Using data from a national survey we conducted in 2009 of about 1,500 lawyers and non-lawyers working in China’s legal system, we measure the political values of Chinese lawyers, compare them to various reference populations, and identify some of their sources. We find that, on the whole, Chinese lawyers are strongly inclined toward political reform, attach far greater importance to political r...

The modern intensive development of education, science, technology and art on a world scale has led to global expansion scientific contacts an increase the amount literature, which in independent Ukraine was expressed urgent need create Ukrainian-language industry-based translation explanatory dictionaries. concept vocabulary revealed, experience compiling trilingual branch-based vocabularies X...

This paper examines the interest of lawyers as a group in the level of legal complexity, assuming that lawyers prefer the level of legal complexity that maximizes their total income. I focus on aspects of the law that are the same across all cases in a particular legal field, such as the rule determining whether the defendant is liable or guilty, the rules of procedure, and the scope of damages...

“pacta sunt servanda” is one of the most fundamental principles in the common law and iranian legal systems, which have been exposed to exceptions in the process of time. these exceptions are part of general doctrine of frustration. iranians exceptions to this rule are named as “ta`azzor” and “ta`assor” rules. doctrine of frustration in common law includes three subdivision theories: “impossibi...

Abstract This article analyzes how the multidirectional movement of legal and popular printed texts, newspapers, letters, citizens contributed to political influence individual lawyers across Atlantic. It is based on a case study leading common law barrister Whig MP Thomas Erskine (1750–1823). examines dissemination Erskine's arguments, other publications in support freedom press constitutional...