overriding principle
1overriding objective — In the context of dispute resolution, the governing principle behind the court rules, which is to deal with cases justly (CPR 1.1 …
2Precautionary principle — The precautionary principle is a moral and political principle which states that if an action or policy might cause severe or irreversible harm to the public or to the environment, in the absence of a scientific consensus that harm would not… …
3Legal professional privilege (England & Wales) — In England and Wales, the principle of legal professional privilege has long been recognised by the common law. It is seen as a fundamental principle of justice, and grants a protection from disclosing evidence. It is a right that attaches to the …
4Factortame case — The Factortame case is a landmark decision in United Kingdom (UK) and European Union (EU) law, which confirmed the supremacy of European Union law over national law in the areas where the EU has competence. The decision, which formed part of a… …
5Peking opera — The female Peking opera performer Shi Yihong[1] (original name Shi Min) creating the role of concubine Yang Yuhuan in the modern Peking opera Da Tang Guifei …
6Beijing opera — or Peking opera (zh stp|s=京剧|t=京劇|p=Jīngjù) is a form of traditional Chinese theatre which combines music, vocal performance, mime, dance and acrobatics. It arose in the late 18th century and became fully developed and recognized by the mid 19th… …
7Qur'an oath controversy of the 110th United States Congress — Ellison s photo op reenactment of his swearing in ceremony with Thomas Jefferson s Quran In mid November 2006 it was reported that Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to the United States Congress (for Minnesota s 5th congressional district) …
8Vorsichtsprinzip — Unter Vorsichtsprinzip wird im deutschen Rechnungswesen der Grundsatz verstanden, wonach bei der Bilanzierung alle Risiken und Verluste angemessen zu berücksichtigen sind. Diese Bewertungsregel ist anzuwenden, wenn aufgrund unvollständiger… …
9principal — principalship, n. /prin seuh peuhl/, adj. 1. first or highest in rank, importance, value, etc.; chief; foremost. 2. of, of the nature of, or constituting principal or capital: a principal investment. 3. Geom. (of an axis of a conic) passing… …
10ECOLOGY — This survey deals with those Jewish sources which have particular reference to environmental matters, and the restrictions upon the actions of the individual both in his own private domain and in public places, to the extent that they affect his… …
