Statute
The statute ( Latin statutum 'fixing'), often also used in the plural statutes , denotes:
- generally a collection or summary of legal norms, see Codification
- in the general history of law the rules and regulations of corporations, see corporation
- an international law treaty, usually one that constitutes ( statutes ) an institution, see statute (international law)
- In international private law, the legal system that is to be used to decide the matter, see Personal Statute
- a statute of an association under private law, see statute (private law)
- a articles of association in Austrian and Swiss association law
More special:
- in the history of the constitution the self-government right of the municipalities, see city law
- the legal status of a municipality in Austrian municipal law, see Statutarstadt (Austria)
- the legal status of a municipality in Czech municipal law, see statutory city (Czech Republic)
- in Italian constitutional law the constitution of the regions, see Italian regions
- the rules of student associations, see Constitution (student association) .
See also:
Wiktionary: Statute - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations