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  • German Concentration Camps

    German Concentration Camps Concentration Camps, 1933–1939 Concentration camps (Konzentrationslager; abbreviated as KL or KZ) were an integral feature of the regime in Nazi Germany between 1933 and 1945. The term concentration camp refers to a camp in which people are detained or confined, usually under harsh conditions and without regard to legal norms of arrest…

  • TELEVANGELISM

    TELEVANGELISM Term first used by Jeffrey K. Hadden and Charles E. Swann in Prime Time Preachers: The Rising Power of Televangelism (Addison-Wesley 1981) to describe a new form of religious broadcasting combining television and evangelism. Televangelism also is referred to as “the electric church” by religious broadcasters, especially Ben Armstrong (The Electric Church , Nelson…

  • Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms

    The Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms Details of The Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms Author: Amy Hackney Blackwell Date of publishing: 2008 Publisher: Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc, Naperville, Illinois 60567-4410, United States Contents of The Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms Abandon Abatable Nuisance Abate Abatement of a Legacy Abatement of Taxes Abdicate…

  • 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…

  • Encyclopedia of Civil Liberties in America

    The Encyclopedia of Civil Liberties in America Editors: David Schultz, John Vile Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-7656-8063-7 Content of the Encyclopedia ANP ATCA Attainder, Bill of AU CIA DOJ EDPA FBI FCC Friend of the Court Gay Rights IRS Jim Crow Laws Original Intent Patents Procedural Due Process Rochin v. California (1952) Section…

  • ASCOBANS

    Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic and North Seas (ASCOBANS) (1991) The Parties, Recalling the general principles of conservation and sustainable use of natural resources, as reflected in the World Conservation Strategy of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, the United Nations Environment Programme, and the World…

  • Theories of Contractual Obligation

    Theories of Contractual Obligation Theories of Contractual Obligations Consent Theory of Contract in General The mere fact that one man promises something to another creates no legal duty and makes no legal remedy available in case of non-performance. To be enforceable, the promise must be accompanied by some other factor…. The question now to be…

  • Hamas

    Hamas in 2016 aka the Islamic Resistance Movement; Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiya; Izz al-Din al Qassam Battalions; Izz al-Din al Qassam Brigades; Izz al-Din al Qassam Forces; Students of Ayyash; Student of the Engineer; Yahya Ayyash Units; Izz al-Din al-Qassim Brigades; Izz al-Din al-Qassim […]

  • Hamas

    Hamas in 2016 aka the Islamic Resistance Movement; Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiya; Izz al-Din al Qassam Battalions; Izz al-Din al Qassam Brigades; Izz al-Din al Qassam Forces; Students of Ayyash; Student of the Engineer; Yahya Ayyash Units; Izz al-Din al-Qassim Brigades; Izz al-Din al-Qassim […]

  • Us International Law Issues

    United States International Law Issues in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): The Arab Awakening presented a variety of challenges for the practice of international law in 2011. In addressing events in […]

  • Sanctions under Executive Order 13382

    Sanctions Under Executive Order 13382 in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): During 2011 the United States imposed targeted financial sanctions on Iranian entities, Iranian individuals and other […]

  • Sanctions under Executive Order 13382

    Sanctions Under Executive Order 13382 in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): During 2011 the United States imposed targeted financial sanctions on Iranian entities, Iranian individuals and other […]

  • Amazon eBook Contracts

    Amazon eBook Contracts European Union antitrust investigation into the Amazon’s eBook Business The European Commission opened in 2015 a formal antitrust investigation into Amazon’s ebooks distribution agreements. At the heart of the Commission investigation were the clauses included in Amazon’s contracts with publishers, and the European Commission were concerned that publishers were forced to inform…

  • Amazon eBook Contracts

    Amazon eBook Contracts European Union antitrust investigation into the Amazon’s eBook Business The European Commission opened in 2015 a formal antitrust investigation into Amazon’s ebooks distribution agreements. At the heart of the Commission investigation were the clauses included in Amazon’s contracts with publishers, and the European Commission were concerned that publishers were forced to inform…

  • Ultimatum

    Embracing mainstream international law, this section on ultimatum explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources Further Reading The entry "ultimatum" in the Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law (currently, the […]