Mafia in Europe If London Cries, Rome Does Not Laugh: the Inefficient Strategy to Counter Organised Crime in the uk and the Weaknesses of an Established Anti Mafia Legislation in Italy Anna Sergi, from the University of Essex, made a contribution to the 2012 Annual Conference of the European […]
Max Weber in Europe Literature Review on Max Weber In the Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy, [1] Sean Hildebrand offers the following summary about the topic of Max Weber: Max Weber was a German sociologist who while being recognized as the "founder of […]
Malta in Europe Malta and the European Union Resources See Also Small countries
MacDougall Report in Europe Description of MacDougall Report The Concise Encyclopedia of the European Union describes macdougall report in the following terms: [1] The 1977 MacDougall Report, named after its chairman, an economic adviser to the CBI, was produced at the request of the […]
Maastricht Treaty in Europe Description of Maastricht Treaty The Concise Encyclopedia of the European Union describes maastricht treaty in the following terms: [1] The Maastricht Treaty, signed in 1992 and officially known as the Treaty on European Union (TEU), introduced several important […]
Margaret Thatcher in Europe Life and Work of Margaret Thatcher (1925-) The Concise Encyclopedia of the European Union describes margaret thatcher (1925-) in the following terms: [1] Margaret Thatcher and Charles de Gaulle share the distinction of being the two most redoubtable supporters […]
Marshall Plan in Europe Description of Marshall Plan (Marshall Aid) The Concise Encyclopedia of the European Union describes marshall plan (marshall aid) in the following terms: [1] The Marshall Plan, named after General Marshall, a US army chief of staff in World War II, was a unique act […]
Mani Pulite in Europe Mani pulite and the European Union Resources See Also Tangentopoli
Trans-European Networks in Europe Description of Trans-European networks (TENs) The Concise Encyclopedia of the European Union describes trans-european networks (tens) in the following terms: [1] The 1992 Maastricht Treaty envisaged integrated Europe-wide transport, telecommunications and […]
Martial Law in Europe Definition of Martial Law
Originally the law administered in the Court of the Constable and Marshall. Later it was confused with military law. Now it means " The suppression of ordinary law and the temporary government of a country or parts of it by military […]
Mandate for Direct Representation in Europe Mandate for Direct Representation (in European Private Law) In this context, this may be a concept of the term: A "mandate for direct representation" is a mandate under which the agent is to act in the name of the principal, or otherwise in […]
Mandate in Europe Definition of Mandate
A direction, request, or authoritative command. Thus a cheque is a mandate by the drawer to his banker to pay the amount to the transferee or holder of the cheque
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Single Market in Europe Description of Single market The Concise Encyclopedia of the European Union describes single market in the following terms: [1] From the outset, a single, or common, internal European market was the primary stated purpose of the 1957 Treaty of Rome (see more in this […]
MacSharry Reforms in Europe Description of MacSharry reforms The Concise Encyclopedia of the European Union describes macsharry reforms in the following terms: [1] Named after the (Irish) CAP commissioner, the MacSharry Plan rescued the GATT negotiations from failure in the early 1990s. […]
Mandate for Indirect Representation in Europe Mandate for Indirect Representation (in European Private Law) In this context, this may be a concept of the term: A "mandate for indirect representation" is a mandate under which the agent is to act in the agent's own name or […]
Marginal cost pricing in Europe Marginal cost pricing and the Public Sector Information With marginal cost pricing we intend the application of charges aimed at recouping only marginal costs of reproduction and dissemination (the latter therefore representing a cap for charges). Under this […]
Maintenance of Capital in Europe Financial assistance for purchase of its own shares (ss677–683) Find out more information about this subject here: General prohibition on public companies giving financial assistance Breach of the prohibition Exceptions The principal or larger purpose […]
Marginal cost in Europe Marginal cost and the Public Sector Information In economics, marginal cost is defined as the change in the total cost entailed by the production of a further unit of a good. In the PSI-related literature and legislation, marginal cost is often applied to the […]
Maghreb Working Party in Europe Mashreq/Maghreb Working Party (COMAG) COMAG deals with the EU Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and Community competence with regard to Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, the Western Sahara conflict, the Palestinian Authority, Syria […]
Maintenance in Europe Definition of Maintenance (1) The supply of the necessaries of life for a person. A maintenance clause in a deed of settlement is the provision of income for such a purpose. (2) Maintenance signifieth in law a taking in hand bearing up or upholding of quarrels and […]
Marxist Socialism in Europe Socialism Industrialization and Marxist Socialism Introduction to Marxist Socialism With Marx and Engels socialism acquired a theory of history and a theory of exploitation. Their publication of the Communist Manifesto in 1848 marked the end of the dominance of […]
Definition of May V. Burdett ((1846), 9 Q. B. 101). Held, that il a person is possessed of an animal ferae naturae, he is liable if it escapes and does damage, even though he be guiltless of any negligence Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription May V. […]
Definition of Mayhem consists in violently depriving another of the use of a member proper for his defence in fight, such as an arm, a leg, an, eye, etc. It was both a civil injury and a criminal offence. Obsolete Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription […]
Definition of Mayor’s And City Of London Court A new Court formed in 1921 by the amalgamation of the Mayor’s Court of London and the City of London Court. (Mayor’s and City of London Court Act, 1920.) Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Mayor’s And […]
Definition of Mayor’s Court Of London An inferior Court which had jurisdiction in civil cases where the whole cause of action arose within the City of London Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Mayor’s Court Of London in the Dictionaries, Mayor’s […]
Definition of Masters Of The Supreme Court These consist of (1) the Masters in the Chancery Division ; (2) the seven Masters of the King’s Bench Division, who superseded the Masters of King’s Bench, Common Pleas and Exchequer ; (3) the eleven Masters of the Supreme Court who carry out the […]
Definition of Matrimonial Causes Suits for divorce, nullity of marriage, judicial separation, damages for adultery, restitution of conjugal rights, and jactitation of marriage Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Matrimonial Causes in the Dictionaries, […]
Definition of Marriage-brocage A contract to procure a marriage between two persons for reward. Such a contract is void. See Hermann v. Charlesworth Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Marriage-brocage in the Dictionaries, Marriage-brocage in our […]
Definition of Matrtmonium Matrimony, the marriage-tie. (Roman law.) See Nuptice Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Matrtmonium in the Dictionaries, Matrtmonium in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European Encyclopedia […]
Definition of Married Woman See Husband and Wife Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Married Woman in the Dictionaries, Married Woman in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European Encyclopedia of Law, Browse the Legal […]
Definition of Matthews V. Baxter ((1873), L. R. 8 Ex. 132). Held, that a party who enters into a contract when in state of intoxication may, when sober, ratify it, and in such case will be bound Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Matthews V. Baxter […]
Definition of Marriot V. Hampton ((1797), 7 T. R 269). Where money has been paid by the plaintiff to the defendant under the compulsion of law, which is afterwards discovered not to have been due, the plaintiff cannot recover it back in an action for money had and received.The plaintiff having […]
Definition of Marsh V. Lee ((1670), 2 Ventris, 337). Held, that if a third mortgagee, having advanced his money without notice of a second mortgage, afterwards buy in a first mortgage, then such third mortgagee, having obtained the first mortgage and having the law on his side and equal […]
Definition of Marshal In the King’s Bench Division of the High Court, a marshal is an officer who attends each Judge on circuit in a personal capacity.The Marshal of the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division in Admiralty matters is entrusted with execution of warrants and orders of the Court […]
Definition of Marshalling Where there are two creditors of the same debtor, ancf one creditor has a right to resort to two funds of the debtor for payment of his debt, and the other creditor has the right to resort only to one fund, the Court will order the first creditor to be paid out of the […]
Definition of Master And Servant The relation of master and servant exists when the master has the right at the moment to control the manner in which the servant shall act, e.g., a clerk is a servant: an opera singer is not. A master is liable for the act or default of his servant committed in […]
Definition of Master In Lunacy An officer of the Lord Chancellor, as guardian of lunatics, and the administrator of their property. He makes inquiries into the state of mind of persons alleged to be insane Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Master In […]
Definition of Master Of The Grown Office A Master of the Supreme Court who files criminal informations in the Court of King’s Bench upon the relation or complaint of private persons. See King’s Coroner; Information Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription […]
Definition of Master Of The Mint The Chancellor of the Exchequer. (Coinage Act, 1870.) Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Master Of The Mint in the Dictionaries, Master Of The Mint in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the […]
Definition of Master Of The Rolls He was originally keeper of the records and assistant to the Lord Chancellor. Subsequently, in the reign of Edward I, he acquired judicial authority in the Court of Chancery. In more modern times any suit, petition, etc., could be heard in the first instance […]
Definition of Master V. Miller ((1791), 4 T. R. 320). An unauthorised alteration of the date of a bill of exchange after acceptance, whereby the payment would be accelerated, avoids the instrument ; and no action can be afterwards brought upon it, even by an innocent holder for a valuable […]
Definition of Masters In Chancery They were assistants of the Lord Chancellor, and of the Master of the Rolls. They eat in chambers for the discharge of functions which were partly ministerial and partly judicial. The Court of Chancery Act, 1852, abolished the Masters and provided for the […]
Definition of Manor A district of land of which the freehold is vested in the lord of the manor, of whom two or more persons, called freeholders of the manor, hold land in respect of which they owe him certain free services, rents or other duties. Hence every manor must be at least as old as […]
Definition of Marriage Marriage is the voluntary union for life of one man and one woman to the exclusion of all others, subject to the rules as to consanguinity or affinity, and capacity to perform the duties of matrimony prevailing in the place of domicile of the parties, and subject to the […]
Definition of Mansfield, Lord (17051793) Called to the Bar by Lincoln’s Inn 1730; Solicitor-General, 1742; Attorney-General, 1754; Lord Chief Justice of the King’s Bench, 1756. He may be said to be the founder of the commercial law of this country Browse You might be interested in these […]
Definition of Marriage, Registration Of See Registration of Marriage Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Marriage, Registration Of in the Dictionaries, Marriage, Registration Of in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the […]
Definition of Manslaughter The crime of unlawful homicide. The most frequent instances occur (a) where death is caused accidentally by an unlawful act, as where A strikes B with a small stick, not intending either to kill him or to do him grievous bodily harm, and the blow kills him ; (b) […]
Definition of Manumissio The giving of his freedom to a slave ; setting him free from the hand or potestas of his master.Formal manumission was effected (1) Per vindicta, a fictitious suit in which it was claimed that the slave was free-born. The master admitted the claim, touched him with a […]
Definition of Manus Hand ; marital power. A woman was subjected to the man us of her husband by (1) confarreatio (a religious ceremony) ; (2) Ccemptio (fictitious sale) ; (3) Usus (cohabitation). (Roman law.) Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Manus […]
Definition of Marais, D. F., Ex P., ([1902] A. C. 109). In 1901, during the war between Great Britain and the South African Republic, Marais, a British subject, was arrested on a charge of having violated regulations made in pursuance of a proclamation of martial law. The district in which he […]