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Bacs
Bacs Service The Bankers Automated Clearings System (Bacs) is a service owned by Bacs Payment Schemes Limited and operated by Voca Limited enabling companies to make payments and debits within the UK. In other words, the Bacs service is a computer system which sorts automated payment [...]Bank Regulation
The Regulation of Banks, Real Estate Agents and Accountants and Anti-money laundering supervision of banks, real estate agents and accountants in the United Kingdom The regulation of banks, real estate agents and accountants This issue includes the following: Obligation to register under MLR [...]Brighton Declaration of the European Court of Human Rights
The 47 member nations of the Council of Europe agreed a package of reforms at a conference in Brighton in 2012. These reforms were published in the Brighton Declaration. The plan is to amend the introduction to the European Convention on Human Rights (known as the preamble) to include the [...]Colonial Legal System
Women in the Colonial Legal System Social necessity also gave shape to the legal position of colonial women. English society placed married women on a pedestal, but it imposed significant legal disabilities in return. The principal legal doctrine affecting women was coverture, the condition [...]Commonwealth Immigration Control and Legislation
Commonwealth Immigration control and legislation: UK Legal History The Commonwealth Immigration Act 1962 In 1960, the Home Secretary, Richard 'Rab' Butler, pressed for legislation, and the Cabinet appointed a committee. Butler oversaw the production of the Bill that became the [...]Deportation
Definition of Deportation In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Deportation : The removal from a state of a person whose initial entry into that state was illegal (Compare expulsion). In the UK this is authorized by the Immigration Act 1971 as amended by [...]Diplomatic
History of Diplomatic in England For the study of diplomatic in England, material exists in two distinct series of documents, those of the Anglo-Saxon period, and those subsequent to the Norman Conquest. The Anglo-Saxon kings appear to have borrowed, partially, the style of their diplomas [...]Distance Selling
Definition of Distance Selling In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Distance Selling : The sale of goods or services to a consumer in which the parties do not meet, such as sale by mail order, telephone, digital TV, email, or the Internet. The EU distance [...]Domain Name
Definition of Domain Name In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Domain Name : An Internet address, which may be protected under *trade mark law.Eastern Europe
Resources See Also Further Reading Eastern Europe in the Encyclopedia of Britain Eastern Europe in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Eastern Europe in the Halsbury's Laws of England Eastern Europe in the Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases Eastern Europe in the [...]Equality Impact Assessment
Equality Impact Assessment (EIA) in the Context of Equality Law The meaning of Equality Impact Assessment (EIA), published by the Equality and Diversity Forum (a United Kindom network of equality and human rights organisations), is the following: is a formal structured approach to assessing [...]Equality Law
Equality Law in the Context of Human Rights Resources See Also Equality Law Equality Act Equality Legislation Human RightsEquality Legislation
Equality Legislation in the Context of Equality Law Resources See Also Equality Law Equality Act Equality Legislation Human RightsEquality of Opportunity
Equality of opportunity in the Context of Equality Law The meaning of Equality of opportunity, published by the Equality and Diversity Forum (a United Kindom network of equality and human rights organisations), is the following: means everyone having an equal opportunity to achieve their full [...]Faster Payments
Faster Payments is a banking service that allows you to send and receive low-value sterling payments in almost real time. Fast Payments all year round. Faster Payments is a payment service which allows most customers of UK banks to be able to make and receive sterling payments within the [...]Freedom of Association
Definition of Freedom of Association In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Freedom of Association : A right set out in Article 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights and now part of UK law as a consequence of the *Human Rights Act 1998. This right [...]Freedom of Expression
Definition of Freedom of Expression In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Freedom of Expression : A right set out in Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights and now part of UK law as a consequence of the *Human Rights Act 1998. Freedom of [...]Genetically Modified Organism
Hazardous Substance
Human Rights
Human Rights in the Context of Equality Law Resources Equality Topics Equality Law Equality Act Equality Legislation Human Rights Asylum and Refugee Topics Political Asylum Refugees Asylum Asylum Law Refugee Crisis Refugee Action Refugee Definition Political Asylum Definition Right of [...]Human Rights (ECHR) Milestone Cases
ADT v United Kingdom - 35765/97 (BAILII: [2000] ECHR 402 ) Aerts v Belgium - 25357/94 (BAILII: [1998] ECHR 64 ) Ahmed & Ors v United Kingdom - 22954/93 (BAILII: [1998] ECHR 78 ) Ahmed v Austria - 25964/94 (BAILII: [1996] ECHR 63 ) (1997) 24 EHRR [...]Immigration
A politically charged subject in Britain -in accordance to Bamber Gascoigne´ Encyclopedia of Britain about “Immigration”- since the 1960s. In the years immediately after World War II, when the country had need of cheap labour, immigration from within the Commonwealth was made easy. The new [...]Immigration and Asylum Law Milestone Cases
A v Secretary of State for the Home Department (BAILII: [2002] EWCA Civ 1502 ) [2003] 2 WLR 564, [2003] 1 All ER 816, [2004] QB 335 A v Secretary of State for the Home Department (BAILII: [2003] EWCA Civ 175 ) [2003] All ER (D) 151 Abdi v Secretary of State for the [...]Immigration Controls
Immigration controls: UK Legal History Increase in immigration Significant immigration from the Caribbean began in 1948. It accelerated during the 1950s at a time when immigrants from India and Pakistan were also arriving in large numbers. Around a quarter of a million black and Asian [...]International Development
Resources See Also Further Reading International Development in the Encyclopedia of Britain International Development in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary International Development in the Halsbury's Laws of England International Development in the Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of [...]International Economic Relations
Resources See Also Further Reading International Economic Relations in the Encyclopedia of Britain International Economic Relations in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary International Economic Relations in the Halsbury's Laws of England International Economic Relations in the [...]International Law
Resources See Also Further Reading International Law in the Encyclopedia of Britain International Law in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary International Law in the Halsbury's Laws of England International Law in the Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases International [...]International Organisations
Resources See Also Further Reading International Organisations in the Encyclopedia of Britain International Organisations in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary International Organisations in the Halsbury's Laws of England International Organisations in the Stroud's Judicial [...]International Politics and Government
Resources See Also Further Reading International Politics and Government in the Encyclopedia of Britain International Politics and Government in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary International Politics and Government in the Halsbury's Laws of England International Politics and [...]International Trade
Resources See Also Further Reading International Trade in the Encyclopedia of Britain International Trade in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary International Trade in the Halsbury's Laws of England International Trade in the Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases [...]List of Bilateral Treaties concluded by the EU and the UK
List of Bilateral Treaties concluded by the European Union and the United Kingdom This list comprises an alphabetical inventory of bilateral international agreements, in which the United Kingdom is a contracting party, concluded by the European Union, the European Community, the European [...]List of Multilateral Treaties concluded by the EU and the UK
List of Multilateral Treaties concluded by the European Union and the United Kingdom This list comprises an alphabetical inventory of multilateral international agreements, in which the United Kingdom is a contracting party, concluded by the European Union, the European Community, the [...]List of Treaties in Force concluded by the EU and the UK by Date
List of Treaties in Force concluded by the European Union and the United Kingdom, by Date of Signature This list comprises an inventory, by date of signature, of multilateral and bilateral international agreements, in which the United Kingdom is a contracting party, concluded by the European [...]Martial Law
History “Martial law” is an unfortunate term and in a sense a misnomer. It describes a suspension of ordinary law, rendered necessary by circumstances of war or rebellion. The confusion arose from the fact that the marshal’s court administered military law before the introduction of articles [...]Money Laundering
The AML Supervisors: Institutional Aspects and Anti-money laundering supervision of banks, real estate agents and accountants in the United Kingdom The AML Supervisors: institutional aspects Note: this section also covers the next section. Financial Conduct Authority This issue includes the [...]Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe
Resources See Also Further Reading Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe in the Encyclopedia of Britain Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe in the Halsbury's Laws [...]Origins of Commonwealth Immigration
Origins of Commonwealth immigration: UK Legal History Labour shortage and a declining population After the Second World War, there was a labour shortage in Britain which was coupled with concern over the declining population. In 1948, the government set up a working party to consider [...]Payment Methods
Payment Methods and Options The range of methods in which individuals and organizations are able to make and receive payments is growing at a steady pace. Apart from cash, for a long time the other available payment method was only cheques. Currently, there are a wide variety of payment [...]Pornography
Pornography Attitudes Toward Pornography Introduction to Pornography Attitudes toward pornography generally can be classified into one of four major perspectives: conservative, feminist, postmodern, and liberal. Tensions among these viewpoints have only increased with the quantum leap in [...]Radioactive Material
Right to Be Forgotten
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) The European Court of Justice decision to uphold the Spanish data protection regulator’s initial ruling against Google – who were asked to remove the index and stop any future access to the digitised newspaper article by searching for the individual’s [...]Sovereignty
Meaning of Sovereignty The following is an old definition of Sovereignty [1]: The public authority which orders and directs vvhat is to be done by each member of a political community in relation to the purposes of the association. The supreme power which governs the body politic or society [...]Victimisation
Victimisation in the Context of Equality Law The meaning of Victimisation, published by the Equality and Diversity Forum (a United Kindom network of equality and human rights organisations), is the following: means treating a person badly because they have made or supported a complaint about [...]Western Europe
Resources See Also Further Reading Western Europe in the Encyclopedia of Britain Western Europe in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Western Europe in the Halsbury's Laws of England Western Europe in the Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases Western Europe in the [...]Western European Union
Resources See Also Further Reading Western European Union in the Encyclopedia of Britain Western European Union in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Western European Union in the Halsbury's Laws of England Western European Union in the Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and [...]In Perpetual Beta
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