Public law Public law 1). In law a commission is a patent which allows a person to take possession of a state office and carry out official acts and duties. Although the term commissioned officer is a military term, civilian officers of the government such as judges, justices of the peace, marshals, and cabinet ministers also are commissioned, as well as many others. ...more on Wikipedia about "Commission"
In England and Wales, a common (or common land) is a piece of land over which other people—often neighbouring landowners—could exercise one of a number of traditional rights, such as allowing their cattle to graze upon it. The older texts use the word "common" to denote any such right, but more modern usage is to refer to particular rights of common, and to reserve the word "common" for the land over which the rights are exercised. By extension, the term "commons" has come to be applied to other resources to which a community has rights or access. ...more on Wikipedia about "Commons"
The Official Municipality Key, formerly also known as the Official Municipality Characteristic Number or Municipality Code Number, is a number sequence for the identification of politically independent municipalities or municipality-free areas. Other names for the demarcation of such areas are ZIP Codes or postal codes. ...more on Wikipedia about "Community Identification Number"
Election law is a discipline falling at the juncture of constitutional law and political science. It researches "the politics of law and the law of politics". Especially after the famous 2000 Bush-Gore elections, its importance has grown and now election law is taught at most of the law schools throughout the United States and abroad. ...more on Wikipedia about "Election law"
Federal law is the body of law created by the federal government of a nation. A federal government is formed when a group of political units (for example, states or provinces) join together in a federation, surrendering their individual sovereignty and many powers to the central authority while retaining (reserving) other limited powers. As a result, two or more levels of government exist within an established geographic territory. The body of law of the common central government is the Federal law. ...more on Wikipedia about "Federal law"
Good Samaritan laws in the United States are laws protecting from blame those who choose to aid others who are injured or ill. They are intended to reduce bystander's hesitation to assist, for fear of being prosecuted for unintentional injury or wrongful death. In other countries good samaritan laws require reasonable action from bystanders (such as calling the authorities). The name Good Samaritan refers to the famous parable told by Jesus in the New Testament. ...more on Wikipedia about "Good Samaritan law"
Just Compensation is typically a term used to mean the fair market value of a property, generally in relation to a taking under Eminent Domain. ...more on Wikipedia about "Just compensation"
The legal drinking age is the minimum age one must be to drink alcohol. In most countries this is 16 or 18, but there are notable exceptions such as China, which has no minimum drinking age and the United States, where the minimum drinking age is 21. Some countries distinguish between drinks with fairly low alcohol-content (such as beer and wine) and stronger spirit-based drinks. Beer is sold in vending machines in Taiwan which has a limit of 18. Many countries have banned alcohol advertising aimed at the youth market. ...more on Wikipedia about "Legal drinking age"
Name change is a basic legal act that is recognized in practically all legal systems to allow an individual the opportunity to adopt a name other than the name given by birth, marriage, or adoption. ...more on Wikipedia about "Name change"
Public law is the area of the politics governing the relationship between individuals ( citizens, companies) and the state. Constitutional law, administrative law and criminal law are thus all sub-divisions of public law. ...more on Wikipedia about "Public law"
A taking is an action by a government depriving a person of private property without the payment of just compensation. A government could effect this taking in several ways including: ...more on Wikipedia about "Taking"
Tax law is the codified system of laws that describes government levies on economic transactions, commonly called taxes. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tax law"
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