Search results for: “The Constitutions of Europe”
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Constitution
Definition of Constitution Formerly, a law or ordinance; now, the form in which a State is organisedA constitution may be (a) unwritten, resting mainly on custom and convention ; (b) written, drawn up in legal form ; (c) flexible, capable of being altered by ordinary legislative act ; (d) […]
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Common Law
Definition of Common Law That part of the law of England formulated, developed and administered by the old Common Law Courts, based on the common custom of the country, and originally unwritten. It is opposed to equity, the body of rules administered by the Court of Chancery ; to statute law, […]
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Clam, Vi, Aut Precario
Definition of Clam, Vi, Aut Precario By stealth, violence, or entreaty. Clarendon, Constitutions of, (1164). Enactments passed to secure the jurisdiction of the King’s Courts in certain matters of dispute between laymen and the Church Browse You might be interested in these references tools: […]
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Canon Law
Definition of Canon Law A body of Roman ecclesiastical law, compiled from the opinions of the ancient Latin fathers, the decrees of general councils, and the decretal epistles and bulls of the Holy See. It was codified in the 12th century by Gratianus, and added to by subsequent collections, […]
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Browse
Browse the European Wiki Encyclopedia of Law Introduction Article 67 (1) of the European Union Treaty on the Functioning of the EU provides for the constitution of an area of justice with respect the different systems and traditions of the Member States. The Encyclopedia of Law provides access to information about, among other European systems,…
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Ray A. August
Ray A. August in Europe Professor Ray August teaches in the College of Business and Economics at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington. He is the coordinator for the College’s business law program and he teaches courses on international business law, public international law, […]
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Sei Fujii v. the State of California
Sei Fujii v. the State of California in Europe Supreme Court of California 38 Cal. 2d 718; 242 P.2d 617 Decided: April 17, 1952 Justice GIBSON Plaintiff, an alien Japanese who is ineligible to citizenship under our naturalization laws, appeals from a judgment declaring that certain land […]
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Bouvier´s Law Dictionary and Institutes of American Law
Bouvier´s Law Dictionary and Institutes of American Law in Europe Review of Bouvier´s Law Dictionary and Institutes of American Law This review was written in North American Review (July, 1861) by S. Austin Allibone, author of the Dictionary of Authors The author of these volumes taught […]
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Modern Legal Systems Cyclopedia
Modern Legal Systems Cyclopedia The Modern Legal Systems Cyclopedia comprises introductions to the major legal systems in the world, with coverage ranging from legal education and the way of professional practice, to the form of government and substantive law. This comprehensive compilation […]