Finnish Criminal Justice System

The Finnish Criminal Justice System This entry gives a general account of the overall criminal system and outline the political and legal structure and the history of the Finnish criminal justice system to help account for the unique aspects that may help to bind the many parts of this criminal justice system together, and to … Read more

Czech Republic Criminal Justice System

Czech Republic Criminal Justice System This entry gives a general account of the overall criminal system and outline the political and legal structure and the history of the Czech Republic criminal justice system to help account for the unique aspects that may help to bind the many parts of this criminal justice system together, and … Read more

Stock Exchanges

APTER . NYSE AMEX (FORMERLY AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE)—UNITED STATES National Securities Regulation in relation to Stock Exchanges. Read more about international securities regulations here. Legislation and Documents Selected AMEX Rules Pertaining to Membership Fees to AMEX […]

Bosnian Disappearance Cases

Bosnian Enforced Disappearance Cases The European Court of Human Rights and the Human Rights Committee’s approaches to Bosnian Enforced Disappearance Cases Following its independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in March 1992, Bosnia and Herzegovina went through three and a half years of armed conflict, which ended with the signing of the General … Read more

Medieval Law

Medieval Legal History This text is about the history of the Medieval Law. Canon Law This includes: General Ecumenical and General Church Councils Other Canon Law Texts: Specific Canons and Papal Decrees The Rebirth of Canon Law Studies: 11th Century On Later Medieval Canon Law Inquisitorial Methods Monastic Rules Theory of Law Germanic Law This … Read more

Tissue and Cells Directives

The European Union Tissue and Cells Directives (EUTCD) From 7 April 2006, the European Commission required that Members States bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with the Parent Directive (Directive 2004/23/EC). Alongside the commencement of licensing the European Union members, summarising the requirements of the Parent Directive and the … Read more

Nordic Mediation

Mediation in the Nordic Countries of Europe Background and History of Mediation in the Nordic Countries The Nordic—or Scandinavian countries1—Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden have close geographic, historical, social, economic, cultural, linguistic and legal ties. The economies are organised in a similar manner in what is sometimes called the ‘Nordic model’. In this model, … Read more