Die Verfassungsbeschwerde, welche auch individuelle Verfassungsbeschwerde oder Grundrechtsverfassungsbeschwerde genannt wird, ist ein Verfahren des Bundesverfassungsgerichts (BVerfG) in Deutschland bzw. ein außerordentlicher Rechtsbehelf, mit dem einzelne Personen eine Verletzung eines Grundrechts oder grundrechtsgleichen Rechts geltend machen können. Die normative Grundlage für die Verfassungsbeschwerde findet sich zum...
We can define bail as “a security such as cash, bond or property; especially, security required by a court for the release of a criminal defendant who must appear in court at a future time.” Also heard in the context of recognizance that is defined...
“A lawsuit in which a single person or a small group of people is authorised to represent the interest of a larger one in which the convenience either of the public or of the interested parties requires that the case be settled through litigation by...
While the definition of the rule of law and the parameters of what the concept encompasses are still theoretically debated, the rule of law most notably entails, “The predominance that is absolute of an ordinary law over every citizen regardless of that citizen’s power”. (Black’s...
Il s’agit d’une société commerciale (quel que soit son objet) dans laquelle les associés (qui doivent être au moins au nombre de deux, la référence au chiffre sept a été tout récemment abandonnée, tout du moins pour les sociétés non cotées) ne sont tenus des...
It is a reserved share of the inheritance estate which is left to specific heirs under law. The Italian law protects immediate family members of the deceased by reserving a portion of the estate. For example, if the deceased left only one child, he/she is...
The Black’s Law dictionary defines “misrepresentation” as the act of making a false or misleading assertion about something, usually with the intent to deceive. United Kingdom courts will not imply a duty to negotiate or deal in good faith on contracting parties. However, there is a...
The first two phrases are British, the latter one American. They all mean “the tort of intentionally persuading or inducing someone to breach a contract made with third party”. An example of this economic tort is best set using the facts of the United Kingdom landmark...
Consideration is one of the essential elements of the contract in common law. It can be defined as the reason by which a person is moved to be bound by an agreement, an act or forbearance, or the promise thereof, done or given by one...
Estoppel is a legal concept in common law which does not have exact equivalents in civil law systems. The Black’s Law Dictionary defines it as: “1. a bar that prevents one from asserting a claim or right that contradicts what one has said or done...
