Search results for: “additional product aid”

  • Education

    "The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn." — Alvin Toffler See Education links History of Education In the following treatment of this subject, the theory and early history of education is […]

  • GATT Accession

    GATT Accession Summary of GATT Detais can be found in General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade). Accession Process The process was described by Christopher Mark in 1993: "Joining the GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE is rarely a simple or straightforward matter –especially if the […]

  • Commercial law

    Commercial law Introduction to Commercial Law Commercial Law, body of law that relates to commerce and business transactions. Commercial law includes the laws that pertain to sales; negotiable instruments, such as checks and promissory notes; carriage by land and sea; insurance; brokerage; […]

  • Commercial law

    Commercial law Introduction to Commercial Law Commercial Law, body of law that relates to commerce and business transactions. Commercial law includes the laws that pertain to sales; negotiable instruments, such as checks and promissory notes; carriage by land and sea; insurance; brokerage; […]

  • Structural Funds

    Meaning of Structural funds Here is a very short concept of structural funds in the European Union framework: The collective name given to four (or perhaps more properly five) funds set up to assist underdeveloped, declining or economically stagnant regions of the EU The European Regional […]

  • Structural Funds

    Meaning of Structural funds Here is a very short concept of structural funds in the European Union framework: The collective name given to four (or perhaps more properly five) funds set up to assist underdeveloped, declining or economically stagnant regions of the EU The European Regional […]

  • Comparative Law

    Comparative law may be defined as the study of the similarities and differences between the laws or legal rules of two or more countries, or between two or more legal systems (i.e. the study of legal systems and laws in different countries). It is not a body of rules and principle. It is a […]

  • Precautionary Principle

    Precautionary Principle and the Treaties of the European Union Description of Precautionary Principle provided by the European Union Commission: The concept of the precautionary principle was first set out in a Commission communication adopted in February 2000 on recourse to the precautionary […]

  • Precautionary Principle

    Precautionary Principle and the Treaties of the European Union Description of Precautionary Principle provided by the European Union Commission: The concept of the precautionary principle was first set out in a Commission communication adopted in February 2000 on recourse to the precautionary […]

  • Pollution

    Legislation in the United States In 1969, a major fire erupted (in the United States). This time, with the help of news and magazine coverage, the fire prompted the nation to take immediate action against water pollution. The public response to this event helped create the Federal Water […]

  • Pollution

    Legislation in the United States In 1969, a major fire erupted (in the United States). This time, with the help of news and magazine coverage, the fire prompted the nation to take immediate action against water pollution. The public response to this event helped create the Federal Water […]

  • Economic Support

    Hierarchical Display of Economic support Economics > Economic policyEconomics > Economic policy > Economic policy > Intervention policy > Support policyInternational Relations > Cooperation policy > Aid policy > Economic aid Economic support Concept of Economic support See the […]

  • Structural Bias

    Besides “partisan bias” in media reporting, a second type of media bias is known as “structural bias.” This type of bias stems from certain “structures” (customs, reporting routines, commercial pressures, etc.) that operate within the news industry. As a result of the highly commercial and purportedly nonpartisan nature of the mainstream media, the issue of…

  • Humberto Leal García

    Humberto Leal García Humberto Leal García in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): Efforts on the part of Congress and the Executive Branch to satisfy the United States' obligation under […]

  • Persons With Disabilities

    Persons With Disabilities in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): In a July 25, 2011 proclamation, President Obama marked the 21st anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"). […]