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  • 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…

  • Chemical Weapons

    Chemical Weapons in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Chemical Weapons: The landmark achievement in 2013 in the area of preventing proliferation of chemical weapons is the international commitment embodied in a UN Security Council Resolution […]

  • Code of Ethics on the International Trade in Chemicals

    Code of Ethics on the International Trade in Chemicals   PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS I. OBJECTIVE 1. The objective of this code is to set forth principles and guidance for private sector parties, governing standards of conduct in the production and management of chemicals in international trade, taking into account their entire life cycle, with…

  • Convention Concerning Safety in the Use of Chemicals at Work 2

    Convention Concerning Safety in the Use of Chemicals at Work   Article 11 TRANSFER OF CHEMICALS Employers shall ensure that when chemicals are transferred into other containers or equipment, the contents are indicated in a manner which will make known to workers their identity, any hazards associated with their use and any safety precautions to…

  • Convention Concerning Safety in the Use of Chemicals at Work

    Convention Concerning Safety in the Use of Chemicals at Work   PART I. SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS Article 1 1. This Convention applies to all branches of economic activity in which chemicals are used. 2. The competent authority of a Member ratifying this Convention, after consulting the most representative organisations of employers and workers concerned, and…

  • London Guidelines for the Exchange of Information on Chemicals in International Trade 3

    London Guidelines for the Exchange of Information on Chemicals in International Trade   8. Information regarding exports (a) If an export of a chemical banned or severely restricted in the State of export occurs, the State of export should ensure that necessary steps are taken to provide the designated national authority of the State of…

  • Atlantic Ocean

    Resources See Also International Public Law Customary International Law Conventional International Law International Conventions Sources of International Law

  • Atlantic Ocean

    Resources See Also International Public Law Customary International Law Conventional International Law International Conventions Sources of International Law

  • 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 […]

  • Social Work

    Social Work Definition Social Work may be defined as a professional activity aimed generally at enriching and enhancing individual and group development or at alleviating adverse social and economic conditions. See more about social work in the legal dictionary. Its practitioners work to […]

  • Social Work

    Social Work Definition Social Work may be defined as a professional activity aimed generally at enriching and enhancing individual and group development or at alleviating adverse social and economic conditions. See more about social work in the legal dictionary. Its practitioners work to […]

  • 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 […]

  • Sustainable Development

    Definition and Origins Sustainability and sustainable development were initially defined and promulgated in a report of the World Commission on Environment and Development, "Our Common Future" (1987). This report said (page 43) that sustainable development "is development that […]

  • 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…

  • List of Multilateral Environment Treaties by Place of Adoption

      List of Multilateral Environment Treaties by Place of Adoption Aarhus : Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters Aarhus : Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Persistent Organic Pollutants Aarhus : Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air…