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1. Deck Cargo Deck Cargo in International Trade Meaning of Deck Cargo, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): Goods shipped on the deck of a ship rather than in its holds. Since deck cargo is more exposed to the elements, traders may wish to stipulate that goods not be [...]...
2. Surveyor Surveyor in International Trade Meaning of Surveyor, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): An individual or company that acting as an independent third-party expert examines and ascertains the condition of goods or transport equipment (specially ships). [...]...
3. CIP Carriage and Insurance Paid To CIP Carriage and Insurance Paid to in International Trade Meaning of Cip Carriage and Insurance Paid to, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): In Incoterms CIP, the seller has the same obligations as under CPT (Carriage Paid to) terms, but with the addition [...]...
4. 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 [...]...
5. Landed Value Landed Value in International Trade Meaning of Landed Value, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): The value of cargo at the arrival point on the buyer's side.; i.e., cost of goods, packing, forwarding fees, pre-carriage, main carriage and insurance....
6. Women Workers Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee Resources See Also Social Protection Social Security Employment Affairs Welfare State Maternity...
7. Repatriation Summary of Repatriation The transfer of investment proceeds or the return of capital from a foreign country back to the home country of the investor.(Main Author: William J. Miller) Repatriation and International Trade Economy In relation to international trade economy, [...]...
8. Shipper Shipper in International Trade Meaning of Shipper, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): As the party who contracts for carriage, the party who enters in a contract of carriage with a carrier and pays the carrier is in a position to give the carrier handling [...]...
9. Multimodal Transport Document Multimodal Transport Document in International Trade Meaning of Multimodal Transport Document, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): A document issued or signed by a carrier indicating carriage by more than one means of transportation. For example, a [...]...
10. Pre-carriage Pre-carriage in International Trade Meaning of Pre-carriage, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): Transportation from the place where a shipping originates to the departure point on the seller's side. Pre-carriage brings the goods to the main carrier, and [...]...
11. Clerical Worker Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
12. Agricultural Worker Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Rural Development Agriculture...
13. Combined Transport Document A bill of lading issued by a combined transport operator (read this and related legal terms for further details) covering shipment of goods by more than one mode of transport. The document specifies the point at which th......
14. Cashier's Check Summary of Cashier's Check A bank check, i.e., a check drawn by the bank on itself. It constitutes a primary bank obligation and is almost universally acceptable in business transactions.(Main Author: William J. Miller) Resources See Also Check...
15. Workers by Employment Status Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
16. Carriage of Goods by Road, Rail and Inland Waterways Carriage of Goods by Road, Rail and Inland Waterways in Private International Law This section contain conflict of laws information and cross references related to carriage of goods by road, rail and inland waterways on some major countries and additional jurisdictions. It covers key issues [...]...
17. Customary Freight Unit As used within the context of the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, the unit upon which freight is assessed on bulk or unpackaged cargoes. The act provided that a carrier's liability for loss or damage to cargo shall be limited (in the 1980s) to $500 per package, or "other customary freight uni......
18. Cargo Manifest Cargo Manifest in International Trade Meaning of Cargo Manifest, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): A list of a ship's cargo but without a listing of charges....
19. Highly Qualified Worker Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
20. Cargo Insurance Certificate Cargo Insurance Certificate in International Trade Meaning of Cargo Insurance Certificate, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): A document indicating the type and amount of insurance coverage in force on a particular shipment. Used to assure the consignee [...]...
21. Auxiliary Worker Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
22. Knowledge Worker Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
23. Medical Worker Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
24. Migrant Worker Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
25. Nonmanual Worker Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
26. Nonunionized Worker Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
27. Offshore Worker Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
28. Own Account Worker Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
29. Unionized Worker Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
30. Deviation The departure by a vessel from the scope or route of the planned voyage. An unreasonable departure from the normal course of the voyage is generally considered improper and, in those cases where cargo interests suffer losses as a result of such a departure, a finding by a court that the vessel devia......
31. Declared Value for Carriage Declared Value For Carriage in International Trade Meaning of Declared Value For Carriage, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): The value of goods declared to the carrier by the shipper for the purposes of determining charges, or of establishing the limit of [...]...
32. New Jason Clause A stipulation in ocean bills of lading subject to the U.S. carriage of goods by Sea Act (read this and related legal terms for further details). Prior to the adoption of the Harter Act of 1893, American law recognized no......
33. Caribbean Development Bank Embracing mainstream international law, this section on caribbean development bank explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources See Also World Bank Bank Regulation History of Banking Functions of the World Bank Resources Further Reading The entry [...]...
34. Caribbean Basin Initiative An economic development plan for the Caribbean area advanced by the Reagan administration. The principal features of the program include: establishment of a one-way free trade area in which most Caribbean- area products enter the United States free of duty; a reduction of the Caribbean content requi......
35. Clause Paramount A provision in an ocean bill of lading that incorporates by reference laws or international agreements into the bill. The term is most commonly used with reference to the enacting clause of the CARRIAGE OF GOODS BY SEA ACT (......
36. Benefit Of Insurance Clause A provision contained in some ocean bills of lading providing that the ocean carrier is not liable for cargo losses where the merchandise is covered by insurance. This provision has been upheld by the courts (Phoenix Insurance Company vs. Erie & Western Transport Company, 117 U.S. 312, 6 S.Ct. 750 1......
37. Data Entry Operator Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
38. International Standard Classification of Occupations Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
39. Mail Distribution Clerk Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
40. WORKERS WELFARE FACILITIES Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
41. Both-To-Blame Clause A provision in an ocean bill of lading that addresses the responsibilities of the vessel to the cargo interests in the event of a collision at sea. The clause arises from an anomaly of maritime law whereby a vessel involved in a collision is exempted from liability to its own cargo (as provided in t......
42. Marine Cargo Insurance Marine Cargo Insurance in International Trade Meaning of Marine Cargo Insurance, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): Insurance covering loss of, or damage to, goods at sea. Marine insurance typically compensates the owner of merchandise for losses in excess [...]...
43. Bookkeeper Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
44. Disabled War Veteran Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
45. Disabled Workers Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
46. Documentalist Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
47. Executive Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
48. Fire Fighter Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
49. Fishermen Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
50. Foreman Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
51. Geologist Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
52. Housewife Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
53. ISCO Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
54. Job Cluster Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
55. Librarian Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
56. Library Clerk Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
57. Managerial Personnel Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
58. Manual Workers Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
59. Medical Assistant Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
60. Medical Auxiliary Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
61. Medical Doctor Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
62. Migrant Workers Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
63. Nontraditional Occupation Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
64. Nursing Aid Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
65. Obsolescent Occupation Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
66. Occupational Research Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
67. OCCUPATIONS Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
68. Old Workers Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
69. Personnel Accommodation Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
70. Pilot Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
71. Professional Workers Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
72. Professor Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
73. Sales Workers Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
74. Salesman Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
75. Scientist Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
76. Secretary Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
77. Security Guard Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
78. Service Workers Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
79. Shopkeeper Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
80. SKILL LEVEL Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
81. Statistician Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
82. Surgeon Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
83. Technician Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
84. Telephonist Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
85. Unionized Workers Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
86. Unprotected Workers Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
87. War Veteran Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
88. Woman Manager Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
89. WORKERS BY CATEGORY Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
90. Workplace Nursery Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
91. C.I.F. Contract Definition of C.I.F. ContractIn accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of C.I.F. Contract : C.I.F. contract (cost. insurance. freight contract) A type of contract for the international sale of goods by which the seller agrees not only to supply the goods but also to [...]...
92. CMR Transport Document CMR Transport Document in International Trade Meaning of Cmr Transport Document, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): This document, also know as CMR consignment note, constitutes a proof of the contract of carriage by road, determines the scope and [...]...
93. Seabridge A service offered by some ocean carriers whereby cargo moving between Europe and East Asia is taken by one vessel from the exporting country to a U.S. port for relay, from the same port, to destination. The goods move under a single through bill of lading. A seabridge movement is the effective equiv......
94. Special Cargo Policy A marine cargo policy issued to cover a specific shipment. A special policy may be issued when the shipper infrequently transports goods by water, or when the merchandise is so unusual or so valuable as to warrant a special policy. Frequent shippers customarily obtain an Open Policy (...
95. Breakbulk Cargo Breakbulk Cargo in International Trade Meaning of Breakbulk Cargo, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): Non-containerized cargo that may be grouped or consolidated for shipment, and then is later broken down, subdivided, or distributed at a further [...]...
96. Containerizable Cargo Containerizable Cargo in International Trade Meaning of Containerizable Cargo, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): Cargo that will fit into a container and result in an economical shipment....
97. On-carriage On-carriage in International Trade Meaning of On-carriage, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): The movement from the arrival point on the buyer's side to the place where transportation will end, often the buyer's premises. On-carriage is often called [...]...
98. Hamburg Rules A proposed international convention dealing with carrier liability for loss or damage to cargo transported by sea. Known formally as the United Nations Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea 1978, the convention was the product of a conference held at Hamburg, Federal Republic of [...]...
99. Himilaya Clause A provision in an ocean bill of lading that extends to stevedores or other employees of a carrier the carrier defenses against claims for loss and damage of cargo provided in the carriage of goods by sea act (read this and r......
100. Compatible Cargo Compatible Cargo in International Trade Meaning of Compatible Cargo, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): A term used for cargo that may safely travel together....
101. Sales Representative Sales Representative in International Trade Meaning of Sales Representative, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): An individual or firm that serves as the foreign representative of a domestic supplier and seeks sales abroad for the supplier. The [...]...
102. Profession Spanish Translation of profession This is the legal translation of English to Spanish in relation to profession and / or a definition of this topic: Profesión (in Spanish, without translation of the dictionary entry). Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White [...]...
103. Clauses Sue & Labor Clause in International Trade Meaning of Sue & Labor Clause, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): A provision in marine insurance obligating the assured to do things necessary after a loss to prevent further loss and to act in the best interests [...]...
104. Particular Average Summary of Particular Average A partial loss of the value of cargo shipped by sea attributable to a marine peril. See free of particular average.(Main Author: William J. Miller) Particular Average in International Trade Meaning of Particular Average, according to the Dictionary [...]...
105. Case Concerning Barcelona Traction, Light, and Power Company Contents Case Concerning Barcelona Traction, Light, and Power Company, Ltd. (Second Phase) CASE CONCERNING THE BARCELONA TRACTION, LIGHT AND POWER ... Read more...
106. Case Concerning Barcelona Traction, Light, and Power Company 2 Contents Case Concerning Barcelona Traction, Light, and Power Company 2 In the field of diplomatic protection, international law was in ... Read more...
107. Cats and laws A similar decision was rendered in the sheriff’s court at Perth, Scotland, in the late seventies. The cat had killed ... Read more...
108. California Law Review Contents California Law Review Published by: California Law Review, Inc. Founded in 1912, the California Law Review was the first ... Read more...
109. Catalog of US Government Publications Contents Catalog of United States Government Publications (CGP) The CGP is the finding tool for federal publications that includes descriptive ... Read more...
110. Carpathian Convention Contents Treaties & Conventions: Carpathian Convention The Carpathian Convention Enters Into Force On 6 January 2006 the Framework Convention on ... Read more...
111. Cataloging for legal materials Contents Cataloging of law materials Most libraries use LC (Library of Congress) or DDC ( Dewey Decimal Classification ). Some ... Read more...
112. Call Money Demand deposits in a British bank.......
113. 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 [...]...
114. Capital Summary of Capital Goods employed in the pursuit of commercial profit. Capital is one of the traditional factors of production, along with land and labor; some neofactor theorists also include entrepreneurship as a fourth factor, although traditional thought would regard entrepreneurial [...]...
115. 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.......
116. Capital Consumption Allowance The entry, in national income accounting, that represents the aggregate consumption of capital equipment and facilities, i.e., depreciation incurred by the nation's business sector, as well as the aggregate of business casualty losses to plant and equipment during the reporting period.......
117. Carey Street British colloquialism for bankruptcy.......
118. Carfloat A barge that transports railcars about a harbor. The barge has rails on deck, and cars are shunted on at the rail terminals to be floated to a pier for off-loading onto a ship, or for continuation of the rail journey.......
119. Cargo Preference Act A 1954 amendment to the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 which mandates that at least 50 percent of all government generated cargoes move on U.S. flag ships. Included in the category of such cargoes are Department of Defense movements, Department of Agriculture surplus commodities, goods financed by the ......
120. Cargo Rice A cargo of rice in bulk, of which 25 percent is clean (or husked) and 25 percent paddy (or unhusked) rice. This mixture is used during waterborne transport so as to prevent cargo sweating, i.e., the condensation of water vapor as the cargo moves from a tropical to a cooler latitude.......