List of legislation named for a person

This is a list of legislation with popular names (of people), typically the member of Parliament/Congress responsible for it or a law named for a person of noterity that prompted enactment of the legislation.[1]; [2] Popular names are also known as short titles in the United Kingdom. Some of these Acts acquired their names because short titles were not used, and some now have different short titles. Popular names are generally informal (such as Megan's law) but may reflect the official short title of the legislation.

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United Kingdom and predecessor states

United States

See also

References

  1. ^ "Popular Names of Acts in US Code". Cornell Law School. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/topn/. Retrieved 2011-10-29. 
  2. ^ "Popular Names of Laws". Pollak Library California State University Fullerton. http://www.library.fullerton.edu/guides/popular_names/Home.php. Retrieved 2011-10-29.