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  • Extension of Immunities

    Extension of Immunities in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On March 8, 2011, President Obama issued Executive Order 13568, reprinted below, extending immunities to the Office of the High […]

  • Extension of Immunities

    Extension of Immunities in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On March 8, 2011, President Obama issued Executive Order 13568, reprinted below, extending immunities to the Office of the High […]

  • Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms

    The Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms Details of The Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms Author: Amy Hackney Blackwell Date of publishing: 2008 Publisher: Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc, Naperville, Illinois 60567-4410, United States Contents of The Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms Abandon Abatable Nuisance Abate Abatement of a Legacy Abatement of Taxes Abdicate…

  • 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…

  • International Organizations Issues

    International Organizations in 2013 (Continuation) United States views on international law [1] in relation to International Organizations: I. The UN Is Immune From “Every Form of Legal Process” Under the General Convention Unless The UN Itself Expressly Waives Its Own Immunity. […]

  • International Organizations Issues

    International Organizations in 2013 (Continuation) United States views on international law [1] in relation to International Organizations: I. The UN Is Immune From “Every Form of Legal Process” Under the General Convention Unless The UN Itself Expressly Waives Its Own Immunity. […]

  • Peace in Iraq

    Armed Conflict: Restoration of Peace and Security in Iraq in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Armed Conflict: Restoration of Peace and Security in Iraq: (1) UN Security Council resolution 2107 On June 27, 2013, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted […]

  • History of Diplomacy

    History of Diplomacy Introduction to the History of Diplomacy As soon as people organized themselves into separate social groups, the necessity of regularizing contacts with representatives of other groups became apparent. Even the earliest civilizations had rules for interaction. Early Development The first civilization to develop an orderly system of diplomacy was ancient Greece. Ambassadors…

  • Territory Definition

    Legal Issues'Territory' has vital importance in international law. A state does not have a statehood if it does not have a territory. 'Territory' refers to a definite, although sometimes disputable, boundary or demarcation of a state's frontier on the surface of the eart…

  • 1500 Top law pages in Wikipedia in May 2013

    1500 Most popular law articles in Wikipedia in may 2012 Previous popular law pages in Wikipedia: 1-1000: 250 Top law pages in Wikipedia in may 2012 500 Top law pages in Wikipedia in may 2012 1000 Top law pages in Wikipedia in may 2012 Most poular law pages in Wikipedia: 1001 to 1500 RapidShare The…

  • Constitutional Text: Brazil Constitution of 1988

    Constitutional Text: Brazil Constitution of 1988 CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL OCTOBER 5, 1988 Preamble We, the representatives of the Brazilian People, convened in the National Constituent Assembly to institute a democratic state for the purpose of ensuring the exercise of social and individual rights, liberty, security, well-being, development, equality and justice as…

  • Constitutional Text: Australia 1900, Amended 1927

    CONSTITUTION OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA JULY 9, 1900, AS AMENDED TO JULY 29, 1977 Chapter I The Parliament Part I General 1. Legislative power The legislative power of the Commonwealth shall be vested in a Federal Parliament, which shall consist of the Queen, a Senate, and a House of Representatives, and which is hereinafter…

  • Convention for the Establishment of the Lake Victoria Fisheries Organization

    Convention for the Establishment of the Lake Victoria Fisheries Organization   ARTICLE I Definitions “Executive Secretary” means the chief executive and legal representative of the Organization; “Committee”means a committee established in accordance with Articles VIII.1 and VI.1(k). “Chief Executive Officer”means the Principal Secretary or the Permanent Secretary, as the case may be, Words importing the…

  • What Kinds of Entities Can be Legal Right-holders?

    Main source: Campbell, Kenneth, “Legal Rights”, The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Spring 2011 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = . What Kinds of Entities Can be Legal Right-holders? There has been much dispute amongst philosophers as what to kinds of entities can be right-holders. Corresponding pretty much to the general dispute about the very…

  • 1500 Top law pages in Wikipedia in may 2012

    1500 Most popular law pages in Wikipedia in may 2012 Previous popular law pages in Wikipedia: 1-1000: 250 Top law pages in Wikipedia in may 2012 500 Top law pages in Wikipedia in may 2012 1000 Top law pages in Wikipedia in may 2012 Most poular law pages in Wikipedia: 1001 to 1500 Pinckney’s Treaty…