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  • Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services

    Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services In relation of the protection of the U.S. borders, the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (formerly called the Immigration and Naturalization Service) is basically “responsible for enforcing U.S. laws on immigration.”(1) Notes and References Deflem, Mathieu. 2005. “International Policing —The Role of the United States.” Pp. 808-812 in…

  • Pre-adoption Immigration Review

    Pre-adoption Immigration Review (“PAIR”) in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Pre-adoption Immigration Review (“PAIR”): In January 2013, the Taiwan Child Welfare Bureau issued an administrative order that requires all adoption cases filed […]

  • Pre-adoption Immigration Review

    Pre-adoption Immigration Review (“PAIR”) in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Pre-adoption Immigration Review (“PAIR”): In January 2013, the Taiwan Child Welfare Bureau issued an administrative order that requires all adoption cases filed […]

  • Immigration Policy

    Immigration Policy Immigration Policy in the United States According to the Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy (Third Edition, Domonic A. Bearfield Melvin J. Dubnick, CRC Press 2015), the “immigration policy has internal and external dimensions. The external dimension—which involves “gatekeeping” between a host country and people who want to become immigrants living in…

  • Bureau of Customs and Border Protection

    Bureau of Customs and Border Protection “Not only the DEA is affected by the war on drugs, but so are some of the activities of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (formerly called the U.S. Customs Service), the U.S. Marshals Service, and the U.S. Coast Guard.” (1) Notes and References Deflem, Mathieu. 2005. “International…

  • Encyclopedia of American Immigration

    Encyclopedia of American Immigration Bibliografic Details Editor: Carl L. Bankston III. Pasadena, California, University of Tulane Publisher: Salem Press Date of Publishing: 2010 Number of Vols: 3 vols. Pages: 1.000 ISBN: 978-1-58765-599-9 Note: Online access included with purchase of print. Reviews and Descriptions Review from ABA “This collection is aimed at high school and undergraduate…

  • List of Entries and Authors of the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution

    List of Articles and Contributors of the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution Main Entry: the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution. List of Authors by Entry (A-Z): ADEQUATE STATE GROUNDS Kenneth L. Karst ADKINS V. CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL Leonard W. Levy ADLER V. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF CITY OF NEW YORK Martin Shapiro ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES Joseph Vining…

  • Constitutional Text: Austria 1945, Amendments 1986,1987,1988,1990, 1992 and 1993

    Constitutional Text: Amendments of 1986,1987,1988,1990, 1992 and 1993 to the Austria Constitution of 1945 1986 AMENDMENT TO AUSTRIA’S CONSTITUTION OF 1945 APRIL 24, 1986 212. Federal constitutional law of April 4, 1986, amending the federal constitutional law of 1929 (amendment to the federal constitutional law 1986) The National Assembly has decided: Article I. The federal…

  • 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…

  • Consular Nonreviewability

    Consular Nonreviewability in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Consular Nonreviewability: On September 9, 2013, the United States filed a petition for rehearing en banc in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Din v. Kerry, No. 10-16772. […]

  • USA Patriot Act

    USA Patriot Act The official name of the USA Patriot Act is the ‘Uniting and Strengthening America Act by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism’ of 2001. This US federal piece of legislation “places special emphasis on foreign investigative work and the investigation of aliens engaged in terrorist activities. At the international…

  • International Policing

    International Policing Drugs The phenomenon of illegal drugs trafficking has been a major factor in the internationalization of many law enforcement national policies and agencies, influencing its international work and dimensions. There are some crititics about the effectivity of the United States efforts in the production and distribution of illegal drugs. International Policing and the…

  • Asylum Case

    The Asylum Case See also HAYA DE LA TORRE CASE Judgment of 13 June 1951 The HAYA DE LA TORRE CASE between Colombia and Peru with Cuba as intervening Party, was brought before the Court under the following circumstances: In a Judgment delivered on November 20th, 1950, the Court had defined the legal relations between…

  • Language Tests

    Language Tests Language Tests as Evidence The Australian government began commissioning language tests in 1999. Immigration officials around the world rely on in-person interviews to test asylum claims, quizzing applicants about the geography, customs, and political conditions of their supposed home countries. As a spokesperson at the DIMIA explained, language tests—which cost more than $500…

  • Sudan

    The Legal History of Sudan This section provides an overview of Sudan Sudan in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): During 2011, the United States continued its bilateral and multilateral initiatives to […]