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  • Court System in the United States

    The court system in the U.S. Court System in the United States 1. Federal courts. The federal court system has three levels, as well as three special courts. •The Supreme Court of the United States decides Constitutional issues, and handles cases between or among states, and between or among states and the federal government. It…

  • United Kingdom

    Legal Materials For purposes of this section, the United Kingdom includes England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The following is a compilation of some information concerning any of these jurisdictions into the topics discussed below. For more information, see the U.K. legal […]

  • United Nations

    Introduction to United Nations United Nations (UN), international organization of countries created to promote world peace and cooperation. The UN was founded after World War II ended in 1945. Its mission is to maintain world peace, develop good relations between countries, promote […]

  • United Nations

    Introduction to United Nations United Nations (UN), international organization of countries created to promote world peace and cooperation. The UN was founded after World War II ended in 1945. Its mission is to maintain world peace, develop good relations between countries, promote […]

  • International Criminal Court

    Introduction to International Criminal Court International Criminal Court (ICC), independent judicial institution with the power to try and punish individuals for the most serious crimes of international concern: genocide, crimes against humanity, crimes of aggression, and war crimes. The […]

  • International Criminal Court

    Introduction to International Criminal Court International Criminal Court (ICC), independent judicial institution with the power to try and punish individuals for the most serious crimes of international concern: genocide, crimes against humanity, crimes of aggression, and war crimes. The […]

  • International Court

    Opposition to a Real International Court Lassa Oppenheim, in the book entitled The Future of International Law, about Opposition to a Real International Court, wrote in 1921: 59. But, incredible as it may sound, this is not generally recognized. It is just among the old champions of the […]

  • International Court

    Opposition to a Real International Court Lassa Oppenheim, in the book entitled The Future of International Law, about Opposition to a Real International Court, wrote in 1921: 59. But, incredible as it may sound, this is not generally recognized. It is just among the old champions of the […]

  • International Court Of Justice

    Introduction to International Court of Justice International Court of Justice, also known as World Court, principal judicial organ of the United Nations (UN). It was created in 1945 under the UN Charter as the successor to the Permanent Court of International Justice under the League of […]

  • International Court of Environmental Arbitration and Conciliation

    International Court of Environmental Arbitration and Conciliation (ICEAC) Note: it seems that this Court is difunct. The International Court of Environmental Arbitration and Conciliation (“the Court”) was established in Mexico D.F. on November 1994, by 28 lawyers from 22 different countries, as a form of Institutionalised Arbitration. The Court facilitates through conciliation and arbitration the…

  • Arbitral Courts

    Arbitral Courts Note: for information on the Court of Arbitration for Sport, see here. For information on the ICC International Court of Arbitration, see here. For information on the International Court of Environmental Arbitration and Conciliation, see here. Court of Conciliation and Arbitration Note: The Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration was an Australian court…

  • List of Evironment Treaties being the Depository the United Nations

    List of Evironment Treaties being the Depository the United Nations UN United Nations : Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer UN United Nations : Paris Agreement UN United Nations : Amendment to article 124 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court UN United Nations : International Agreement…

  • International Courts

    International Courts and Tribunals Regional Courts List of Regional Tribunals and Courts: American Courts: American Courts, Court of Justice of the Andean Community, Caribbean Court of Justice, Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, Central American Court of Justice, Inter-American Court of Human Rights, NAFTA Dispute Settlement Panels. African Courts: African Courts, CEMAC Court of Justice, COMESA Court…

  • Hicks Classification System

    Hicks Classification System The Hicks Classification System is a locally developed classification system used, in some libraries, for early primary source material, such as statutes and reports, in American and British law. The Hicks scheme or system is used, in general, in law libraries (mainly, in the Yale law library, where the scheme was created),…

  • Hicks Classification System

    Hicks Classification System The Hicks Classification System is a locally developed classification system used, in some libraries, for early primary source material, such as statutes and reports, in American and British law. The Hicks scheme or system is used, in general, in law libraries (mainly, in the Yale law library, where the scheme was created),…