Tag: International Public Law

  • Statehood

    Statehood

    Statehood in the International Legal EncyclopediaSovereignty and StatehoodSovereignty in international law is derived from the nationhood of… (Read more)…

  • Territory Definition

    Territory Definition

    Territory Definition in the International Legal EncyclopediaTerritory has vital importance in international law. A state does not have… (Read more)…

  • International Judicial Assistance

    International Judicial Assistance

    International Judicial Assistance in the International Legal EncyclopediaA statute which has extra-territorial operation is enforced either through physical control… (Read more)…

  • Sovereignty History

    Sovereignty History

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

  • Common Debtor

    Common Debtor

    In Scotch law. A debtor whose effects have been arrested by several creditors. In regard to these creditors, he is their common debtor, and by this term is distinguished in the proceedings that take place in the competition. Bell, Diet. …

  • Common Drunkard

    Common Drunkard

    See Drunkard. …

  • Common Day

    Common Day

    (Law Lat. dies commvunis). In old English practice. An ordinary day in court (St. 13 Rich. IL st. 1, c. 17), such as octabis Michaelis (the octave of St. Michael), quindena Paschae (the quinzime of Easter), etc. (St. 51 Hen. III. sts. 2, 3; Cowell; Termes de la Ley). …

  • Common Bawdy-house

    Common Bawdy-house

    This is a term sometimes used in English law to mean what is sometimes otherwise called house of ill-fame, or simply bawdyhouse, or more commonly brothel. Primarily it means vi ex termini, a house, but in the law it means also a room or set of rooms in […]