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Statute
Definition of Statute An Act of Parliament, particularly public Acts. Statutes are of the following kinds : Declaratory when they do not profess to make any alteration in the existing law, but merely to declare or explain what it is; remedial, when they alter the common law; amending, when […]
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Actio Di Recta
Definition of Actio Di Recta An action based immediately on the very text of the law; opposed to actio utilis. Similarly, an action arising from an essential part of the execution of a contract, as actio commodati directa; opposed to actio (commodati) contraria, arising on the other side from […]
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General Index
This page is the overall index to the European Encyclopedia of Law; any page can ideally be reached directly or indirectly from this page. Note that the index is still somewhat incomplete. Europe: Akrotiri and Dhekelia • Åland • Albania • Andorra • Armenia • Austria • Azerbaijan • Belarus • Belgium • Bosnia and…
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Regina v. Bartle and the Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis and Others
Regina v. Bartle and the Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis and Others (Ex Parte Pinochet) in Europe England, House of Lords. Lord Browne-Wilkinson: My Lords, As is well known, this case concerns an attempt by the Government of Spain to extradite Senator Pinochet from this country […]
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Maxims of Law from Bouvier’s Dictionary of Law
Maxims of Law from Bouvier’s Dictionary of Law in Europe A communi observantia non est recedendum. There should be no departure from common observance or usage. Co. Litt. 186. A l’impossible nul n’est tenu. No one is bound to do what is impossible. 1 Bouvier´s Institutes of […]