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1. European Trade Union Confederation Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
2. EC EC and Europe There is an entry on ec in the European legal encyclopedia. EC and the European Union Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration Resources See Also European Community Resources See [...]...
3. Western European Union Embracing mainstream international law, this section on western european union explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Western European Union and the European Union Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental [...]...
4. WEU WEU (Western European Union) and Europe There is an entry on weu (western european union) in the European legal encyclopedia. Common Foreign and Security Policy, NATO and WEU and the European Union WEU and the European Union Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations [...]...
5. EEC Embracing mainstream international law, this section on eec explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. EEC and Europe There is an entry on eec in the European legal encyclopedia. EEC and the European Union Resources See Also International Organization [...]...
6. ECSC Embracing mainstream international law, this section on ecsc explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. ECSC and the European Union Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional [...]...
7. Organization of African Trade Union Unity Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
8. Trade Union Federation Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
9. ESA ESA and the European Union Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration Resources See Also European Space Agency...
10. European Regional Development Fund European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Union Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration Resources See Also Structural funds...
11. European Space Agency Embracing mainstream international law, this section on european space agency explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. European Space Agency and the European Union Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental [...]...
12. International Trade Union Confederation Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
13. International Trade Union Organizations Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
14. Southern Africa Development Community Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
15. Monetary Union Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
16. EIB Embracing mainstream international law, this section on eib explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. EIB and the European Union Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional [...]...
17. Single European Market Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
18. Morocco The Legal History of Morocco This section provides an overview of Morocco Meaning of Morocco Here is a very short concept of morocco in the European Union framework: Morocco applied to join the Community in 1987 but was rejected as not being a European country. Resources See Also [...]...
19. Permanent Secretariat of the General Treaty on Central American Economic Integration Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
20. Treaty on European Union Maastricht Treaty and Treaty on European Union and the European Union Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration Resources See Also Treaty of Maastricht...
21. International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
22. European Atomic Energy Community Summary of European Atomic Energy Community One of the three components of the European Communities, established by the Treaty of Rome in 1957. The entity, known commonly as Euratom, was created by member states of the European Coal and Steel Community (at that time, France, Italy, Federal [...]...
23. European Social Charter Embracing mainstream international law, this section on european social charter explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional [...]...
24. Single European Act Single European Act and the European Union Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration Resources See Also SEA...
25. European Center for the Development of Vocational Training Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
26. EAC The East African Community, abbreviated as EAC, is a regional intergovernmental organisation with its headquarters in Arusha (Tanzania), consisting of the following member countries: Burundi BI Rwanda RW Uganda UG Kenya KE Tanzania TZ The Treaty for Establishment of the East African [...]...
27. Intergovernmental Organization Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
28. NATO Definition of NATO Within the context of international organizations, the following is a brief meaning of nato: North Atlantic Treaty Organization or NATO is intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on 4 April 1949. The organization constitutes a [...]...
29. Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
30. African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
31. Antigua and Barbuda Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
32. APEC Countries Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
33. Arab Labor Organization Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
34. ASEAN Countries Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
35. Central Africa Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
36. EC Court of Justice Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
37. Inter-American Committee on the Alliance for Progress Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
38. New Partnership for Africa's Development Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
39. Permanent Inter-American Committee on Social Security Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
40. Petroleum Exporting Countries Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
41. Saint Kitts and Nevis Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
42. Saint Lucia Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
43. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
44. South Asia Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
45. South East Asia Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
46. Syrian Arab Republic Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
47. United Arab Emirates Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
48. West Indies Associated States Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
49. Western Europe Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
50. World Council of Churches Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
51. European Communities Summary of European Communities The name for the collective institution that embraces the European Economic Community, the European Atomic Energy Community, and the European Coal And Steel Community (qq.v.). Each of the three entities was established by separate convention, the earliest of [...]...
52. Air Transport Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
53. America Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
54. Bahamas Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
55. Bahrain Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
56. Barbados Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
57. CEDEFOP Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
58. EC Decision Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
59. EC Directive Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
60. EC Regulation Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
61. EC Resolution Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
62. EC Treaty Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
63. ECOWAS Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
64. Employers Organization Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
65. EP Resolution Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
66. ICEM Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
67. ICFTU Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
68. IDRC Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
69. IMFMetal Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
70. ISO Standard Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
71. ITGLWF Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
72. ITUC Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
73. Jordan Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
74. Korea R Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
75. Kuwait Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
76. LAES Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
77. LAFTA Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
78. MINISIS Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
79. Montserrat Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
80. OATUU Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
81. OCAM Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
82. OCAS Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
83. OECS Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
84. Oman Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
85. Pacific Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
86. Qatar Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
87. SADC Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
88. Scandinavia Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
89. Tunisia Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
90. WAEMU Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
91. WEAO Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
92. IUF Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
93. Cartagena Agreement Summary of Cartagena Agreement Considered in Andean Group.(Main Author: William J. Miller) Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
94. Common Market Summary of Common Market A supranational organization of trading nations, created to promote economic collaboration and minimize constraints on the free movement of goods among the member states. Features of a common market include elimination of tariffs on goods moving between member [...]...
95. Customs Union Summary of Customs Union An arrangement among participating countries whereby tariffs are eliminated or virtually eliminated on products moving between members, and a common external tariff (read this and related legal terms for further details) is adopted to provide uniform treatment to [...]...
96. Caribbean Community Caribbean Community Outline The Caribbean Community was based on the Treaty of Chaguaramas, signed in 1973. It consists of a number of Caribbean islands, including Antigua, Anguilla, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, Dominica, St Vincent-Grenadines, St Lucia, St [...]...
97. Chamber of Commerce WCF in International Trade Meaning of WCF, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): The World Chambers Federation is a ICC's specialized division for its chamber of commerce members worldwide. WCF also manages the ATA Carnet System and its guarantee chain for [...]...
98. Caribbean Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration Resources See Also Legal System Country Jurisdiction Immigration Consulate...
99. CABEI Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
100. CACEU Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
101. CARIFTA Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration...
102. Capacity to Contract Capacity to Contract • Barriers to Contract--you either have the right to contract or not ? Analogous to Civil Procedure: either have standing or not. ? Constitutional Law: citizenship barriers. Graded (resident aliens, etc..), but sets up right to 'enter' legal system vs. not. [...]...
103. Cabotage Summary of Cabotage Literally, coastwise navigation, generally used to denote the proscription of foreign flag vessels in a nation's coastwise trade. Since an act of Congress in 1817 (2 Stat. 351), the coastwise trade of the United States has been reserved exclusively to American [...]...
104. Calvo Doctrine So named for the Argentine jurist Carlos Calvo, holds that a nation is obliged to extend to foreign business in its domain only non- discriminatory treatment; by entering a country, a foreign firm implicitly accepts local jurisdiction and will be treated as a national. This doctrine is [...]...
105. Can Can Summary of Can Slang for a container.(Main Author: William J. Miller) The Andean Community, abbreviated as CAN (from the Spanish Comunidad Andina), is a community of four South-American countries aiming at more rapid, better balanced and more autonomous economic and social [...]...
106. Capital Account Entries in a nation's balance of payment accounts reflecting long- or shortterm loans made to other countries, or by other countries to the recording nation. See Balance of Payments.......
107. Cargo Summary of Cargo Merchandise in the process of being transported; not to be confused with freight, which, in maritime usage, is the sum earned by a carrier for transporting goods. General cargo consists of various commodities comprising the property of many shippers or consignees; special [...]...
108. Carrier Summary of Carrier A firm engaged in the business of transporting persons or goods for profit. Railroads, trucking companies, airlines, and steamship operators are examples of carriers. Carriers can be divided into three categories: the private carrier moves only its own goods or those of [...]...
109. Cartage The transfer of merchandise locally, e.g., from a pier to a nearby warehouse; also, the charge for cartage services.......
110. Cartel Summary of Cartel An alliance among firms in the same line of business aimed at controlling or dominating their field on an international basis.(Main Author: William J. Miller) Definition of Cartel In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Cartel : [...]...
111. Central American Common Market Summary of Central American Common Market A free trade area among the nations of Central America, established in 1960 by a treaty between El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. The common market began operations in 1961, and Costa Rica joined the group in 1962. Honduras dropped [...]...
112. Council of Europe Hello Council Of Europe Summary of Council Of Europe An association of twenty- one European states formed to identify and collectively pursue areas of common interest, and to provide a forum for the articulation of European unity. The council was formed by treaty in London on May 5, 1949; [...]...
113. Central African Customs and Economic Union Central African Customs And Economic Union Central African Customs and Economic Union Outline The Central African Customs and Economic Union (CACEU or UDEAC: Union Douanier et Economique de l'Afrique Centrale) The union came into existence in 1966 pursuant to a treaty signed in 1964 by [...]...
114. International Air Transport Association International Air Transport Association Outline The IATA was founded in 1945 in Havana under the agreement of the 1944 International Civil Aviation Conference in Chicago. The IATA replaced the International Air Traffic Association set up in 1919 in The Hague. It is a non-governmental [...]...
115. International Chamber of Commerce International Chamber Of Commerce International Chamber of Commerce Outline The ICC was established in 1919 as a non-governmental organization. Its main purposes are to facilitate international trade and commerce, serve the needs of the international business community (for example, in 1989 [...]...
116. Caveat Emptor Caveat Emptor (Latin, "let the buyer beware"), principle applied in early common law that the buyer of defective goods could not hold the seller legally responsible. The theory of the early common law was based on the assumption that the buyer was able to examine the goods for any [...]...
117. Community Law Community Law, law of the member states of the European Union (EU), as adopted by the union's Council of Ministers. The European Court of Justice interprets and applies EU law. Community law forms part of the law of states and prevails over national law. (1) Community Law and Europe There [...]...
118. Mercosur The Mercosur treaty creates something of a free trade zone among countries in the southern part of South America. The related Mercosur organization posts materials in Spanish. For information about Mercosur materials, see A Guide to MERCOSUR Legal Research: Sources and Documents. [...]...
119. Canada The Legal History of Canada This section provides an overview of Canada Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration Resources See Also Legal Biography Legal Traditions Historical Laws History of [...]...
120. Central America The Legal History of Central American Republics This section provides an overview of Central American Republics The Legal History of South and Central America This general section provides an overview of South and Central America and its historical context. South and Central America [...]...