A legal doctrine is a framework, set of rules, procedural steps, or test, often established through precedent in the common law, through which judgments...
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castle doctrine, also known as a castle law or a defense of habitation law, is a legal doctrine that designates a person's abode or any legally occupied...
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level. A legal doctrine is a body of interrelated rules (usually of common law and built over a long period of time) associated with a legal concept or...
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phrase merger doctrine or doctrine of merger may refer to one of several legal doctrines: Merger doctrine (antitrust law) Merger doctrine (civil procedure)...
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The fairness doctrine of the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC), introduced in 1949, was a policy that required the holders of broadcast...
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Precedent (redirect from Doctrine of precedence)
adoption of a legal doctrine by a large number of other state judiciaries is regarded as highly persuasive evidence that such doctrine is preferred. A...
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Consideration (redirect from Consideration doctrine)
pre-contractual negotiations. Estoppel is an equitable doctrine that provides for the creation of legal obligations if a party has given another an assurance...
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The cy-près doctrine (/ˌsiːˈpreɪ/ see-PRAY; Law French, lit. 'so close', modern French: si près or aussi près) is a legal doctrine which allows a court...
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The basic structure doctrine is a common law legal doctrine that the constitution of a sovereign state has certain characteristics that cannot be erased...
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The discovery doctrine, or doctrine of discovery, is a disputed interpretation of international law during the Age of Discovery, introduced into United...
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Felony murder rule (redirect from Felony murder doctrine)
The rule of felony murder is a legal doctrine in some common law jurisdictions that broadens the crime of murder: when someone is killed (regardless of...
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The open-fields doctrine (also open-field doctrine or open-fields rule), in the U.S. law of criminal procedure, is the legal doctrine that a "warrantless...
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The first-sale doctrine (also sometimes referred to as the "right of first sale" or the "first sale rule") is an American legal concept that limits the...
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The essential facilities doctrine (sometimes also referred to as the essential facility doctrine) is a legal doctrine which describes a particular type...
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The Four Corners Rule is a legal doctrine that courts use to determine the meaning of a written instrument such as a contract, will, or deed as represented...
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A number of Latin terms are used in legal terminology and legal maxims. This is a partial list of these terms, which are wholly or substantially drawn...
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international legal doctrine argues that annexations are illegal, and states are under a legal obligation to comply with the Stimson Doctrine by not recognizing...
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Abatement ab initio (category Legal doctrines and principles)
Abatement ab initio (Latin for "from the beginning") is a common law legal doctrine that states that the death of a defendant who is appealing a criminal...
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the doctrine is based originated in the writings of the medieval jurist Henry de Bracton, and similar justifications for this kind of extra-legal action...
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Command responsibility (redirect from Command responsibility doctrine)
the legal doctrine of hierarchical accountability for war crimes, whereby a commanding officer (military) and a superior officer (civil) is legally responsible...
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Aiding and abetting is a legal doctrine related to the guilt of someone who aids or abets (encourages, incites) another person in the commission of a crime...
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blue-pencil in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The blue pencil doctrine is a legal concept in common law countries in which a court finds that portions...
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(German: [ˈʁɛçt͡sˌʃtaːt] ; lit. "state of law"; "legal state") is a doctrine in continental European legal thinking, originating in German jurisprudence...
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In loco parentis (category Legal doctrines and principles)
the students' civil liberties. Second, this doctrine may allow a non-biological parent to exercise the legal rights and responsibilities of a biological...
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The doctrine of equivalents is a legal rule in many (but not all) of the world's patent systems that allows a court to hold a party liable for patent infringement...
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Clausula rebus sic stantibus (category Legal doctrines and principles)
Clausula rebus sic stantibus is the legal doctrine allowing for a contract or a treaty to become inapplicable because of a fundamental change of circumstances...
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The Erie doctrine is a fundamental legal doctrine of civil procedure in the United States which mandates that a federal court called upon to resolve a...
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Separate but equal (redirect from Separate but equal doctrine)
Separate but equal was a legal doctrine in United States constitutional law, according to which racial segregation did not necessarily violate the Fourteenth...
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Subrogation (section Doctrine)
or an insurance company) of another party's legal right to collect debts or damages. It is a legal doctrine whereby one person is entitled to enforce the...
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Political question (redirect from Political question doctrine)
constitutional law, the political question doctrine holds that a constitutional dispute that requires knowledge of a non-legal character or the use of techniques...
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