law,jurisprudence- the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" marriage,matrimony,spousal relationship,wedlock,union- the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for...
legal aid n (Law) a means-tested benefit in the form of financial assistance for persons to meet the cost of advice and representation in legal proceedings Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006...
Northern leaders were also prepared to manipulate the concept of states' rights. As early as the 1820s, Northern legislatures enacted personal liberty laws as devices to block the enforcement of the federal fugitive slave law. Such laws were struck down by the Supreme Court inprigg v. pennsylva...
The jurisdiction of a court of equity is sometimes concurrent with that of courts of, law and sometimes it is exclusive. It exercises concurrent jurisdiction in cases where the rights are purely of a legal nature, but where other and more efficient aid is required than a court of law can ...
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equality before the law - the right to equal protection of the laws human right - (law) any basic right or freedom to which all human beings are entitled and in whose exercise a government may not interfere (including rights to life and liberty as well as freedom of thought and expression...
Non-forceful international sanctions include diplomatic measures such as the withdrawal of an ambassador, the severing of diplomatic relations, or the filing of a protest with the United Nations; financial sanctions such as denying aid or cutting off access to financial institutions; and economic ...
He pointed out that the Due Process Clause generally confers no affirmative right to government aid. The government has no constitutional duty to subsidize abortion and may validly choose to fund "childbirth over abortion." Rehnquist noted that a woman's right to seek medical advice outside a ...
Barristers in protest over cuts to legal aid For example, various countries have no legal dress codes, but many women still follow the traditional custom of wearing a veil in public. ATLAS OF GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT: HOW SOCIAL NORMS AFFECT GENDER EQUALITY IN NON-OECD COUNTRIES Finally, judges ...