Maritime Territory
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MARITIME TERRITORY, a term used in international law to denote coastal waters which are not Territorial Waters though in immediate contact with the sea.
Territory. 1. The area of land or country within the jurisdiction of a State, municipality, or court. 2.
TERRITORY. Apart of a country, separated from the rest, and subject to a particular jurisdiction. The word is derived from terreo, and is so called because the magistrate within his jurisdiction has the power of inspiring a salutary fear.
The Territory of Hawaii
During World War II (1939 to 1945) what is now the State of Hawaii was held under martial law from December 7, 1941 to October 24, 1944.
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Territory
Definition - Noun
1 : a geographical area belonging to or under the jurisdiction of a governmental authority
2 : a political subdivision of a country
3 : a part of the U.S. (as Guam or the U.S.
Ocean territory that is outside of any one country's jurisdiction and is open to peaceful purposes.
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DEPENDENCY - A territory distinct from the country in which the supreme sovereign power resides, but belonging rightfully to it and subject to the laws and regulations which the sovereign may think proper to prescribe.
"All laws of the Territory of Utah now in force, not repugnant to this Constitution, shall remain in force until they expire by their own limitations, or are altered or repealed by the Legislature.
TOP Embargo : This is an act of international military aggression where an order is made prohibiting ships or goods from leaving a certain port, city or territory and may be enforced by military threat of destroying any vehicle that attempts to ...
TOP Law : All the rules of conduct that have been approved by the government and which are in force over a certain territory and which must be obeyed by all persons on that territory (eg. the "laws" of Australia).
Support(see Support)Child Support GuidelinesRules and tables calculating the amount of child support that should be paid to the parent with whom the children reside based on the payor's income, number of children, and the province or territory ...
The people of Quebec, for example, has, at times, supported governments which have proposed that Quebec become a "sovereign" state; that all legislative authority of the government of Canada over their territory cease and that the government of ...
State succession applies when a new state is formed from territory once ruled by another sovereign. Essentially, a new state replaces a former state through annexation, union, dissolution, or separation.
Israeli troops kill at least eight Palestinians in fighting in Gaza City, as part of a two-month offensive in the territory.(Al Jazeera) ...
law: those groups of people which have acquired international recognition as an independent country and which have four characteristics; permanent and large population with, generally, a common language; a defined and distinct territory; ...
An agreement where a principal appoints a distributor to represent the principal in a certain geographical area, usually known as a territory.
Refers to a court's authority to judge over a situation usually acquired in one of three ways: over acts committed in a defined territory (e.g..
Hostler: A person who operates engines in engine house territory and works under the direction of the engine house foreman
Hostler's Controls: A simple throttle to allow independent movement of locomotives not equipped with engineers controls.
the area of law revolving around the right or license that is granted to an individual or group to market a company's goods or services in a particular territory under the company's trademark, trade name, ...
Territory. Filártiga v. Peña-Irala, 630 F.2d 876 (2d Cir. 1980). ATS claims can proceed against both natural persons and legal persons, but claims against state governments are precluded by sovereign immunity. Sosa v. Alvarez-Machain, 542 U.S.
Surrender by one state to another of a person accused or convicted of an offense outside its own territory and within territorial jurisdiction of the other, with the other state which is competent to try him/her, demanding his/her surrender.
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The franchisee will typically have a territory within which to sell the goods or services.
EXTRADITION - The surrender by one state to another of an individual accused or convicted of an offense outside its own territory and within the territorial jurisdiction of the other, which, being competent to try and punish him, ...
The geographical area within which a court has jurisdiction. It relates only to a place or territory within which either party may require a case to be tried. A defect in venue may be waived by the parties.
There are 11 circuit courts of appeals (each with jurisdiction over a defined territory) and a court of appeals for the District of Columbia; these hear appeals from the district courts.
jurisdiction and does not normally have jurisdiction over persons that reside outside of that jurisdiction. Long-arm statutes are a tool which gives a court jurisdiction over a person even though the person no longer resides in the territory limits ...
"Bailiff" has its origin in Old French and Middle English for custodian, and in the Middle Ages was a significant position in the English court system. The word "bailiwick" originally meant the jurisdictional territory of a bailiff.
of Columbia Circuit and the Federal Circuit, (which hears patent, customs and other specialized cases based on subject matter). The term derives from an age before mechanized transit, when judges and lawyers rode the circuit of their territory to ...
Jurisdiction: Power of a judge or court to act, limited by a defined territory (the jurisdiction of the District Court is restricted to offences committed in that district), ...
extradition - The surrender by one state or country to another of an individual accused or convicted of an offense outside its own territory and within the territorial jurisdiction of the other, which being competent to try and punish him, ...
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