Search results for: “common law systems”

  • Charter Of Economic Rights And Duties Of States

    Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States in Global Commerce Policy In this regard, charter of economic rights and duties of states is: an initiative launched at UNCTAD III (1972) ostensibly aimed at protecting the economic rights of all countries, but really promoting a change in what […]

  • Status

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Status Meaning of Status The legal standing or position of a person as determined by his membership in some class of persons legally enjoying certain rights or subject to certain limitations, conditions […]

  • Status

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Status Meaning of Status The legal standing or position of a person as determined by his membership in some class of persons legally enjoying certain rights or subject to certain limitations, conditions […]

  • Adjudication

    Adjudication

    Adjudication in the law of the United States Adjudication: Related U.S. Resources Adjudication in the American Law Encyclopedia Judicial Function Keywords in the U.S. Legal Corpus Judicial Function Topics in the United States Legal Dictionary See Also Judge (Judicial Function) Judicial […]

  • Adjudication

    Adjudication

    Adjudication in the law of the United States Adjudication: Related U.S. Resources Adjudication in the American Law Encyclopedia Judicial Function Keywords in the U.S. Legal Corpus Judicial Function Topics in the United States Legal Dictionary See Also Judge (Judicial Function) Judicial […]

  • Adversary System

    A phrase used to distinguish the common law legal system from some others, e.g.., the civil law system in some of its aspects, with respect to the manner in which actions are commenced and facts proved. The idea is that an adversary system depends upon adversaries, i.e., persons with […]

  • Control

    Exercise or to have the right to exercise a directing or governing influence over a thing. The power of authority to manage, direct, superintend, restrict, regulate, govern, administer or oversee.

  • Control

    Exercise or to have the right to exercise a directing or governing influence over a thing. The power of authority to manage, direct, superintend, restrict, regulate, govern, administer or oversee.

  • Conference

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Conference Meaning of Conference In French Law. A similarity between two laws or two systems of laws. In International Law. Verbal explanations between the representatives of at least two nations, for the […]

  • Conference

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Conference Meaning of Conference In French Law. A similarity between two laws or two systems of laws. In International Law. Verbal explanations between the representatives of at least two nations, for the […]

  • Deposit

    Deposit

    In contracts for sale, particularly the sale of land, it is that part of the purchase price prepaid by way of security when the contract is entered into. If the contract is completed, then the deposit is applied against the purchase money . But its primary purpose is that it is a […]

  • Deposit

    Deposit

    In contracts for sale, particularly the sale of land, it is that part of the purchase price prepaid by way of security when the contract is entered into. If the contract is completed, then the deposit is applied against the purchase money . But its primary purpose is that it is a […]

  • Circumstantial Evidence

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Circumstantial Evidence Meaning of Circumstantial Evidence Facts from which the existence of the fact in issue may be logically inferred. That evidence by which, through process of inference , it is […]

  • Utopia

    Grammar This term is a noun. Etimology of Utopia (You may find utopia at the world legal encyclopedia and the etimology of more terms). 1551, from Modern Latin Utopia, literally “nowhere,” coined by Thomas More (and used as title of his book, 1516, about an imaginary island […]

  • General Or National Elections

    General or National Elections in Voting Law Definition of General or National Elections in the context of the United States election law: Two terms used to indicate democratic selection of representatives or officials at a national level. The term general election is more often used in […]