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Advice and consent
Advice and consent is an English phrase frequently used in enacting formulae of bills and in other legal or constitutional contexts, describing a situation in which the executive branch of a gov...
Advice and consent is an English phrase frequently used in enacting formulae of bills and in other legal or constitutional contexts, describing a situation in which the executive branch of a gov...
Appropriation Act
An Appropriation Act is an Act of Parliament passed by the United Kingdom Parliament which, like a Consolidated Fund Act, allows the Treasury to issue funds out of the Consolidated Fund.
An Appropriation Act is an Act of Parliament passed by the United Kingdom Parliament which, like a Consolidated Fund Act, allows the Treasury to issue funds out of the Consolidated Fund.
Asia Commons
The Asia Commons is an attempt to see how ideas of the Commons are specifically applicable to Asian conditions, and may be distinctive from other forms.
The Asia Commons is an attempt to see how ideas of the Commons are specifically applicable to Asian conditions, and may be distinctive from other forms.
Attainder
In English criminal law, attainder or attinctura is the metaphorical 'stain' or 'corruption of blood' which arises from being condemned for a serious capital crime.
In English criminal law, attainder or attinctura is the metaphorical 'stain' or 'corruption of blood' which arises from being condemned for a serious capital crime.
Aviation Security Act 1982
The Aviation Security Act 1982 is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom Parliament.
The Aviation Security Act 1982 is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom Parliament.
Common land
Common land is land owned collectively or by one person, but over which other people have certain traditional rights, such as to allow their livestock to graze upon it, to collect firewood& biscuits.
Common land is land owned collectively or by one person, but over which other people have certain traditional rights, such as to allow their livestock to graze upon it, to collect firewood& biscuits.
Community Identification Number
The Official Municipality Key, formerly also known as the Official Municipality Characteristic Number or Municipality Code Number, is a number sequence for the identification of politically inde...
The Official Municipality Key, formerly also known as the Official Municipality Characteristic Number or Municipality Code Number, is a number sequence for the identification of politically inde...
Consolidated Fund Act
A Consolidated Fund Act is an Act of Parliament passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom to allow, like an Appropriation Act, the Treasury to issue funds out of the Consolidated Fund.
A Consolidated Fund Act is an Act of Parliament passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom to allow, like an Appropriation Act, the Treasury to issue funds out of the Consolidated Fund.
Constitution Park (New Hampshire)
Constitution Park was a 2005 proposal to pursue eminent domain against the Plainfield, New Hampshire vacation estate of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, in order to construct a park commemo...
Constitution Park was a 2005 proposal to pursue eminent domain against the Plainfield, New Hampshire vacation estate of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, in order to construct a park commemo...
Curfew
A curfew is an order specifying a time after which certain regulations apply.
A curfew is an order specifying a time after which certain regulations apply.
Curfew bell
The curfew bell was a bell rung in the evening in Medieval times as the signal for everyone to go to bed.
The curfew bell was a bell rung in the evening in Medieval times as the signal for everyone to go to bed.
Declaration of mailing
A declaration of mailing is a legal form verifying that a document has been sent via mail to a 3rd party, usually required to be sent with documents as proof to a judge or clerk that a set of do...
A declaration of mailing is a legal form verifying that a document has been sent via mail to a 3rd party, usually required to be sent with documents as proof to a judge or clerk that a set of do...
Election law
Election law is a discipline falling at the juncture of constitutional law and political science.
Election law is a discipline falling at the juncture of constitutional law and political science.
Executive (government)
The executive branch is the part of government that has sole authority and responsibility for the daily administration of the state.
The executive branch is the part of government that has sole authority and responsibility for the daily administration of the state.
Federal law
Federal law is the body of law created by the federal government of a country.
Federal law is the body of law created by the federal government of a country.
French Institute of Administrative Sciences
The French Institute of Administrative Sciences was created in 1947 by René Cassin.
The French Institute of Administrative Sciences was created in 1947 by René Cassin.
Good Samaritan law
Good Samaritan laws are laws or acts protecting those who choose to serve and tend to others who are injured, ill, in peril, or otherwise incapacitated.
Good Samaritan laws are laws or acts protecting those who choose to serve and tend to others who are injured, ill, in peril, or otherwise incapacitated.
Illinois Central Railroad v. Illinois
The Supreme Court decision in Illinois Central Railroad v. Illinois, 146 U.S. 387, reaffirmed that each state in its sovereign capacity holds permanent title to all submerged lands within it...
The Supreme Court decision in Illinois Central Railroad v. Illinois, 146 U.S. 387, reaffirmed that each state in its sovereign capacity holds permanent title to all submerged lands within it...
Insurance law
Insurance law is the name given to practices of law surrounding insurance, including insurance policies and claims.
Insurance law is the name given to practices of law surrounding insurance, including insurance policies and claims.
Local ordinance
A local ordinance is a law usually found in a municipal code.
A local ordinance is a law usually found in a municipal code.
Malfeasance in office
Malfeasance in office, or official misconduct, is the commission of an unlawful act, done in an official capacity, which affects the performance of official duties.
Malfeasance in office, or official misconduct, is the commission of an unlawful act, done in an official capacity, which affects the performance of official duties.
Name change
Name change generally refers to a legal act allowing a person to adopt a name different than their name at birth, marriage, or adoption.
Name change generally refers to a legal act allowing a person to adopt a name different than their name at birth, marriage, or adoption.
Parliamentary Papers Act 1840
The Parliamentary Papers Act 1840 (3&4 Vict., c. 9) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The Parliamentary Papers Act 1840 (3&4 Vict., c. 9) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Petition of right
In English law, a petition of right was a remedy available to subjects to recover property from the Crown.
In English law, a petition of right was a remedy available to subjects to recover property from the Crown.
Petitions of Right (Ireland) Act 1873
The Petitions of Right Act 1860 (23 & 24 Vict., c. 34) was an Act of Parliament passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom that codified and simplified the process of obtaining a petition of...
The Petitions of Right Act 1860 (23 & 24 Vict., c. 34) was an Act of Parliament passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom that codified and simplified the process of obtaining a petition of...
Petitions of Right Act 1860
The Petitions of Right Act 1860 (23 & 24 Vict., c. 34) was an Act of Parliament passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom that codified and simplified the process of obtaining a petition of...
The Petitions of Right Act 1860 (23 & 24 Vict., c. 34) was an Act of Parliament passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom that codified and simplified the process of obtaining a petition of...
Police power
In United States constitutional law, police power is the capacity of the federal government and the states to regulate behavior and enforce order within their territory for the betterment of the...
In United States constitutional law, police power is the capacity of the federal government and the states to regulate behavior and enforce order within their territory for the betterment of the...
Political law
Political Law is an established legal practice area generally covering the intersection of politics and law.
Political Law is an established legal practice area generally covering the intersection of politics and law.
Public international law
Public international law concerns the structure and conduct of sovereign states; analogous entities, such as the Holy See; and intergovernmental organizations.
Public international law concerns the structure and conduct of sovereign states; analogous entities, such as the Holy See; and intergovernmental organizations.
Public law
Public lawPublic law is the law of the masses enforceable by citizens without the need for any courts.
Public lawPublic law is the law of the masses enforceable by citizens without the need for any courts.
Public service law in the United Kingdom
Public service law in the United Kingdom is an emerging field of study which draws on elements of regulation and competition law and traditional public law.
Public service law in the United Kingdom is an emerging field of study which draws on elements of regulation and competition law and traditional public law.
Public trust doctrine
The public trust doctrine is the principle that certain resources are preserved for public use, and that the government is required to maintain them for the public's reasonable use.
The public trust doctrine is the principle that certain resources are preserved for public use, and that the government is required to maintain them for the public's reasonable use.
Sit-lie ordinance
In the United States, a sit-lie ordinance is municipal ordinance which, in certain circumstances, prohibits sitting or lying on the sidewalk or other public space, as the name suggests.
In the United States, a sit-lie ordinance is municipal ordinance which, in certain circumstances, prohibits sitting or lying on the sidewalk or other public space, as the name suggests.
Stockdale v Hansard
Stockdale v Hansard (1839) 9 Ad & El 1 was a case in which the Parliament of the United Kingdom unsuccessfully challenged the common law of parliamentary privilege, leading to legislative reform.
Stockdale v Hansard (1839) 9 Ad & El 1 was a case in which the Parliament of the United Kingdom unsuccessfully challenged the common law of parliamentary privilege, leading to legislative reform.
Tax law
Tax law is the codified system of laws that describes government levies on economic transactions, commonly called taxes.
Tax law is the codified system of laws that describes government levies on economic transactions, commonly called taxes.
War Claims Act of 1948
The War Claims Act of 1948, or Public Law 80-896 (62 Stat.
The War Claims Act of 1948, or Public Law 80-896 (62 Stat.