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21Equality before the law — Statue of Equality, Paris. Allegory of equality Equality before the law or equality under the law or legal egalitarianism is the principle under which each individual is subject to the same laws.[1] Article 7 of …
22Nationality law — is the branch of law concerned with the questions of nationality and citizenship, and how these statuses are acquired, transmitted, or lost. By custom, a state has the right to determine who its nationals and citizens are. Such determinations are …
23retroactive law — noun any law that makes a prior legal act illegal, or increases the penalty for a prior illegal act Syn: retrospective law …
24Christian Law of Divorce in India — The British colonization of India, has had a tremendous impact on the legal system in India. In many respects, English law in letter and spirit came to be applied in India. Even when the law relating to Christian marriage was still in a fluid… …
25Ex post facto law — An ex post facto law (from the Latin for after the fact ) or retroactive law, is a law that retroactively changes the legal consequences of acts committed or the legal status of facts and relationships that existed prior to the enactment of the… …
26Irish nationality law — is the law of the Republic of Ireland governing citizenship.[1] A person may be an Irish citizen through birth, descent, marriage to an Irish citizen or through naturalisation. Irish nationality law is currently contained in the provisions of the …
27Copyright law of the United Kingdom — The modern concept of copyright originated in the United Kingdom, in the year 1710, with the Statute of Anne. The current copyright law of the United Kingdom is to be found in the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (the 1988 Act), as amended …
28Marquette University Law School — Established 1908 Type Private Catholic, Jesuit Dean …
29Maltese nationality law — is based primarily on the principles of Jus sanguinis, although prior to 1 August 1989 the principle of Jus soli was the basis of the law. Dual citizenship was severely restricted under Maltese law from independence in 1964 until 10 February 2000 …
30Ex post facto law — Ex post facto Ex post fac to, or ||Ex postfacto Ex post fac to ([e^]ks p[=o]st f[a^]k t[ o]). [L., from what is done afterwards.] (Law) From or by an after act, or thing done afterward; in consequence of a subsequent act; retrospective. {Ex post… …
