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14 Mar 2015, 3:35 pm
Earlier this month, Lord Sumption, Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, gave a speech called Magna Carta then and now to members of the association Friends of the British Library.The Magna Carta, considered a foundational document for democratic principles, was signed in June 1215 by King John of England.The speech looks at the origins of the document and at how it has perceived by lawyers and historians over the centuries.Earlier Library Boy posts about the… [read post]
4 Mar 2015, 9:03 am
In such cases, the Commissioner of Customs shall specify the additional wording to be used in conjunction with the name of the colony, possession, or protectorate.With regard to the Bailiwick of Jersey, Channel Islands, Customs has issued Treasury Decision (T.D.) 68-292(2), dated November 22, 1968, which states that, "[s]ince the States of Jersey, Channel Islands, attached to the Crown of England, are not a part of the United Kingdom or Great Britain, the… [read post]
2 Mar 2015, 11:53 am
The new information raises serious questions as to how Emwazi, a “person of interest” for MI5, was able to leave the United Kingdom for the battlefields of Syria. [read post]
28 Feb 2015, 8:47 am
Since then, the disease has been confirmed in more than 178,000 head of cattle in Great Britain alone, with a peak rate in January 1993 of 1,000 cases each week. [read post]
27 Feb 2015, 5:14 am
From the Wikipedia article "Iconoclasm," here are "The Sons of Liberty pulling down the statue of George III of the United Kingdom on Bowling Green (New York City), 1776":And I can't look at that and not think about the statue of Saddam Hussein that our military tore down in Bagdhad in April 2003. [read post]
13 Feb 2015, 3:53 am
The principal legal bastion of journalistic freedom and source protection in the United Kingdom is Article 10 of the Human Rights Act, yet a leading political party has said it wants to repeal the Act. [read post]
31 Dec 2014, 11:26 am
Our 2013 report on firearms control laws, particularly the entries on Australia, South Africa, and Great Britain, was also viewed by a large number of people. [read post]
19 Dec 2014, 10:43 am
While I think this is something that must be appreciated in person, the panel accompanying the replica provides a good description and gives its background: Magna Carta Replica and Presentation Case Gift of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland This display features a presentation case with a gold replica of the English document whose principles underlie much of the United States Constitution. [read post]
24 Nov 2014, 10:50 am
” Approximately 45 years later, in the same time frame The Lord of the Rings trilogy was being published in the United Kingdom and the United States, the U.S. was engaged in negotiating the Universal Copyright Convention. [read post]
23 Nov 2014, 12:00 am
These, however, are not a panacea: apparently the system, developed by Visa for use in the United Kingdom, has a problem with recognizing any currency other than the Great Britain Pound[28]. [read post]
15 Nov 2014, 1:29 am
Gentleman, for example, made great play with Clause 4 of the Bill. [read post]
13 Nov 2014, 5:15 pm
The news incited outrage throughout the Arab regions, mostly because it directly contradicted a promise by Britain that there would be a separate Arab kingdom in the event of an Ottoman defeat. [read post]
13 Nov 2014, 4:29 am
What is now the Kingdom of Italy was cut up into more than a score of separate states, each with its own laws and its own executive. [read post]
11 Nov 2014, 5:00 am
In 2013, the United Kingdom’s HM Courts and Tribunals Service made thousands of World War I soldiers’ wills available to the public. [read post]
27 Sep 2014, 8:10 am
Cameron emphasizes the economic benefits to the United Kingdom specifically, in addition to the United States and the wider European Union. [read post]
17 Sep 2014, 10:24 pm
The analysis is controversial, but it does appear that the United Kingdom spends about £1,500 ($2,500) more per person in Scotland than it does nationally. [read post]
16 Sep 2014, 2:30 pm
CC BY 2.0 As you may know, on Thursday Scotland will vote on whether or not to remain part of the United Kingdom. [read post]
10 Sep 2014, 8:05 am
In recent days, polls suggest that the “yes” side has a real chance of winning next week’s referendum on Scottish independence from the United Kingdom. [read post]
8 Sep 2014, 9:41 am
' With opinion polls showing that the vote will go down the wire, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland could soon see Scotland's secession, and become the United Kingdom of England, Wales and Northern Ireland (how long Northern Ireland stays within the Union is also debatable). [read post]
1 Sep 2014, 11:54 am
In this respect, the Director General has the honor to notify the deposit, on August 21, 2014, by the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland of the following declaration:- "in accordance with Article 31 of the Convention as revised and amended, the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland wishes the United Kingdom’s ratification of the… [read post]
