List of legislation named for a person

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

Bovill's Act (the Partnership Amendment Act 1865) 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

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

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

United States

The Bland–Allison Act Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act Brett's Law Caylee's Law The Coogan Act

Jennifer's Law Jessica's Law Jonathan's Law Megan's Law

The Nelson Act Pamela's Law Volstead Act

See also

• List of short titles
• List of legislation named for a place

References

1. "Popular Names of Acts in US Code". Cornell Law School. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
2. "Popular Names of Laws". Pollak Library California State University Fullerton. Retrieved 2011-10-29.