- Roman law
- United Kingdom and predecessor states
- United States
- See also
- References
This is a list of legislation with popular names (of people), often the member of Parliament/Congress responsible for it or a law named for a person of notoriety that prompted enactment of the legislation.[1][2] 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. Roman law- Lex Canuleia
- Lex Trebonia
- Lex Voconia
United Kingdom and predecessor states{{col-begin}}{{col-3}}- Bovill's Act (the Partnership Amendment Act 1865)
- Clare's Law
- The Coventry Act
- Crewe's Act
- Deasy's Act
- Denman's Act
- Fox's Act
- Jervis' Act
- Lord Birkenhead's Acts
- Lord Brougham's Act
- Lord Cairns' Act
{{col-3}}- Lord Campbell's Act:
- The Libel Act 1843 (6 & 7 Vict. c.96)
- The Fatal Accidents Act 1846 (9 & 10 Vict. c.93)
- The Obscene Publications Act 1857
- Lord Cranworth's Act (23 & 24 Vict c 145) (1860)
- Lord Ellenborough's Act
- Lord Hardwicke's Act
- Lord Kingsdown's Act (the Wills Act 1861)
- Lord Tenterden's Act
{{col-3}}- Malin's Act (the Married Women's Reversionary Interests Act 1857 (20 & 21 Vict c 57))
- Palmer's Act
- Peel's Acts
- Poynings' Law
- Preston's Act (55 Geo 3 c 192) (1815)
- Sarah's Law (officially the Child Sex Offender Disclosure Scheme)
- Sophia Naturalization Act 1705
- Strode's Act
- The Thellusson Act
{{col-end}}United States{{col-begin}}{{col-3}}- The Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act
- The Bland–Allison Act
- The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act
- Brett's Law
- Caylee's Law
- The Comstock Law
- The Coogan Act
- Jennifer's Law
- Jessica's Law
- Jonathan's Law
- Leandra's Law
- The Mann Act
- The Matthew Shepard Act
- Megan's Law
- Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act
{{col-3}}- The Nelson Act
- Pamela's Law
- The Ryan White CARE Act
- The Sherman Antitrust Act
- The Volstead Act
- The Wetterling Act
{{col-end}}See also- List of short titles
- List of legislation named for a place
References1. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/topn/ |title=Popular Names of Acts in US Code |publisher=Cornell Law School |accessdate=2011-10-29}}
2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.library.fullerton.edu/guides/popular_names/Home.php |title=Popular Names of Laws |publisher=Pollak Library California State University Fullerton |accessdate=2011-10-29}}
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