The first part of this paper will establish the near universality of a symbolic connection between birds and death. The following sections will provide sev- eral examples of each type of association, drawing on the folklore, supersti- tion, and tradition of cultures spanning the world throughout history.
Noun. 1. securities law-the body of laws governing the issuance and selling of securities. law, jurisprudence-the collection of rules imposed by authority; civilization presupposes respect for the law; the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order.
The history of the securities regulation and federal securities law are well beyond the scope of this work, and the reader is commended to any one of a number of books in the area. One of the best known, and often cited treatise on the topic is Loss and Seligman, Securities Regulation, a multi-volume treatise on the subject, published by Little Brown & Co in New York City.