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  • Labour Department and Ministry

    Labour Department and Ministry One of the outward signs of the intensified governmental interest in labour has been the establishment in 1913 of a Department of Labor in the United States, and in 1917 of a Ministry of Labour in Great Britain. United Kingdom The demand for the creation in the United Kingdom of a…

  • List of Environment Treaties with Regional or Restricted Field of Application Section 2

    List of Environment Treaties with Regional or Restricted Field of Application Section 2 Notes: for a list of Environment Treaties with a global Field of Application, see here. There is a first part of this list of Environment Treaties with Restricted Field of Application here. Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great…

  • List of Environment Treaties with Restricted Field of Application

    List of Environment Treaties with Regional or Restricted Field of Application Notes: for a list of Environment Treaties with a global Field of Application, see here. There is a second part of this list of Environment Treaties with Restricted Field of Application here. Agreement between Chad, Egypt, Libya and Sudan concerning the monitoring and exchange…

  • List of Bilateral Environment Treaties by Place of Adoption

    List of Bilateral Environment Treaties by Place of Adoption Abuja : Treaty between the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe on the Joint Development of Petroleum and other Resources, in respect of Areas of the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Two States Abuja : Treaty between the Federal…

  • List of Multilateral Environmental Treaties

    List of Multilateral Environmental Treaties Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer Paris Agreement Amendment to article 124 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives, 2015 International Energy Charter Agreement on Declaration of Principles between The Arab Republic of Egypt,…

  • Inter-american Commission on Human Rights

    United States Statement at the Inter-american Commission on Human Rights in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On October 25, 2011, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs at the U.S. […]

  • Inter-american Commission on Human Rights

    United States Statement at the Inter-american Commission on Human Rights in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On October 25, 2011, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs at the U.S. […]

  • Wildlife Trafficking

    Wildlife Trafficking in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Wildlife Trafficking: On July 1, 2013, President Obama issued Executive Order 13648 on Combating Wildlife Trafficking. 78 Fed. Reg. 40,621 (July 5, 2013). Sections 2, 3, and 4 of the Order establish […]

  • Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative

    Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (“EITI”) in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative: On December 19, 2013, the United States submitted its application as a candidate for the Extractive Industries […]

  • Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative

    Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (“EITI”) in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative: On December 19, 2013, the United States submitted its application as a candidate for the Extractive Industries […]

  • Indigenous Issues

    Indigenous Issues in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Indigenous Issues: On May 21, 2013, Terri Robl, Deputy U.S. Representative to ECOSOC, delivered a statement at the discussion on indigenous youth in the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues […]

  • Public Domain

    Introduction to Public DomainPublic Domain, condition of not being privately owned. The term public domain refers to public lands, uncopyrighted publications, and products not protected by a patent. The works of William Shakespeare, for example, are in the public domain since no one possess…

  • Ruling Party

    Introduction to Ruling PartyRuling Party, political party in control of a government." (1)ResourcesNotes and ReferencesInformation about Ruling Party…

  • Maritime Administration

    An agency of the U.S. Department of Transportation assigned the task of promoting the American Merchant Marine.MARAD was established in 1950 and pursues its objective through various programs, including ports and intermodal systems development, research and development in vessel and equipment design…

  • Forensic Science History

    Introduction to Forensic Science HistoryThe combination of a medical and legal approach to dealing with crimes used in the United States today had its origin in England in the 12th century, when King Richard I established the Office of the Coroner. Although the coroner's main duty was t…