Word: legalism
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...parliamentary democracy for Iran. First would come the creation of a Khomeini-named revolutionary council, which would appoint a caretaker government, call national elections for a new constituent assembly, and then hold a public referendum on a new constitution. Although Islamic law would presumably become part of the legal system, the Ayatullah's aides have said that religious strictures would not be applied as rigidly as in Saudi Arabia or Libya...
...Administration officials concede is no more than a patchwork policy is to support Bakhtiar's efforts to restore order. The U.S. backing for the Prime Minister, these officials hasten to add, is based not on preference but simply on the fact that he is, for the moment, the legal head of government. Says a State Department specialist: "We are not trying to push Bakhtiar on the people of Iran. If they decide to select a new leader of their government, we are perfectly willing to cooperate with that choice." In anticipation of that possibility, U.S. diplomats were quietly engaged...
...Legal Eagle...
...funding the studies, the MBTA is fulfilling a legal responsibility to make all attempts to preserve sites, including the Yard, listed in the National Register of Historical Places, Kim Davis, historian for the Massachusetts Historian Commission, said yesterday...
...skip tracer is a fellow who tracks down anyone who has skipped out on a debt. He's the smiling guy in the three-piece suit nailing a For Sale sign on your house, repossessing your car, walking out with all your living room furniture. It's all legal--after all these things are no longer yours--but it's a nasty business, and the people who do it for a living are nastier still--picture if you can the Frito Bandito with seven years of EST under his belt...