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  • Public Health

    Introduction to Public Health Public Health, protection and improvement of the health of entire populations through community-wide action, primarily by governmental agencies. The goals of public health are to prevent human disease, injury, and disability; protect people from environmental […]

  • Artic Ocean

    Artic Ocean Islands By Country. The Area (sq.km.) and Altitude (m) is provided: Canada – Northwest Territories   Admiralty     173.6 sq.km.      ? m Canada – Northwest Territories   Alexander     480.3 sq.km.    183 m Canada – Northwest Territories   Amund Ringnes     5800.8 sq.km.    213 m Canada – Northwest Territories   Axel Heiberg     41619.1 sq.km.   2140 m Canada – Northwest Territories   Baillie Hamilton     274.8 sq.km.    190 m Canada –…

  • Us Executive Order 13570

    Executive Order 13570 in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On April 18, 2011, President Obama issued Executive Order 13570, "Prohibiting Certain Transactions With Respect to North Korea" […]

  • Us Executive Order 13570

    Executive Order 13570 in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On April 18, 2011, President Obama issued Executive Order 13570, "Prohibiting Certain Transactions With Respect to North Korea" […]

  • International Terrorism

    Embracing mainstream international law, this section on international terrorism explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources Further Reading The entry "international terrorism" in the Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary of […]

  • Government Surveillance Powers

    Government Surveillance Powers Government Surveillance Powers: the Threat of Terrorism Of 15 European Union member states, eleven have mandatory national identification card systems. These are long-standing normative differences that would likely bring public outcry if implemented in North America. Other monitoring programs and database (e.g. NSEERS in the EU or US-VISIT in the US) have…

  • Service of Process

    Service of Process in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): Section 1608(a) of the FSIA provides four methods of service of process on a foreign state: (1) by delivery of a copy of the summons and […]

  • Service of Process

    Service of Process in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): Section 1608(a) of the FSIA provides four methods of service of process on a foreign state: (1) by delivery of a copy of the summons and […]

  • Jurisdiction Over Foreign Entities

    Jurisdiction Over Foreign Entities in us Courts in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): As discussed in in this legal Encyclopedia, the U.S. Supreme Court heard two cases in tandem in 2010 concerning […]

  • Jurisdiction Over Foreign Entities

    Jurisdiction Over Foreign Entities in us Courts in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): As discussed in in this legal Encyclopedia, the U.S. Supreme Court heard two cases in tandem in 2010 concerning […]

  • Adverse Possession

    Adverse Possession, Color of Title From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Adverse Possession, Color of Title (1): A religious corporation may obtain title to land by adverse possession. The length of such possession is determined by the laws of the State, the usual period […]

  • Cybersquatting

    Trademark Developments Introduction to Cyber-Squatting In the 20th and 21th Century, some individuals have registered well-known trademarks as Internet domain names even though they do not own the mark or have any relation to the owner. For instance, a person with no connection to the […]

  • Access Rights

    Access Rights Under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction Remedies for Breach “Access rights,” which are synonymous with “visitation rights”, are also protected by the Convention, but to a lesser extent than custody rights. While the Convention preamble and Article 1(b) articulate the Convention objective of ensuring that rights of…

  • West Tax Law Dictionary

    West Tax Law Dictionary Some of the topix covered: 3050 – Accounting Method (641) 3051 – Accrual Method (898) 3052 – Accrued Interest Adjustment (610) 3053 – Acquisition Debt (786) 3054 – Active Income (521) 3055 – Active Participation (1028) 3056 – Adjusted Basis (796) 3057 – Adjustment (707) 3058 – Adoption Credit (764) 3059…

  • Worker Safety

    Worker Safety History Friedrich Engels, in his classic book “The Condition of the Working Class in England” argued the following: [1] “When one individual inflicts bodily injury upon another, such injury that death results, we call that deed manslaughter; when the assailant knew in advance that the injury would be fatal, we call this deed…