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1Criminal Procedure (Hong Kong) — Every society has its own sets of moral standards and expectations. Different legal systems and laws develop and evolve based on these moral standards and expectations. Following the common law system introduced into Hong Kong when it became a… …
2Miranda warning — The Miranda warning (also referred to as Miranda rights) is a warning that is required to be given by police in the United States to criminal suspects in police custody (or in a custodial interrogation) before they are interrogated to inform them …
3Opinio juris sive necessitatis — ( an opinion of law or necessity ) or simply opinio juris ( an opinion of law ) is the belief that an action was carried out because it was a legal obligation. This is in contrast to an action being the result of different cognitive reaction, or… …
4in|for|ma|tion — «IHN fuhr MAY shuhn», noun. 1. knowledge given or received of some fact or circumstance; news: »We have just received information of the astronauts safe landing. Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find …
5Timor Sea Treaty — Formally known as the Timor Sea Treaty between the Government of East Timor and the Government of Australia was signed between Australia and East Timor in Dili, East Timor on May 20, 2002, the day East Timor attained its independence from United… …
6procedural law — Law that prescribes the procedures and methods for enforcing rights and duties and for obtaining redress (e.g., in a suit). It is distinguished from substantive law (i.e., law that creates, defines, or regulates rights and duties). Procedural law …
7No-contest clause — Wills, trusts and estates …
8Motion (legal) — For other uses, see Motion (disambiguation). In law, a motion is a procedural device to bring a limited, contested issue before a court for decision. A motion may be thought of as a request to the judge (or judges) to make a decision about the… …
9administrative law — the body of rules and principles that governs the duties and operations of federal or state administrative agencies, as commissions and boards. [1890 95] * * * Law regulating the powers, procedures, and acts of public administration. It applies… …
10Fiscal Procurator — • The duties of the fiscal procurator consist in preventing crime and safeguarding ecclesiastical law Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Fiscal Procurator Fiscal Procurator …
