Search results for: “sovereignty”

  • National Sovereignty

    Hierarchical Display of National sovereignty Law > International law > Public international lawInternational Relations > International affairs > National independence Meaning of National sovereignty Overview and more information about National sovereignty For a more comprehensive […]

  • Popular Sovereignty

    Definition of Popular Sovereignty In relation to social issues, a meaning of popular sovereignty is provided here: the citizens are collectively the sovereign of the state and hold the ultimate authority over public officials and their policies.

  • Sovereignty

    Sovereignty

    The union and exercise of all human power possessed in a state. It is a combination of all power; it is the power to do everything in a state without accountability, to make laws, to execute and to apply them, to impose and collect taxes and levy contributions, to make war or peace, to […]

  • Sovereignty of Parliament

    Sovereignty of Parliament in Law EnforcementMain Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of sovereignty of Parliament.ResourcesSee AlsoLaw Enforcement Officer Police Law Enforcement Agency Further Reading […]

  • Sovereignty History

    Sovereignty History

    Sovereignty History in the International Legal EncyclopediaThe term sovereign has its origin in the Latin word supra or… (Read more)…

  • Doctrine Of Sovereignty

    Doctrine Of Sovereignty

    Doctrine Of Sovereignty in the International Legal EncyclopediaThe doctrine of sovereignty today embraces several basic principles, such as that… (Read more)…

  • United States

    The term may be used in one of several senses, either as the name of a sovereign occupying the position analogous to that of other sovereigns in the family of nations, or as designating the territory over which the sovereignty of the United States extend, or as the collective nane of the States […]

  • Maritime Law

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Maritime Law Meaning of Maritime Law The system of law which particularly relates to commerce and navigation , to harbors, ships and seamen, to business transacted at sea or relating to navigation, to the […]

  • Jurisdiction

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Jurisdiction Meaning of Jurisdiction The extent of legal authority and power . A term of large and comprehensive import , it generally denotes the lawful authority of a body to exercise power. The term […]

  • Marriage

    Legal Definition of Marianismo Meaning of Marianismo The Spanish and Latin American ideal of women being modest, restrained, virtuous, and nurturing. Women are expected to be sexually abstinent before marriage and passive in response to their […]

  • Territorial Waters

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Territorial Waters Meaning of Territorial Waters That part of the sea adjacent to the coast of a given country, which is by international law deemed to be within the sovereignty of that country, thereby […]

  • Representative Democracy

    A form of government where the powers of the sovereignty are delegated to a body of men, elected from time to time, who exercise them for the benefit of the whole nation. 1 Bouv. Inst, note 31. …

  • Havana Charter

    Havana Charter in Global Commerce Policy In this regard, a definition of this issue is as follows: the final draft of the Charter for an International Trade Organization (ITO), adopted at Havana in 1948. The breadth of its provisions can be gauged from its chapter headings: employment and […]

  • Federal State

    Federal state in Law EnforcementMain Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of federal state.ResourcesSee AlsoLaw Enforcement Officer Police Work Law Enforcement Agency Further Reading federal state in A […]

  • Frontier

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Frontier Meaning of Frontier Synonyms of Frontier noun ambit border borderland bound boundary boundary line circumjacencies compass confinium […]