Lex Mercatoria
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How was Lex mercatoria enforced?

  • Through royal decrees
  • By international treaties
  • Through merchant courts along trade routes (correct)
  • By local state law
  • What is another name for Lex mercatoria in English?

  • Common law
  • Local state law
  • Medieval law
  • Merchant law (correct)
  • What did Lex mercatoria emphasize?

  • Excessive litigation between merchants
  • Contractual freedom and inalienability of property (correct)
  • Enforcement through local state law
  • Strict legal technicalities
  • What was the role of local state law in relation to Lex mercatoria?

    <p>Not always applicable due to its international background</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did some new theories view Lex mercatoria in recent years?

    <p>As a proposal for legal reform or a document for instructional purposes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When were opposite-sex couples in England and Wales allowed to enter into civil partnerships?

    <p>2 December 2019</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who initially set up an informal London Partnership Register in 2001?

    <p>Ken Livingstone</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Under which government was the Civil Partnership Act 2004 introduced?

    <p>Labour government</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When did the law in the United Kingdom change to allow opposite-sex couples to enter into civil partnerships?

    <p>2019</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which court ruled that restricting civil partnerships to same-sex couples was incompatible with the rights guaranteed by the European Convention on Human Rights?

    <p>Supreme Court of the United Kingdom</p> Signup and view all the answers

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