Tag: History

  • History of Yugoslavia

    Introduction This is the first part of the history of Yugoslavia, which has had hugue implications in international law, specially European law. The Country Also called Jugoslavia. The official name was the “Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes” (Kraljevina Srba Hnata i Slovcnaca). […]

  • Actio Serviana

    Definition of Actio Serviana An action which gave the landlord of a farm a right to take possession of the stock of his tenant for rent due, when the tenant had agreed that the stock should be a security for the rent. See Actio Serviana in the Legal Dictionary. Definition of Actio […]

  • Quasi-Contract

    Definition of Quasi-Contract The term is an abbreviation of the obligatio quasi ex contractu of Roman law. It is an obligation similar to that created by contract, but not really arising by the consent of the person bound. Thus, in Roman law, if a person left his property without anyone to […]

  • Greece

    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 […]