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  • American Digest System

    Case digests for American law, comprised of three different series: the Centennial Digest (cases up to 1896); the Decennial Digest (a number of sets covering either 10 or 5 years of cases, commencing in 1896); and the General Digest (volumes covering the period since the most recent Decennial […]

  • Inter-american Commission on Human Rights

    United States Statement at the Inter-american Commission on Human Rights in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On October 25, 2011, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs at the U.S. […]

  • Inter-american Commission on Human Rights

    United States Statement at the Inter-american Commission on Human Rights in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On October 25, 2011, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs at the U.S. […]

  • North American Free Trade Agreement

    North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) On January 1, 1994 the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) established a single trade zone. North American Free Trade Agreement Resources There is a great deal of research material available on this subject. The difficulty is not in […]

  • North American Free Trade Agreement

    North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) On January 1, 1994 the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) established a single trade zone. North American Free Trade Agreement Resources There is a great deal of research material available on this subject. The difficulty is not in […]

  • Inter-american Commission on Human Rights Candidates

    Election of U.S. Candidate to the Inter-american Commission on Human Rights in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Election of U.S. Candidate to the Inter-american Commission on Human Rights: On February 21, 2013, the State Department announced the candidacy of […]

  • World Trade Law

    World Trade Law Contents of World Trade Law Contents of this subject matter include: Introduction: the basis of world trade – an examination of comparative advantage and asking the question: “why trade at all?” the 'Buy Australia' Campaign, the relationship between […]

  • Sources of Law

    Sources of International Law It is generally accepted that the sources of international law (international obligations) are listed in the Article 38(1) of the Statute of the International Court of Justice, which provides that the Court shall apply: international conventions, whether […]

  • International Refugee Law

    International Refugee Law International law: the refugee See International law and refugee conventions: States parties 1. International Instruments Basic instruments 1946 Constitution of the International Refugee Organization Extracts 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights Extracts 1950 Statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of…

  • International Refugee Law

    International Refugee Law International law: the refugee See International law and refugee conventions: States parties 1. International Instruments Basic instruments 1946 Constitution of the International Refugee Organization Extracts 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights Extracts 1950 Statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of…

  • International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law

    International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law (IECL) is a multivolumen (17-volume Encyclopedia), one of the well-known law works, a much-cited reference work, and an ambitious project that brings together works from leading scholars in comparative law. Maybe because its ambition it is somewhat dated. The International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law appears…

  • International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law

    International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law (IECL) is a multivolumen (17-volume Encyclopedia), one of the well-known law works, a much-cited reference work, and an ambitious project that brings together works from leading scholars in comparative law. Maybe because its ambition it is somewhat dated. The International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law appears…

  • Black’s Law Dictionary

    Black’s Law Dictionary The sustained popularity of this Legal dictionary since its appearance (like Bouvier’s Law Dictionary in the XIX Century) it was attributed to the scholarship and Learning of Henry Campbell Black, and to the plan adopted by him for the compilation of a legal lexicon. Now the editor is Bryan Garner, a lexicographer.…

  • Foreign Laws

    Foreign Laws Secondary Sources: The subscription-based Foreign Law Guide: Current Sources of Codes and Basic Legislation in Jurisdictions of the World by Reynolds and Flores explains the legal bibliographies of most foreign countries, including subject-specific treatises in English [formerly published by F. B. Rothman as a looseleaf under the title Foreign Laws]. The blue pages…

  • African Law

    History of the African Law African Law in the Precolonial Period For more information about this section, in the context of the legal history, see the main entry in this legal encyclopedia. African Law in the Colonial Period For more information about this section, in the context of the […]