ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD STATUTE
From Old French estatut, from Late Latin statūtum, from Latin statuere to set up, decree, ultimately from stāre to stand.
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10 QUOTES WITH «STATUTE»
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statute.
We've had public hearings. We've had interim reports, which our statute has encouraged us to provide to the public. We have brought the public along with us, trying to make as much available as possible over time.
Well, our statute provides us with authority to conduct a very broad inquiry basically to provide an investigation of 9/11 that's thorough, complete and will withstand the scrutiny of history.
By placing discretion in the hands of an official to grant or deny a license, such a statute creates a threat of censorship that by its very existence chills free speech.
The flaw in the statute is that in all its applications, it operates on a fundamentally mistaken premise that high solicitation costs are an accurate measure of fraud.
When a judge assumes the power to decide which distinctions made in a statute are legitimate and which are not, he assumes the power to disapprove of any and all legislation, because all legislation makes distinctions.
The Constitution overrides a statute, but a statute, if consistent with the Constitution, overrides the law of judges. In this sense, judge-made law is secondary and subordinate to the law that is made by legislators.
I played an integral part in helpings formulating that new vision... that we must abandon apartheid and accept one united South Africa with equal rights for all, with all forms of discrimination to be scrapped from the statute book.
All the states are required, either by constitution or by statute, to have balanced budgets - they're not able to print money. So they have to focus on establishing priorities.
I think the motive is to establish in federal law the personhood from conception forward and try and alter the Constitution through statute.
In Connecticut, my understanding, although I haven't seen the actual litigation, is that they want to measure every other year and not provide annual assessment as is required in the statute.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STATUTE»
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statute in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
statute and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Virginia
Statute for Religious Freedom: Its Evolution ...
This volume originates from a symposium held in 1985 at the Univeristy of Virginia.
Merrill D. Peterson, Robert C. Vaughan, 2003
2
Complementarity in the Rome
Statute and National Criminal ...
This book addresses one of the central features of the Statute of the International Criminal Court, known as the 'principle of complementarity'.
3
Global Copyright: Three Hundred Years Since the
Statute of ...
This innovative book celebrates the tri-centenary of modern copyright, which began with the enactment of the Statute of Anne by the British Parliament in 1709, and was soon followed by other copyright legislation abroad.
Lionel Bently, Uma Suthersanen, Paul Torremans, 2010
4
Corporate Responsibility Under the Alien Tort
Statute: ...
This book examines and analyzes corporate liability under the Alien Tort Statute.
5
The International Criminal Court: the making of the Rome ...
These active participants in the Conference provide an account of the main contentions on each of the key issues, the divergent approaches put forward by the principal proponents, how differences were resolved, how groups of articles were ...
6
Ruling by
Statute: How Uncertainty and Vote Buying Shape ...
Or, simply put, when does a government actually govern? The theory presented in this book provides a major advance in our understanding of statutory policy making.
Sebastian M. Saiegh, 2011
7
The
Statute of the International Court of Justice: A Commentary
Five years after the first edition was published, the second edition of the Commentary embraces current events before the International Court of Justice as well as before other courts and tribunals relevant for the interpretation and ...
Andreas Zimmermann, Karin Oellers-Frahm, Christian Tomuschat, 2012
8
Commentary on the Rome
Statute of the International Criminal ...
This book has been selected in 2009 to receive the prestigious ASIL Certificate of Merit for High Technical Craftsmanship and Utility to Practicing Lawyers and Scholars.
Otto Triffterer, Kai Ambos, 2008
9
A Draft International Criminal Code and Draft
Statute for an ...
The essays fully demonstrate the depth of knowledge of the eminent professors & specialists who have written them. The two volumes of essays are divided into seven parts.
M. Cherif Bassiouni, 1987
10
The Rome
Statute and Domestic Legal Orders: General aspects ...
Disk accompanying v. 1 contains: ratification/implementing legislation and draft legislation; Disk accompanying v. 2 contains: annex, domestic implementing legislation and related documents.
Claus Kress, Flavia Lattanzi, 2000
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STATUTE»
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statute is used in the context of the following news items.
Guest Commentary: Colorado statute does not protect employees …
The court rejected the plaintiff's argument that the Colorado lawful off-duty activities statute protected his use of medical marijuana at home. That statute bars ... «The Denver Post, Jun 15»
Ore. Senate votes to double statute of limitations for sex crimes
The measure passed Thursday would set the statute of limitations at 12 years, up from six. But sexual assault victims pushed hard to expand the limit to 20 years, ... «kgw.com, Jun 15»
MN criminal defamation statute overturned
In doing so, the Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled that the state's criminal defamation statute is overly broad, allows people to be prosecuted for making a true ... «KARE, May 15»
New Indiana rape law extends statute of limitations
The woman who inspired a law extending the statute of limitations in rape cases is speaking out. Jenny Wendt Ewing is on a mission to bring people accused of ... «WTHR, Apr 15»
House votes to extend statute of limitations for sex crimes
SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon House on Wednesday unanimously voted to extend the statute of limitations for certain sex crimes to 12 years. House Bill 2317 ... «kgw.com, Apr 15»
Bill to extend statute of limitations for rape cases clears Ohio Senate
The Ohio Senate on Wednesday almost unanimously passed legislation that would extend the statute of limitations in rape cases when DNA evidence is found ... «cleveland.com, Mar 15»
Bill Cosby Accuser Seeks to Eliminate Nevada's Statute of …
One of Bill Cosby's alleged victims is heading to Nevada in an effort to remove the statute of limitations for rape and sexual assault. The unidentified woman ... «TheWrap, Mar 15»
Lawmaker: Repeal of statute of limitations for sex abuse
The idea of eliminating the statute of limitations or giving victims a longer window to file a claim has passed in the Assembly several years in a row. However ... «WKBW-TV, Feb 15»
Lawmakers push to increase statute of limitations in some rape cases
Ewing vowed to change Indiana's five-year statute of limitations in some rape cases. She is outspoken because Ewing said she was raped back in 2005 by her ... «Fox 59, Jan 15»
Attorneys argue over statute of limitations in Jerry Jones suit
Judge Dale B. Tillery talked with attorneys in the Jerry Jones lawsuit case at the Allen Courts Building in Dallas on Friday. On Jones' side are Levi ... «Dallas Morning News, Sep 14»
