Category: International Law
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Alien Friend
Meaning of Alien Friend The following is an old definition of Alien Friend [1]: A citizen or subject of a friendly power; one whose country is at peace with ours.1 By the common law a person born within the dominion of the United States is a natural-born citizen whatever the status of his […]
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Equality Law
Equality Law in the Context of Human Rights Resources See Also Equality Law Equality Act Equality Legislation Human Rights
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Equality Legislation
Equality Legislation in the Context of Equality Law Resources See Also Equality Law Equality Act Equality Legislation Human Rights
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]