Search results for: “Legislative branch”

  • Parliamentary Procedure

    Hierarchical Display of Parliamentary procedure Politics > Parliamentary proceedingsPolitics > Parliament > Powers of parliamentLaw > Sources and branches of the law > Legal science > Constitutional law Meaning of Parliamentary procedure Overview and more information about […]

  • Referendum

    Referendum

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Referendum Meaning of Referendum A method of submitting an important legislative measure to a direct vote of the whole people. It is a right reserved by the people of a state or political subdivision to […]

  • Source of Law

    Hierarchical Display of Source of law Law > Sources and branches of the lawLaw > Sources and branches of the law > Source of law > European treatiesLaw > Sources and branches of the law > Source of law > International agreementLaw > Sources and branches of the law > Source of law > […]

  • Delegated Legislation

    Delegated legislation in Law EnforcementMain Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of delegated legislation.ResourcesSee AlsoLaw Enforcement Officer Policeman Law Enforcement Agency Further Reading […]

  • Government

    Government

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Government Meaning of Government The governing body of a community , a state , United States , territory, district , municipality , a commonwealth . See 11 U.S.C. §101(21). <div […]

  • Legislation

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Legislation Meaning of Legislation The act of making laws and passing enactments by a legislative body. Enactments or acts of Congress or enactments of various state legislatures. <div […]

  • Legislation

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Legislation Meaning of Legislation The act of making laws and passing enactments by a legislative body. Enactments or acts of Congress or enactments of various state legislatures. <div […]

  • Constitutional Court

    Constitutional Court in the law of the United States Constitutional Court: Related U.S. Resources Constitutional Court in the American Law Encyclopedia Judicial Organization Keywords in the U.S. Legal Corpus Judicial Organization Topics in the United States Legal Dictionary See Also […]

  • Common Law

    Common law in Law Enforcement Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of common law. Grammar This term is a noun. Etimology of Common Law (You may find common law at the world legal encyclopedia and the […]

  • Simplification of Legislation

    Hierarchical Display of Simplification of legislation Law > Sources and branches of the law > Source of lawEuropean Union > European Union law > EU legal system > EU competence > Principle of legal certaintyEuropean Union > European Union law > EU lawPolitics > Executive power and […]

  • 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 […]

  • Ordinance

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Ordinance Meaning of Ordinance A subordinate legislation promulgated with the authority of a properly established body of the government , such as a city or town. See Skalnik v Town of Sperry, (Okl.App.) […]

  • EU Act

    Hierarchical Display of EU act European Union > European Union lawEuropean Union > European construction > European Communities > European Community > Community methodEuropean Union > European Union law > EU law > Secondary legislationLaw > Sources and branches of the law > Source […]

  • Constitutional Law

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Constitutional Law Meaning of Constitutional Law All rules which directly or indirectly affect the distribution or exercise of the sovereign power. (Dicey.) ” So much of the law as relates to the […]

  • Secondary Legislation

    Hierarchical Display of Secondary legislation European Union > European Union law > EU lawLaw > Sources and branches of the law > Source of law > EU act Meaning of Secondary legislation Overview and more information about Secondary legislation For a more comprehensive understanding of […]