Millennium Challenge Corporation Function To Review Introduction Twelve years ago, the U.S. Government’s Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) was launched as a grand experiment in foreign assistance effectiveness; today, it stands as an established and respected […]
Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) Small businesses are the backbone of the U.S. economy, and the primary source of jobs for Americans. Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) also account for the largest group of U.S. exporters and are a major user of imported […]
Amicus Curiae A third party submitting a brief to a court expressing views on a legal question before the court. An amicus curiae, literally meaning friend of the court, is not an actual party to an action. He, she, or it is an interested third party who attempts to […]
Ex Parte Latin for by one party. Ex parte refers to a kind of legal proceeding initiated for the benefit of only one party. A party applies for an ex parte proceeding, and if granted, the adversary may not be notified that it will occur. At an ex parte hearing, only one […]
Ex Post Facto Definition (Lat. after the act). An estate granted may be made good or avoided by matter ex post facto, when an election is given to the party to accept or not to accept. 1 Coke, 146. Ex Post Facto in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias LinkDescription Ex Post Facto, Ex Post Facto in […]
Ex Officio Definition (Lat. by virtue of his office). Many powers are granted and exercised by public officers which are not expressly delegated, or an office may be an incident to another, and filled by the incumbent thereof. Thus, the mayor may be ex officio a member of the city board of […]
In Loco Parentis Definition (Lat.) In the place of a parent; as, the master stands towards his apprentice in loco parentis. In Loco Parentis in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias LinkDescription In Loco Parentis, In Loco Parentis in the World Legal Encyclopedia., In Loco Parentis, In Loco […]
Ad Valorem Definition (Lat.) According to the valuation. Duties may be specific or ad valorem. Ad valorem duties are always estimated at a certain per cent, on the valuation of the property. 3 U.S. St. at Large, 732; 24 Miss. 501. Ad Valorem in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias LinkDescription Ad […]
De Minimis Non Curat Lex Definition The law does not notice (or care for) trifling matters. Broom, Leg. Max. (3d London Ed.) 134; Hob. 88; 5 Hill (N. Y.) 170. De Minimis Non Curat Lex in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias LinkDescription De Minimis Non Curat Lex, De Minimis Non Curat Lex in the […]
Jus Nec Inflecti Gratia, Nec Frangi Potentia, Nee Adulterari Pecunia Potest; Quod Si Non Modo Oppressum, Sed Desertum Aut Negligentia Asservatum Fuerit, Nihil Est Quod Quisquam Se Habere Cerium, Aut A Patre Accepturum, Aut Liberls Esse Relicturum, Arbitretur Definition Favor ought not to be […]
Est Autem Jus Publicum Et Privatum, Quod Ex Naturalibus Praeceptis Aut Gentium, Aut Civlum Est Collectum; Et Quod In Jure Scrlpto Jus Appellatur, Id In Lege Angliae Rectum Esse Dicitur Definition Public and private law is that which is collected from natural precepts, on the one hand of […]
Actio Definition In civil law. A specifl.c mode of enforcing a right before the courts of law, e. g., legis actio; actio sacramenti. In this sense we speak of actions in our law, e. g., the action of debt. The right to a remedy, thus: Ex irndo pacta non oritur actio, no right of action can […]
Quod Principi Placuit, Legis Habet Vigorem; Utpote Cum Lege Regia, Quae De Imperio Ejus Lata Est, Populus El Et In Eum Omne Suum Imperium Et Potestatem Conferat Definition The will of the emperor has the force of law; for, by the royal law which has been made concerning his authority, the […]
Patria Potestas Definition (Lat.) In civil law. The paternal power; the authority which the law vests in the father over the persons and property of his legitimate children. One of the effects of marriage is the paternal authority over the children born in wedlock. In the early period of the […]
Optimam Esse Legem, Quae Minimum Reiinquit Arbitrio Judicis; Id Quod Certitude Ejus Praestat That Law Is The Best Which Leaves The Least Discretion To The Judge; And This Is An Advantage Which Results From Its Certainty Definition Bac. Aph. 8. Optimam Esse Legem, Quae Minimum Reiinquit […]
Catharine MacKinnon Catharine A. MacKinnon, the firebrand lawyer and scholar, played a critical part in transforming sexual harassment from an intractable, widely accepted fact of working life into an illegal practice. By the mid- 1970s, second-wave feminists had begun […]