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Case in which the Supreme Court ruled that racially segregated public school violate the Equal Protection clause is?
Brown v. Board of Education
A legally valid and enforceable ownership right to property is?
A Title
What is a plaintiff in a case?
A person or business that files a formal complaint with the court.
What are children called who violate criminal laws?
Juvenile offenders
What does international law do?
Defines the legal responsibilities of States in their conduct with each other, and their treatment of individuals within State boundaries
What is the 8th Amendment?
It prohibits cruel and unusual punishment.
What set of laws governs commercial transactions in the US?
The UCC.
What is a request by a litigant to a judge for a decision on an issue relating to the case?
This is the mandate in US criminal courts that an accused person is presumed innocent until proven guilty, and that prosecution must prove the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
Burden of Proof.
What types of cases go to International lawyers?
Multinational trade agreements, customs, international business regulation, international commercial arbitration and business disputes, and global intellectual property (IP) issues.
What is the 16th Amendment?
Congress has the power to levy taxes
The failure, without legal excuse, of a promisor to perform the obligations of a contract is?
Breach of contract
What is the process of selecting a jury called?
Voir dire
This is the specific mental state of the defendant at the time of the crime; a guilty mind.
Mens rea
What is the relationship between the formal sources of international law?
There is no hierarchy between the formal sources of international law.
The power and responsibility of the judiciary to review acts of government to determine their meaning is what?
Judicial Review
What is a legal procedure for dealing with debt problems of individuals and businesses; specifically, a case filed under one of the chapters of title 11 of the United States Code called?
Bankruptcy.
What is a tort?
A negligent or intentional injury against a person or property, with the exception of breach of contract. IT IS IN CIVIL LAW.
How many Criminal Circuit Courts are in Florida?
20.
Who is the father of International Law?
Dutch jurist Hugo Grotius.
Which case did SCOTUS decide that Congress had the power to incorporate the bank?
McColloch v. Maryland
What is the sale of a debtor’s property with the proceeds to be used for the benefit of creditors?
Liquidation!
What is the term for when the Supreme Court agrees to review a case?
Writ of certiorari
Procedural advantages favoring the prosecution include the use of joint trials, the admission of this type of evidence, and the fact that the case may be tried in any jurisdiction in which any element of the offense occurred.
Hearsay
Which treaties are considered as 'source of international law' under article 38 ICJ Statute?
Only the treaties that are in force and binding upon the parties to the dispute.