statutory interpretation
71Precautionary 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… …
72Tom Denning, Baron Denning — Alfred Thompson Tom Denning, Baron Denning, OM, PC (23 January, 1899 ndash; 5 March, 1999) was an English veteran of the First World War, a mathematics graduate, jurist, barrister and judge. A native of Hampshire, he became a Law Lord and Master… …
73Full Faith and Credit Clause — Article IV, Section 1 of the United States Constitution, commonly known as the Full Faith and Credit Clause, addresses the duties that states within the United States have to respect the public acts, records, and judicial rulings of other states …
74Judicial philosophy — is the set of ideas and beliefs which dictate how Justices and judges of the United States federal courts may rule in many cases. There is a large academic debate over judicial philosophy, with some supporting the theory that justices can be… …
75indirect effect — A principle of interpretation whereby EC legal provisions, even when not directly effective, must be taken into consideration by national courts of the member states when interpreting national legislation. + European Union, United Kingdom A… …
76USA 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 …
77Legislation — (or statutory law ) is law which has been promulgated (or enacted ) by a legislature or other governing body. The term may refer to a single law, or the collective body of enacted law, while statute is also used to refer to a single law. Before… …
78Legal person — Note: This Wikipedia entry deals with the legal concept legal person . There is an ongoing political debate and controversy in the U.S. over the extent to which constitutional rights presumed to have been created for natural persons have… …
79S. D. Warren Co. v. Maine Board of Environmental Protection — SCOTUSCase Litigants=S. D. Warren Co. v. Maine Board of Environmental Protection ArgueDate=February 21 ArgueYear=2006 DecideDate=May 15 DecideYear=2006 FullName=S. D. Warren Co. v. Maine Board of Environmental Protection, et al. USVol=547… …
802005 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito — Concurrence width=25px Concurrence/dissent white space: nowrap |Total = 9 colspan=2 | Bench opinions = 9 colspan=2 | Opinions relating to orders = 0 colspan=2 | In chambers opinions = 0 white space: nowrap colspan=2 valign=top | Unanimous… …
