White Book of London
White Book of London 《伦敦白皮书》 在卷宗丛刊第12卷〔No.12 of the Rolls Series〕中以《白皮书》〔Liber Albus〕题名印行，载明伦敦市中古习惯和法律，包括海事法在内。
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white book
white book. 1. Hist. (cap.) ALBUS LIBER. 2. A government report bound in white, common esp. in European and papal affairs.
Blue Book
Blue Book 蓝皮书 １由美国尼克松〔Nixon〕总统从水门录音带〔Watergate tapes〕中精心挑选，并提交给负责弹劾调查的司法委员会的一份长达1 300页的文本；２有关利比亚人的狂热领导人穆马·卡扎菲上校〔Col.Mummar Qaddafi〕的语录和格言的收藏本，仿照中国毛泽东主席红皮语录而作，也称为绿皮书〔Green Book〕；３为向美国公众解释1978年由律师起草的复杂难懂的税收法，而由国会联合税务委员会〔Joint Tax Committee of Congress〕准备的多卷材料；４美国一本法律援引指南，原名为《统一法律援引系统》〔A Uniform System of Citation〕。它是为撰写辩护状〔brief〕、备忘录〔memo〕或法律评论文章时引用权威言论的方便，而编纂的有关详尽规则的小册子，因其封皮为蓝色而得名，以前其封皮为白色，故又称为白皮书〔White Book〕。该书被认为是美国最权威的法律援引参考书。其全称是《蓝皮书：统一法律援引系统》〔The Bluebook:A Uniform System of Citation〕。虽然其编者是在20世纪90年代中期才正式将蓝皮书〔Bluebook〕作为其书名的一部分，但该书被人们称为蓝皮书已有10年时间。该书由《哥伦比亚法律评论》、《哈佛法律评论》、《宾夕法尼亚大学法律评论》和《耶鲁法律评论》的编辑们共同编着而成；５(美国)州议会法律汇编蓝皮书；６在英国，指对政府出版物的习惯称法，如皇家委员会报告〔Royal Commission report〕，因这些出版物用蓝纸作封面而得名。(→session laws)
albus liber
albus liber (al-b[schwa]s lI-b[schwa]r). [Law Latin “white book”] Hist. An ancient book containing a compilation of the laws and customs of the city of London. — Also termed White Book.
Annual Practice
Annual Practice 〈英〉《诉讼年鉴》 也称「白皮书」〔white book〕。记载英国最高法院的诉讼程序，包括最高法院规则，并附有综合性注释，每年修订和重新公布一次。
vested
vested, adj. Having become a completed, consummated right for present or future enjoyment; not contingent; unconditional; absolute (a vested interest in the estate). [Cases: Estates in Property 1. C.J.S. Estates §§ 2–5, 8, 15–21, 116–128, 137, 243.] “[U]nfortunately, the word ‘vested’ is used in two senses. Firstly, an interest may be vested in possession, when
no claim
no-claim, n. The lack of a claim. • Legal philosophers devised this term to denote the opposite of a claim. As one jurisprudent has said apologetically, “there is no word in English which expresses the lack of a claim and therefore the rather barbarous ‘no-claim’ has been suggested.” George Whitecross Paton, A Textbook of Jurisprudence
quasi judicial
quasi-judicial, adj. Of, relating to, or involving an executive or administrative official’s adjudicative acts. • Quasi-judicial acts, which are valid if there is no abuse of discretion, often determine the fundamental rights of citizens. They are subject to review by courts. [Cases: Administrative Law and Procedure 108. C.J.S. Public Administrative Law and Procedure §§ 10–11.]
on all fours
on all fours. (Of a law case) squarely on point (with a precedent) on both facts and law; nearly identical in all material ways (our client’s case is on all fours with the Supreme Court’s most recent opinion). Cf. WHITEHORSE CASE. “The courts, nowadays, are governed largely by precedent, and this imposes on the advocate