The International Court of Justice (The World Court)

The International Court of Justice (The World Court), located at the Peace Palace in The Hague (Netherlands), was established in conjunction with the United Nations in 1946. The World Court has two primary functions: (1) settle in accordance with international law the legal disputes brought to it by individual countries and (2) give advisory opinions on legal questions referred to it by authorized international organs and agencies. Fifteen judges, elected to nine-year terms by the UN General Assembly and the UN Security Council, sit on the World Court. Instead of the title of Chief Justice, like the United States Supreme Court and the state supreme courts, the head of the World Court car... click for more

Short Answers

1. Use some type of property the you own (tangible or intangible, real or personal) and explain what rights you have relating to that property, and what rights others have to that property. I thought I would use my house. 2. How is insurance similar to a trust? 3. Why are holographic wills often recognized as valid, even if they are not witnessed? 4. What are the differences among fee simple absolute, fee simple defeasible, and life estates? 5. With regard to real and personal property, what are the advantages and disadvantages of having a will as opposed to a trust?

The UCC and the UCITA and the Constitution

Uniform Law for Computer Info Transactions is Offered National Law Journal, August 30, 1999. After more than 10 years of proposals, revisions and re-revisions, the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL) at long last voted to adopt the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (UCITA) on July 29. Like its better known cousin, the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), this act is intended to promote uniformity in the area of computer information transactions. "What are computer information transactions?" you ask? Under the language of the model act, they would include any "commercial agreements to create, modify, transfer or distribute computer software, multim... click for more

What are the differences among lost, misplaced, and abandoned property

Finders Weepers, Losers Keepers The News Journal, July 20, 2000. In 1943, During World War II, a Navy TBD-1 Devastator crashed eight miles of the coast of Florida. The entire crew survived and there is no indication that any efforts were made to locate the plane by the Navy. Collector Doug Champlin, the owner of an airplane museum in Arizona, spent approximately $130,000.00 to recover the plane. The problem has to do with ownership. He claims to be the owner of the lost/abandoned plane. The Navy claims ownership and wants to put the plane in the National Museum of Naval Aviation at Pensacola, Naval Air Station. The TBD-1 Devastator has significant historical value as no Devastators sur... click for more

Business and personal bankruptcies

During the decade of the 1990s, business and personal bankruptcies soared. This happened in spite of the greatest economic boom in US history. It was also a boom time for lawyers specializing in the intricacies of bankruptcy law. In 1998, a record 1.4 million businesses and individuals filed for protection under the bankruptcy code, a 300 percent increase since 1980. Ninety-six percent of the filings were personal bankruptcies; however, in 1999, the number dropped 8.5 percent. Many analysts attribute the high number of bankruptcies to aggressive credit offers by banks and, to a lesser extent, department stores. These companies lure even the most credit challenged (young people and those ... click for more