-favoured-nation Treatment
Most-favoured-nation treatment in Global Commerce Policy In this regard, most-favoured-nation treatment is: MFN. This is the rule, usually established through a trade agreement, that a country gives each of the trading partners with which it has concluded relevant agreements the best treatment […]
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Encyclopedias
Secondary sources which present background information for broad subjects (find out more about legal research). They do not present the critical analysis that the readers or users will find in scholarly treatises or law review articles (find out more about legal research). They are more […]
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Practitioner Materials
These are treatises and form books which provide a basic explanation of an area of law–often with step by step approaches and advice for handling a case along with recommended forms (find out more about legal research). They provide references to the basic authority such as leading cases or […]
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Quaestiones Bodleianae
Concept and History of Quaestiones Bodleianae an English collection of decretist quaestiones composed after the appearance of Compilatio III (1210), which is cited. The work, consisting of two procedural treatises, contains frequent references to Johannes Bazianus.Read more topics about […]
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Black Letter Law
Old, fundamental, well settled legal principles free from dispute or doubt. …
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Nutshell
A paperback book that provides a concise explanation of the law on a specific topic. …
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Restatements Of Law
Restatements are influential treatises published by the American Law Institute which describe law in a given area and guide in the development of that law. Restatements, though frequently cited in cases, are not binding in a curt unless it has been officially adopted as law by jurisdictions […]
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Secondary Authority
A source that analyzes, explains, or interprets primary source information. Secondary authority is not considered primary in nature and does not originate from a branch of government. Examples of secondary’s sources are law review articles, encyclopedias, and treatises…
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Loose-leaf
A type of law book having pages that are periodically replaced with updated pages. The term refers both to treatises and services….
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Annotated
A publication that includes value added information produced by the publisher’s editorial board to clarify, explain, or interpret text. Codes, rules, and treatises are frequently published in annotated form.Digests also include annotations to direct the researcher to relevant […]