Over twelve years ago, Collaborative Divorce became a North Carolina family
law legal statute.
Not exact matches
The Arbitrator (i) shall apply internal
laws of the State of New York consistent with the Federal Arbitration Act and applicable
statutes of limitations, or, to the extent (if any) that federal
law prevails, shall apply the
law of the U.S., irrespective of any conflict of
law principles; (ii) shall entertain any motion to dismiss, motion to strike, motion for judgment on the pleadings, motion for complete or partial summary judgment, motion for summary adjudication, or any other dispositive motion consistent with New York or federal rules of procedure, as applicable; (iii) shall honor claims of privilege recognized at
law; and (iv) shall have authority to award any form of
legal or equitable relief;
Both have databases of
statutes, case
law, court dockets,
legal articles, and other materials built up over decades.
In contrast, «cultural relativism,» which Professor Arkes equates with
legal positivism, holds that there are «no moral truths which hold their validity across cultures... [So that
statutes or constitutional provisions] have the standing of
law only because they are «posited» or set down by the authorities in any country.»
Even the compelling power of
legal statutes is only as effective as is the action of those individuals whose task it is to judicially enforce those civil
laws, or as the
laws themselves are commonly upheld by the citizenry.
Note that
legal statutes about clergy confidentiality concern only what is admissible in a court of
law.
Bearing in mind that we are speaking not of isolated
statutes, but of authoritative renderings of the fundamental
law, such
laws would be
laws (1) that deny protection to the weak and the vulnerable, especially in matters of life and death, and (2) that systematically remove the
legal and political ability of the people to redress the situation.
Variations among states in the degree to which they define through
statute or common
law the
legal relationships of spouses and sperm donors to children conceived using assisted reproductive technology compound the insecurities confronting New York lesbian parents contemplating travel or potential relocation to other jurisdictions.
The bill would create a
legal definition for criminal street gangs in the state's penal
statutes, a step designed to give prosecutors more options when selecting charges and help
law enforcement better track gangs.
Without coming to agreement on how to proceed, legislative leaders considered several
legal options, including passing
statutes to delay the implementation of Goodridge, a strategy outlined by Mary Ann Glendon of Harvard
Law School, until a referendum on a constitutional amendment could be held in November 2006.
Human rights are controversial at the political and
legal level because they proclaim the superiority of certain principles to nations»
statute laws.
«Though I haven't had any formal
legal training, I worked on Ralph Nader's campaign in 2008, reading election
law statutes and producing documents to accompany petitions.
Douglas Kellner told the board the two - year
statute of limitations for contributors that do not adhere to the
legal limit is too tight and that anyone «serious» about overhauling campaign
laws should change it.
Executive orders only have force of
law for executive branch agencies or other situations in which Congress has given executive orders
legal significance by
statute (and even that may not be quite constitutional).
Previously, abortions beyond this point were only
legal to save the mother's life, but the «health» standard has raised concerns about a broader
law than the initial
statute.
Primary legislation (the
statutes enacted by sovereign legislatures, such as the British Parliament) provides a framework which is complemented by secondary
law, in the form of rules drafted by government agencies and court rulings which establish
legal precedents.
It takes logical arguments based on
legal principles outlined in the
statute, the regulations, and the government's tome on patent
law practice to really succeed as a technical specialist or patent agent.
By submitting User Materials to or using the Site, you represent that you have the full
legal right to provide the User Materials, that such User Materials will not: (a) divulge any protected health information or infringe any intellectual property rights of any person or entity or any rights of publicity, personality, or privacy of any person or entity, including without limitation as a result of your failure to obtain consent to post personally identifying or otherwise private information about a person or which impersonates another person; (b) violate any
law,
statute, ordinance, or regulation; (c) be defamatory, libelous or trade libelous, unlawfully threatening, or unlawfully harassing or embarrassing; (d) be obscene, child pornographic, or indecent; (e) violate any community or Internet standard; (f) contain any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots, or other computer programming routines that damage, detrimentally interfere with, surreptitiously intercept, or expropriate any system, data or personal information, or that facilitate or enable such or that are intended to do any of the foregoing; (g) result in product liability, tort, breach of contract, personal injury, death, or property damage; (h) constitute misappropriation of any trade secret or know - how; or (i) constitute disclosure of any confidential information owned by any third party.
Comprehensive overview of California divorce
laws, California
statutes and guidelines, and California divorce information and advice relating to the
legal When someone is being abused or harassed, he or she needs to decide on the best way to get
legal protection from the abuse or harassment.
Education
law scholar Perry Zirkel agreed, asserting that administrators are less hamstrung by
statute than they believe but that «knowledge deficits» have led them to «overestimate
legal requirements.»
The General Attorney occupation covers professional
legal positions involved in preparing cases for trial and / or the trial of cases before a court or an administrative body or persons having quasi-judicial power; rendering
legal advice and services with respect to questions, regulations, practices, or other matters falling within the purview of a Federal Government agency (this may include conducting investigations to obtain evidentiary data); preparing interpretative and administrative orders, rules, or regulations to give effect to the provisions of governing
statutes or other requirements of
law; drafting, negotiating, or examining contracts or other
legal documents required by the agency's activities; drafting, preparing formal comments, or otherwise making substantive recommendations with respect to proposed legislation; editing and preparing for publication
statutes enacted by Congress, opinions or discussions of a court, commission, or board; drafting and reviewing decisions for consideration and adoption by agency officials.
She served as
legal advisor to the Secretary of Transportation on many administrative
law requirements affecting the regulatory process, including
statutes, Executive Orders, and rules.
If First Sale rights, or a similar
legal doctrine, is recognised in case
law or
statute as covering ebook sales, there could be interesting consequences, particularly if DRM is also challenged on similar grounds.
A
statute of limitations is a
statute in a common
law legal system that sets forth the maximum period of time, after certain events, that
legal proceedings based on those events may be initiated.
Homeowners insurance is not a
legal requirement and there is no local, state or federal
statute which makes having homeowners insurance required by
law.
Depending on the state you, your friend, and the LLC are located in, it can be very easy to run afoul of state banking
laws, or to somehow violate some other
statute pertaining to the
legal activities an LLC may undertake by doing something like a loan.
The
laws pertaining to bankruptcy change frequently and, without the experience and
legal expertise of a professional, it can be difficult to know how the different
statutes pertain to your situation.
If you are not the type of person who enjoys
legal research in your free time, or don't have patience for translating wordy
statutes and confusing case
laws from around the country, then this might not be for you.
Plus, it is difficult to learn and apply complex
legal statutes and case
law to your unique credit experience.
As few
laws exist that bring the interests of an individual animal before the court, Alaska's new
statute represents significant progress for animals in the
legal system.
For a RICO action to even be
legal it has to point to a
statute, it can not be used in the context of civil
law.
``... RICO action to even be
legal it has to point to a
statute, it can not be used in the context of civil
law...» — Mark from the Midwest
In reality the suggestions made by The Rand Royal Commission for the legislature to create
legal status for the union by
statute were never directly adopted in this manner, but rather evolved to a similar point over time for the purposes of labour relations through a mix of
statute and case
law.
FastCase Fastcase is a powerful
legal research tool providing access to a free
law library incorporating case
law for all 50 states and access to
statutes for most states and the federal government.
It was an effort to crowdsource
statutes, case
law and other
legal news.
Under EU
law, individuals will not be able to oppose this since in the EU
legal order the principle of legality and even
legal certainty do not apply to such «procedural» matters as
statutes of limitations.
This blawgger opines on Illinois
statutes,
law - related current events, links to content on other
legal blawgs he finds interesting.
Thirdly, what is the
legal character of national
statutes of limitations once they are harmonised by EU
law?
In lawyer marketing, most duplicate content is of the permissible kind: portions of
statutes, case
law, publically available
legal information and common navigational elements on websites, among others.
The Bill adopts EU
law in to UK
statute, but the
legal status of a number of corresponding rights that come from treaties is...
One trick I often use is CanLII / IJCan, or even translated Supreme Court judgments on Lexum; I just do a word search in federal
statutes or Quebec
laws in CanLII (Because they are completely bi-lingual) and then click on the English version on the same
statute or
law, look for the same section or article and find the correct English version or French version of whatever
legal term I am looking.
The interpretation of terms of service that make consent relevant — on the strength of the US
statute — may be influenced by the
legal position of fiduciaries under their local
law.
Come prepared, not only with
legal citations, but with hard copies of
statutes, authoritative case
law, and commentaries.
Blawg Review # 159 includes interesting picks such as the greatest pro defense decisions from the Drug and Device
Law Blog and this update from Lowering the Bar on a brewing copyright battle between the state of Oregon and some of the
legal Web sites that publish its
statutes online for free.
Every time you change a title or section number, you impair the ability of people doing
legal research (both judges and lawyers) to find previous case
law interpreting the meaning of the
statute.
In fact, the top
legal research app for Android users didn't include any case
law and only offered extremely limited access to state and federal
statutes.
Mine is a
legal academic and
law publishing background steeped in black - letter
law, in which case and
statute law and drawing upon analysis thereof and expertise therein, are paramount.
The WisBlawg had a very helpful post last week on two new free tools that allow lawyers to have
legal citations on Web pages automatically converted to hyperlinks to the actual opinions,
statutes,
law review articles and so on.
Electronic records management is a complex technology, which makes current
legal infrastructure of
statutes, guidelines, and case
law that controls the use of electronic records as evidence very inadequate because it ignores these facts: (1) electronic records technology, and pre-electronic paper records technology are very different technologies — each requires its own unique
legal infrastructure; (2) the many serious defects frequently found in electronic records management systems (ERMS's), and... [more]
In my view, even if
statutes of limitations periods should be considered as forming part of procedural
law, this would not mean that they are exempted from the EU general principle of
legal certainty and that they can be modified on a case - by - case basis by courts, arbitrarily, without any clear and generally applicable legislative guidance.