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  • Research on Cybercrime

    Overview of Research on Cybercrime in relation to cyber crime: [1]In 1985 President Ronald Reagan's Council on Integrity and Efficiency found after surveying numerous federal agencies that computer fraud and abuse existed within the U.S. government. The study discovered 172 cases with […]

  • William Rehnquist Chief Justice

    Introduction to William Rehnquist Chief JusticeIn 1986 President Ronald Reagan appointed Rehnquist to replace the retiring Warren E. Burger as the Court's chief justice, a decision that provoked further controversy over Rehnquist's record. After his confirmation Rehnquist guided the…

  • Law of the Sea

    Law Of The Sea The United States Congress has kept the United NationsÂ’s Law of the Sea Treaty bottled up in committee for 30 years. In 2011, a rush by nations to claim oil rights under the Arctic Sea was quickening debate on treaty accession. United States Senator Lee, cofounder of […]

  • TELEVANGELISM

    TELEVANGELISM Term first used by Jeffrey K. Hadden and Charles E. Swann in Prime Time Preachers: The Rising Power of Televangelism (Addison-Wesley 1981) to describe a new form of religious broadcasting combining television and evangelism. Televangelism also is referred to as “the electric church” by religious broadcasters, especially Ben Armstrong (The Electric Church , Nelson…

  • UNCLOS III

    UNCLOS (Convention on Law of the Sea) III By Daniel Hollis Frustrated by the continuing inconsistency in the ocean governance regime, Malta’s ambassador to the United Nations, Arvid Pardo, called upon the General Assembly to take action and called for “an effective international regime over the seabed and the ocean floor,” that clearly defined national…

  • UNCLOS III

    UNCLOS (Convention on Law of the Sea) III By Daniel Hollis Frustrated by the continuing inconsistency in the ocean governance regime, Malta’s ambassador to the United Nations, Arvid Pardo, called upon the General Assembly to take action and called for “an effective international regime over the seabed and the ocean floor,” that clearly defined national…

  • International Court of Justice Activities

    Introduction to International Court of Justice ActivitiesDisputes may be brought before the court in two ways. The first is by a special agreement between the parties in which they consent to submit the matter to the court. The second is by a unilateral application by one party in the dispu…

  • History of Women’s Rights in the 20th Century

    History of Women’s Rights in the 20th Century Women’s in the 20th-Century Developments Socialists Movements and Communism Governments After wars and revolutions in Russia (1917) and China (1949), new Communist governments discouraged the patriarchal family system and supported sexual equality, including birth control. In the Soviet Union, however, the majority of working women held low-paid…

  • Student’s Guide to Elections

    Student’s Guide to Elections Editor: Bruce J. Schulman Since the 1980s, Dr. Bruce J. Schulman has been teaching and writing about the political face of the United States. He is Professor of History at Boston University. He has taken an active role in education. Other contributions from Bruce J. Schulman to the collection: Student’s Guide…

  • Strategic Arms Limitation Talks Accords

    Introduction to Strategic Arms Limitation Talks AccordsThe negotiations known as SALT I began in November 1969 and ended in January 1972, with agreement on two documents: the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (ABM Treaty) and the Interim Agreement on the Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms. …

  • Gun Control Laws

    Gun Control: Gun Control LawsIntroduction to Gun Control LawsThe federal government and all U.S. states have some gun control laws. These laws are based on several strategies: forbidding certain types of people from obtaining any firearms; prohibiting anyone other than the police, …

  • Electoral Realignments

    Election: Electoral RealignmentsIntroduction to Electoral RealignmentsThe outcomes of elections often have important consequences for governmental programs and policies. In the United States, elections have had their greatest impact during times of "critical realignment"-…

  • Encyclopedia of Gun Control and Gun Rights

    Encyclopedia of Gun Control and Gun Rights Title: Encyclopedia of Gun Control and Gun Rights Author: Glenn H. Utter. Publication Date: November 8, 1999 (1st. Edition), 2011 (2nd. edition) ISBN-10: 157356172X ISBN-13: 978-1573561723 Pages: 384 Publisher: Greenwood and Grey House Publishing Copyright: 1999 and 2011 Language: English Preface to the Book Gun control is a…

  • Civil Liberties Concerns

    Civil Rights and Civil Liberties: International ConcernsTo establish the principles of civil liberties and civil rights on an international basis, the United Nations Charter was drawn up after World War II (1939-1945); it states that one of the purposes of the UN is to promote and encourage…

  • Environment and the Law: A Dictionary

    Environment and the Law: A Dictionary (Contemporary Legal Issues) Details Author: Vicki R. Patton-Hulce Series: Contemporary Legal Issues Pages: 361 pages Publisher: ABC-CLIO Publication Date: December 1, 1995 Language: English ISBN-10: 0874367492 ISBN-13: 978-08743674 About this Book This dictionary has been written by Vicki R. Patton-Hulce for students from high school level onwards, and for…