- A
statute is a
formal written enactment of a
legislative body; a law
enacted by a legislature. Typically,
statutes declare,
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
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 mile,
sometimes the
international mile or
statute mile to
distinguish it from
other miles, is a
British imperial unit and
United States customary...
- A
statute of
repose (sometimes
called a
nonclaim statute), like a
statute of limitations, is a
statute that cuts off
certain legal rights if they are not...
- 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 of
Westminster 1931 is an act of the
Parliament of the
United Kingdom that
significantly increased the
autonomy of the
Dominions of the British...
- "Stop and identify"
statutes are laws in
several US states; Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New...
- The term
super statute was
applied in 2001 by
William Eskridge and John
Ferejohn to
characterize an
ordinary statute whose effort "to
establish a new...