The Legal Department of Hong Kong was the department headed by the Attorney General and responsible for laws of the colony. In most common law jurisdictions, the Attorney General is the main legal adviser to the government, and in some jurisdictions may in addition have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions. ...
Since 1997, the department and the position has been renamed the Department of Justice and Secretary of Justice respectively. 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The EPC LegalDepartment functions as counsel for the Commission, the Executive Director, and staff in all aspects of agency activities.
Generally, the LegalDepartment interprets, implements, and enforces local, state, and federal environmental regulations, assists staff in developing programs to prevent environmental problems from occurring and in negotiating resolutions when they do.
The LegalDepartment assists in maintaining these agreements and in working with the Hillsborough County Legislative Delegation in the development of statewide environmental policy.
Working collaboratively, the Departments of Legal Studies, Psychology, and Sociology have begun to address the complex interrelationships among the legal, psychological, and sociological dimensions of the field in developing the Justice Studies major.
The Legal Studies Department may explore contact with foreign universities to develop partnerships which will provide opportunities for our students and for students from other countries to enhance their knowledge of comparative legal systems, areas of legal practice, conflict management, and dispute resolution.
Resources for Legal Studies will be needed to maintain faculty and program health, keep current with new developments in the field, and explore new directions and initiatives of interest to the Department, college and university.
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