Question of lawIn law, a question of law, also known as a point of law, is a question that must be answered by applying relevant legal principles to interpretation of the law. Such a question is distinct from a question of fact, which must be answered by reference to facts and evidence as well as inferences arising from those facts. Answers to questions of law are generally expressed in terms of broad legal principles and can be applied to many situations rather than be dependent on particular circumstances or factual situations.
TribunalA tribunal, generally, is any person or institution with authority to judge, adjudicate on, or determine claims or disputes—whether or not it is called a tribunal in its title. For example, an advocate who appears before a court with a single judge could describe that judge as "their tribunal." Many governmental bodies that are titled as "tribunals" are described so in order to emphasize that they are not courts of normal jurisdiction.
VerdictIn law, a verdict is the formal finding of fact made by a jury on matters or questions submitted to the jury by a judge. In a bench trial, the judge's decision near the end of the trial is simply referred to as a finding. In England and Wales, a coroner's findings used to be called verdicts but are, since 2009, called conclusions (see ). The term "verdict", from the Latin veredictum, literally means "to say the truth" and is derived from Middle English verdit, from Anglo-Norman: a compound of ver ("true", from the Latin vērus) and dit ("speech", from the Latin dictum, the neuter past participle of dīcere, to say).
Droit nord-irlandaisThe law of Northern Ireland is the legal system of statute and common law operating in Northern Ireland since the partition of Ireland established Northern Ireland as a distinct jurisdiction in 1921. Prior to 1921, Northern Ireland was part of the same legal system as the rest of Ireland. For the purposes of private international law, the United Kingdom is divided into three distinct legal jurisdictions: England and Wales; Northern Ireland and Scotland. Northern Ireland is a common law jurisdiction.
Motivation des décisions de justiceDans la quasi-totalité des systèmes juridiques, les juridictions, qu'elles soient collégiales ou en juge unique, doivent indiquer les raisons de droit et de fait qui les ont amenées à prendre telle décision plutôt que telle autre. En France, c'est le décret des 16-24 août 1790 qui pose pour la première fois, dans l'ordre juridique français, le principe de la motivation des jugements. Le texte définit, dans l'article 15 de son titre V, les quatre parties d’un jugement (civil ou criminel) en précisant que la troisième devra comporter « les motifs qui auront déterminé le juge ».
Lex mercatoriaLa lex mercatoria est historiquement un ensemble de règles de droit servant à encadrer les relations contractuelles entre commerçants. Contrairement au droit positif pur, c'est-à-dire un droit imposé par l'État ou par les conventions internationales, elle constitue un corpus de règles s'imposant aux parties d'un contrat. Le droit positif s'imposant d'office entre personnes d'une même juridiction, elle est observée dans un contexte plutôt international.
Droit des affairesLe droit des affaires est l'une des branches du droit. L'expression peut faire référence au : Droit privé des affaires qui porte sur un ensemble de droits relatifs aux affaires des entreprises tels que le droit des contrats, le droit des baux commerciaux, la propriété intellectuelle, le droit des sociétés, la procédure commerciale, le droit fiscal, le droit pénal, le droit de la consommation, etc. Il réglemente l’activité des commerçants et industriels dans l’exercice de leur activité professionnelle.
Plaidoiriethumb|Un avocat britannique en train de plaider (caricature de Leslie Ward publiée dans Vanity Fair du ). La plaidoirie désigne de manière générale l'exposé verbal des prétentions et arguments d'une partie devant un tribunal, lors d'une audience. Le but de la plaidoirie est de convaincre le tribunal. Cet exposé contient les demandes, dites aussi « prétentions », et les défenses. Pour plaider, peuvent être présentés des faits, des moyens de fait et de droit et des preuves En droit belge, sa tarification se fait par le droit de plaidoirie.
In rem jurisdictionIn rem jurisdiction ("power about or against 'the thing) is a legal term describing the power a court may exercise over property (either real or personal) or a "status" against a person over whom the court does not have in personam jurisdiction. Jurisdiction in rem assumes the property or status is the primary object of the action, rather than personal liabilities not necessarily associated with the property. Within the U.S.
TroverTrover ('troʊvər) is a form of lawsuit in common-law countries for recovery of damages for wrongful taking of personal property. Trover belongs to a series of remedies for such wrongful taking, its distinctive feature being recovery only for the value of whatever was taken, not for the recovery of the property itself (see replevin). Although actions in trover can be traced to the time of Bracton, and later Edward I of England, it became more clearly defined later during the reign of Henry VI of England, 1422–1461 and 1470–1471.
