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The Work, Wealth and Happiness of Mankind: H. G. Wells: 1932 Non-fiction Banned in the Irish Free State. [167] Men of Good Will: Jules Romains: 1932–1946 Novel Sequence The English translations of Romains' novel sequence were banned in the Irish Free State. [166] The Martyr: Liam O'Flaherty: 1933 Novel Banned in the Irish Free State. [167 ...
These civil illicit enrichment laws generally use terms such as 'unexplained wealth' or 'unexplained assets' to describe the situation of illicit enrichment that is being targeted. These types of laws do not attract criminal punishments, but instead result in civil orders made against the relevant person to repay the value of the amount of ...
Lex Voconia (The Voconian Law) was a law established in ancient Rome in 169 BC. [1]Introduced by Q. Voconius Saxa with support from Cato the Elder, Voconius being tribune of the people in that year, this law prohibited those who owned property valued at 100,000 asses (or perhaps sesterces) from making a woman their heir.
In case irrigation water is not free of cost then the deduction would be five percent, while Zakat is a major instrument of restricting the excessive accumulation of wealth and helping the poor and most vulnerable members of the society, Secondly, usury, or charging interest, is prohibited. Elimination of interest from the economic system is a ...
The seventh-century BC law-text of Locrians by Zaleucus, the first written 'law code' in ancient Greece, stipulated: . A free-born woman may not be accompanied by more than one female slave, unless she is drunk; she may not leave the city during the night, unless she is planning to commit adultery; she may not wear gold jewelry or a garment with a purple border, unless she is a courtesan; and ...
Japan has various laws restricting interest rates. Under civil law, the maximum interest rate is between 15% and 20% per year depending upon the principal amount (larger amounts having a lower maximum rate). Interest in excess of 20% is subject to criminal penalties (the criminal law maximum was 29.2% until it was lowered by legislation in 2010 ...
In international law, the principle is known as the Lotus principle, after a collision of the S.S. Lotus in international waters. The Lotus case of 1926–1927 established the freedom of sovereign states to act as they wished, unless they chose to bind themselves by a voluntary agreement or there was an explicit restriction in international law ...
The prohibition of economic hoarding, or ‘Kanz’, rules against speculators withholding assets from the market with intentions of reselling the good at a higher price. Additionally, circulating false information about price and/or demand changes of a good is also prohibited in Islam, as it is considered to be a sinful act of deception.