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 […]

UN Research Institute for Social Development

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Social Questions > Social affairs > Social life > Social development Concept of UN Research Institute for Social Development See the […]

Undisclosed Partnership

Hierarchical Display of Undisclosed partnership Business And Competition > Legal form of organisations > Organisation
Business And Competition > Business organisation > Economic concentration > Shareholding Undisclosed partnership Concept of Undisclosed partnership See the dictionary […]

UNRWA

Embracing mainstream international law, this section on unrwa explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Organization United Nations United Nations System Resources Further Reading The entry […]

Universal Suffrage

Universal Suffrage in Election Law A fundamental principle in democratic elections, by which every citizen has the right to vote in periodic and regular elections and referenda. This right must be established by law. Restrictions may apply (minimum age, mental capacity), but the right to vote […]

UNAIDS

Embracing mainstream international law, this section on unaids explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Organization United Nations United Nations System Resources Further Reading The entry […]

Unemployment

Unemployment (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Unemployment means: refers to all people above a specified age who are not in paid employment or self-employed, but are available for work and have taken specific steps to seek paid employment or self-employment. Long-term […]

Ukraine

Legal Materials For information on Ukrainian legal materials, see the A Research Guide to Ukrainian Law by Alexander Biryukov & Myroslava Kryvonos. See also the Guide to Law Online: Ukraine and the multi-national sources discussed in the "Foreign Law" entry of this Guide. […]

Unemployment Due to Technical Progress

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Universal Postal Union

Universal Postal Union Outline The union was established under the International Postal Convention of 1874. It was then named the General Postal Union. In 1878 it was renamed the Universal Postal Union. It became a specialised, but independent, agency of the UN after 1945. The UPU is a […]

UN Security Council

UN Security Council The Council is composed of fifteen member states, five of them permanent members and specified by name in the Charter. These are the United States, Russia (replacing the Soviet Union in 1991), China, the United Kingdom, and France. The rest are elected for two-year terms […]

Updating of Skills

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Employment And Working Conditions > Labour market > Labour force > Professional qualifications > Skill obsolescence Updating of skills Concept of Updating of skills See the […]

Israel

Legal Materials For an introduction to the Israeli legal system see A Guide to Legal Research in Israelby Michal Tamir, Legal Research Guide: Israel and/or the Israeli Law Guide by Ruth Levush. For more information on Israeli legal materials, see Esther Snyder's Israel: A Legal Research […]

UN Industrial Development Organisation

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Industry > Industrial structures and policy > Industrial policy > Industrial development Concept of UN Industrial Development Organisation See the dictionary […]

Underdevelopment

Summary of Underdevelopment

A condition in which a nation's per capita real income is significantly below that enjoyed in the industrialized world, and where national income is inadequate to provide the investment capital essential to expand the economy. In addition, most underdeveloped […]

Uzbekistan

Legal Materials For information on Uzbek law and legal materials, see …

    A Guide to Legal Research in Uzbekistan by Maria S. Stalbovskaya; The Guide to Online Law: Uzbekistan by the Library of Congress; Doing Business in Uzbekistan by Baker & […]

Unemployed Person

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Social Questions > Social protection > Social security > Social-security benefit > Unemployment insurance
Employment And Working Conditions > Employment > […]

UNO

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International Relations > International affairs > International organisation
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Unsolicited Electronic Advertising

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Education And Communications > Communications > Communications systems > Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone
Trade > Marketing > Commercial transaction > Sale > Distance […]

Unfair Terms of Contract

Hierarchical Display of Unfair terms of contract Law > Civil law > Civil law > Contract > Contract terms
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UN Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute

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Social Questions > Social affairs > Social problem > Crime Concept of UN Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute See […]

Unintentional Crime

Hierarchical Display of Unintentional crime Law > Criminal law > Offence
Unintentional crime Concept of Unintentional crime See the dictionary definition of Unintentional crime. Characteristics of Unintentional crime [rtbs name=”xxx-xxx”] Resources Translation of Unintentional crime […]

Use of Outer Space

Hierarchical Display of Use of outer space Law > International law > Public international law > Law of outer space
International Relations > International security > International security > Militarisation of space
Production, Technology And Research > Research and intellectual property […]

UN Institute for Disarmament Research

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International Relations > International security > International security > Disarmament Concept of UN Institute for Disarmament Research See the […]