Search results for: “certificate of origin procedures”

  • Customs Procedures

    Customs and Administrative Entry Procedures and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Customs and Administrative Entry Procedures: Formalities applying to customs clearance of […]

  • 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 […]

  • Libya

    Countries or entities currently subject to sanctions by the United States: Libya Libya in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On March 26, 2011, State Department Legal Adviser Harold Hongju Koh […]

  • International Adoption

    International AdoptionA significant number of people seek to adopt children from other countries, a process known as international adoption. People seek to adopt abroad for many reasons. Many people want to adopt an infant or a very young child. Some also hope to adopt children who share th…

  • 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 […]

  • Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms

    The Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms Details of The Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms Author: Amy Hackney Blackwell Date of publishing: 2008 Publisher: Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc, Naperville, Illinois 60567-4410, United States Contents of The Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms Abandon Abatable Nuisance Abate Abatement of a Legacy Abatement of Taxes Abdicate…

  • Extradition of Fugitive

    Extradition of Fugitive Alleging Failure to Comply With Requirements of Extradition Treaty in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On December 20, 2011, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit […]

  • Cybercrime

    Cybercrime is one of the fastest-growing criminal activities on the planet. Cybercrime is defined as the use of any computer network for crime and the high-tech criminals of the digital age have not been slow to spot the opportunities. The scope of the definition becomes even larger with […]

  • Hague Apostille Convention

    The 1961 Hague Apostille Convention Summary The Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents brought about a basic simplification of the series of formalities which complicated the utilisation of public documents outside of the countries from which they emanated. The traditional rule acta probant sese ipsa does not…

  • Deprivation of Nationality

    U.S. Response to Questions on Deprivation of Nationality From the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to U.S. Response to Questions on Deprivation of Nationality From the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: In February […]

  • Antiterrorism Efforts

    General Concerns Criticism about anti-terrorism legislation and other measures in the United States, Canada and other countries focussed on three main areas: general concerns about the scope and effectiveness of these initiatives, violations of civil liberties, and invasions of […]

  • Antiterrorism Efforts

    General Concerns Criticism about anti-terrorism legislation and other measures in the United States, Canada and other countries focussed on three main areas: general concerns about the scope and effectiveness of these initiatives, violations of civil liberties, and invasions of […]

  • Scope of Letters of Request

    Scope of Letters of Request In the Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters Article 1(1) is closely identical to article 1 of the draft Convention. The issuance of Letters is limited to the ‘judicial’ authorities of the State of origin. ‘Judicial’ is not defined. There is no definition of…

  • Alternative Legal Frameworks

    Alternative legal frameworks and the Refugee Issues As published by the UNHCR in relation to Alternative legal frameworks: There are various options with respect to the protection and recognition of rights of trafficking victims in addition to grants of asylum. A system of temporary or […]

  • Consular Documentation

    Consular Documentation in International Trade Meaning of Consular Documentation, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): Documents and forms that have been presented to a consulate, usually of the buyer's country and usually in the country from which a […]