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Nations, law of. See INTERNATIONAL LAW. The principal offences against the law of nations are: (1) Violations of safe conducts; (2) Infringements of the rights of ambassadors; and (3) Piracy. See the works of Grotius, Vattel and others....
Citizenship or nationality law
Citizenship or nationality law, in relation to a country specified in the First Schedule, means an enactment of the legislature of that country which, at the request of the Government of that country, the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, have declared to be an enactment making provision for the citizenship or nationality of that country: Provided that no such notification shall be issued in relation to the Union of South Africa except with the previous approval of both Houses of Parliament. [Citizenship Act, 1955 (57 of 1955), s. 2 (1) (c)]1. The statute of being a Citizen. 2. The quality of a person's conduct as a member of a community, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn....
jus gentium
jus gentium [Latin, literally, law of nations] : a body of law recognized by nations that is binding and governs their relations with each other : international law called also law of nations NOTE: In Roman law jus gentium referred to the rules and laws that were common to the various nations or peoples under the Roman empire and were used in cases between non-Roman citizens or between a Roman and a non-Roman citizen. ...
Conflict of laws
Conflict of laws. In the case where a suit is brought in one country, and the parties, or one of them (or the subject-matter of the suit), belongs more or less to another, and the laws of the two countries upon the subject are at variance, there is said to be a conflict of laws. See LEX LOCI CONTRACTUS; and also the case of Simonin v. Mallac, (1860) 29 LJ Prob & Mat 97, where the marriage of two French persons who came to England for the express purpose of celebrating a marriage which would have been void if celebrated in their own country was declared valid. 'Either nation may refuse to surrender its laws to those of the other, and if either is guilty of any breach of the comitas or jus gentium, that reproach shall attach to the nation whose laws are least calculated to ensure the common benefit and advantage of all.' See Dicey's or Story's Conflict of Laws; Chitty on Contracts, citing Kaufman v. Gerson, (1904) 1 KB 591. See RENVOI and Halsbury, Laws of England, Hailsham ed., title Co...
preempt
preempt 1 a : to acquire (land) by preemption b : to seize upon to the exclusion of others : take for oneself [a senior user of a trademark could not use of the mark in remote geographical markets "Mesa Springs Enterprises v. Cutco Indus., 736 P.2d 1251 (1986)"] 2 a : to replace or supersede (a law) by preemption [such state laws are not ed by the federal Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 "National Law Journal"] b : to preclude or bar (an action) by preemption [federal airline deregulation does not claims under state contract law "National Law Journal"] ...
Woman
Woman, the word 'woman' denotes a female human being of any age. (Indian Penal Code, s. 10)By the (English) Interpretation Act, 1889, s. 1, reproducing 13 & 14 Vict. c. 21, s. 3, words in any Act of Parliament passed after 1850 importing the masculine gender include females unless the contrary intention appears. Women became qualified to be registered as apothecaries by the Apothecaries Amendment Act, 1874 (37 & 38 Vict. c. 34), s. 5; as surgeons by the College of Surgeons Act, 1875 (38 & 39 Vict. c. 43), s. 2; and as medical practitioners by the Medical Amendment Act, 1876 (39 & 40 Vict. c. 41), s. 1, and see infra.The Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act, 1919, s. 1, provides that a person shall not be disqualified by sex or marriage from the exercise of any public function, or from being appointed to or holding any civil or judicial office or post, or from entering or assuming or carrying on any civil profession or vocation, or for admission to any incorporated society (whether incorp...
charge
charge 1 a : something required : obligation b : personal management or supervision [put the child in his ] c : a person or thing placed under the care of another 2 : an authoritative instruction or command ;esp : instruction in points of law given by a judge to a jury [conviction…reversed, because of trial court's "W. R. LaFave and A. W. Scott, Jr."] 3 a : an incurred expense b : the price demanded for something (as admission or use) [a finance ] c : a debit to an account ;esp : a debit resulting from unexpected operating expenses [a against earnings] 4 : a formal allegation of an offense or wrongdoing [based on a that was dismissed "National Law Journal"] see also complaint, indictment, information vt charged charg·ing 1 a : to impose a task or responsibility on [was charged with protecting civil rights] b : to command or instruct with authority ;esp : to give a charge to (a jury) [the jury should have been charged on common-law negligence "National Law J...
Belligerent
Belligerent. A nation or party of persons waging regular war as recognized by the Law of Nations.A country involved in war or other hostile action; Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn....
matter
matter 1 : a subject of consideration, disagreement, or litigation: as a : a legal case, dispute, or issue [a within the court's jurisdiction] often used in titles of legal proceedings [ of Doe] see also in re b : one or more facts, claims, or rights examined, disputed, asserted, proven, or determined by legal process matter in controversy 1 : matter called also matter in dispute 2 : the monetary amount involved in a case matter in issue : a matter that is in dispute as part or all of a legal issue matter of fact : a matter primarily involving proof or evidence rather than a question of law matter of form : a matter concerning form or details often of a relatively inessential nature rather than substance [a petition invalid because of a matter of form] matter of law : a matter involving or consisting of the application of law [entitled to judgment as a matter of law "National Law Journal"] matter of record : a matter (as a fact) entered on the record of a court or other o...
Nationality and citizenship
Nationality and citizenship, 'Nationality' and 'citizenship' are interchangeable terms. 'Nationality' has reference to the jural relationship which may arise for consideration under international law. On the other hand 'citizenship' has reference to the jural relationship under municipal law. In other words, nationality determines the civil rights of a person, natural or artificial, particularly with reference to international law, whereas citizenship is intimately connected with civic rights under municipal law, State Trading Corporation of India Ltd. v. Commercial Tax Officer, AIR 1963 SC 1811 (1819) [Citizenship Act, 1955, s. 2 (1) (f)]...
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