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administrative law
The branch of public law governing the exercise of powers and duties by public authorities. It is particularly concerned with the control of public power by judicial review and by non-judicial ...
Admiralty
The law of admiralty encompasses claims which were originally within the jurisdiction of the Admiralty Court of England and Wales and which are now governed by the Admiralty Act 1988 ...
Argument before the Court
Has been influenced both in style and substance by the Justices who have comprised the Bench during any given period of the Court's history. While counsel have rarely been able ...
armed forces, jurisdiction over visiting forces
Jurisdiction over armed forces of foreign countries visiting the UK. It is regulated by the NATO status of forces agreement. Where the act is an offence under the law of both the sending and host ...
attorney-General
The principal law officer of the Crown. The Attorney General is usually a Member of Parliament of the ruling party and holds ministerial office, although he is not normally a member of the Cabinet. ...
automatic reservation
A reservation to the acceptance by a state of the compulsory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice. This is made under the optional clause of the Statute of the Court, which permits an ...
autrefois acquit
[French: previously acquitted]A special plea in bar of arraignment claiming that the defendant has previously been acquitted by a court of competent jurisdiction of the same (or substantially the ...
autrefois convict
[French: previously convicted]A special plea in bar of arraignment claiming that the defendant has previously been convicted by a court of competent jurisdiction of the same (or substantially the ...
Barwick Court
(27 April 1964–11 February 1981).The history of the Court during Barwick's term as Chief Justice may be divided into two periods. Initially, Barwick sat with Justices who were contemporaries ...
Bench
N.1 Literally, the seat of a judge in court. The bench is usually in an elevated position at one side of the court room facing the seats of counsel and solicitors.2 A group of judges or magistrates ...
boundary
N.(in international law) An imaginary line that determines the territorial limits of a state. Such boundaries define the limitation of each state's effective jurisdiction. They are three-dimensional ...
Business of Court
The business of the High Court has evolved significantly over time, reflecting Australia's development as a nation and its social, political and economic changes. The growth and change in the ...
case stated
A written statement of the facts found by a magistrates' court or tribunal submitted for the opinion of the Divisional Court on any question of law or jurisdiction involved. Any person who was a ...
CAT
The acronym for the Convention against Torture of 10 December 1984 (1465 U.N.T.S. 85; see Torture, Convention against) and also for the Committee against Torture established by art. 17 of the ...
charity
N.A body (corporate or not) established for one of the charitable purposes pecified by statute (see charitable trust). A charity is subject to the control of the High Court in the exercise of its ...
civil court
A court exercising jurisdiction over civil rather than criminal cases. In England the principal civil courts of first instance are the county courts and the High Court. Magistrates' courts have ...
Civil procedure
One of the eleven core subjects a law student must pass to qualify as a candidate for admission to practise law. See Priestley eleven.Civil procedure is the process by ...
Cohens v. Virginia
• 6 Wheat. 264 (1821)• Vote: 6–0• For the Court: MarshallTwo brothers, Philip and Mendes Cohen, were charged with violating a Virginia law by selling lottery tickets within the state. ...
Commercial Law
The areas of the legal system governing commerce, including (but not limited to) agency, contracts, company law, business entities and partnerships, insolvency, insurance, intellectual property, ...
commission
N.1 Authority to exercise a power or a direction to perform a duty; for example, a commission of a justice of the peace.2 A body directed to perform a particular duty. Examples are the Charity ...
