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  2. Civil procedure - Wikipedia

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    But a civil action between Ms. Sanchez and a Mr. Smith would be "Sanchez v. Smith" if it were started by Sanchez, and "Smith v. Sanchez" if it were started by Mr. Smith (though the order of parties' names can change if the case is appealed). [1] Most countries make a clear distinction between civil and criminal procedure.

  3. Special legislation - Wikipedia

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    Special legislation is closely related to what in the United Kingdom are called special or private acts. [ 12 ] In Canada , the federal or provincial governments have the ability to introduce "back-to-work legislation", which is a special law that blocks the strike action or lockout from happening or continuing.

  4. Constitutional amendment - Wikipedia

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    Most constitutions require that amendments cannot be enacted unless they have passed a special procedure that is more stringent than that required of ordinary legislation. Examples of such special procedures include supermajorities in the legislature, or direct approval by the electorate in a referendum , or even a combination of two or more ...

  5. Ordinary court - Wikipedia

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    Ordinary court or judicial court is a type of court with comprehensive subject-matter jurisdiction compared to 'specialized court' with limited jurisdiction over specific field of matters, such as intellectual property court.

  6. Extraordinary court - Wikipedia

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    An extraordinary court, or special court, is a type of court that is established outside of ordinary judiciary, composed of irregularly selected judges or applies irregular procedure for judgment. Since extraordinary court can be abused to infringe fundamental rights of individuals, contemporaly most of countries ban such courts by constitution ...

  7. European Union legislative procedure - Wikipedia

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    The ordinary legislative procedure [18] is the main legislative procedure by which directives and regulations are adopted. It was formerly known as the codecision procedure , and is sometimes referred to as the ' community method ' as a contrast to the ' intergovernmental methods ' which can variously refer to the consultation procedure or to ...

  8. Extraordinary resolution - Wikipedia

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    In business or commercial law, an extraordinary resolution or special resolution is a resolution passed by the shareholders of a company by a greater majority than is required to pass an ordinary resolution. The precise figures vary in different countries, but commonly an extraordinary resolution must be affirmed by not less than 75% of members ...

  9. Extraordinary general meeting - Wikipedia

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    In some settings, this is known as a special general meeting or an emergency general meeting. In the United Kingdom, the directors of a public company must convene an EGM if the net assets fall to half or less of the amount of its called-up share capital (section 656 of the Companies Act 2006). Shareholders who meet certain criteria can ...