act of state doctrine
71Constitution of the Irish Free State — The Constitution Committee meeting at the Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin. The Constitution of the Irish Free State was the first constitution of the independent Irish state. It was enacted with the adoption of the Constitution of the Irish Free State… …
72Will to believe doctrine — The Will to Believe is the title of William James s classic lecture (published in 1897) defending the adoption of beliefs as hypotheses and self fulfilling prophecies even without prior evidence of their truth. James idea that people have a right …
73USA PATRIOT Act — Full title Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 Acronym USA PATRIOT Act, also Patriot Act Enacted by the 107th United States Congress …
74Theodore Roosevelt: The Monroe Doctrine and the National Honor — ▪ Primary Source A dispute between England and Venezuela over the boundary of British Guiana (now Guyana) became the concern of the United States in 1895 when the Venezuelan ambassador to the U.S. requested its intervention.… …
75Illinois Brick doctrine — The Illinois Brick doctrine (or Doctrine of the Illinois Brick case) is a rule of United States antitrust law that prohibits indirect purchasers of goods or services from recovering antitrust damages from antitrust violators. Thus, if… …
76Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 — The Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104 132, 110 Stat. 1214, (also known as AEDPA ) is an Act of Congress signed into law on April 24, 1996 to deter terrorism, provide justice for victims, provide for an… …
77Speech act — For the US Act, see SPEECH Act of 2010. Speech Act is a technical term in linguistics and the philosophy of language. The contemporary use of the term goes back to John L. Austin s doctrine of locutionary, illocutionary, and perlocutionary acts.… …
78Monroe Doctrine — (1823) A sphere of influence statement enunciated by and named for James Monroe, the fifth President of the United States, in his annual message of 1823. The statement was occasioned by encroachments by Russia in the northwest of North America …
79Oneness Pentecostalism (doctrine) — This list of basic Oneness Pentecostal doctrines is an overview. These doctrines are UPCI specific, and can be interpreted more conservatively or liberally with respect to individual and church specific views. These doctrines are accompanied by… …
80Claim of right doctrine — Part of a series on Taxation Taxation in the United States …
