- A
statute is a
formal written enactment of a
legislative body, a
stage in the
process of legislation. Typically,
statutes command or
prohibit something...
- A
statute of limitations,
known in
civil law
systems as a
prescriptive period, is a law p****ed by a
legislative body to set the
maximum time
after an...
- The Rome
Statute of the
International Criminal Court is the
treaty that
established the
International Criminal Court (ICC). It was
adopted at a diplomatic...
- The mile,
sometimes the
international mile or
statute mile to
distinguish it from
other miles, is a
British imperial unit and
United States customary...
-
Statute merchant (Latin:
Statutum mercatorum) and
statute staple are two old
forms of security, long
obsolete in
English practice,
though references to...
- The
Statute of
Westminster may
refer to:
Statute of
Westminster 1275,
often called the
Statute of
Westminster I,
codified existing law in
England in 51...
- The
Statute Book is "the
surviving body of
enacted legislation published by authority" in "a
number of publications". In
England at the end of 1948, the...
- The
Statute of
Westminster 1931 is an act of the
Parliament of the
United Kingdom that sets the
basis for the
relationship between the
Dominions (now...
-
creature of
statute (also
known as
creature of the state) is a
legal entity, such as a corporation,
created by
statute.
Creatures of
statute may include...
- The
Statute of
Monopolies (21 Jas. 1. c. 3) was an act of the
Parliament of
England notable as the
first statutory expression of
English patent law. Patents...
