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  • Act of State Doctrine

    Act Of State Doctrine Summary of Act Of State Doctrine A principle of international law that holds that the actions of a state, performed within its own boundaries are not subject to legal review in other countries. Some limitations on the doctrine have arisen in recent years, largely in […]

  • Act of State Doctrine

    Act Of State Doctrine Summary of Act Of State Doctrine A principle of international law that holds that the actions of a state, performed within its own boundaries are not subject to legal review in other countries. Some limitations on the doctrine have arisen in recent years, largely in […]

  • Sovereign Immunity

    Summary of Sovereign Immunity A principle of international law that holds that the territory, property, and official agents of a sovereign state are exempt from seizure, suit, trial, or other submission to the jurisdiction of any other state. Normally a state may not be sued in a foreign […]

  • Sovereign Immunity

    Summary of Sovereign Immunity A principle of international law that holds that the territory, property, and official agents of a sovereign state are exempt from seizure, suit, trial, or other submission to the jurisdiction of any other state. Normally a state may not be sued in a foreign […]

  • List of Advisory Proceedings referred to the International Court of Justice by the General Assembly

    List of Advisory Proceedings referred to the International Court of Justice by the General Assembly Among the list of Advisory Proceedings referred to the Court since 1946 by Organs/specialized agencies of the United Nations involved, the following were when the U.N. Organ was the General Assembly: Conditions of Admission of a State to Membership in…

  • List of International Court of Justice Cases

    List of International Court of Justice Cases International Court of Justice Cases The Court has a twofold jurisdiction or function: Contentious: to settle, in accordance with international law, legal disputes submitted to it by States. In Contentious proceedings, when a dispute is brought before the Court by a unilateral application filed by one State against…

  • Proctor

    Derived from the Latin procurator, a person who formerly served as an advocate in an ecclesiastical or admiralty court. The title proctor in admiralty was applied to lawyers admitted to admiralty courts. The reorganization of the Federal court structure, and the elimination of admiralty courts, per …

  • Proctor

    Derived from the Latin procurator, a person who formerly served as an advocate in an ecclesiastical or admiralty court. The title proctor in admiralty was applied to lawyers admitted to admiralty courts. The reorganization of the Federal court structure, and the elimination of admiralty courts, per …

  • New York Convention On The Recognition And Enforcement Of Foreign Arbitral Awards

    Enforcement Of Foreign Arbitral Awards. An international convention that emerged on June 10, 1958, at the conclusion of the United Nations Conference on International Commercial Arbitration. The convention establishes principles and procedures for the arbitration of international commercial disputes…

  • Madrid Agreement Concerning The International Registration Of Marks

    An international agreement under which the owner of a trademark or service mark can secure protection for his mark in all the states adhering to the convention by means of a single application. To enjoy protection under the convention, the applicant must be a national or resident of, or have a plac…