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labor law
(Encyclopedia) labor law, legislation dealing with human beings in their capacity as workers or wage earners. The Industrial Revolution, by introducing the machine and factory production, greatly…maritime law
(Encyclopedia) maritime law, system of law concerning navigation and overseas commerce. Because ships sail from nation to nation over seas no nation owns, nations need to seek agreement over customs…administrative law
(Encyclopedia) administrative law, law governing the powers and processes of administrative agencies. The term is sometimes used also of law (i.e., rules, regulations) developed by agencies in the…evidence
(Encyclopedia) evidence, in law, material submitted to a judge or a judicial body to resolve disputed questions of fact. The rules discussed in this article were developed in England for use in jury…adoption
(Encyclopedia) adoption, act by which the legal relation of parent and child is created. Adoption was recognized by Roman law but not by common law. Statutes first introduced adoption into U.S. law…The Federalist Papers: Federalist No. 83
by AlexanderHamilton, JamesMadison and JohnJayFederalist No. 82Federalist No. 84Federalist No. 83 The Judiciary Continued in Relation to Trial by Jury To the People of the State of New…Federalist No. 83
No 83 No 85 The Judiciary Continued in Relation to Trial by Jury From McLEAN's Edition, New York. Hamilton To the People of the State of New York: THE objection…land use
(Encyclopedia) land use, exploitation of land for agricultural, industrial, residential, recreational, or other purposes. Because the United States historically has a laissez-faire attitude toward…divorce
(Encyclopedia) divorce, partial or total dissolution of a marriage by the judgment of a court. Partial dissolution is a divorce “from bed and board,” a decree of judicial separation, leaving the…gambling
(Encyclopedia) gambling or gaming, betting of money or valuables on, and often participation in, games of chance (some involving degrees of skill). In England and in the United States, gambling was…Trending
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