During a recent visit to Spain, I explored their legal system and how it compares to ours. The United States follows a common law legal tradition, placing an emphasis on judicial precedent and the decisions of higher courts. Under this system, judges play a vital role...
Statute of Limitations – What is this? This legal doctrine, present in many legal systems around the world, sets a time limit within which legal proceedings must be initiated for a particular type of claim. As a result, the statute of limitations balances the...
Some of you may remember the 1999 movie with Ashely Judd and Tommy Lee Jones called Double Jeopardy. A key part of the movie revolves around the bedrock legal principle by the same name; Double Jeopardy. Double jeopardy is a legal principle that safeguards individuals...
