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How was Lex mercatoria enforced?
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?
What is another name for Lex mercatoria in English?
- Common law
- Local state law
- Medieval law
- Merchant law (correct)
What did Lex mercatoria emphasize?
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?
What was the role of local state law in relation to Lex mercatoria?
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How did some new theories view Lex mercatoria in recent years?
How did some new theories view Lex mercatoria in recent years?
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When were opposite-sex couples in England and Wales allowed to enter into civil partnerships?
When were opposite-sex couples in England and Wales allowed to enter into civil partnerships?
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Who initially set up an informal London Partnership Register in 2001?
Who initially set up an informal London Partnership Register in 2001?
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Under which government was the Civil Partnership Act 2004 introduced?
Under which government was the Civil Partnership Act 2004 introduced?
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When did the law in the United Kingdom change to allow opposite-sex couples to enter into civil partnerships?
When did the law in the United Kingdom change to allow opposite-sex couples to enter into civil partnerships?
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Which court ruled that restricting civil partnerships to same-sex couples was incompatible with the rights guaranteed by the European Convention on Human Rights?
Which court ruled that restricting civil partnerships to same-sex couples was incompatible with the rights guaranteed by the European Convention on Human Rights?
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