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  • Corpus Juris (EU)

    Hierarchical Display of Corpus juris (EU) European Union > European Union law > EU law > Codification of EU law Meaning of Corpus juris (EU) Overview and more information about Corpus juris (EU) For a more comprehensive understanding of Corpus juris (EU), see in the general part of the […]

  • EU Strategy

    Hierarchical Display of EU strategy European Union > European construction > Deepening of the European UnionEnergy > Energy policy > Energy policy > EU energy policy Meaning of EU strategy Overview and more information about EU strategy For a more comprehensive understanding of EU […]

  • 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 […]

  • Regulatory Policy

    Hierarchical Display of Regulatory policy Politics > Executive power and public service > Executive body > Executive competenceEuropean Union > European construction > Deepening of the European Union > EU strategy Meaning of Regulatory policy Overview and more information about Regulatory […]

  • Eu Law

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

  • Court of Justice of the European Union

    Hierarchical Display of Court of Justice of the European Union European Union > EU institutions and European civil service > EU institutionEuropean Union > European Union law > EU law Meaning of Court of Justice of the European Union Overview and more information about Court of Justice of […]

  • Harter Act 1893

    Harter Act 1893 in Maritime Law Note: There is more information on maritime/admiralty law here.The following is a definition of Harter Act 1893, produced by Tetley, in the context of admiralty law: formerly 46 U.S. Code Appx. 190-196. It is the precursor of COGSA (see this maritime law term […]

  • Process

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Process Meaning of Process The proceedings in any action or prosecution , real or personal , civil or criminal , from the beginning to the end; strictly, the summons by which one is cited into a court , […]

  • Capital

    Hello Hello Legal Definition and Related Resources of Capital Meaning of Capital As an adjective, means chief , principal , or of pertaining to the death penalty , punishable with death. As a noun, in commercial parlance, means the fund or the […]

  • Civil Action

    One founded on private rights . Western union v Taylor, 11 S.E. 396, 84 Ga. 408. Encompasses equitable or legal relief or both. Luddington v Merrill, 71 A. 504, 81 Conn. 400.

  • Bills Of Lading

    Bills of Lading & Related Documents in Maritime Law Note: There is more information on maritime/admiralty law here.The following is a definition of Bills of Lading & Related Documents, produced by Tetley, in the context of admiralty law: a) Bill of lading [Translation of Bills of Lading […]

  • Enactment

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Enactment Meaning of Enactment The process of bringing a statute into law. Synonyms of Enactment noun act bill charter codification […]

  • Legalization

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Legalization Meaning of Legalization The act of making legal or lawful . Legalization Alternative Definition The act of making lawful. By legalization is […]

  • Estate for Life

    One who enjoys a life tenancy in real property (more in the United States here), regardless of the manner in which that tenancy was created, is by statute (§ 12-48) liable for taxes on that property notwithsta…

  • Compilation

    A literary production, composed of the works of others, and arranged in a methodical manner. When a compilation requires in its execution taste, learning, discrimination, and intellectual labor, it is an object of copyright: as, for example, Bacon’s Abridgment. Curtis, Copyright, […]