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  • Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act

    Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA) The US Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA) was enacted to ensure that emergency response officials are cognizant of hazardous substances in communities (42 U.S.C. §§ 11001-11050). EPCRA requires facilities handling hazardous substances to submit a chemical inventory to State and local emergency…

  • Clean Water

    Clean Water Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation In the course of 2010, the United Nations General Assembly and the Human Rights Council explicitly recognized the human right to water and sanitation. It is derived from the right to an adequate standard of living as stipulated in Art. 11 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social…

  • Less and less popular law topics at Schools

    Electronic Surveillance Child Pornography Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984 Bankruptcy Act of 1841 Toll Hutto v. Finney Ex Post Facto Laws Federal Blackmail Statute (1994) Disciplinary Rules Customs Duties XYY Chromosomal Abnormality Defense Modus Operandi Democratic-Republican Party Morgan v. Commonwealth of Virginia Abzug, Bella Savitsky Evers-Williams, Myrlie Rosenblatt v. Baer Mail Fraud and…

  • Sustainable Development

    Definition and Origins Sustainability and sustainable development were initially defined and promulgated in a report of the World Commission on Environment and Development, "Our Common Future" (1987). This report said (page 43) that sustainable development "is development that […]

  • Un General Assembly

    United States Remarks at the General Assembly in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On July 27, 2011, U.S. Representative to ECOSOC Frederick D. Barton addressed the plenary meeting of the United […]

  • Un General Assembly

    United States Remarks at the General Assembly in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On July 27, 2011, U.S. Representative to ECOSOC Frederick D. Barton addressed the plenary meeting of the United […]

  • Human Rights Council Issues

    Human Rights Council in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Human Rights Council: On March 22, 2013, Ambassador Donahoe delivered the U.S. general comment on the resolution on “the rights of the child to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of […]

  • Human Rights Council Issues

    Human Rights Council in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Human Rights Council: On March 22, 2013, Ambassador Donahoe delivered the U.S. general comment on the resolution on “the rights of the child to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of […]

  • Environmental Crime

    Environmental Crime Environmental Crime: Factors for Presecution in the United States Introduction to Factors to be Considered Where the law and evidence would otherwise be sufficient for prosecution, the Attorney for the Department should consider the factors contained herein [1], to the extent they are applicable, along with any other relevant factors, in determining whether…

  • Environmental Crime

    Environmental Crime Environmental Crime: Factors for Presecution in the United States Introduction to Factors to be Considered Where the law and evidence would otherwise be sufficient for prosecution, the Attorney for the Department should consider the factors contained herein [1], to the extent they are applicable, along with any other relevant factors, in determining whether…

  • Human Rights Council Resolution

    Human Rights Council Resolution in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On June 17, 2011, the United States joined consensus on the Human Rights Council resolution "Promotion of the enjoyment of […]

  • Independent Expert Mission

    Independent Expert's Mission to the United States in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): Then-UN Independent Expert on the Issue of Human Rights Obligations Related to Access to Safe Drinking Water […]

  • Sanitation

    Water and Sanitation in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Water and Sanitation: On September 27, 2013, the U.S. delegation provided an explanation of its position, joining consensus on the resolution at the 24th session of the HRC on "the human right to […]

  • History of Labor Legislation

    History of Labor Legislation Introduction In comparing legislation affecting factories, mines, shops and truck in the chief industrial countries of the continent with that of Great Britain, it is essential to a just view that inquiry should be extended beyond the codes themselves to the general social order and system of law and administration in…

  • KIA-KIK North America LC Classification

    KIA-KIK North America — Continued KIE-KIK United States US Diagram Cf. KF8201+ Indians (Law of the United States) Cf. E78-99.Z9 Indians of North America KIE (5000 no) Regional comparative American Indian law Bibliography General bibliography 2.A-Z Guides to law collections. Tribal law gateways (Portals). Web directories, A-Z Including national and regional tribal directories 2.A46 American…