law of merchants
71Slavery at common law — in former colonies of the British Empire, developed slowly over centuries, characterised by inconsistent decisions and varying rationales for the treatment of slavery, the slave trade, and the rights of slaves and slave owners. Until 1807 there… …
72Competition law — Antitrust redirects here. For the 2001 film, see Antitrust (film). For laws specific to the U.S., see United States antitrust law. Competition law Basic concepts …
73History of competition law — The history of competition law refers to attempts by governments to regulate competitive markets for goods and services, leading up to the modern competition or antitrust laws around the world today. The earliest records traces back to the… …
74maritime law — the body of law relating to maritime commerce and navigation, and to maritime matters generally. [1860 65] * * * or admiralty law or admiralty Body of legal rules that governs ships and shipping. One early compilation of maritime regulations is… …
75United Kingdom competition law — Competition law by country G 20 major economies Australia · Canada · China Japan · Russia · United Kingdom United States · European Union …
76Copyright law of Canada — Intellectual property law Primary rights Copyright · authors rights  …
77Babylonian law — Archaeological material for the study of Babylonian law is singularly extensive. So called contracts exist in the thousands, including a great variety of deeds, conveyances, bonds, receipts, accounts, and most important of all, actual legal… …
78Sumptuary law — Sumptuary laws (from Latin sumptuariae leges ) are laws which attempt to regulate habits of consumption. Black s Law Dictionary defines them as Laws made for the purpose of restraining luxury or extravagance, particularly against inordinate… …
79Islamic law in Constantinople — After the fourth crusade, Constantinople was under an unstable aristocratic governance, in which a new system had to emerge to stop any further civil crisis amongst the people. This system, under the Ottoman Turks, was founded under Islamic… …
80mercantile law — noun the body of rules applied to commercial transactions; derived from the practices of traders rather than from jurisprudence • Syn: ↑commercial law, ↑law merchant • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑law, ↑ …
