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111Criminal Law Act 1967 — Parliament of the United Kingdom Long title An Act to amend the law of England and Wales by abolishing the division of crimes into felonies and misdemeanours and to amend and simplify the law in respect of matters arising from or …
112tax law — Introduction body of rules under which a public authority has a claim on taxpayers, requiring them to transfer to the authority part of their income or property. The power to impose taxes is generally recognized as a right of governments.… …
113war, law of — Introduction that part of international law dealing with the inception, conduct, and termination of warfare. Its aim is to limit the suffering caused to combatants and, more particularly, to those who may be described as the victims of war… …
114Property law — is the area of law that governs the various forms of ownership in real property (land as distinct from personal or movable possessions) and in personal property, within the common law legal system. In the civil law system, there is a division… …
115Stefan–Boltzmann law — The Stefan–Boltzmann law, also known as Stefan s law, states that the total energy radiated per unit surface area of a black body in unit time (known variously as the black body irradiance, energy flux density, radiant flux, or the emissive… …
116Australian nationality law — determines who is and who is not an Australian, and is based primarily on the principle of Jus soli. The status of Australian citizenship was created by the Nationality and Citizenship Act 1948 (later renamed the Australian Citizenship Act 1948)… …
117High-definition television in the United States — The FCC has notified U.S. television broadcasters that the standard for transmitting TV over the air shall change from analog to digital. While there are many technical, political, and economic reasons for and implications of this change, the end …
118Criminal Law Act 1977 — The Criminal Law Act 1977[1] Parliament of the United Kingdom Long title An Act to amend the law of England and Wales with respect to criminal conspiracy …
119international criminal law — Introduction body of laws, norms, and rules governing international crimes and their repression, as well as rules addressing conflict and cooperation between national criminal law systems. See also international law; conflict of laws.… …
120Employment contract in English law — An employment contract in English law is a specific kind of contract whereby one person performs work under the direction of another. The two main features of a contract is that work is exchanged for a wage, and that one party stands in a… …
