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  • Equal Protection

    The Legal History of Equal Protection This section provides an overview of Equal Protection Due Process and Equal Protection: An Overview: Main Elements in the United States of America (In the U.S. law) The coverage of Due Process and Equal Protection: An Overview includes the following main […]

  • Equal Protection

    The Legal History of Equal Protection This section provides an overview of Equal Protection Due Process and Equal Protection: An Overview: Main Elements in the United States of America (In the U.S. law) The coverage of Due Process and Equal Protection: An Overview includes the following main […]

  • Equal Protection of the Laws

    Introduction to Equal Protection of the LawsEqual Protection of the Laws, constitutional guarantee that no person or class of persons shall be denied the same safeguards provided by law as are enjoyed by others under its jurisdiction." (1)ResourcesNotes and References…

  • 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 […]

  • Equal Treatment

    Resources See Also Civil Liberty Civil Right Legal Right Citizen Freedom Political Liberty Constitutional Right Political Right Freedom of Speech

  • Equal Treatment

    Resources See Also Civil Liberty Civil Right Legal Right Citizen Freedom Political Liberty Constitutional Right Political Right Freedom of Speech

  • Protectionism

    Protectionism Definition Protectionism may be defined as government policies that favor domestic products over imported goods. The debate between protectionism and free trade has been a continuing issue in United States politics. Meanings For information on: * systematic protectionism […]

  • International Plant Protection Committee

    International Plant Protection Committee Adopted at Rome on 6 December 1951 PREAMBLE The contracting Governments, recognizing the usefulness of international co-operation in controlling pests and diseases of plants and plant products and in preventing their introduction and spread across national boundaries, and desiring to ensure close co-ordination of measures directed to these ends, have agreed…

  • Consumer Credit Protection Act

    Resources See Also Annual percentage rate Equal Credit Opportunity Act Fair Credit Billing Act Fair Credit Reporting Acts Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Truth-in-Lending Act Uniform Consumer Credit Code

  • Consumer Credit Protection Act

    Resources See Also Annual percentage rate Equal Credit Opportunity Act Fair Credit Billing Act Fair Credit Reporting Acts Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Truth-in-Lending Act Uniform Consumer Credit Code

  • Gender Inequality

    Definition A concept is provided by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in the following terms: "Gender equality is, first and foremost, a human right. Women are entitled to live in dignity and in freedom from want and from fear. Empowering women is also an indispensable tool […]

  • Antarctica Environment Protection

    Antarctica Environment Protection in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Antarctica Environment Protection: A key priority for the United States in 2013 was the establishment of a new marine protected area (“MPA”) in Antarctica's Ross Sea. See […]

  • International Standards for Constitutional Religious Freedom Protections

    International Standards for Constitutional Religious Freedom Protections Several countries in the world are or soon will be drafting new constitutions. It is vital that these constitutions protect universal human rights, including the right to freedom of religion or belief. Based on its experience analyzing constitutions against international standards, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom…

  • Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict 4

    Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict   FINAL PROVISIONS Article 29 LANGUAGES 1. The present Convention is drawn up in English, French, Russian and Spanish, the four texts being equally authoritative. 2. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization shall arrange for translations of the Convention into…

  • Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict 4

    Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict   FINAL PROVISIONS Article 29 LANGUAGES 1. The present Convention is drawn up in English, French, Russian and Spanish, the four texts being equally authoritative. 2. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization shall arrange for translations of the Convention into…