Legal Definition and Related Resources of Imperium
Meaning of Imperium
The right to command, which includes the right to employ the force of the state to enforce the laws. This is one of the principal attributes of the power of the executive. 1 TouUier, Dr. Civ. note 58. nee ligat. Impersonality neither concludes nor binds. Co. Litt. 352.
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This definition of Imperium is based on the The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary . This entry needs to be proofread.
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Definition of Co-Imperium
In the context of international law, the legal resource A Dictionary of Law, provides a definition of Co-Imperium :
Joint rule by two or more states of an entity that has a distinct international status (Compare condominium). An example is the occupation and rule of Germany after 1945 by the four victorious powers.
Concept of “Imperium”
Traditional meaning of imperium in English (with some legal use of this latin concept in England and the United States in the XIX Century) [1]: (in Latin) Power; command; authority.
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Notes and References
- Based on A Concise Law Dictionary of Words, Phrases and Maxims, “Imperium”, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1911, United States. It is also called the Stimson’s Law dictionary. This term and/or definition may be absolete.
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