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Legal Status
Resources See Also Civil Liberty Civil Right Legal Right Citizen Freedom Political Liberty Constitutional Right Political Right Freedom of Speech
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Children Protected by the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
Children Protected by the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction A fundamental purpose of the Hague Convention is to protect children from wrongful international removals or retentions by persons bent on obtaining their physical and/or legal custody. Children who are wrongfully moved from country to country are deprived of the stable…
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Children Protected by the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
Children Protected by the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction A fundamental purpose of the Hague Convention is to protect children from wrongful international removals or retentions by persons bent on obtaining their physical and/or legal custody. Children who are wrongfully moved from country to country are deprived of the stable…
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Personal Status Law
The Legal History of Personal Status LawThis section provides an overview of Personal Status Law ResourcesSee AlsoLegal Biography Legal Traditions Historical Laws History of Law Further Reading Personal Status Law in the Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History (Oxford University […]
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Civil Liberties Concerns
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties: International ConcernsTo establish the principles of civil liberties and civil rights on an international basis, the United Nations Charter was drawn up after World War II (1939-1945); it states that one of the purposes of the UN is to promote and encourage…
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International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Part 3
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Part 3 33 PUTTING IT TO GOOD USE: THE International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights AND WOMEN’S RIGHT TO REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH Dina Bogecho Southern California Review of Law and Social Justice Volume 13, Number 2, Spring 2004 p.229 LAW JOURNAL / LAW REVIEW 34 The International…
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International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 6
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Article 41 1. A State Party to the present Covenant may at any time declare under this article that it recognizes the competence of the Committee to receive and consider communications to the effect that a State Party claims that another State Party is not fulfilling its…
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International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 4
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Article 19 1. Everyone shall have the right to hold opinions without interference. 2. Everyone shall have the right to freedom of expression; this right shall include freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers, either orally, in writing or…
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International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 3
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Article 10 1. All persons deprived of their liberty shall be treated with humanity and with respect for the inherent dignity of the human person. 2. (a) Accused persons shall, save in exceptional circumstances, be segregated from convicted persons and shall be subject to separate treatment appropriate…
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International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 2
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights PART I Article 1 1. All peoples have the right of self-determination. By virtue of that right they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development. 2. All peoples may, for their own ends, freely dispose of their natural wealth and…
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International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 2
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights PART I Article 1 1. All peoples have the right of self-determination. By virtue of that right they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development. 2. All peoples may, for their own ends, freely dispose of their natural wealth and…
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International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage 3
International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage ARTICLE X 1. Any judgment given by a court with jurisdiction in accordance with Article IX which is enforceable in the state of origin where it is no longer subject to ordinary forms of review, shall be recognized in any Contracting State, except: (a) where…
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International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage
International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage ARTICLE I For the purposes of this Convention: 1. “Ship”means any sea-going vessel and any seaborne craft of any type whatsoever, actually carrying oil in bulk as cargo. 2. “Person”means any individual or partnership or any public or private body, whether corporate or not,…
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Political Violence
Hierarchical Display of Political violence Politics > Politics and public safety > Public safety Political violence Concept of Political violence See the dictionary definition of Political violence. Characteristics of Political violence [rtbs name=”xxx-xxx”] Resources Translation of […]
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Non-state Actors
Embracing mainstream international law, this section on non-state actors explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources Further Reading The entry "non-state actors" in the Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law […]