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Law review
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Law review A magazine on legislation; or the review of a particular law.
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Legislation
Written and approved laws. Also known as "statutes" or "acts." In constitutional law, one would talk of the "power to legislate" or the "legislative arm of government" referring to the power of political bodies (eg: house of assembly, Congress, Parliament) to write the laws of the land.
Review
Practice. A second examination of a matter. For example, by the laws of Pennsylvania, the courts having jurisdiction of the subject may grant an order for a view of a proposed road; the viewers make a report, which when confirmed by the court would authorize the laying out of the same. After this, by statutory provision, the parties may apply for a review, or second examination; and the last viewers may make a different report. For the practice of reviews in chancery, the reader is referred to Bill of Review, and the cases there cited.
Law
A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society. The learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system.
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Law and order
A social and political situation in which laws are properly enforced and a state of civil order is thus achieved.
Law blank
A printed legal form available for preparing documents.
Law book
A book about laws and legislation, or a book where a certain jurisdiction's norms and laws are kept.
Law canon
The canon law is a body of Roman ecclesiastical law, relative to such matters as that church either has or pretends to have the proper jurisdiction over:
Law civil
The term civil law is generally applied by way of eminence to the civil or municipal law of the Roman empire, without distinction as to the time when the principles of such law were established or modified. In another sense, the civil law is that collection of laws comprised in the institutes, the code, and the digest of the emperor Justinian, and the novel constitutions of himself and some of his successors.
Law clerk
In the United States, usually a law school student employed by a law firm to do research and other tasks. In the courts, a lawyer (or law school student) employed to do legal research.
Law common
The common law is that which derives its force and authority from the universal consent and immemorial practice of the people. It has never received the sanction of the legislature, by an express act, wbich is the criterion by which it is distinguished from the statute law. It has never been reduced to writing; by this expression, however, it is not meant that all those laws are at present merely oral, or communicated from former ages to the present solely by word of mouth, but that the evidence of our common law is contained in our books of Reports, and depends on the general practice and judicial adjudications of our courts.
Law degree
A degree showing that a person has learnt the legal profession and can therefore practice legal advice and litigation, provided he or she is admitted to the bar or other relevant legal institution.
Law dictionary
A dictionary of legal and juridical definitions.
Law enforcement
Enforcement of order and norms as established by law. Police forces and other government organisations are charged with the responsibility of maintaining law and order.
Law enforcement jobs
Jobs in government bodies in charge of enforcing law and order, e.g. policemen, customs officers, etc.
Law firm
A business entity formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law.
Law guardian
An attorney that is typically assigned by the judge to represent the child or children in an intense custody battle.
Law library
A library specialized in law books.
Law of nations
The science which teaches the rights subsisting between nations or states, and the obligations correspondent to those rights. Some complaints, perhaps not unfounded, have been made as to the want of exactness in the definition of this term. The phrase "international law" has been proposed, in its stead. It is a system of rules deducible by natural reason from the immutable principles of natural justice, and established by universal consent among the civilized inliabitants of the world; in order to decide all disputes, and to insure the observance of good faith and justice in that intercourse which must frequently occur between them and the individuals belonging to each or it depends upon mutual compacts, treaties, leagues and agreements between the separate, free, and independent communities.
Law of nature
The law of nature is that which God, the sovereign of the universe, has prescribed to all men, not by any formal promulgation, but by the internal dictate of reason alone. It is discovered by a just consideration of the agreeableness or disagreeableness of human actions to the nature of man; and it comprehends all the duties which we owe either to the Supreme Being, to ourselves, or to our neighbors; as reverence to God, self-defence, temperance, honor to our parents, benevolence to all, a strict adherence to our engagements, gratitude, and the like.
Law of the flag
The conflict of laws rule, still found in many national laws and international conventions, which subjected various maritime law matters to the law of the flag or port of registry of the ship. The concept bore the imprint of nineteenth-century theories of the law of the citizen, espoused by Napoleon Bonaparte and Mancini. Today, the emergence of flags of convenience, double-flagging, flagging out, and the increasing insistence in many international conventions on a "genuine link" between the flag and the ship, have reduced the importance of the law of the flag to merely one contact, or connecting factor, among others in maritime conflicts of law.
Law of the land
The general public law of a State, binding upon all the members of the community under all circumstances, and not partial or private laws affecting the rights of private individuals or classes of individuals.
Law of the person
Lex Patriae. Wherever a person was a citizen, he/she had their "laws" follow them throughout the world. The French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte promoted this approach in the first Civil Code of France (1804). He believed that the French Civil Code was superior to all other forms of law, and thus French citizens should benefit from it, wherever they were.
Law of the sea convention
The United Nations Law of the Sea Convention, adopted at Montego Bay, Jamaica, December 10., 1982 and in force November 16, 1994. This Convention was the product of nine years of work by the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (1973-1982).
Law of the united kingdom
The statutes and regulations applicable to the whole of the United Kingdom, including European Union treaties and regulations, which are "directly applicable" in the U.K. as a Member-State of the E.U., as well as treaties made by the U.K. Government under the royal prerogative of the Crown.
Law school ranking
Ranking achieved as a law student at a law school.
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Law enforcement jobs
Jobs in government bodies in charge of enforcing law and order, e.g. policemen, customs officers, etc.
Law dictionary
A dictionary of legal and juridical definitions.
Law library
A library specialized in law books.
Law school ranking
Ranking achieved as a law student at a law school.
Law book
A book about laws and legislation, or a book where a certain jurisdiction's norms and laws are kept.
Law review
Labor employment attorney
An attorney who specializes in cases of labor rights, employment disputes and related areas.
Lawyer
A person licensed to practice law; other words for "lawyer" include: attorney, counsel, solicitor and barrister.
Lawsuit
A comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy.
Lawsuit loan
A loan obtained from a bank or other lender in order to pay for legal expenses derived from court litigation.
Lawsuit funding
Financial strategy to provide the necessary funds for a given legal action.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Legislation
Written and approved laws. Also known as "statutes" or "acts." In constitutional law, one would talk of the "power to legislate" or the "legislative arm of government" referring to the power of political bodies (eg: house of assembly, Congress, Parliament) to write the laws of the land.
Review
Practice. A second examination of a matter. For example, by the laws of Pennsylvania, the courts having jurisdiction of the subject may grant an order for a view of a proposed road; the viewers make a report, which when confirmed by the court would authorize the laying out of the same. After this, by statutory provision, the parties may apply for a review, or second examination; and the last viewers may make a different report. For the practice of reviews in chancery, the reader is referred to Bill of Review, and the cases there cited.
Law
A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society. The learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Law and order
A social and political situation in which laws are properly enforced and a state of civil order is thus achieved.
Law blank
A printed legal form available for preparing documents.
Law book
A book about laws and legislation, or a book where a certain jurisdiction's norms and laws are kept.
Law canon
The canon law is a body of Roman ecclesiastical law, relative to such matters as that church either has or pretends to have the proper jurisdiction over:
Law civil
The term civil law is generally applied by way of eminence to the civil or municipal law of the Roman empire, without distinction as to the time when the principles of such law were established or modified. In another sense, the civil law is that collection of laws comprised in the institutes, the code, and the digest of the emperor Justinian, and the novel constitutions of himself and some of his successors.
Law clerk
In the United States, usually a law school student employed by a law firm to do research and other tasks. In the courts, a lawyer (or law school student) employed to do legal research.
Law common
The common law is that which derives its force and authority from the universal consent and immemorial practice of the people. It has never received the sanction of the legislature, by an express act, wbich is the criterion by which it is distinguished from the statute law. It has never been reduced to writing; by this expression, however, it is not meant that all those laws are at present merely oral, or communicated from former ages to the present solely by word of mouth, but that the evidence of our common law is contained in our books of Reports, and depends on the general practice and judicial adjudications of our courts.
Law degree
A degree showing that a person has learnt the legal profession and can therefore practice legal advice and litigation, provided he or she is admitted to the bar or other relevant legal institution.
Law dictionary
A dictionary of legal and juridical definitions.
Law enforcement
Enforcement of order and norms as established by law. Police forces and other government organisations are charged with the responsibility of maintaining law and order.
Law enforcement jobs
Jobs in government bodies in charge of enforcing law and order, e.g. policemen, customs officers, etc.
Law firm
A business entity formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law.
Law guardian
An attorney that is typically assigned by the judge to represent the child or children in an intense custody battle.
Law library
A library specialized in law books.
Law of nations
The science which teaches the rights subsisting between nations or states, and the obligations correspondent to those rights. Some complaints, perhaps not unfounded, have been made as to the want of exactness in the definition of this term. The phrase "international law" has been proposed, in its stead. It is a system of rules deducible by natural reason from the immutable principles of natural justice, and established by universal consent among the civilized inliabitants of the world; in order to decide all disputes, and to insure the observance of good faith and justice in that intercourse which must frequently occur between them and the individuals belonging to each or it depends upon mutual compacts, treaties, leagues and agreements between the separate, free, and independent communities.
Law of nature
The law of nature is that which God, the sovereign of the universe, has prescribed to all men, not by any formal promulgation, but by the internal dictate of reason alone. It is discovered by a just consideration of the agreeableness or disagreeableness of human actions to the nature of man; and it comprehends all the duties which we owe either to the Supreme Being, to ourselves, or to our neighbors; as reverence to God, self-defence, temperance, honor to our parents, benevolence to all, a strict adherence to our engagements, gratitude, and the like.
Law of the flag
The conflict of laws rule, still found in many national laws and international conventions, which subjected various maritime law matters to the law of the flag or port of registry of the ship. The concept bore the imprint of nineteenth-century theories of the law of the citizen, espoused by Napoleon Bonaparte and Mancini. Today, the emergence of flags of convenience, double-flagging, flagging out, and the increasing insistence in many international conventions on a "genuine link" between the flag and the ship, have reduced the importance of the law of the flag to merely one contact, or connecting factor, among others in maritime conflicts of law.
Law of the land
The general public law of a State, binding upon all the members of the community under all circumstances, and not partial or private laws affecting the rights of private individuals or classes of individuals.
Law of the person
Lex Patriae. Wherever a person was a citizen, he/she had their "laws" follow them throughout the world. The French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte promoted this approach in the first Civil Code of France (1804). He believed that the French Civil Code was superior to all other forms of law, and thus French citizens should benefit from it, wherever they were.
Law of the sea convention
The United Nations Law of the Sea Convention, adopted at Montego Bay, Jamaica, December 10., 1982 and in force November 16, 1994. This Convention was the product of nine years of work by the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (1973-1982).
Law of the united kingdom
The statutes and regulations applicable to the whole of the United Kingdom, including European Union treaties and regulations, which are "directly applicable" in the U.K. as a Member-State of the E.U., as well as treaties made by the U.K. Government under the royal prerogative of the Crown.
Law school ranking
Ranking achieved as a law student at a law school.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Law enforcement jobs
Jobs in government bodies in charge of enforcing law and order, e.g. policemen, customs officers, etc.
Law dictionary
A dictionary of legal and juridical definitions.
Law library
A library specialized in law books.
Law school ranking
Ranking achieved as a law student at a law school.
Law book
A book about laws and legislation, or a book where a certain jurisdiction's norms and laws are kept.
Law review
Labor employment attorney
An attorney who specializes in cases of labor rights, employment disputes and related areas.
Lawyer
A person licensed to practice law; other words for "lawyer" include: attorney, counsel, solicitor and barrister.
Lawsuit
A comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy.
Lawsuit loan
A loan obtained from a bank or other lender in order to pay for legal expenses derived from court litigation.
Lawsuit funding
Financial strategy to provide the necessary funds for a given legal action.
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