legal doctrine

He may not be identified in history with major legal doctrines.

There are actually several different legal doctrines at work in this case.

It is a common law right of a tenant or Legal doctrine.

An example of such a state within the common law jurisdiction, and using the black letter legal doctrine is Canada.

Somehow we all try to make cohesive legal doctrine out of that.

In most cases the answer would be no, thanks to the legal doctrine that criminals cannot profit from their actions.

And they are unlikely to, because of their unfamiliarity with legal doctrine.

What follows, in his own words, is a sampling of the legal doctrines he helped to shape.

That ruling was based on a legal doctrine known as "unclean hands".

It is the name of a legal doctrine which governs insurance contracts.

There are many examples of an incongruence between legal doctrine and commercial activity.

Concentrating on court decisions and legal doctrine no longer reflects the global complexity of law.

Until now, this country had a settled legal doctrine based on our principle of individual responsibility and a constitutional right to due process.

Resurrected legal doctrine does not always assume the same form that it possessed before.

The treatment of Thomas's legal doctrine, however, is pedestrian.

(This legal doctrine is known as the state secrets privilege.

They were later indicted under the legal doctrine that corporations are responsible for their employees' crimes.

Under a legal doctrine known as "work for hire," producers are considered the authors of motion pictures.

"There's a legal doctrine that you can't just sit around while someone's infringing your rights and not complain," he said.

The law has numerous legal doctrines to help decide when a new rule should apply to past, current and future trials.

As public attitudes change, so does legal doctrine and, eventually, legal terminology.

Something has been gained, certainly: a fluidity with legal doctrine in its many nuances.

The bill also told the federal courts not to apply the time-honored legal doctrines that might have led them to stay out.

Shane's critique, however, goes beyond his attack on presidentialism as legal doctrine.

One says the legal doctrine has an ontological commitment to non-singular individuals.