Indonesia Private Law Review
Johan Thurman Arnold said that it is obvious that it is impossible to define the word “law” and that it is also equally obvious that the struggle to define that word…
Case Lawyer
University of Michigan Law School
Colour-coded map of the legal systems around the world, showing civil, common law, religious, customary and mixed legal systems. Common law systems are shaded pink, and civil law systems are…
Law Definition & Meaning
Senate leaders proposed a law requiring rigorous new scrutiny of all future tax breaks. We have collected some of our favorite resources for information on legislative, regulatory, judicial, and executive…
Yale Law School
Investigating, apprehending, charging, and trying suspected offenders is regulated by the law of criminal procedure. The paradigm case of a crime lies in the proof, beyond reasonable doubt, that a…
University of Michigan Law School
The UK Sale of Goods Act 1979 and the US Uniform Commercial Code are examples of codified common law commercial principles. Cynicism over “officialdom” is still common, and the workings…
Yale Law School
In the UK the upper house is appointed by the government as a house of review. One criticism of bicameral systems with two elected chambers is that the upper and…
Texas Law
Prominent examples of legislatures are the Houses of Parliament in London, the Congress in Washington, D.C., the Bundestag in Berlin, the Duma in Moscow, the Parlamento Italiano in Rome and…
Georgetown Law
Environmental law is increasingly important, especially in light of the Kyoto Protocol and the potential danger of climate change. Environmental protection also serves to penalise polluters within domestic legal systems.…
University of Illinois College of Law
John Locke, in his Two Treatises of Government, and Baron de Montesquieu in The Spirit of the Laws, advocated for a separation of powers between the political, legislature and executive…
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
E.g. in England these seven subjects, with EU law substituted for international law, make up a “qualifying law degree”. For criticism, see Peter Birks’ poignant comments attached to a previous…