Law Of Nations

Definition: Law Of Nations

Law Of Nations

Noun

1. The body of laws governing relations between nations.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Synonym: Law Of Nations

Legality

Equity, common law; lex, lex nonscripta; law of nations, droit des gens, international law, jus gentium; jus civile; civil law, canon law, crown law, criminal law, statute law, ecclesiastical law, administrative law; lex mercatoria.

Crosswords: Law Of Nations

Books

• American Law of Nations (reference)

• Fontes Historiae Iuris Gentium: Quellen Zur Geschichte Des Volkerrechts (Sources Relating to the History of the Law of Nations) (reference)

• Modern International Law: An Introduction to the Law of Nations (reference)

• On the Law of Nations (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Library Of Congress Classification Class Kz Law Of Nations Cum Schedule & Index (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Clause 1: The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States; Clause 2: To borrow Money on the credit of the United States; Clause 3: To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes; Clause 4: To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States; Clause 5: To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures; Clause 6: To provide for the Punishment of counterfeiting the Securities and current Coin of the United States; Clause 7: To establish Post Offices and post Roads; Clause 8: To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries; Clause 9: To constitute Tribunals inferior to the supreme Court; Clause 10: To define and punish Piracies and Felonies committed on the high Seas, and Offences against the Law of Nations; Clause 11: To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water; Clause 12: To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years; Clause 13: To provide and maintain a Navy; Clause 14: To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces; Clause 15: To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions; Clause 16: To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress; Clause 17: To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten Miles square) as may, byCession of particular States, and the Acceptance of Congress, become the Seat of the Government of the United States, and to exercise like Authority over all Places purchased by the Consent of the Legislature of the State in which the Same shall be, for the Erection of Forts, Magazines, Arsenals, dock-Yards, and other needful Buildings;--And Clause 18: To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Danish

international offentlig ret (public international law). (various references)

Dutch

internationaal publiek-recht (public international law). (various references)

Finnish

kansainvälinen oikeus (public international law). (various references)

French

droit international public (public international law), droit des gens (international law, public international law). (various references)

German

Völkerrecht (international law, public international law). (various references)

Greek 

δημόσιο διεθνές δίκαιο (public international law), δίκαιο των Εθνών (public international law). (various references)

Hungarian

nemzetközi jog. (various references)

Italian

diritto pubblico internazionale (public international law). (various references)

Pig Latin

awlay ofay ationsnay

Portuguese

direito internacional público (public international law). (various references)

Romanian

drept internaţional. (various references)

Spanish

derecho internacional público (public international law), derecho de gentes (public international law). (various references)

Swedish

folkrätt (international law). (various references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-3 letters: nationals, santolina.

-4 letters: alations, annalist, antlions, fantails, fontinas, infantas, national, nonfatal, notional, solation, sonantal, sonatina, tailfans, witloofs.

-5 letters: alanins, alation, anoints, antlion, fanions, fantail, fontina, infanta, infants, inflows, latinos, lotions, nations, notions, onanist, solanin, solatia, soliton, tailfan, talions, wanions, wantons, witloof, wontons.