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A charter is the grant of authority or rights, stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified.
charters. (Latin, carta, “written document”) A legal document from a ruler or government, conferring rights or laying down a constitution. Charters in England date from the 7th century, when they were used to confirm grants of land, usually recorded in Latin.
In legislative law, a government act that establishes a publicly funded business or undertaking. Second, in popular usage, a charter is the lease of a bus, airplane, ship, or other usually large or expensive vehicle for transportation. A person who signs such a lease is said to charter the vehicle.
Charter, a document granting certain specified rights, powers, privileges, or functions from the sovereign power of a state to an individual, corporation, city, or other unit of local organization. The most famous charter, Magna Carta (“Great Charter”), was a compact between the English king John.
A basic document of law of a Municipal Corporation granted by the state, defining its rights, liabilities, and responsibilities of self-government. A document embodying a grant of authority from the legislature or the authority itself, such as a corporate charter.
The Charter is most frequently used in combination with provisions of national constitutional law and the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). This also applies where national law is checked against higher ranking law.
20 wrz 2022 · Chartered public bodies. A royal charter is a document issued by the monarch that gives independent legal standing to an organisation. 20 SEP 2022.
