substantive law — n: law that creates or defines rights, duties, obligations, and causes of action that can be enforced by law compare adjective law, procedural law ◇ There are restrictions on applying new substantive law (as statutory or case law) retroactively.… … Law dictionary
substantive consolidation — the combination of the estate of one debtor with the estate of one or more other debtors and the application of the combined estate to satisfy their combined liabilities. Substantive consolidation is often considered in the case of… … Glossary of Bankruptcy
Case Concerning the Arrest Warrant of 11 April 2000 (Democratic Republic of the Congo v. Belgium) — Case Concerning the Arrest Warrant of 11 April 2000 (Democratic Republic of the Congo v. Belgium). International Court of Justice (ICJ). 14 February 2002. In 1993, Belgium s Parliament voted a law of universal jurisdiction , allowing it to judge… … Wikipedia
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Rachel Nickell murder case — Rachel Nickell, born 23 November 1968, was the victim of a sexual assault and murder on Wimbledon Common on 15 July 1992. She was stabbed 49 times. The case became the subject of the notorious prosecution of Colin Stagg, who was acquitted. On 28… … Wikipedia
ICJ Case Concerning the Arrest Warrant of 11 April 2000 (Democratic Republic of the Congo v. Belgium) — Case Concerning the Arrest Warrant of 11 April 2000 (Democratic Republic of the Congo v. Belgium). International Court of Justice (ICJ). 14 February 2002.In 1993, Belgium s Parliament voted a law of universal jurisdiction , allowing it to judge… … Wikipedia
Subic rape case — The Subic rape case, officially known as People of the Philippines vs. Chad Carpentier, Dominic Duplantis, Keith Silkwood, and Daniel Smith, was a criminal case in the Philippines involving a Filipina and four US Marines. It caught wide media… … Wikipedia
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merits of case — The essential issues. The substantive rights presented by an action. The strict legal rights of the parties to an action, as contradistinguished from those mere questions of practice which every court regulates for itself, and from all matters… … Ballentine's law dictionary