Search results for: “assists”
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Amicus Curiae
Amicus Curiae, in law, a party (usually an attorney) who is allowed to advise the court in a legal case as a neutral person, not representing either side. Amicus curiae is a Latin phrase meaning 'friend of the court.' (1) Concept of Amicus Curiae Note: explore also the meaning of this […]
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Judicial Center
Judicial Center (United States) Federal Judicial Center The (United States) Federal Judicial Center is the judicial branch’s agency for policy research and continuing education. The Federal Judicial Center (see more here) was created by act of December 20, 1967 (28 U.S.C. 620), to further the development and adoption of improved judicial administration in the courts…
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Trade Finance
Trade Finance in International Trade Meaning of Trade Finance, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): This is the way in which an exporter requires an importer to prepay for goods ship. The importer wants to reduce risks by asking the exporter to document that […]
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Trade Finance
Trade Finance in International Trade Meaning of Trade Finance, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): This is the way in which an exporter requires an importer to prepay for goods ship. The importer wants to reduce risks by asking the exporter to document that […]
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One-Thirteen Committee
One-Thirteen Committee (113 Committee) in relation with International Trade In the context of trade organizations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of One-Thirteen Committee (113 Committee): The central organization in the trade policymaking Structure of the European […]
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Assist
Inputs to production, including tools, dies, blueprints, designs, or development engineering provided by an American importer to a foreign manufacturer for use in producing merchandise for export to the United States. Such inputs must be declared to U.S. Customs on the first importation of the […]
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Genetically Modified Organisms
Genetically modified organisms (GMO) and the Treaties of the European Union Description of Genetically modified organisms (GMO) provided by the European Union Commission: GMOs are organisms whose genetic material (DNA) has been altered not by reproduction and/or natural recombination but by […]
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International Road Transport Union
International Road Transport Union (IRU) in International Trade Meaning of International Road Transport Union (IRU), according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): An organization with members in 75 countries, the IRU assists bus, coach and truck operators throughout […]
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Political Strike
Political strike in the International Trade Union Rights Area Definition of Political strike provided by ITUC-CSI-IGB: A process halfway between conciliation and arbitration , in mediation a neutral third party assists the disputing parties in reaching a settlement to an industrial dispute by […]
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Family Allowances
Introduction to Family AllowancesFamily Allowances, financial payments made by governments to parents to subsidize the cost of raising children. In many countries, family allowances are designed to increase populations by offering financial incentives to parents who have large families. The…
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Child Abuse Reporting
Child Abuse Producting ChildrenSince the 1960s efforts to ensure that abused children are identified have increased greatly in the United States. From 1962 to 1967 all 50 states and the District of Columbia enacted laws that required professionals in law enforcement, medicine, education, an…
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Intermediaries
A provision of the Interstate Commerce Act which states that in those cases where a combination of rates among intermediary points along the route would result in a freight charge lower than the through rate, a shipper may use the lower aggregated rate. This rule applies to rail and water carriers, …
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Trade Agreements Act Of 1979
An act of Congress implementing certain agreements negotiated under the Tokyo Round (read this and related legal terms for further details). The act replaced the Countervailing Duty Law and Antidumping Act of 1921 and ab…
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Trade Agreements Act Of 1979
An act of Congress implementing certain agreements negotiated under the Tokyo Round (read this and related legal terms for further details). The act replaced the Countervailing Duty Law and Antidumping Act of 1921 and ab…
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Media Law Resource Center
Media Law Resource Center (United States) From the website of Media Law Resource Center: “The Media Law Resource Center (MLRC) is a non-profit membership association for content providers in all media, and for their defense lawyers, providing a wide range of resources on media and content law and policy issues. These include news and analysis…