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  • Husband And Wife

    Definition of Husband And Wife The old rule was Husband and wife are one in law. At common law a husband became on his marriage absolutely entitled to all chases in possession belonging to his wife in her own right (including those acquired after marriage), and to the whole of the rents and […]

  • Adams And The Kensington Vestry

    Definition of Adams And The Kensington Vestry Re (27 Ch. D. 394). The Court now leans against construing precatory words as trusts. A testator disposed of his property to his wife in full confidence that she will do what is right as to the disposal thereof between my children, either in her […]

  • List of International Humanitarian Treaties and Documents

    List of International Humanitarian Treaties and Documents in Europe Treaties & documents from 1800 to 1900 Declaration Respecting Maritime Law. Paris, 16 April 1856. Instructions for the Government of Armies of the United States in the Field (Lieber Code). 24 April 1863. […]

  • Constitutional Texts: Bavaria 1808 and 1818 Constitutions

    Constitutional Texts: Bavaria 1808 and 1818 Constitutions in Europe BAVARIA’S CONSTITUTION OF 1808 MAY 1ST, 1808 We Maximilian Joseph, by the grace of God King of Bavaria. We are governed by the conviction that as long as the State remains a mere aggregate of separate parts, it can […]

  • Constitutional Text: Austria 1945, Amendments 1986,1987,1988,1990, 1992 and 1993

    Constitutional Text: Amendments of 1986,1987,1988,1990, 1992 and 1993 to the Austria Constitution of 1945 in Europe 1986 AMENDMENT TO AUSTRIA’S CONSTITUTION OF 1945 APRIL 24, 1986 212. Federal constitutional law of April 4, 1986, amending the federal constitutional law of 1929 (amendment to […]

  • Labour Department and Ministry

    Labour Department and Ministry in Europe One of the outward signs of the intensified governmental interest in labour has been the establishment in 1913 of a Department of Labor in the United States, and in 1917 of a Ministry of Labour in Great Britain. United Kingdom The demand for the […]

  • Abandon, Historical 2

    Abandon and Abandonment , Historical 2 in Europe Abandonment Distinguished from Gift, or Barter, or Surrender In Stephens v. Mansfield, II Cal. 363, it was held that there could be no such thing as an abandonment of land in favor of a particular individual and for a consideration. The […]

  • Regulations

    Regulations Regulations Definition In some countries, subordinate legislation includes regulations, administrative decisions, orders, procedures, directives and bylaws. In Canada, for example, Regulations are defined as a statutory instrument. Regulations Definition in the Legal Dictionary Regulations Synonym Regulations in Administrative Law Finding regulations To conduct legal research, in some countries is helpful to use a consolidated…

  • Young Person

    Definition of Young Person A person between fourteen and sixteen years of age. (The Children Act, 1908, s. 131.) Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Young Person in the Dictionaries, Young Person in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse […]

  • Wild's Case

    Definition of Wild’s Case ((1599), 6 Co. 16 b). Held, that where there is a devise to a person and his children or issue, and he has no issue at the time of the devise i. e., at the date when the will or codicil was made then such person will take an estate tail…