In international law, a theory that each country's governmental actions are autonomously and not subject to judicial review by the courts in other countries
Appropriation
In international aw, teh taking of private property by a government; also known as expropriation; in torts use of the nave likeness or image of another for commercial purposes.
bilateral treaties
international law, a traty between two nations
brief
Documents prepared by lawyers on teh appeal of a case to provide the appellate court with a summary of teh case adn teh issues involved.
citation
Name given to abbriviated description of a court case or statute
civil law
laws affecting teh private rights of individuals
code of federal regulations
series of volumes carrying the enactments of all federal agencies
common law
originally teh law of england made uniform after william teh conqueror today teh nonstatutory law and teh law found in judical precedent
confiscation
in international law the taking of private property by a government
constitutions
Doucument that contains teh basic rights in a society and the structure of its governmenet; cannot be changed without the approval of teh societys members
criminal law
a crime in which the victim is defrauded by an international act of the perpetraton
equity
The portion of the law that originated to afford remedies when money damages were not apropriate; currently remedies of law and equity have merged and courts can award either or both
executive orders
Law of teh executive branch; sets policies for administrative workers and contracts.
expropriation
the taking of private property by a government for government use also know as appropriation
injunctions
equitable remedy in which courts order or enjoin a particular activity
jurisprudence
the philosophy of law
justice theory
a theory of jurisprudence that allowsonly those laws that serve to offer fairness, equality and opportunity.
multilateral treaties
a treaty agreed to by several nations
nationalization
the taking of private property by a gavernment for governmental use
natural law theory
law or princiles of behavior that exist without being written; supreme laws that canot be circumvented
ordinances
laws at the teh city town or country level
party autonomy
the right of parties to determine privately their choice of law
power theory
a theory of jurisprudence that teh law is whatever those who are in charge say the law should be that law come from power
private law
the law of contracts and the intrabusiness laws such as personnel rules
procedural law
laws that provide the means for enforcing rights
public law
law passed by some governmental agency
stare decisis
latin term for "let the decision stand"the doctrine of following or sidtinuishing case precedent
state codes
state lwas passed by legislatures
statutory law
law codified and written pssed by some governmental entitystatutory law
substantive laws
laws that give rights and rsponsibilities to individuals
treaty
in international law an agreement between two or more nations
uniform commercial code UUC
Uniform law adopted in forty-nine states governing sales contracts for goods commercial paper security interests documents of title and securities transfers
uniform laws
series of laws drafted by groups of business people law professors and lwyers adopted and codified by states to help attain a more unifor mommercial environment for transactions