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  • Customary Law

    Resources See Also Law Rule of Law Law System Legislation

  • Customary International Law

    Hello Customary International Law Customary international law applies in international law in case of absence of a treaty. J. L. Brierly, in "The Law of Nations: an Introduction to the International Law of Peace"states that in order to determine what international customary […]

  • Norms of Customary International law

    Norms of Customary International Law Main US Decisions: 1. United States v. Yousef 2. Committee of US Citizens v. Reagan 3. United States v. Smith 4. Chisholm, Ex’r. v. Georgia 5. Presbyterian Church of Sudan v. Talisman Energy Inc.p 6. Taveres v. Tavaraz 7. Belhas v. Ya’alon 8. Khulumani v. Barclay National Bank Ltd 9.…

  • International Law

    International Law consists of the rules and principles of general application dealing with the conduct of States and of international organizations in their international relations with one another and with private individuals, minority groups and transnational companies. Legal Issues […]

  • International Human Rights Law

    Contents of International Human Rights Law Contents of this subject matter include: The concept of human rights: universalism and cultural relativism International and regional human rights systems Human rights law beyond treaties Human rights treaties and derogation State responsibility and […]

  • International Human Rights Law

    Contents of International Human Rights Law Contents of this subject matter include: The concept of human rights: universalism and cultural relativism International and regional human rights systems Human rights law beyond treaties Human rights treaties and derogation State responsibility and […]

  • Territorial Waters

    Resources See Also International Public Law Customary International Law Conventional International Law International Conventions Sources of International Law Resources See Also Law of the Sea; Navigable Waters. waters, territorial. Further Reading (Articles) Wild Shrimps and Shrimping in […]

  • Territorial Waters

    Resources See Also International Public Law Customary International Law Conventional International Law International Conventions Sources of International Law Resources See Also Law of the Sea; Navigable Waters. waters, territorial. Further Reading (Articles) Wild Shrimps and Shrimping in […]

  • Gender Equality

    Gender Equality and the United Nations The United Nations has the responsibility to ensure that all its actions promote and protect gender equality and women’s empowerment. UN efforts to help establish the rule of law for all on the basis of equality are essential to this end. Advancing […]

  • Law of the Sea

    Law Of The Sea The United States Congress has kept the United NationsÂ’s Law of the Sea Treaty bottled up in committee for 30 years. In 2011, a rush by nations to claim oil rights under the Arctic Sea was quickening debate on treaty accession. United States Senator Lee, cofounder of […]

  • Diplomatic Protection

    Draft Articles on Diplomatic Protection in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Draft Articles on Diplomatic Protection: On October 21, 2013, Steven Hill, Deputy Legal Adviser for the U.S. Mission to the UN, delivered remarks at the UN General Assembly Sixth […]

  • Diplomatic Protection

    Draft Articles on Diplomatic Protection in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Draft Articles on Diplomatic Protection: On October 21, 2013, Steven Hill, Deputy Legal Adviser for the U.S. Mission to the UN, delivered remarks at the UN General Assembly Sixth […]

  • International Humanitarian Law Treaties

    International Humanitarian Law Treaties and Conventions Sources of international humanitarian law The sources are: International Humanitarian Law treaties. International Humanitarian Law is based on a number of treaties, in particular the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional […]

  • Roman Law

    Introduction to Roman Law Roman Law, in general usage, legal system developed by the Romans from the time of their first codification of law, known as the Law of the Twelve Tables (see Twelve Tables, Law of the), in 450 bc to the death of Justinian I, ruler of the Byzantine Empire, in ad […]

  • Education

    "The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn." — Alvin Toffler See Education links History of Education In the following treatment of this subject, the theory and early history of education is […]