Sentences with phrase «in civil law countries»

And, of course, in civil law countries such as Germany and Italy, some documents must be formally notarised in the presence of a public notary.

That said, in some civil law countries, the foreign judge may end up questioning the witness with the US attorneys submitting written questions to the judge.

And, the hearsay rule does not exist in civil law countries.

In contrast to a civil law marriage contract (common in civil law countries such as continental Europe, South Africa etc), a pre-nuptial agreement does not elect a «matrimonial property regime» i.e. a set of rules which govern how assets are owned and dealt with during the marriage.

A significant issue remains whether they can be made enforceable in those civil law countries which do not have undertakings as part of their domestic legal framework.

at 147 n. 31 (describing role of court decisions in civil law countries).

This is also true of some key sections of the tax code, and in civil law countries, of language from the original Code Napoleon.

It's important to recognize that in civil law countries such as France, hard line socialism is much more likely to take hold.

In principle, in a civil law country there exists a definitive code of laws that can be examined to determine the legal consequences of any given action.

Not exact matches

As the US was rising to its power and glory during the 19 th Century, we had a horrible civil war, 15 depressions [Yes, with a D.], few human rights, little rule of law, periodic massacres in the streets, etc., etc. yet we still became the most successful country in the 20 th Century.

«Our own associates... are exceptionally well - qualified, hailing from the country's best law schools and having worked directly with the partners at our firm on complex, confidential government investigations, civil litigation, or both,» the Trump lawyers stated in a letter to U.S. District Judge Kimba Wood.

Calvin, who extensively influenced the city of Geneva's marriage law in both church and civil courts and subsequently the shape of marriage in Calvinist countries throughout the world, is not mentioned.

If you want to live in a country where the holy book overrules civil law, every man carries a gun, the schools are all religion based, there's no government healthcare, and women have no civil rights - move to Afghanistan.

But I also believe that social justice is important given the systemic disadvantages in our country; heterosexual divorce is probably more detrimental than gay marriage; caring for the poor goes a long way toward reducing the «felt need» for abortion; and that setting Biblical morality up as civil law is probably not the way to go in a pluralistic society...

The nearest I ever came to engaging in a deliberate act of civil disobedience was about a decade ago when I read The Great Treasury Raid by Philip M. Stern.1 This book tells how the tax laws of this country have been manipulated by wealthy people and huge corporations for their own interests and to the disadvantage of the large majority of less privileged citizens.

Having undertaken, for the Glory of God, and advancements of the Christian faith and honor of our King and Country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the Northern parts of Virg = inia, do by these presents, solemnly and mutually, in the presence of God, and one another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic; for our better ordering, and preservation and furtherance of the ends aforesaid; and by virtue hereof to enact, and frame, such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, and offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the colony; unto which we promise all due submission and obedience.

If you truly do not recognize the Const!tution as being the Supreme Law that governs your physical life here in this country, then you have some options, like giving up your Citizenship and moving to a different country, or staying here and refusing to follow the law — in which case we can bring a tort action or other civil suit against you, file criminal charges against you, or have you committed to a psychiatric hospitLaw that governs your physical life here in this country, then you have some options, like giving up your Citizenship and moving to a different country, or staying here and refusing to follow the law — in which case we can bring a tort action or other civil suit against you, file criminal charges against you, or have you committed to a psychiatric hospitlaw — in which case we can bring a tort action or other civil suit against you, file criminal charges against you, or have you committed to a psychiatric hospital.

The resulting code is the basis of the modern so - called «inquisitorial system» of criminal courts, used in France and many civil law countries, though significantly changed since Bonaparte's day (especially with regard to the expansion of the rights of the defendant).

So here's another fact: the civil service writes laws in most countries, and they are never elected.

Mr Brown said the civil service had already begun working on proposals for further devolution to Scotland, and that new laws on the country's future would be ready in time for Burns» Night in January.

According to John Locke at least, and as he says in his Second Treatise of Civil Government, when you are born into a country, live there and take advantage of its offerings (acquire property specifically), and more importantly, of your own free will choose not to leave that country to pursue a life elsewhere, you give your tacit consent to the laws and...

The petition copied to Mr Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Conference of States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption reads in part: «SERAP considers these amendments to be in bad faith, patently an abuse of legislative powers, politically biased, and demonstrably unjustified in a democratic and representative society governed by the rule of law, and incompatible with the country's international human rights obligations and commitments particularly the UN Convention against Corruption, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and the African Charter on Human and Peoples» Rights, which Nigeria has ratified.»

Term limits specifically might be unusual, but for election laws in general you could use something as simple as civil rights laws mandated nationally in many countries.

«A breakdown of law and order can be a recipe for lawlessness apart from the fact that it will lead to, which I suspect is beginning to, the erosion of public and civil confidence in the security agencies to maintain law and order in the country and to safeguard our territorial integrity,» he observed.

«While we continue to fight for the unity of our country, while we continue to fight and defend territorial integrity, while we equally operate to maintain law and order in support of the civil authority, there is one very important aspect of the soldier's life, and this is what we will be showing to you today.

Given that President Putin and Russia have enacted laws to criminalize gay people and supporters and deny human rights to their LGBT citizens, they should not be the beneficiary of any trip by your office until they fully restore all civil rights to LGBT people in their country.

The New York Civil Liberties Union initially backed the card but withdrew its support over concerns that law enforcement would use the cards to gather information needed to deport immigrants who are in the country illegally.

Those who have the real power in this country — Ministers, senior civil servants and the police — are not beyond the law or beyond scrutiny, either.

Western countries, for all their difficulties, benefit from established civil society, functioning democracy, the rule of law, relatively high levels of trust in political institutions, and some degree of equality between the sexes, it suggests.

I don't know where you're from (or rather where you're living at the moment), but check the civil law that applies in your country!

New laws in the United Kingdom have allowed gay couples to be married, known as a civil partnership, following in the steps of other countries such as Canada, Netherlands and Spain.

«Even in countries with strong national policies and laws,» says co-author Susan Garnett Russell, «several factors result in an implementation gap including lack of capacity in government schools, low levels of capacity among civil servants, autonomy of local and school administrators, and discrimination and xenophobia by the host communities.»

Georgia has some of the worst civil forfeiture laws in the country.

Spurred by the data, the federal Departments of Education and Justice issued legal guidance in January to every school district in the country, reminding them that disparities in discipline can violate federal civil rights laws.

He led an effort to collaborate with law enforcement authorities in both the U.K. and the U.S., thus limiting the company's likely liability in both countries and enabling it to avoid any criminal prosecutions or major civil sanctions for bribery in the U.S., at least so far.

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The Ministry of Energy and Mines claims that reducing the environmental requirements — weakening the country's environmental framework - will promote investment in the country, but environmental campaigners point out that key stakeholders such as civil society, indigenous peoples, and academics should be consulted about changes in laws that would affect forests and community lands - such as the proposed elimination of environmental impact assessments.

Civil law countries in Asia - such as China, Japan, Korea, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam - do not recognise privilege.

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The French influence is most clearly demonstrated by the adoption of the civil law by most countries in the region, similar to those in European states, rather than the common law system in the UK.

With the Law Scenarios to 2030 we have tried to build wind tunnels of possible legal futures, based on thorough trend research, in which legal strategies of countries, international organisations, businesses, and civil society organisations can be tested whether they are robust, given current trends.

Many countries, such as the federal government of the USA and civil law countries such as France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Finland and Spain, do not recognise copyright in legislation or judgments.

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has declared the country's solitary confinement laws unconstitutional in a decision released today in Corporation of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association v.

Cases occurring in Indian country or which involve Native American tribes present a host of unique issues in both civil and criminal law.

Chapter 2 presents some overarching background detail on the European legal framework for privacy and data protection, noting: the former European «pillar structure»; relevant legal instruments and the differences in conceptualisation of privacy between common law and civil code countries.

The answer used to be handled by common law in common law countries (it is handled by statute in civil law jurisdictions such as Quebec), but in most jurisdictions, this has been superseded by specific statutes and treaties governing the sale of goods.

The researcher can use journal indexes to find articles such as Antonio Gidi, Class Actions in Brazil — A Model for Civil Law Countries, 51 Am.

In many of these civil law countries, structures such as trusts and foundations for preserving their family wealth are simply unavailable.

The accessibility of the civil justice system is an aspect of rule of law on which Canada scores relatively poorly, in comparison with other measures for Canada and with other countries.

I think that most people in this country have, at one point or another, seen Law and Order or some show like it, and they've seen someone be told, «If you are indigent, if you can not afford a lawyer, one will be provided to you at state expense,» and they don't necessarily understand that, that only applies to criminal proceedings, not civil ones.