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  • Composite Index

    Composite Index (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Composite Index means: _ unit-less number that combines various statistical indicators to convey a larger picture. A composite index is formed when individual indicators are compiled into a single index on the basis of some […]

  • Curnin’s Index

    Curnin’s Index Curnin’s index (1877-1933) John Curnin was the Clerk of the New Zealand legislative Council from 1861 to 1865, and was a law draftsman from 1877. He held the office, then non-statutory, of New Zealand Compiler of Statutes for some time before his death in 1904. He is famously associated with a periodical Index…

  • Poverty

    The Legal History of Poverty This section provides an overview of Poverty Human Poverty Index For Selected High-incomeoecd Countries (hpi-2) (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Human Poverty Index For Selected High-incomeoecd Countries (hpi-2) means: _ composite index measuring […]

  • Gender Empowerment

    Gender Empowerment Measure (gem) (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Gender Empowerment Measure (gem) means: _ composite index, which was used till 2010, that measures gender inequality in three basic dimensions of empowerment—economic participation and decision-making, […]

  • Gender Empowerment

    Gender Empowerment Measure (gem) (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Gender Empowerment Measure (gem) means: _ composite index, which was used till 2010, that measures gender inequality in three basic dimensions of empowerment—economic participation and decision-making, […]

  • 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 […]

  • Human Development

    Human Development in United Nations Activities In this context, Human Development means: is the expansion of people's freedoms to live long, healthy and creative lives; to advanceother goals they have reason to value;and to engage actively in shaping development equitably and sustainably […]

  • Human Development

    Human Development in United Nations Activities In this context, Human Development means: is the expansion of people's freedoms to live long, healthy and creative lives; to advanceother goals they have reason to value;and to engage actively in shaping development equitably and sustainably […]

  • Developing Countries

    Developing Countries in International Trade Meaning of Developing Countries, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): The developing countries generally lack a high degree of industrialization, infrastructure and other capital investment, sophisticated […]

  • Developing Countries

    Developing Countries in International Trade Meaning of Developing Countries, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): The developing countries generally lack a high degree of industrialization, infrastructure and other capital investment, sophisticated […]

  • Lex Mercatoria

    History The ancient Lex Mercatoria, the Law Merchant of the Middle Ages, was first described by an anonymous author in the late thirteenth century as part of "Colford's Collection"in the "Little Red Book of Bristol"and later […]

  • Lex Mercatoria

    History The ancient Lex Mercatoria, the Law Merchant of the Middle Ages, was first described by an anonymous author in the late thirteenth century as part of "Colford's Collection"in the "Little Red Book of Bristol"and later […]

  • Fiscal Freedom

    Fiscal Freedom Introduction Fiscal Freedom: How Tax Burden Affects Economic Freedom Fiscal Freedom is one of the components in measuring the Index of Economic Freedom. Learn more about the fiscal freedom definition and tax burden imposed by Governments in this section below. According to the Heritage Foundation, this component includes direct taxes, in terms of…

  • Fiscal Freedom

    Fiscal Freedom Introduction Fiscal Freedom: How Tax Burden Affects Economic Freedom Fiscal Freedom is one of the components in measuring the Index of Economic Freedom. Learn more about the fiscal freedom definition and tax burden imposed by Governments in this section below. According to the Heritage Foundation, this component includes direct taxes, in terms of…

  • A Dictionary of Law Enforcement

    A Dictionary of Law Enforcement A Dictionary of Law Enforcement is “the only dictionary available -according to Oxford University Press, its publisher- that focuses on United Kingdom (British) law enforcement terms. This legal resource contains over 3,400 legal terms, covering many United Kingdom and European Union institutions.” Most of the entries in “A Dictionary of…