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| | Law - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Legal practitioners, most often, must be professionally trained in the law before they are permitted to advocate for a party in a court of law, draft legal documents, or give legal advice. | | | The area of public law, in a general sense, is the law in a given legal system that concerns the legal organisation of the various branches of government and institutions of state, as well as disputes between the government and private individuals residing within the country. | | | The civil law system has its origins in Roman law, which was adopted by scholars and courts from the late middle ages onwards. |
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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Law |
| | A classification of law, as limited to law administered in the courts, and familiar to Roman jurisprudence, is that of law in the strict sense and equity (jus strictum et jus aequum et bonum). | | | Human laws, however, must be subordinate to the Divine law, or at least, must not contradict it, for human authority is only a participation in the supreme Divine power of government, and it is impossible that God could give human beings the right to issue laws that are unreasonable and in contravention of His will. | | | Law is a bond imposed upon the subjects by which their will is bound or in some way brought under compulsion in regard to the performance or the omission of definite actions. |
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| | Lawyers |
| | To practice law in the courts of any State or other jurisdiction, a person must be licensed, or admitted to its bar, under rules established by the jurisdictions highest court. | | | Law students often acquire practical experience by participating in school-sponsored legal clinic activities; in the schools moot court competitions, in which students conduct appellate arguments; in practice trials under the supervision of experienced lawyers and judges; and through research and writing on legal issues for the schools law journal. | | | In criminal law, lawyers represent individuals who have been charged with crimes and argue their cases in courts of law. |
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| | WetFeet.com > |
| | In broad terms, lawyers apply their interpretation of the law (the codified rules of their society) to advise their employer or client on completing transactions in compliance with the law or resolving disputes based on current understanding of the law. | | | Litigation, which concerns both civil and criminal law, is the process of arguing a dispute between two parties. | | | Law firms host on-campus interviews at law schools and offer summer associate programs for interested 1Ls and 2Ls (first- and second-year law students, for the uninitiated). |
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| | Natural Law [Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy] |
| | Accordingly, an unjust law can be legally valid, but it cannot provide an adequate justification for use of the state coercive power and is hence not obligatory in the fullest sense; thus, an unjust law fails to realize the moral ideals implicit in the concept of law. | | | On his view, a human law (i.e., that which is promulgated by human beings) is valid only insofar as its content conforms to the content of the natural law; as Aquinas puts the point: "[E]very human law has just so much of the nature of law as is derived from the law of nature. | | | Unjust laws may obligate in a technical legal sense, on Finnis's view, but they may fail to provide moral reasons for action of the sort that it is the point of legal authority to provide. |
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| | Law The WWW Virtual Library |
| | The Admiralty and Maritime Law Guide includes over 1,500 annotated links to admiralty law resources on the Internet and a growing database of admiralty case digests, opinions and international maritime conventions. | | | VL Law currently concentrates on international and comparative law (both public and private). | | | this resource in English is indexed under: Business and Economics, International Affairs, Law. |
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| | Internet Public Library: Law |
| | The Harvard Law School Library has developed a large number of legal research guides that cover areas in United States law, other nations' and international law, and electronic resources research guides in general. | | | One of the aims of this project is "to carry out applied research on the use of digital information technology in the distribution of legal information, the delivery of legal education, and the practice of law." This content-rich site offers access to a variety of Web-based legal information, along with other products. | | | The goal of Law and Policy Institutions is to find "the most reputable, current and useful sources for legal research on the Internet." Use LawCrawler to search for the information you need. |
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| | Law - Oxford University Press - Law |
| | A fresh approach to the law and practice relating to construction contracts in the UK, Construction Contracts: Law and Practice is unique in its coverage of adjudication and arbitration.. | | | Written by leading practitioners with extensive experience of handling both the civil and criminal aspects of corruption cases, it provides a clear exposition of the current law. | | | This is a thorough account of the law on the negligence liability of public authorities, providing practical guidance as well as a clear analysis of this developing and difficult area. |
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| | Warrant (law) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The warrants issued by a court normally are search warrants, arrest warrants, and execution warrants. | | | Most often, the term warrant refers to a specific type of authorization: a writ issued by a competent officer, usually a judge or magistrate, which commands an otherwise illegal act and affords the person executing the writ protection from damages if the act is performed. | | | In law, a warrant can mean any authorization. |
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| | Copyright - Wex |
| | The federal agency charged with administering the act is the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress. | | | Under current law, works are covered whether or not a copyright notice is attached and whether or not the work is registered. | | | A copyright gives the owner the exclusive right to reproduce, distribute, perform, display, or license his work. |
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| | Law - Wikiquote |
| | Let all the laws be clear, uniform and precise. | | | "Fragile as reason is and limited as law is as the institutionalized medium of reason, that's all we have standing between us and the tyranny of mere will and the cruelty of unbridled, undisciplined feeling." Justice Felix Frankfurter. | | | We are subjects of law's empire, liegemen to its methods and ideals, bound in spirit while we debate what we must therefore do." Ronald Dworkin, Preface to Law's Empire |
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| | Murphy's laws |
| | All laws, whether good, bad, or indifferent, must be obeyed to the letter. | | | If there isn't a law, there will be. | | | When both are against you, call the other lawyer names. |
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| | Common law - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The common law, as applied in civil cases (as distinct from criminal cases), was devised as a means of compensating someone for wrongful acts known as torts, including both intentional torts and torts caused by negligence, and as developing the body of law recognizing and regulating contracts. | | | In England, courts of law and equity were combined by the Judicature Acts of 1873 and 1875, with equity being supreme in case of conflict. | | | Statutes which reflect English common law are understood always to be interpreted in light of the common law tradition, and so may leave a number of things unsaid because they are already understood from the point of view of pre-existing case law and custom. |
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| | Common law - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | In England, courts of law and equity were combined by the Judicature Acts of 1873 and 1875, with equity being supreme in case of conflict. | | | Statutes which reflect English common law are understood always to be interpreted in light of the common law tradition, and so may leave a number of things unsaid because they are already understood from the point of view of pre-existing case law and custom. | | | The opposition between civil law and common law legal systems has become increasingly blurred, with the growing importance of jurisprudence (almost like case law but in name) in civil law countries, and the growing importance of statute law and codes in common law countries (for instance, in matters of criminal and commercial law). |
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| | ANU COLLEGE OF LAW - Home Page |
| | The ANU College of Law offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs, including the LLB, Graduate Diploma and Masters programs, practical legal training through the Legal Workshop, and research degrees such as the SJD and PhD. | | | It not only has the traditional commitment of Australian law schools to excellence in teaching and research, but also a distinct ethos of commitment to the continuous improvement of the law and the operation of the legal system. | | | It is also home to some of Australias best-known and most outstanding legal scholars and teachers, and to flagship publications such as the Federal Law Review and the Australian Year Book of International Law. |
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| | English law - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | English law prior to the Wars of Independence is still an influence on United States law, and provides the basis for many American legal traditions and policies. | | | English law is a formal "term of art" that describes the law for the time being in force in England and Wales. | | | Since joining what is now termed the European Union, European Union Law has direct effect in the UK, and the decisions of the European Court of Justice bind the UK courts. |
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| | Brief (law) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | A brief or factum (latin for "act" or "deed") is a written legal document used in various legal adversary systems that is presented to a court arguing why the party to the case should prevail. | | | The brief or memorandum establishes the legal argument for the party, explaining why the reviewing court should affirm or reverse the lower court's judgment based on legal precedent and citations to the controlling cases or statutory law. | | | Law school briefs are shorter than court briefs, but follow a similar structure: presentation of issue, presentation of facts, presentation of legal and policy arguments, and presentation of outcome. |
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| | Settlement (law) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The court is then free to modify its order as necessary to achieve justice in the case, and a party that breaches the settlement agreement may be held in contempt of court, rather than facing only a civil claim for the breach. | | | Confidentiality is not possible in class action cases in the United States, where all settlements are subject to approval by the court pursuant to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and counterpart rules adopted in most states. | | | A settlement, as well as dealing with the dispute between the parties is a contract between those parties, and is one possible (and common) result when parties sue (or contemplate so doing) each other in civil proceedings. |
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| | The Volokh Conspiracy - - |
| | I can certainly see the case for law schools choosing to give these faculty members tenure (assuming tenure is a good idea to begin with, which I'm not sure is true), but I don't see any reason why the ABA should be requiring every law school in the country to do so. | | | Law schools eager to raise their national rankings are demanding higher scores on the Law School Admission Test, but they're paying a price in terms of racial diversity as fewer and fewer black applicants make the cutoff. | | | Perhaps there are law school admissions officers who don't understand how U.S. News and/or basic statistics works, and thus they are focusing on averages and not medians, but I'd need some evidence that this is true. |
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| | Tort - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The law of torts therefore aims to restore the injured person to the position he or she was in before the tort was committed (the expectation or rightful position principle). | | | Tort law is distinguished from the law of contract, the law of restitution, and the criminal law. | | | The origins of the modern law of torts lie in the old remedies of trespass and trespass on the case. |
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| | Election Law |
| | My earlier analysis of the case, and of the argument between the majority and dissenting opinions over one of my law review articles, is here. | | | This Article provides a case study of the bait-and-switch in direct democracy based on a ballot initiative that recently amended the Michigan Constitution to prohibit the legal recognition of same-sex marriage or similar union for any purpose. | | | He has also posted Avoiding Absurdity (Indiana Law Journal). |
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| | Law Merit Badge |
| | Tell what civil law is; tell what criminal law is. Tell the main differences between them. | | | Tell about several laws that were passed to protect the consumer and the seller. | | | Make a list of 15 jobs which deal with some aspect of law or legal processes. |
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| | WARRANT OF ATTORNEY - LoveToKnow Article on WARRANT OF ATTORNEY |
| | At common law a justice of the peace, a sheriff, a coroner, a constable and even a private person, may arrest any one without warrant for a treason, felony or breach of the peace committed, or attempted to be committed, in hispresence. | | | warrant to arrest a ship in an admiralty action in rent; and in the county courts warrants to the bailiffs of the court are used where in the High Court a writ to the sheriff would be issued, e.g. | | | The procedure of the sheriff court in its civil jurisdiction as to warrants of citation is regulated by the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907 (7 Eclw. |
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| | Substantive law - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Substantive law stands in contrast to procedural law, which comprises the rules by which a court hears and determines what happens in civil or criminal proceedings. | | | Substantive law is the statutory or written law that governs rights and obligations of those who are subject to it. | | | Substantive law defines crimes and punishments, is found in statutes or can be enacted through the initiative process. |
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| | Encyclopedia4U - Australian copyright law - Encyclopedia Article |
| | Australian copyright law is based on the Berne Convention and defines copyright in Australia. | | | United States copyright law defines an entirely different rule based on the year of first publication in the US: generally, anything published before 1923 is public domain. | | | Encyclopedia4U - Australian copyright law - Encyclopedia Article |
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| | Capacity (law) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | As an example of liability in contract, the law in British Columbia provides that an infant is not bound by the contracts he or she enters into except for the purchase of necessaries and for beneficial contracts of service. | | | for natural persons, the law of domicile or lex domicilii in common law states, and either the law of nationality or lex patriae, or of habitual residence in civil law states; | | | In the United States, some states have spendthrift laws under which an irresponsible spender may be deemed to lack capacity to enter into contracts (in Europe, these are termed prodigality laws) and both sets of laws may be denied extraterritorial effect under public policy as imposing a potentially penal status on the individuals affected. |
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| | Evidence (law) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | These include the exclusionary rule of criminal procedure, which prohibits the admission in a criminal trial of evidence gained by unconstitutional means, and the parol evidence rule of contract law, which prohibits the admission of extrinsic evidence of the contents of a written contract. | | | Evidence must be relevant— that is, it must have a tendency to make a fact at issue in the proceeding be more or less probable than it would be without the evidence. | | | However, at both common law and under evidence codifications such as the Federal Rules of Evidence, there are dozens of exemptions from and exceptions to the hearsay rule. |
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