organic law
organic law. 1. The body of laws (as in a constitution) that define and establish a government; FUNDAMENTAL LAW. 2. Civil law. Decisional law; CASELAW.
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public law
public law. 1. The body of law dealing with the relations between private individuals and the government, and with the structure and operation of the government itself; constitutional law, criminal law, and administrative law taken together. Cf. PRIVATE LAW(1). 2. A statute affecting the general public. • Federal public laws are first published in Statutes
local law theory
local-law theory. Conflict of laws. The view that, although a court of the forum recognizes and enforces a local right (that is, one created under its own law), in a foreign-element case it does not necessarily apply the rule that would govern an analogous case of a purely domestic character, but instead takes into account
administrative law
administrative law. The law governing the organization and operation of administrative agencies (including executive and independent agencies) and the relations of administrative agencies with the legislature, the execu-tive, the judiciary, and the public. • Administrative law is divided into three parts: (1) the statutes endowing agencies with powers and establishing rules of substantive law relating
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choice of law
choice of law. The question of which jurisdiction’s law should apply in a given case. Cf. CONFLICT OF LAWS. [Cases: Action 17. C.J.S. Actions §§ 18–20; Conflict of Laws §§ 2–3, 12, 15, 20, 23, 27–32, 34–40, 42–48, 50–65, 96–97, 100, 102, 105–107.]
remedial law
remedial law. 1. A law providing a means to enforce rights or redress injuries. 2. A law passed to correct or modify an existing law; esp., a law that gives a party a new or different remedy when the existing remedy, if any, is inadequate. [Cases: Statutes 236. C.J.S. Statutes § 377.]
Lyons Law
Lyons Law 〈美〉《莱昂斯法》 即《居住地法》〔Residency Law〕，它因其发起人为纽约市〔New York City〕布隆克斯行政区〔Bronx Borough〕主席詹姆斯·莱昂斯〔James Lyons〕而得名。该法于1937年在纽约市施行，此后相继在其他市、县实施。由于大萧条导致职位空缺减少，因此，该法要求「家乡的工作为家乡人」〔Hometown jobs for hometown folks〕，僱员如不在该市居住将被解雇。在1976年费城的一起检验案件〔test case〕中，最高法院确认其符合宪法。
inadequate remedy at law
inadequate remedy at law. A remedy (such as money damages) that does not sufficiently correct the wrong, as a result of which an injunction may be available to the disadvantaged party. See IRREPARABLE-INJURY RULE. [Cases: Injunction 17, 138. 9. C.J.S. Injunctions §§ 30–31.]
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law enforcement officer
law-enforcement officer. A person whose duty is to enforce the laws and preserve the peace. See PEACE OFFICER; SHERIFF. [Cases: Municipal Corporations 180(1). C.J.S. Municipal Corporations §§ 450–452, 474–476, 497, 502, 505, 508, 534.]
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special law
A law that pertains to and affects a particular case, person, place, or thing, as opposed to the general public. — Also termed special act; private law. Cf. general law (1). [Cases: Statutes 77–104. C.J.S. Statutes §§ 148–149, 154–155, 159, 162–201.]