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  • Contracting Party

    Contracting Party and the Treaties of the European Union Description of Contracting Party provided by the European Union Commission: A contracting party is a State or an Intergovernmental Organisation or other entity with treaty making capacity that has expressed its consent to be bound by a […]

  • Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods Contracting States

    United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) Contracting States At the United Nations Diplomatic Conference which adopted the Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, “62 states took part: 22 European and other developed Western states, 11 socialist, 11 South-American, 7 African and 11 Asian countries; in other…

  • Contracting Out

    Contracting-out Contracting-out in the International Trade Union Rights Area Definition of Contracting-out provided by ITUC-CSI-IGB: The practice whereby an employer transfers an aspect of its business operation to an external provider. Also called outsourcing. Not to be confused with […]

  • Notify Party

    Notify Party in International Trade Meaning of Notify Party, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): The party to which a carrier should send notice of a shipment's arrival. This information is normally shown on the transport document or its electronic […]

  • Third-party Beneficiary

    Third-party Beneficiary in International Trade Meaning of Third-party Beneficiary, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): An individual or legal entity that benefits from, but it not a contracting party of, a contract between two or more other individuals or […]

  • Arbitration: Incapacity of Party

    Arbitration : Incapacity of Party   The types of issues arising under this ground include the “incapacity” defences, such as mental incompetence, physical incapacity, lack of authority to act in the name of a corporate entity or a contracting party being too young to sign (minority). In addition, the term “incapacity” in the context of…

  • Patent Law Treaty

    U.S. Joins Patent Law Treaty as a Contracting Party in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to U.S. Joins Patent Law Treaty as a Contracting Party: On September 18, 2013, U.S. Ambassador to the UN in Geneva Betty King deposited the U.S. instrument of ratification […]

  • Patent Law Treaty

    U.S. Joins Patent Law Treaty as a Contracting Party in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to U.S. Joins Patent Law Treaty as a Contracting Party: On September 18, 2013, U.S. Ambassador to the UN in Geneva Betty King deposited the U.S. instrument of ratification […]

  • Contract Guarantee

    Contract Guarantee in International Trade Meaning of Contract Guarantee, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): An agreement by a third party to be responsible for the performance of a contracting party. There are three major types of contract guarantee: tender […]

  • Concessions

    Schedule of Concessions and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Schedule of Concessions: A list of import duties applicable to specific goods which a GATT Contracting Party […]

  • Waiver

    Waiver and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Waiver: A legal exception in GA n whereby a contracting party –with the approval of other GATT members –may maintain a specific […]

  • Antarctica

    Official claims to sectors of the ice-covered continent of Antarctica were made by seven States – Argentina, Australia, Chile, France, New Zealand, Norway and the United Kingdom. A sector was also claimed by Admiral Byrd on behalf of the United States, but the United States never officially […]

  • Antarctica

    Official claims to sectors of the ice-covered continent of Antarctica were made by seven States – Argentina, Australia, Chile, France, New Zealand, Norway and the United Kingdom. A sector was also claimed by Admiral Byrd on behalf of the United States, but the United States never officially […]

  • European Energy Charter

      PART I DEFINITIONS AND PURPOSE ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS As used in this Treaty: (1) "Charter"means the European Energy Charter adopted in the Concluding Document of the Hague Conference on the European Energy Charter signed at The Hague on 17 December 1991; signature of the […]

  • International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

    International Centre For Settlement Of Investment Disputes Summary of International Centre For Settlement Of Investment Disputes An international agency affiliated with the World Bank and serving as a forum for the resolution of international investment disputes. The center was established […]