Tag: GU

  • Hafne Courts

    Concept of Hafne Courts Traditional meaning of hafne courts [1] in the English common law history: Haven courts; old courts in English seaports. [rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”] Resources Notes and References Based on A concise law dictionary of words, phrases and maxims, “Hafne Courts”, […]

  • Hafne Courts

    Concept of Hafne Courts Traditional meaning of hafne courts [1] in the English common law history: Haven courts; old courts in English seaports. [rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”] Resources Notes and References Based on A concise law dictionary of words, phrases and maxims, “Hafne Courts”, […]

  • Guest

    Concept of Agenhine, Awnhin Traditional meaning of agenhine, awnhin [1] in the Saxon law history: A guest, an inmate, or one of the household, for whom the host is answerable if he breaks the peace. Note: For more information on Saxon Law history, see here.[rtbs name=”saxon-law”] […]

  • Guilds

    Guilds and Medieval Law Guilds and Legal History Resources See Also Chattels (in this legal Encyclopedia) Medieval Church Law (in this legal Encyclopedia) Marriage (in this legal Encyclopedia) Medieval Legal History (in this legal Encyclopedia) Bibliographies of English Law History […]

  • Guardian

    Definition of Guardian In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Guardian : One who is formally appointed to look after a child’s interests when the parents of the child do not have *parental responsibility for him or have died. Appointment can be made either by […]

  • Guilt

    Guilt and Medieval Law Guilt and Legal History Resources See Also Negligence (in this legal Encyclopedia) Notability (in this legal Encyclopedia) Personal Status Law (in this legal Encyclopedia) Medieval Punishment (in this legal Encyclopedia) Bibliographies of English Law History […]

  • Guarantees

    Guarantees Guarantees in Europe Resources Further Reading BIRD, T. C., “Directive 99/44/EC on Certain Aspects of the Sale of Consumer Goods and Associated Guarantees: Its Impact on Existing Irish Sale of Goods Law”, ERPL, 2001, n.º 2-3, pp. 279 y ss. BRADGATE, R., “Harmonisation […]

  • Guy Burgess

    Guy Burgess History British intelligence officer and double agent who worked for the USSR. Recruited at Cambridge University, he was part of the Cambridge Five spy ring that betrayed secrets to the Soviets before and during the Cold War by transmitting secret Foreign Office and MI5 documents […]

  • Gunboat Diplomacy

    Definition of Gunboat Diplomacy In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Gunboat Diplomacy : The settling of disputes with weaker states by the threat of *use of force. The phrase derives from the Victorian colonial empire, in which gunboats and other naval […]

  • Guarantee

    Definition of Guarantee In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Guarantee : 1. A secondary agreement in which a person (the guarantor) is liable for the debt or default of another (the principal debtor), who is the party primarily liable for the debt. A […]

  • Guilty Knowledge

    Definition of Guilty Knowledge In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Guilty Knowledge : The knowledge of facts or circumstances required for a person to have *mens rea for a particular crime. Knowledge is usually actual knowledge, but when a person […]

  • Guilty

    Definition of Guilty In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Guilty : adj. 1. An admission in court by an accused person that he has committed the offence with which he is charged. If there is more than one charge he may plead guilty to some and *not…

  • Guilty

    Definition of Guilty In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Guilty : adj. 1. An admission in court by an accused person that he has committed the offence with which he is charged. If there is more than one charge he may plead guilty to some and *not…

  • Guarantee Company

    Resources See Also See limited company.

  • Guarantee Company

    Resources See Also See limited company.