Aaland Islands Case Reference library
Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law (3 ed.)
(1920) L.N.O.J. Spec. Supp. No. 3. During the union between Sweden and Finland, the Aaland Islands formed part of
AAP Case (1975) Reference library
The Oxford Companion to the High Court of Australia
(1975).
The Social Welfare Commission Act 1973 (Cth) was an initiative of the Whitlam era. It established
Aarhus Convention Reference library
The New Oxford Companion to Law
On 25 June 1998, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe adopted the Convention on Access to Information, Public
AB 540 Reference library
Hinda Seif
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in Contemporary Politics, Law, and Social Movements
AB 540 (Assembly Bill 540; California Education Code 68130.5) is a bill signed into law in California in 2001 that
Ab abusu ad usum non valet consequentia Quick reference
Guide to Latin in International Law
“A progression from abuse to use is ineffective.”
A maxim meaning that the use or application of a principle or
Ab ante adv. Quick reference
Guide to Latin in International Law
“From before.”
Done in advance or prior to a relevant event. An alternative formulation is Ab antecedente. See also
Ab antecedente adv. Quick reference
Guide to Latin in International Law
“From the preceding.”
An alternative formulation of Ab ante.
Ab antiquo adv. Neo. Quick reference
Guide to Latin in International Law
“From antiquity.”
Having been so since ancient times; having a temporally distant origin. E.g., “As regards the claim of
Ab extra adv. Quick reference
Guide to Latin in International Law
“From outside.”
Originating from an outside source; originating from a third party. E.g., “The [UN General] Assembly can only
Ab identitate rationis adv. Quick reference
Guide to Latin in International Law
“By the same reasoning.”
Using the same kind or method of reasoning.
Ab inconvenienti adj. Quick reference
Guide to Latin in International Law
“From what is inconvenient.”
Due to inconvenience. The judicial doctrine of forum non conveniens is based on considerations ab inconvenienti
Ab initio adv. Quick reference
Guide to Latin in International Law
“From the beginning.”
From or at the beginning; originally; from inception. The term does not imply that the situation existing
Ab initio mundi adv. Quick reference
Guide to Latin in International Law
“From the beginning of the world.”
(1) Always, as when a state or practice always existed and has always existed.
Ab invito adv. Quick reference
Guide to Latin in International Law
“By the unwilling person.”
(1) Involuntarily; unwillingly.
(2) Done or performed by an unwilling party. For example, a treaty signed
Ab novo adv. Quick reference
Guide to Latin in International Law
“Newly.”
An alternative term for De novo.
Ab olim adv. Quick reference
Guide to Latin in International Law
“Of old; formerly.”
(1) In distant times.
(2) By long tradition. Compare with Ab antiquo.
abandonment Reference library
Australian Law Dictionary (3 ed.)
Giving something up absolutely, throwing it, or the right to it, away; relinquishing it. Abandonment is subjective rather than objective;
abandonment Quick reference
A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (2 ed.)
1 The act of giving up a legal right, particularly a right of ownership of property. Property that has been
abandonment Quick reference
A Dictionary of Law (9 ed.)
1. The act of giving up a legal right, particularly a right of ownership of property. Property that has been
