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Simple English definitions for legal terms

comitas gentium

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A quick definition of comitas gentium:

Comitas gentium, also known as comity, is a practice among different political entities, such as nations or states, where they mutually recognize each other's legislative, executive, and judicial acts. It involves considering international duty and convenience, as well as the rights of their own citizens or other individuals under their protection. It is not an absolute obligation, but rather a recognition of the acts of another entity. In simpler terms, it is like being polite and respectful to others, even if they are different from us.

A more thorough explanation:

Comitas gentium, also known as comity, refers to a practice among political entities such as nations, states, or courts of different jurisdictions. It involves mutual recognition of legislative, executive, and judicial acts. This recognition is given with due regard to international duty and convenience, and to the rights of its own citizens or other persons who are under the protection of its laws.

For example, if a person is convicted of a crime in one country and flees to another country, the second country may recognize the conviction and extradite the person back to the first country to face punishment. This is an example of comitas gentium in action.

It is important to note that comity is not a matter of absolute obligation, nor is it merely a matter of courtesy and good will. It is a recognition of the acts of another nation or entity, while still protecting the rights of its own citizens.

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TheMidwestMonger
14:29
Sorry, I meant the far right and their reaction lol
I live in alabama if she wins it's gonna be crazy here
14:30
same as last time whine that it was rigged go to court lose every time
good thing im bouncing next year
oh yeah
JumpySubsequentDolphin
14:31
why won’t ASU send my scholly info ☹️
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
14:31
they sent mine about 3 hours after i got the initial acceptance video thing
I just wanna hear back from them
14:31
the adcomm office got there at 10 am took a two hour lunch at 12 and left at 3:30 -- trust me im from the year 2076
lol
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
14:32
lavender, they should usually get back within a month of going complete
okie doke, thank u!
JumpySubsequentDolphin
14:35
@WorthlessAttractiveZombie: good to know! I thought I missed SMTH bc someone told me they got their admissions packet before the video lol
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
14:35
I got school that have me under review for over a month... just hope it puts me in their first wave of As
TackyProudYogurt
14:39
Anyone know if asu releases decisions all at once or if they trickle out throughout the day?
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
14:39
I'm pretty sure it's a trickle because they send you a personalized video too
TackyProudYogurt
14:40
Ah okay so I do need to continue refreshing my email every 10 seconds
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
14:40
I would say potentially. I received my email/video around noon eastern time, and I've seen people get it past 5pm eastern
coolgirl
14:40
Does anyone know if pending decision means I’ll get a response soon? My status changed
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
14:41
oooh which school?
TheMidwestMonger
14:42
^^
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
14:42
@coolgirl: does it say that on the lawhub portal? My one A this cycle it said pending decision on their applicant portal and that they will email me in 24hrs the results.
coolgirl
14:43
FAMU
coolgirl
14:44
I got pending decision a week ago on my portal but haven’t seen any updates since
JumpySubsequentDolphin
14:45
@WorthlessAttractiveZombie: yours was personalized?! mine wasn’t 🙁
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
14:45
That would kill my soul, see other people in that schools specific chat saying the same thing. Maybe they give a decision by mail?
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
14:50
@JumpySubsequentDolphin: I mean the dean just said my name and that was it but it’s still technically personalized
JumpySubsequentDolphin
14:51
she didn’t say my name 😀
JumpySubsequentDolphin
14:51
she was like congrats see you soon
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
14:52
I also did apply super early and got my decision early so maybe they just had more time in september
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