hostages — Persons taken by an individual or organized group in order to force a state, government unit, or community to meet certain conditions: payment of ransom, release of prisoners, or some other act. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law … Law dictionary
Law enforcement in Germany — is divided between the different levels of federalism: the federal level ( Bund ), the state level ( Länder ) and the local level ( Kommunen ).Federal agenciesThere are two federal police agencies in Germany: The Federal Investigation Bureau and… … Wikipedia
Law, Crime, and Law Enforcement — ▪ 2006 Introduction Trials of former heads of state, U.S. Supreme Court rulings on eminent domain and the death penalty, and high profile cases against former executives of large corporations were leading legal and criminal issues in 2005.… … Universalium
Hostages Trial — NOTOC The Hostages Trial (or, officially, The United States of America vs. Wilhelm List, et al. ) was held from 8 July, 1947 until 19 February, 1948 and was the seventh of the twelve trials for war crimes the U.S. authorities held in their… … Wikipedia
hostages — In the mid 1980s, after the collapse of law and order, extremist Shi‘ite Muslims in Lebanon began taking Westerners prisoner in Beirut, including the Britons John McCarthy and Brian Keenan. As many as twenty six were at one time held hostage… … Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture
Law of majestas — The Law of Majestas, or lex maiestas, refers to any one of several ancient Roman laws (leges maiestatis) throughout the republican and Imperial periods dealing with crimes against the Roman people, state, or Emperor. In Roman law the offences… … Wikipedia
Celtic law — A number of law codes have in the past been in use in Celtic countries. While these vary considerably in details, there are certain points of similarity. The Brehon Laws governed everyday life and politics in Ireland until the Norman invasion of… … Wikipedia
international law — the body of rules that nations generally recognize as binding in their conduct toward one another. Also called law of nations. Cf. private international law, public international law. [1830 40] * * * Body of legal rules, norms, and standards that … Universalium
Stanford Law School — Infobox Law School name = Stanford Law School established = 1893 type = Private endowment = parent endowment = $17.2 Billion head = Larry Kramer city = Stanford state = California country = USA students = 534… … Wikipedia
French law on secularity and conspicuous religious symbols in schools — The French law on secularity and conspicuous religious symbols in schools bans wearing conspicuous religious symbols in French public (i.e. government operated) primary and secondary schools. The law is an amendment to the French Code of… … Wikipedia
