Introduction to Western European Union Western European Union (WEU), association of European countries focused on defense and security issues. The WEU grew out of the Brussels Treaty, a cooperative agreement made in 1948 between the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, The Netherlands, and […]
Norman Law in the History of Europe Norman legal history Obscurity of Norman legal history The oldest financial records, the oldest judicial records3 that it has transmitted to us, are of much later date than the parallel English documents. Its oldest law-books, two small treatises now fused together and published under the title Le très … Read more
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Consular Legislation in Europe European Union Materials For information about European Union consular legislation, click here. In Austria Read in this legal Encyclopedia for information about consular law in Austria. In Germany Read in this legal Encyclopedia for information about […]
Definition of European Convention On State Immunity In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of European Convention On State Immunity : An international convention of 1972 setting out when and how member states of the European Community (now the European Union) […]
European Convention on Human Rights: the European Commission of Human Rights Introduction to European Commission of Human Rights The commission can only deal with a claim if all domestic remedies have been exhausted, unless a state waives the benefit of this rule. Local remedies do not have to […]
Introduction to European Diplomats European Diplomats, ambassadors, ministers, and bureaucrats who conduct the foreign policy of European nations. (1) Resources Notes and References Information about European Diplomats in the Encarta Online Encyclopedia Guide to European Diplomats More Topics […]
Communism: Communist Influence in Noncommunist Countries Western Europe Other Western European Parties The strongest Western European parties, other than the Italian and French, have been those of Greece, Finland, Portugal, and Spain. The Greek and Portuguese parties mirrored the intransigence […]
Communism: Communist Influence in Noncommunist Countries Western Europe The communist parties of Western Europe were all established between 1918 and 1923, following the Russian Revolutions. They were responsive to Soviet directives, yet at the same time drew on European socialist roots going […]
Benelux Court of Justice Court of First Instance of the European Communities Court of Justice of the European Communities European Court of Human Rights European Free Trade Agreement Court Benelux Court of Justice Court Of Justice of the Benelux Economic Union The […]
History of Western European Tribunals Medieval courts were an outgrowth of the tribal courts of the Germanic peoples, among whom the highest judicial authority was that of the popular assemblies that met regularly throughout the year. The tribal judges supervised the proceedings and […]
Definition of King’s Advocate Formerly, the principal law officer of the (English) Crown in the Admiralty and Ecclesiastical Courts. (this definition of Advocate, King’s is, partially, from A Concise Law Dictionary (1927)). Browse You might be interested in these references tools: […]
Principles of European Contract Law (Commision on European Contract Law) 2 25 May 2002 PRINCIPLES OF EUROPEAN CONTRACT LAW TEXT OF ARTICLES IN PART 3, IN ENGLISH CHAPTER 10 Plurality of parties Section 1: Plurality of debtors ARTICLE 10:101: SOLIDARY, SEPARATE AND […]
Encyclopedia of Planning Law and Practice in Europe A comprehensive source of information and guidance on planning law and policy in the United Kingdom. From the publisher: The Encyclopedia of Planning Law and Practice: Includes all relevant legislation including EC legislation as […]
JURE, a database created by the European Commission, contains case law on jurisdiction in civil and commercial matters and on the recognition and enforcement of judgments in a State other than the one where the judgment was passed. This includes case law on relevant international […]
Comprehensive case citators published in the UK In hardcopy (print): Current Law Case Citator (Sweet & Maxwell) The Digest (LexisNexis Butterworths) Online: Lawcite (hosted by AustLII – http://www.austlii.edu.au/LawCite/). Westlaw UK (Sweet & Maxwell) – Case […]
Lexis´ Case Search in Europe UK and European Digest CaseSearch is an online case citator. It allows you to track the history of a case, finding out how the decision has been applied in subsequent cases. It is updated daily and provides procedural history, annotations, keywords and summaries. […]
List of Legal History Broader Databases in Europe The following databases are comprehensive, covering a wide selection of time periods, and can be a starting point for a more specific database. Primary Sources Databases These databases provide access to full-text materials from the Middle […]
List of UK and European Legal e-Journals Aberdeen Student Law Review Advising Business Anglo-American Law Review Arbitration Arbitration Law Reports and Review Archbold News Asian Journal of international Law Bell Yard: Journal of the Law Society’s School of Law […]
List of UK Kingdom Law Reports in Europe Administrative Court Digest Advertising Standards Authority: ASA Case Reports All England Law Reports All England Law Reports (Commercial Cases) All England Law Reports (European Cases) All England Reporter All England Law Reports […]
Regina v. Bartle and the Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis and Others (Ex Parte Pinochet) in Europe England, House of Lords. Lord Browne-Wilkinson: My Lords, As is well known, this case concerns an attempt by the Government of Spain to extradite Senator Pinochet from this country […]
Bumper Development Corp., Ltd. v. Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis and Others in Europe (Union of India and Others, Claimants) England, Court of Appeal, Civil Division, 1991. In 1976, an Indian laborer named Ramamoorthi, who lived near the site of a ruined Hindu temple at Pathur in […]
Blackstone’s Commentaries on the Laws of England in Europe Introduction • Section the First : On the Study of Law • Section the Second : Of the Nature of Laws in General • Section the Third : Of the Laws of England • Section the Fourth : Of the Countries Subject to the Laws of England […]
Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne in Europe Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne (1845-1927), British statesman, had, during his tenure of office as Foreign Minister (1900-5), definitely set his mark on British foreign policy at a […]
List of North Ireland Reports in Europe Ir Jur— Irish Jurist Reports Ir LTR — Irish Law Times Reports Ir R — Irish Reports Ir RCL — Irish Reports, Common Law Series LR Ir — Law Reports, Ireland N Ir — Northern Ireland Law Reports N Ir Pub Gen Acts — Northern Ireland […]
Mozley and Whiteley´s Law Dictionary in Europe Mozley and Whiteley´s Law Dictionary is basically a legal dictionary for students of law. In fact, the 13th edition has the only title of The Law Student´s Dictionary. Therefore, the last edition with the name Mozley and Whiteley´s Law Dictionary […]
Edgar Algernon Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood in Europe Edgar Algernon Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood (1864-1958), English lawyer and statesman, third son of the 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, and Nobel Peace Prize in 1937, was born Sept. 14 1864. […]
George Ranken Askwith, 1st Baron Askwith in Europe George Ranken Askwith, 1st Baron Askwith (1861-1942), English lawyer and civil servant, was born at Morley, Yorks, Feb. 17 1861, and was educated at Marlborough and Brasenose College, Oxford. He was called to the bar in 1886 (K.C. 1908), and […]
Sir George Farwell in Europe Sir George Farwell (1845-1915), English judge, was born at Codsall, Staffs., Dec. 22 1845. He was educated at Rugby and Balliol College, Oxford, where he took his degree in 1866. He was called to the bar in 1871. In 1891 he became a Q.C. and in 1895 a bencher of […]
Louisa Twining in Europe Louisa Twining (1820-1912), English philanthropic worker, was born in London Nov. 16 1820. In early life she was an artist, and published Symbols and Emblems of Mediaeval Christian Art (1852) and Types and Figures of the Bible (1854). In 1853, however, she became […]
Herbert Henry Asquith in Europe Herbert Henry Asquith (12 September 1852 – 15 February 1928), 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, was a Liberal Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916. He succeeded Henry Campbell-Bannerman. He was succeeded by David Lloyd George. English […]
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 […]
Introduction Briefs are, in the United States, legal documents written by attorneys, used in various legal adversarial systems that is presented to a court arguing why the party to the case should prevail. A brief is, then, in the U.S., a legal document prepared by a party to the Court. It […]