Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
Statute of frauds — The statute of frauds refers to the requirement that certain kinds of contracts be made in writing and signed.Traditionally, the statute of frauds requires a writing signed by the defendant in the following circumstances: * Contracts in… … Wikipedia
The Seal of Confession — The Law of the Seal of Confession † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Law of the Seal of Confession In the Decretum of the Gratian who compiled the edicts of previous councils and the principles of Church law which he published about 1151,… … Catholic encyclopedia
statute of limitations — 1 a: a statute establishing a period of time from the accrual of a cause of action (as upon the occurrence or discovery of an injury) within which a right of action must be exercised compare laches, statute of repose b: a criminal statute… … Law dictionary
The International Criminal Court and the 2003 invasion of Iraq — The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court reported in February 2006 that he had received 240 communications in connection with the invasion of Iraq in March 2003 which alleged that various war crimes had been committed. Many of these… … Wikipedia
Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia — The Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia provides Catalonia s basic institutional regulations. It defines the rights and obligations of the citizens of Catalonia, Spain, the political institutions of the Catalan nationality, their competences and… … Wikipedia
Statute of Westminster 1931 — The Statute of Westminster 1931 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (22 23 Geo. V c. 4, December 11, 1931) which established a status of legislative equality between the self governing dominions of the British Empire and the United… … Wikipedia
Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia of 1979 — The Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia (Catalan: Estatut d Autonomia de Catalunya ; also Statute of Sau, Estatut de Sau , after the location where the statute was first made) is a constitutional law defining the region of Catalonia as an autonomous … Wikipedia
Statute of Marlborough — The Statute of Marlborough (52 Hen 3) was a set of laws passed by King Henry III of England in 1267. There were twenty nine chapters, of which four are still in force. The full title was Provisions made at Marlborough in the presence of our lord… … Wikipedia
The Standard State Zoning Enabling Act — was written by a New York City commission headed by Edward Bassett and signed by Mayor John Purroy Mitchel in 1916 to regulate buildings and land usage in New York City. It was bought forth as part of the reaction to the construction of the… … Wikipedia
The Blue Eagle At Work — The Blue Eagle At Work: Reclaiming Democratic Rights in the American Workplace is a legal treatise written by Charles J. Morris which analyzes collective bargaining under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), the federal statute governing most … Wikipedia
