Green Currencies in Europe Description of Green currencies The Concise Encyclopedia of the European Union describes green currencies in the following terms: [1] Green currencies, introduced into the Common Agricultural Policy in the late 1960s, represent an artificial common exchange rate […]
Gross Negligence in Europe Gross Negligence (in European Private Law) In this context, this may be a concept of the term: There is "gross negligence" if a person is guilty of a profound failure to take such care as is self-evidently required in the circumstances. Resources See Also […]
Green Parties in Europe Description of Green parties The Concise Encyclopedia of the European Union describes green parties in the following terms: [1] At the national level, European concern about the environment has been reflected in the emergence of Green political parties, especially […]
Group of Seven in Europe Description of Group of Seven (G-7) The Concise Encyclopedia of the European Union describes group of seven (g-7) in the following terms: [1] The seven leading developed countries – the USA, Japan, Germany, France, the UK, Italy and Canada – which since 1975 (1976 […]
Green Paper in Europe Green Paper (European Commission) and the European Judicial System Description of Green Paper (European Commission) provided by the European Union Commission: A Green Paper is a consultation document published by the Commission on a specific topic to prompt reactions from […]
Greenland in Europe Description of Greenland The Concise Encyclopedia of the European Union describes greenland in the following terms: [1] Greenland is chiefly remarkable in European circles for being the only country to have withdrawn from the EC. This it achieved in 1985, having gained […]
Gramsci Imprisonment in Europe Introduction to Gramsci Imprisonment By 1927 the Fascists had crushed the Communists in Italy, and Gramsci himself was captured and imprisoned. His health declined rapidly while in prison, but Fascist authorities denied him adequate medical care until 1935, when […]
Gramsci Writings and Influence in Europe Introduction to Gramsci Writings and Influence While in jail, Gramsci filled 33 notebooks with wide-ranging essays on Italian history, fascism, the factory councils, Marxist theory, and other subjects. Portions of the notebooks, published in Italy in […]
Definition of Grand Jury See Jury Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Grand Jury in the Dictionaries, Grand Jury in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European Encyclopedia of Law, Browse the Legal Thesaurus, Find […]
Definition of Grand Serjeanty A variety of land tenure resembling knight’sservice, where certain honorary services were rendered to the person of the King, such as carrying his banner or acting as his marshall. These incidents were retained when knight’s-service was abolished in 1660, and are […]
Definition of Grant (1) The assurance or transfer of the ownership of property, as distinguished from the delivery or transfer of the property itself. A conveyance is a deed of grant.It was the appropriate word for the conveyance of incorporeal hereditaments incapable of livery of seisin. By […]
Definition of Gray’s Inn One of the Inns of Court (q.v.) Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Gray’s Inn in the Dictionaries, Gray’s Inn in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European Encyclopedia of Law, Browse the Legal […]
Definition of Great Council The Magnum Concilium. The assembly of the lords of the kingdom after the Conquest in place of the Anglo-Saxon Witenagemot, from which developed the House of Lords Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Great Council in the […]
Definition of Great Northern Railway Co. V. Swaffield ((1874), L. R. 9 Ex. 132). An agent of necessity can recover his expenses incurred on behalf of the principal.A horse was consigned to Sandy, but the address was unknown, and expenses were incurred by placing the horse in livery stables to […]
Definition of Great Northern Railway Co. V. Witham ((1873), L. R. 9 C. P. 16). Held, that a continuing offer such as a tender may be accepted until revoked Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Great Northern Railway Co. V. Witham in the Dictionaries, […]
Definition of Great Seal By the Union with Scotland Act, 1706, it is provided that there shall be one Great Seal for the United Kingdom, to be used for sealing writs to elect and summon the Parliament, and for sealing all treaties with foreign States, and all public arts, instruments and […]
Definition of Gregory V. Duke Of Brunswick ((1843), 1 C. & K. 24). Held, that it is a tort for persons to cause an actor to be dismissed from his employment by conspiring to hire, and hiring, persons to drive him off the stage by hissing and hooting him, irrespective of the merits of his […]
Definition of Gretna Green After Lord Hardwicke’s Act it was impossible to contract a valid marriage in England without either banns or special licence ; but in Scotland it continued to be the law that consent of the parties in the presence of witnesses was sufficient to constitute a valid […]
Definition of Griffiths V. Vere ((1803), 9 Ves. 127). Held, that a trust by will for accumulation during a life, contrary to the Thellusson Act (39 & 40 Geo. 3, c. 98), is good for twenty-one years by that statute Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription […]
Definition of Ground Rent See Rent Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Ground Rent in the Dictionaries, Ground Rent in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European Encyclopedia of Law, Browse the Legal Thesaurus, Find […]
Definition of Groundage Harbour dues Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Groundage in the Dictionaries, Groundage in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European Encyclopedia of Law, Browse the Legal Thesaurus, Find […]
Definition of Grace See Act of Grace; Days o-f Grace Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Grace in the Dictionaries, Grace in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European Encyclopedia of Law, Browse the Legal Thesaurus, […]
Definition of Groves V. Wimborne ([1898] 2 Q. B. 402). A breach of a statutory duty gives an injured party a cause of action, unless the statutory penalty is intended to be the only remedy. The defendant was under a statutory obligation to fence dangerous machinery, on pain of a penalty of 100 […]
Definition of Grand Assize See Assize Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Grand Assize in the Dictionaries, Grand Assize in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European Encyclopedia of Law, Browse the Legal Thesaurus, Find […]
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Grey of Fallodon, Edward Grey, 1st Viscount in Europe Grey of Fallodon, Edward Grey, 1st Viscount (1862-1933), British statesman, better known as Sir Edward Grey. He had a tenure of the Foreign Office which lasted exactly 11 years, from Dec. 1905 to Dec. 1916, the longest continuous of any […]
Greece in Europe Outline of the Country´s Legal System According to the work Guide to Foreign and International Citations, by the Journal of International Law and Politics (New York University School of Law): The Constitution, the fundamental written law of the country, follows the […]