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A statute is a formal written enactment of a legislative body, a stage in the process of legislation. Typically, statutes command or prohibit something...

The Private Express Statutes (PES) are a group of United States federal civil and criminal laws placing various restrictions on the carriage and delivery...

the League's dissolution through a multilateral agreement, the UNIDROIT Statute. As of 2023 UNIDROIT has 65 member states. UNIDROIT has prepared multiple...

companies: Relatively rare today, certain companies have been formed by a private statute passed in the relevant jurisdiction. When "Ltd" is placed after the...

A statute of limitations, known in civil law systems as a prescriptive period, is a law passed by a legislative body to set the maximum time after an...

creature of statute (also known as creature of the state) is a legal entity, such as a corporation, created by statute. Creatures of statute may include...

Statutory companies are certain companies that have been formed by a private statute passed in the relevant jurisdiction, and are relatively rare today...

The Statute of Westminster 1931 is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that sets the basis for the relationship between the Dominions (now...

and Private Statutes during that Time, London: Mark Basket for the Crown, pp. 22. (in English) & (in Latin) Ruffhead, Owen, ed. (1763a), The Statutes at...

The Texas obscenity statute is a statute prohibiting the sale of sex toys in Texas. The law was introduced in 1973, and was last updated in 2003. While...

inadequate. An implied private right of action is not a cause of action expressly created by a statute. Rather, a court interprets the statute to silently include...

The Statute of Monopolies (21 Jas. 1. c. 3) was an act of the Parliament of England notable as the first statutory expression of English patent law. Patents...

the first statute to provide for copyright regulated by the government and courts, rather than by private parties. Prior to the statute's enactment in...

A statute roll is a manuscript parchment roll with the text of statutes passed by the medieval Parliament of England. The statute rolls are also called...

Permanent Bureau. The treaty establishing the HCCH, the "Statute of the Hague Conference on Private International Law", was adopted during the Seventh Diplomatic...

regulatory statutes, penal law and other law that affects the public order. In general terms, private law involves interactions between private individuals...

the university statute De aulis privatis (On private Halls) of 1855, allowed any Master of Arts aged at least 28 years to open a private hall after obtaining...

must perform background checks at gun shows. All private sales within the state are subject to MN statute 624.7132 regardless of venue. Gun Laws: Minnesota...

The United States Statutes at Large is the name of the session law publication for U.S. Federal statutes. The public laws and private laws are numbered...

interpretation is often necessary when a case involves a statute. Sometimes the words of a statute have a plain and a straightforward meaning. But in many...