Frequently Asked Questions
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What is evidence?
Evidence are things or information brought before the court to prove a fact. Evidence can be documents, computers, witness testimony, videos, audio etc.
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What is cause of action?
The legal grounds on which a party to a lawsuit relies to get a verdict against an opponent.
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What are the General Principles of law?
A principle that is recognized in all kinds of legal relations, regardless of the legal system to which it belongs. It can also be a principle that is widely recognized by people whose legal order has attained a certain level of sophistication.
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What is Customary law?
Customary international law consists of rules that come from “a general practice accepted as law” or custom and exist independent of treaty law.
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What is a Treaty?
It is a contract in writing between two or more States or sovereigns (countries) formally signed by representatives duly authorized and usually ratified by the law making authority of the state.
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What does interlocutory mean?
It is a legal term which can refer to an order, sentence, decree, or judgment, given in an intermediate stage between the commencement and conclusion of a cause of action, used to provide a temporary or provisional decision on an issue.
