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Strange laws, also called weird laws, dumb laws, futile laws, unusual laws, unnecessary laws, legal oddities, or legal curiosities, are laws that are perceived to be useless, humorous or obsolete, or are no longer applicable (in regard to current culture or modern law). A number of books and websites purport to list dumb laws.
In law, desuetude (/ d ɪ ˈ sj uː ɪ tj uː d, ˈ d ɛ s w ɪ-/; from French désuétude, from Latin desuetudo 'outdated, no longer custom') is a doctrine that causes statutes, similar legislation, or legal principles to lapse and become unenforceable by a long habit of non-enforcement or lapse of time.
Life + 75 years (before the law change on 23 July 2003, applicable for deaths before 23 July 1928) [154] Life + 50 years (before the law change on 1 January 1994, applicable for deaths before 1 January 1944) [155] Life + 30 years (before the law change on 11 January 1982, applicable for deaths before 1 January 1952)
In India, without using the expression "ex post facto law", the underlying principle has been adopted in the article 20(1) of the Indian Constitution in the following words: No person shall be convicted of any offence except for violation of a law in force at the time of the commission of the act charged as an offence, nor be subjected to a ...
The rule would not just make it illegal for employers to enter or attempt to enter into a non-compete with an employee or contractor, it would also rescind existing non-competes and inform workers ...
With the shift from physical print material to that of electronic material, the legality of what it means to own a purchase is an issue. The concept of first-sale doctrine that formerly allowed more lenient access and use of physical print material is no longer applicable with electronic material due to past legal precedent.
The liberal view held that the concepts of ṭumah and ṭaharah are not relevant outside the context of a Holy Temple (as distinct from a synagogue; hence a niddah cannot convey ṭumah today), found the concept of zavah no longer applicable, and permitted spouses to touch each other in a manner similar to siblings during the niddah period ...
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