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11Booty v Barnaby — Stromboli Eruption 100 m (Isole Eolie/Italia) Court Court of King s Bench Date decided 1687 Judge(s) sitting …
12Conversion (law) — For other uses of the word conversion , see Conversion. Conversion is a common law tort. A conversion is a voluntary act by one person inconsistent with the ownership rights of another.[1] It is a tort of strict liability.[2] Its criminal… …
13conflict of laws — 1. dissimilarity or discrepancy between the laws of different legal orders, such as states or nations, with regard to the applicable legal rules and principles in a matter that each legal order wishes to regulate. 2. Also called private… …
14Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents — Infobox SCOTUS case Litigants=Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents ArgueDate=January 12 ArgueYear=1971 DecideDate=June 21 DecideYear=1971 FullName=Webster Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics USVol=403 USPage=388… …
15Damages — This article is about the law term. For the television series, see Damages (TV series). For other uses, see Damages (disambiguation) …
16Defamation — This article is about the malicious statement. For the 2009 film, see Defamation (film). Libel and Slander redirect here. For other uses, see Libel (disambiguation) and Slander (disambiguation). Vilification and Calumny redirect here. For the… …
17Common law — For other uses, see Common law (disambiguation). Common law (also known as case law or precedent) is law developed by judges through decisions of courts and similar tribunals rather than through legislative statutes or executive branch action. A… …
18International criminal law — This article is about international criminal law and crimes against international law. For crimes that have actual or potential effect across national borders, see Transnational crime. International criminal law is a body of international law… …
19Kano Trovafloxacin trial litigation — In 1996 Pfizer conducted tests of the drug trovafloxacin in Nigeria on one hundred children (Source of number: http://www.irinnews.org/PrintReport.aspx?ReportId=72601 link leads to UN IRIN news report), five of whom died. Many others suffered… …
20Crime against international law — A number of crimes against international law are created by treaty and convention. Some of these crimes are prosecuted before international courts and tribunals. But more difficult questions of jurisdiction arise when the issue is whether a… …
