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1. Economic Growth Futureless Economic Growth (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Futureless Economic Growth means: Futureless growth that is accompanied by a waste of economic and natural resources needed to sustain life for future generations. Ruthless Economic Growth (in the Human Development [...]...
2. Health Indicator Health Indicator (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Health Indicator means: a health indicator is a characteristic of an individual, population, or environment which is measured (directly or indirectly) and could be used to describe one or more aspects of the health based on [...]...
3. Endogenous Growth Endogenous Growth Theory (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Endogenous Growth Theory means: the new theory of economic growth (which was established in the 1990s) , based on special models. The major goal of endogenous growth models is to study of the impact of human capital on [...]...
4. Health Expenditure Health Expenditure Per Capita (ppp Us$) (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Health Expenditure Per Capita (ppp Us$) means: the sum of public and private expenditure (in purchasing power parity terms in US dollars), divided by the mid-year population. Health expenditure includes [...]...
5. Deprivation Deprivation (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Deprivation means: loss of economic fundamentals (food, shelter, etc.), social (health, education, etc.) and other benefits....
6. Development Development Research, Development Theories Further Reading A concise encyclopedia of the United Nations (including Development, H Volger, KA Annan -2010) The Oxford Handbook on the United Nations (TG Weiss - 2007) International Law: A Dictionary (including Development, Boczek, Boleslaw Adam [...]...
7. Contraceptive Contraceptive Prevalence Rate (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Contraceptive Prevalence Rate means: the percentage of women of reproductive age (15 - 49 years) who are using, or whose partners are using, any form of contraception, whether modern or traditional. Resources See [...]...
8. Fertility Fertility (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Fertility means: a woman's reproductive ability, ie the ability of women to bear children in the physiological period, called the fertile age. In demographic statistics taken from the fertile age 15 to 49 years. Total Fertility [...]...
9. Health System Health System (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Health System means: _onsists of all actors, institutions and resources that undertake health activities whose primary purpose is to promote, restore or maintain health as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being. [...]...
10. Mortality Rate Mortality Rate, Overall (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Mortality Rate, Overall means: is the annual number of deaths per 1,000 population....
11. Labour Force Participation Labour Force Participation (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Labour Force Participation means: the percentage of the working-age population (ages 15 — 64) that actively engages in the labour market, by either working or actively looking for work.....
12. Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Unemployment Rate means: the unemployed divided by the labour force (those employed plus the unemployed)....
13. Demography Demography (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Demography means: science that studies the patterns of its population and development in the socio-historical implications; description of statistical data on age and sex composition of the population of the Earth, its regions and [...]...
14. Access to Health Care Access to Health Care (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Access to Health Care means: percentage of the population that can reach appropriate local health facility on foot or by local means of transport within an hour....
15. Adult Adult Illiteracy Rate (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Adult Illiteracy Rate means: _alculated as 100 minus the adult literacy rate. Mortality Rate, Adult (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Mortality Rate, Adult means: probability per 1,000 that a 15-year-old [...]...
16. Concept of Human Development Major Components _f the Concept of Human Development (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Major Components _f the Concept of Human Development means: Efficiency. People must be productive agents of the economy so that they possess the economic means to broaden their choices. [...]...
17. IMF The International Monetary Fund, abbreviated as IMF, is an international organisation, at present counting 188 member countries, with the mission to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic [...]...
18. Health Determinants Determinants of Health (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Determinants of Health means: the range of personal, social, economic and environmental factors which determine the health status of individuals or populations....
19. Water Source Population Not Using Improved Water Source (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Population Not Using Improved Water Source means: _alculated as 100 minus the percentage of the population using an improved water source. Unimproved sources include vendors, bottled water, tanker [...]...
20. United Nations Economic and Social Council (ecosoc) United Nations Economic and Social Council (ecosoc) (in the Human Development Area) In this context, United Nations Economic and Social Council (ecosoc) means: of the United Nations constitutes one of the six (one is not active at the moment) principal organs of the United Nations and it is [...]...
21. Urban Population Urban Population (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Urban Population means: refers to the de facto population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each area or country. Data refer to 1 July of the year indicated. See Population, total. Resources [...]...
22. Density Physical Density (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Physical Density means: number of medical doctors (physicians), including generalist and specialist medical practitioners, expressed per 10,000 people....
23. Standard of Living Standard of Living (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Standard of Living means: integrated index of socio-economic development, measured by aggregate data such as real per capita income, poverty rate, access to health care, the uneven growth of incomes, standards of education, [...]...
24. World Health Organization Public Health Public Health Agencies Introduction to World Health Organization On an international scale, public health is overseen by the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO manages international disease prevention and control efforts, and is involved in training medical personnel, educating [...]...
25. Mortality Maternal Mortality Ratio (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Maternal Mortality Ratio means: the number of female deaths per year due to pregnancy or for reasons connected with childbirth per 100 000 live births. Resources See Also Population Population Planning Population [...]...
26. Adolescent Adolescent Fertility Rate (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Adolescent Fertility Rate means: number of births to woman ages 15-19, expressed per 1.000 women of the same age. Adolescents' Food Communication in Social Media - a Theoretical Inquiry of the Why and How, the Law [...]...
27. Carbon Carbon Intensity of Growth (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Carbon Intensity of Growth means: Also known as the carbon intensity of the economy, refers to the amount of carbon dioxide generated by every dollar of growth in the world economy. It is the ratio of emitted CO2 to [...]...
28. Microfinance Microfinance (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Microfinance means: the complex of financial products for low-income part of population aimed at facilitating their involvement into economic activity. This section provides an overview of microfinance within the legal context of [...]...
29. Psychological Health Psychological Health (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Psychological Health means: is characterized with the level and quality of thinking, development of attention and memory, level of an emotional stability and advancing of volitional qualities....
30. Health Services This section provides an overview of health services within the legal context of Specific Sectors in international economic law, with coverage of Trades in Services and Specific Sectors (Main Regulatory Areas). Resources See Also Social Protection Social Security Employment Affairs Welfare [...]...
31. Environmental Safety Environmental Safety (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Environmental Safety means: Guaranteeing the prevention of environmentally significant natural or anthropogenic disasters; the extent to which preserve the health of the population from existing or expected environmental [...]...
32. Physical Health Physical Health (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Physical Health means: natural condition of the body due to the normal functioning of all its organs and systems...
33. Security Spanish Translation of title and security and certificate This is the legal translation of English to Spanish in relation to title or security or certificate and / or a definition of this topic: Título (in Spanish, without translation of the dictionary entry). In the United States For [...]...
34. Health Care Health Care in the CEDAW Article 12: of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) stipulates, in relation to Health Care, that all countries are required to eliminate discrimination in the field of health care. Women should be ensured equal access [...]...
35. United Nations Development Program Introduction to United Nations Development Program United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), permanent arm of the United Nations General Assembly. The conference, established in December 1964, followed an earlier meeting in which 120 nations participated in discussions of [...]...
36. Exclusion Exclusion in Election Law Event which occurs when a potential voter cannot exercise his or her right to vote on election day because his or her name does not appear on the voter list. This can be due to several reasons: an oversight on the part of the voter, the result of his or her refusal to [...]...
37. Ecological Health Ecological Health Indicators (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Ecological Health Indicators means: _nvironment state, for example quality of water, air and the earth, pollution level et al....
38. Reproductive Health Reproductive Health (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Reproductive Health means: WHO's definition of health as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, reproductive health addresses the reproductive [...]...
39. Income Poverty Line, Population Below Population Below Income Poverty Line (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Population Below Income Poverty Line means: percentage of the population living below the specified poverty line (PPP $1.25 a day and the national poverty line). The national poverty line is the poverty [...]...
40. Human Capital Summary of Human Capital An enrichment of the productive capacity of labor by means of specialized training and education.(Main Author: William J. Miller) Human Capital (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Human Capital means: is formed from investments in human [...]...
41. United Nations and Economic Development Functions of the UN: Economic and Social Development Economic DevelopmentIntroduction to United Nations and Economic DevelopmentThe UN operates under the principle that promoting economic and social development will help bring about lasting world peace. The organization's chart......
42. Degradation Degradation (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Degradation means: is a quantitative or qualitative deviation of something from its former state. The term is applicable to the components of the ecosystem (eg. D. of forest, D. of animal population of some areas), water bodies (eg, [...]...
43. Sustainability Sustainability in the Context of Peacemaking Definition of Sustainability published by the United Nations: Programme evaluation criterion that measures the durability or extent to which behavioral changes and peace outcomes will last, as well as the adaptability of these changes to conflict [...]...
44. Health Expenditure, Private Private Health Expenditure (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Private Health Expenditure means: direct household (out of pocket) spending, private insurance, spending by nonprofit institutions serving households and direct service payments by private corporations. Together with [...]...
45. Inequality Human Development Index, Inequality-adjusted in United Nations Activities In this context, Human Development Index, Inequality-adjusted means: Human Development index value adjusted for inequalities in the three basic dimensions of human development: education, he_lth and profit. The IHDI [...]...
46. Infant Mortality Rate, Infant (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Mortality Rate, Infant means: probability of dying between birth and exactly age 1, expressed per 1,000 live births. Resources See Also Educational Attainment Educational Level Secondary Education Tertiary Education...
47. Official Aid Official Aid (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Official Aid means: grants or loans that meet the same standards as for official development assistance (ODA) except that recipient countries do not qualify as recipients of ODA. These countries are identified in part II of the [...]...
48. Green Economy Green Economy (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Green Economy means: as one that results in improved human well-being and social equity, while significantly reducing environmental risks and ecological scarcities. A green economy can be thought of as one which is low carbon, [...]...
49. Fao Fao Fao (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Fao means: is a food and agriculture organization, founded in 1945. Covers questions of food resources and agricultural development in order to improve the lives of the peoples of the world. Embracing mainstream international law, this [...]...
50. Private Health Insurance Private Health Insurance in Aging Law Concept of Private Health Insurance in the context of Community Health Care and Services for Older Persons, published by the World Health Organization (WHO):Privately organized health insurance that is based on estimation of probable population risks, and [...]...
51. Birth Rate Resources See Also Population Population Planning Population Dynamics Population Structure...
52. Right to Health This section provides an overview of right to health within the legal context of International Economic Law and Human Rights in international economic law (Cross-Cutting Challenges). Resources Further Reading Tania Voon, "Right to Health," Elgar Encyclopedia of International [...]...
53. Economic And Social Council Introduction to Economic and Social Council Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), one of the six principal organs of the United Nations, composed of representatives of 54 countries. Each year 18 members are elected by the UN General Assembly for 3-year terms. ECOSOC's early activities were [...]...
54. United Nations and Health Functions of the UN: Economic and Social Development HealthIntroduction to United Nations and HealthThe UN has recognized that adequate health and control of disease are essential to economic and social development. The World Health Organization (WHO) is the leading UN agency to ad......
55. Monetary Policy Monetary Policy (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Monetary Policy means: the complex of actions aiming to regulate the money supply in a country. By changing banking interest rate, or acting on open securities' market, a government either enlarges or diminishes inflow of [...]...
56. Schooling Expected Years of Schooling (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Expected Years of Schooling means: number of years of schooling that a child of school entrance age can expect to receive if prevailing patterns of age — specific enrolment rates were to stay the same throughout [...]...
57. Empowerment Women's Empowerment in Election Law Process by which women gain power and control over their own lives. It involves awareness-raising, self-confidence building, expansion of choices, increased access to and control over resources and actions to transform the structures and institutions [...]...
58. Demographic Statistics Demographic Statistics (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Demographic Statistics means: area of socio-economic statistics dealing with the application of statistical methods for data collection, processing, presentation and analysis of data on the size, composition, distribution [...]...
59. Dependency Ratio Dependency Ratio (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Dependency Ratio means: ratio of the population ages 0-14 and ages 65 and older to the working - age population (ages 15-64), expressed as dependants per 100 people ages 15-64....
60. Ecosystem Ecosystem (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Ecosystem means: the system of interactions between living organisms and their environment. Resources See Also Economic Development Social development...
61. World Bank Group World Bank Group in International Trade Meaning of World Bank Group, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): The World Bank Group is a specialized United Nations agency dedicated to improving living standards in developing countries through facilitation and [...]...
62. International Trade Center International Trade Center (ITC) This section provides an overview of international trade center (itc) within the legal context of Development Institutions in international economic law, with coverage of Architecture. Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations [...]...
63. Unicef The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) UNICEF supports governments and civil society in some 155 countries to implement the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and other international standards. UNICEF’s rule of law work includes support to child rights legislative reform; justice [...]...
64. United Nations Economic and Social Development Functions of the UN: Economic and Social DevelopmentIntroduction to United Nations Economic and Social DevelopmentThe second major function of the UN is to promote economic and social development worldwide. The UN engages in a myriad of activities and sponsors a large number of age......
65. Electrification Electrification Rates (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Electrification Rates means: indicate the number of people with electricity access as a percentage of the total population....
66. Health Organizations «health 8» (in the Human Development Area) In this context, «health 8» means: is an informal group of eight health-related organisations, WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, UNAIDS, GFATM, GAVI, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and the World Bank created in mid-2007 to stimulate a [...]...
67. Income Income or Consumption, Shares of Income (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Income or Consumption, Shares of Income means: the shares of consumption accruing to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles, based on national household surveys covering various years. [...]...
68. Trade in Services Agreement The Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) This section provides an overview of the trade in services agreement (tisa) within the legal context of Preferential Trade in Services Agreements in international economic law, with coverage of Trades in Services and Specific Sectors (Main Regulatory [...]...
69. Children Legitimacy of Children Introduction to Children Legitimacy of Children, being born of legally married parents." (1) The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act and the Electronic Commerce The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act in the Online Business Law Children Reaching [...]...
70. Morbidity Incidence Morbidity Incidence Rate, Women and Men (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Morbidity Incidence Rate, Women and Men means: the number of illness episodes suffered by all women (or men) aged 15 years and older in a given period expressed as a percentage of all women (or men) aged [...]...
71. Renewable Energy Renewable Source (of Energy) (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Renewable Source (of Energy) means: natural resources, which stocks or recovered more quickly than is used or not depends on whether or not they are used as hydro, solar, wind, geothermal, hydraulic energy, the [...]...
72. Development Institutions Development Institutions in International Economic Law In international economic law, development institutions includes the following legal areas, with coverage in this world legal encyclopedia: li> World Bank Group (WBG) Regional Development Banks (IDB) International Trade Center (ITC) [...]...
73. Intergovernmental Organizations A list of some Intergovernmental Organizations is the following: Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization ( CTBTO ) Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAO ) Global Environment Facility ( GEF ) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ( IPCC ) International Atomic [...]...
74. Vulnerability Vulnerability (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Vulnerability means: is the threat of deprivation in multiple dimensions that reduce core human capabilities below the threshold. Vulnerability is a human condition or process resulting from physical, social, economic and [...]...
75. Earned Income Earned Income (ppp Us$), Estimated (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Earned Income (ppp Us$), Estimated means: derived on the basis of the ratio of the female nonagricultural wage to the male nonagricultural wage, the female and male shares of the economically active population, [...]...
76. Household Household (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Household means: a small group of people living in the same territory, who join part or all of their income and property, and consume certain types of products and services, notably housing services and food; there are family and [...]...
77. Nonrenewable Resources Nonrenewable Resources (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Resources , Nonrenewable means: the natural resources, which self-restoration proceeds in thousands and million times more slowly than rate of their operation (e.g., soil resources)....
78. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, abbreviated as OECD and based in Paris (FR), is an international organisation of 35 countries committed to democracy and the market economy. The forerunner to the OECD was [...]...
79. Biocapacity Biocapacity (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Biocapacity means: is the capacity of an area to provide resources and absorb wastes....
80. Biodiversity Concept of Biodiversity An introductory definition of Biodiversity is provided here: two kinds: species and genetic diversity, species diversity refers to the differences between species, while genetic diversity refers to differences within species Biodiversity (in the Human Development Area) [...]...
81. Biological Productivity Biological Productivity (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Biological Productivity means: A measurement of biological production of a given area over a given time period. A typical indicator of biological productivity is the annual biomass accumulation of an ecosystem....
82. Biomass Biomass (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Biomass means: The total mass of all living organisms within a biological community. Resources See Also Energy Utilities Natural Resources Energy Clean Energy...
83. Birth Life Expectancy at Birth (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Life Expectancy at Birth means: number of years a newborn infant could expect to live if prevailing patterns of age-specific mortality rates at the time of birth were to stay the same throughout the infant's life....
84. Basic Needs Summary of Basic Needs A code word for official development ASSISTANCE (read this legal term for further details) programs aimed toward the improvement of health care, education, nutrition, and like fundamental services in poorer nations. The basic needs concept has been criticized by some [...]...
85. Bruntland Commission Bruntland Commission or World Commission on Environment and Development (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Bruntland Commission (also World Commission on Environment and Development) means: stands for the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED), known by the name [...]...
86. Bilateral Investment Treaties ContentsBilateral Investment Treaties Bilateral Investment Treaties resources ConclusionNotesSee AlsoReferences and Further ReadingAbout the Author/s and Reviewer/sMentioned in these Entries Bilateral ... Read more...
87. Bills unenacted Bills unenacted Here the Encyclopedy address the notability of Bills that are introduced, but not yet enacted. The vast majority ... Read more...
88. Biological Theories of Crime ContentsBiological Theories of CrimeBackgroundGenetic FactorsNeurological AbnormalitiesSee AlsoCriminology: Biological Theories of CrimeIntroduction to Biological Theories of CrimeResourcesNotes and ReferencesGuide to Biological ... Read more...
89. Corruption Corruption Definition Corruption, wrongdoing by those in a special position of trust. The term is commonly applied to self-benefiting conduct by public officials and others dedicated to public service. (1) Corruption is not a technical term; it is not considered a criminal offence in most [...]...
90. Big Eight The eight currencies in which the preponderance of the world's trade is transacted: U.S. dollar, French franc, pound sterling, Swiss franc, Deutschmark, Canadian dollar, Japanese yen, and Italian lira. The seven non-U.S. currencies cited, in the aggregate, routinely account for 90 percent of all......
91. Bilateral Restraint Agreement Any agreement, understanding, or program involving governmental authorities, producers, trade associations, or labor unions in one country and their counterparts in another country to control or limit trade in specified products. Generally, such agreements arise where one nation finds that [...]...
92. Bill Of Credit A document requesting or directing the addressee to extend credit to a party stipulated in the letter. The person issuing the letter serves as a guarantor for any credit so extended.......
93. Bind Bind (Tariff)An act whereby a nation withholds a proposed tariff rate increase on one or more products.......
94. Binder Summary of Binder A temporary, often abbreviated document evidencing that insurance coverage has been effected. A binder is an interim measure until the full policy is prepared.(Main Author: William J. Miller) Binder in International Trade Meaning of Binder, according to the [...]...
95. Gross Domestic Product Summary of Gross Domestic Product The aggregate value, expressed in monetary terms, of all goods and services produced within a national economy during a given time period, usually one year.(Main Author: William J. Miller) Gross Domestic Product (gdp) (in the Human Development [...]...
96. Monopoly Summary of Monopoly The condition in which a given product or service can be obtained only from a single supplier that is free to use its market position to exact excessive prices for the product or service it controls. The Sherman Act of 1890 makes monopolies and attempts to monopolize [...]...
97. Parity In arbitrage usage, an equivalent value for two currencies; for example, the Bermuda dollar enjoys parity with the U.S. dollar (B$l = U.S.SI).......
98. Risk Management Summary of Risk Management The application of management techniques to identify, quantify, and respond to threats of loss or damage to a firm's assets. Such threats may arise from random events such as fire, explosion, theft, and acts of nature, or from the conscious efforts of external [...]...
99. International Atomic Energy Agency International Atomic Energy Agency Outline The IAEA was founded in 1957 as an agency of the UN. It is directly accountable to the General Assembly of the UN. Its main task is to prevent and monitor radiation hazards. Because of the potential abuse of atomic energy, the IAEA works closely with [...]...
100. International Monetary Fund International Monetary Fund Outline The UN Monetary and Financial Conference met in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, United States, from 1 to 20 July 1944. The Bretton Woods Agreement announced the establishment of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the International Bank for [...]...
101. Bigamy Bigamy, in law, the criminal offense of marrying while one is still a partner in a valid earlier marriage. A person is not guilty of bigamy, however, if the prior marriage has been terminated by divorce or annulment. Bigamy is a crime in most Western nations, including the United States, the [...]...
102. Bill Bill, in the political process, a proposed law placed before a legislative body for examination, debate, and enactment. Once enacted, a bill becomes a law. Because making laws is the primary function of the U.S. Congress, as stated in the Constitution, the introduction and processing of bills [...]...
103. Age Introduction to Age A perpetrator's youth has long been a defense to criminal charges because children are deemed incapable of making rational decisions for which they should be held accountable. Under the common law, a child under 7 years of age is deemed too young to be criminally [...]...
104. Biological Weapons Characteristics of Terrorist Attacks: Chemical and Biological Weapons Introduction to Biological Weapons Concern over terrorist use of chemical and biological weapons increased after the 1995 sarin nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway and the discovery in 2001 of anthrax spores mailed in the [...]...
105. Kyoto Protocol Introduction to Kyoto Protocol Kyoto Protocol, international treaty adopted in 1997 that sets concrete targets for developed countries to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming, also known as climate change. The Ky_to Protocol is a supplementary treaty to the [...]...
106. Big Four Other Popular Tax Definitions in the World Legal Encyclopedia Adjusted Gross Income (sometimes, including Big Four) Ad......
107. Employment Employment Law The Legal History of Employment and Labor Law This section provides an overview of Employment and Labor Law Employment in the CEDAW Article 11 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) stipulates, in relation to Employment, that [...]...
108. Budget United Nations Budget Further Reading A concise encyclopedia of the United Nations (including Budget , H Volger, KA Annan -2010) The Oxford Handbook on the United Nations (TG Weiss - 2007) International Law: A Dictionary (including Budget , Boczek, Boleslaw Adam -2005) Budget and Europe [...]...
109. World Bank World Bank and the World Bank Group Further Reading A concise encyclopedia of the United Nations (including World Bank , H Volger, KA Annan -2010) The Oxford Handbook on the United Nations (TG Weiss - 2007) International Law: A Dictionary (including World Bank , Boczek, Boleslaw Adam -2005) [...]...
110. Agency The Legal History of Agency This section provides an overview of Agency Agency (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Agency means: what a person is free to do and achieve in pursuit of whatever goals or values he or she regards as important. Description of Agency Introduction This [...]...
111. Bisexual The Legal History of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender TheoryThis section provides an overview of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Theory ResourcesSee AlsoLegal Biography Legal Traditions Historical Laws History of Law Further Reading Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Theory [...]...
112. Bishops The Legal History of Bishops and ArchbishopsThis section provides an overview of Bishops and Archbishops ResourcesSee AlsoLegal Biography Legal Traditions Historical Laws History of Law Further Reading Bishops and Archbishops in the Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History (Oxford [...]...
113. Health Health The Legal History of Health This section provides an overview of Health Health (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Health means: is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity Most Popular Entries related to [...]...
114. Poverty The Legal History of Poverty This section provides an overview of Poverty Human Poverty Index For Selected High-incomeoecd Countries (hpi-2) (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Human Poverty Index For Selected High-incomeoecd Countries (hpi-2) means: _ composite index measuring [...]...
115. Society The Legal History of Law and Society This section provides an overview of Law and Society Society, Bishop From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Society, Bishop (1): A society may expel a member on due notice and a fair trial. The refusal of the bishop to recognize a [...]...
116. Bibliography Bibliographic Coupling in Legal Information Retrieval The following is a basic concept of Bibliographic Coupling in relation to information retrieval. In addition to this, Bibliographic Coupling may be applied to legal texts, including case law, legislation and scholarly works. Bibliographic [...]...
117. Bilateralism Bilateralism and International Trade Economy Bilateralism in International Economic Law This section provides an overview of bilateralism within the legal context of Historical Perspective in international economic law. Resources Further Reading Meredith Kolsky Lewis, "Bilateralism in [...]...
118. Exclusions In the United States For information about Exclusions in the context of international trade, click here...
119. Bilateral Trade Agreement Bilateral Trade Agreement in International Trade Meaning of Bilateral Trade Agreement, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): A formal agreement involving commerce between two countries. Such agreements sometimes list the quantities of specific goods that may [...]...
120. Bill of Adventure Bill of Adventure in International Trade Meaning of Bill of Adventure, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): A written certificate used in goods that are shipped under the name of a merchant, shipmaster, or shipowner. It certifies that the property and risk in [...]...