From 1803 until 1890, a French worker who wanted to change jobs had to carry a small booklet, the *livret d'ouvrier*. Each employer wrote in it the date the worker was hired and the date they left, and a worker […]
Most of what a government is, historically, is one thing: a single will at the top, however that will gets chosen or replaced. A king, a parliament, a politburo — the label changes, but sovereignty itself stays whole, a single […]
Usufruct, in Roman-based legal systems, the temporary right to the use and enjoyment of the property of another, without changing the character of the property. This legal concept developed in Roman law and found significant application in the determination of the property interests between a slave held under a usus fructus (Latin: “use and enjoyment”) […]
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