Law and justice

Persistent objector rule

The persistent objector rule, or persistent objector doctrine, lets a State avoid a customary international law norm by clearly objecting during its formation and maintaining that objection; codified in ILC Draft Conclusion 15 (2018), inapplicable to jus cogens.

Persona non grata

Persona non grata (Latin, "unwelcome person") is the diplomatic status under Article 9 of the 1961 Vienna Convention by which a host state expels a diplomat, usually for espionage, without giving reasons, typically triggering reciprocal expulsions.

Personal injury

Personal injury: harm to body or mind compensated through tort law, chiefly negligence, or through no-fault schemes like workers' compensation; covers history, Florida NICA, UK claim data.

Personal injury lawyer

Personal injury lawyer: plaintiff-side attorney handling tort claims (car accidents, malpractice, wrongful death), typically paid a contingency fee of about 33% of recovery, governed by ABA Model Rule 1.5 and state fee caps.

Personal life of Jeffrey Epstein

Personal life of Jeffrey Epstein: Brooklyn-born financier (1953–2019), never married, longtime partner Ghislaine Maxwell; Dalton teacher, no degree; homes in Manhattan, Palm Beach, New Mexico, Paris, and Little Saint James; Harvard donor.

Personal property

Personal property (personalty, goods and chattels) is any property that is not land or items immovable by law: tangible goods plus intangibles like copyrights, shares, and debts, protected historically by detinue, trover, and trespass to chattels.

Personality rights

Personality rights, or the right of publicity, protect control over the commercial use of one's name, image, likeness, and voice. Originating in Haelan v. Topps (1953), recognized in most US states without a federal statute, and treated differently in Germany, France, and the UK.

Personhood

Personhood (legal personality): the status of holding rights and duties under a legal system, held by natural persons and artificial persons like corporations and states, distinct from being human; covers capacity, birth and death, rights of nature, and fetal personhood.

Peru Two

The Peru Two, Michaella McCollum and Melissa Reid, were arrested at Lima airport in 2013 with 11 kg of cocaine, jailed for six years and eight months, and released in 2016.

Peruvian Constituent Assembly of 1978–1979

The Peruvian Constituent Assembly of 1978–1979 (Asamblea Constituyente 1978–1979) was the elected body, presided over by Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre, that wrote the 1979 Constitution of Peru, restoring civilian rule.

Peruvian Constitution of 1823

The Peruvian Constitution of 1823 was the first constitution of independent Peru, establishing a republic with a strong legislature; suspended under Bolívar, restored in 1827, and replaced in 1828.

Peruvian Constitution of 1856

The Peruvian Constitution of 1856, promulgated by Ramón Castilla, was a liberal charter in force until 1860 and the first to provide for direct popular election of the president.

Peruvian Constitution of 1860

The Peruvian Constitution of 1860 (Constitución Política del Perú), promulgated by Ramón Castilla as a conservative reform of the 1856 charter, remained in force until 1920.

Peruvian Constitution of 1933

The Peruvian Constitution of 1933, the Constitución Política del Perú, was promulgated by President Luis M. Sánchez Cerro on 9 April 1933 and remained in force until 1980.

Peruvian Constitution of 1979

The Peruvian Constitution of 1979 (Constitución Política del Perú de 1979) was Peru's fundamental law, drafted by the 1978 Constituent Assembly and in force from 1980 until 1993.

Peruvian Constitution of 1993

The Peruvian Constitution of 1993, drafted by the Democratic Constituent Congress after President Fujimori's 1992 autogolpe, is Peru's current fundamental law, ratified by referendum on 31 October 1993.

Perverted-Justice

Perverted-Justice (Perverted-Justice.com), US volunteer watchdog group founded 2002 by Xavier Von Erck in Portland, Oregon; members posed as minors online, worked on Dateline's To Catch a Predator, and closed operations in 2019.

Peter Avsenew

Peter Avsenew, Florida man twice convicted and sentenced to death for the 2010 murders of Stephen Adams and Kevin Powell in Wilton Manors; 2022 reversal over his mother's remote testimony, retrial, and pending appeal SC2024-0048.

Peter Barton Hutt

Peter Barton Hutt (1934–2026) was an American lawyer who practiced food and drug law at Covington & Burling for six decades, served as FDA Chief Counsel from 1971 to 1975, and created the nutrition label.

Peter Bergmann case

Peter Bergmann case: unsolved 2009 Sligo, Ireland death of an unidentified man who used the false name Peter Bergmann, gave a fake Vienna address, discarded his belongings, and was found dead on Rosses Point beach; still unidentified.

Peter C. Economus

Peter C. Economus, born 1943 in Youngstown, Ohio, is a senior United States district judge for the Northern District of Ohio, appointed by President Clinton in 1995.

Peter Clemenza

Peter Clemenza, aka Fat Clemenza, is the Bronx caporegime of the Corleone family in Puzo's The Godfather, played by Richard S. Castellano; he was written out of Part II after a pay dispute and replaced by Frankie Pentangeli.

Peter D. Welte

Peter D. Welte, also known as Peter David Welte, is an American jurist serving as chief judge of the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota since 2019.

Peter G. Sheridan

Peter G. Sheridan (born 1950) is an American jurist who served as a United States district judge for the District of New Jersey from 2006 to 2018.

Peter Gotti

Peter Gotti (1939–2021), brother of John Gotti, was acting boss of the Gambino crime family 1999–2002; convicted of racketeering, money laundering, extortion, and plotting to kill Sammy Gravano, he died in federal prison at Butner.

Peter Gunn

Peter Gunn, American private eye TV series (1958–1961) created by Blake Edwards, starring Craig Stevens and Lola Albright, 114 episodes on NBC then ABC, famed for Henry Mancini's jazz score and the Peter Gunn Theme.

Peter J. Phipps

Peter J. Phipps, born 1973, is an American jurist serving as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit since 2019.

Peter Kürten

Peter Kürten (1883-1931), the "Vampire of Düsseldorf", was a German serial killer convicted of nine murders and seven attempted murders in 1931 and guillotined in Cologne; the term Serienmörder was coined for his case.

Peter Lopez (attorney)

Peter Lopez (attorney) was an American entertainment lawyer, founder of Kleinberg Lopez Lange Cuddy & Klein, representing Michael Jackson, Eagles, Andrea Bocelli, and Michael Buble; husband of Catherine Bach, died 2010.