Must a state in which gay marriage is not legal recognize such a marriage performed in another state? The Constitution does not require recognition in all cases, but it does forbid states from nullifying family relationships based in other states, or from making themselves havens for people who are trying to escape obligations to their spouses and children. In this book, Andrew Koppelman offers workable legal solutions to the problems that arise when gay couples cross state borders.
The Essential Law Dictionary is an essential up-to-date legal reference, containing over 3,000 entries explaining legal language that can often be hard to understand, even for lawyers. This book focuses on defining the terms that people today are most likely to encounter when dealing with the law. The definitions are clear, concise, and easy-to-understand. Whether you are a lawyer, a law student, or a layperson, this handy reference will help you understand the precise meaning of any legal term.
By trying to answer leading questions, 16 authors (historians, archaeologists and linguists) deal with ten important kingdoms of this period and with their political and legal context the role of the Empire and the law-codes.
А.П. Бакарева - American English In Legal Contexts: Пособие по английскому языку
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Целью пособия является введение в систему права США. В пособии представлен материал и задания, ориентированные на развитие навыков устной профессиональной речи, и включены два приложения. Первое дает дополнительную информацию о политической и судебной системах США, второе – грамматический материал, который поможет отработать наиболее сложные соединительные модели, используемые в юридическом английском языке, в его американском варианте. Подготовлено на кафедре иностранных языков.
The aim is to benefit the introduction of a system of U.S. law. The manual presented material and job-oriented skills development of oral language skills, and includes two annexes. The first provides additional information on the political and judicial systems of the U.S., the second - grammatical material that will help develop the most sophisticated models of connectors used in legal English, in its American version. Prepared at the Department of Foreign Languages.
Dictionary of Law8,000 TERMS CLEARLY DEFINED (fourth edition)
This dictionary provides the user with the main vocabulary currently being used in British and American law. The areas covered include criminal, civil, commercial and international law, as well as interactions with the police and legal advisers, and the procedures of the courts and prisons. Common words used in reading or writing reports, articles or guidelines are also included.
The dictionary is designed for anyone who needs to check the meaning or pronunciation of legal terms, but especially for those who need some knowledge of legal terms in their work but who may not be legal professionals, or for those for whom English is an additional language. Each headword is explained in a clear, straightforward way. Pronunciations, uncommon plurals and uncommon verb forms are provided.
