Search results for: “delegated jurisdiction”
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Marpol Amendment Procedure
Constitutionality of Marpol Amendment Procedure in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Constitutionality of Marpol Amendment Procedure: In 2013, the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska issued its decision on the U.S. motion to dismiss a case brought […]
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Asset Forfeiture
Asset Forfeiture International Efforts The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), formed by the G-7 Economic Summit in 1989, is dedicated to promoting anti-money laundering controls around the world. France, Germany and the United States are, among others, founding members who are major proponent of this effort. All members of the Financial Action Task Force have…
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Fishery Conservation
Report to Congress on Implementation of Title vi of the Magnuson-stevens Fishery and Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2006 in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): In January 2011, the National Marine […]
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Fishery Conservation
Report to Congress on Implementation of Title vi of the Magnuson-stevens Fishery and Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2006 in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): In January 2011, the National Marine […]
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Implementing the Chemical Weapons Convention
Constitutionality of U.S. Statute Implementing the Chemical Weapons Convention in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Constitutionality of U.S. Statute Implementing the Chemical Weapons Convention: (As reviewed in this legal encyclopedia in relation to […]
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Discretion Over Foreign Relations
Executive Branch Discretion Over Foreign Relations in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Executive Branch Discretion Over Foreign Relations: Detroit International Bridge: Constitutionality of International Bridge Act On August 30, 2013, the United States filed […]
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Foreign State
Definition of "foreign State" in the Fsia in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): Having concluded that the multi-national character of the EC is not a bar to the EC's status as an organ, […]
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Antiterrorism Efforts
General Concerns Criticism about anti-terrorism legislation and other measures in the United States, Canada and other countries focussed on three main areas: general concerns about the scope and effectiveness of these initiatives, violations of civil liberties, and invasions of […]
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Antiterrorism Efforts
General Concerns Criticism about anti-terrorism legislation and other measures in the United States, Canada and other countries focussed on three main areas: general concerns about the scope and effectiveness of these initiatives, violations of civil liberties, and invasions of […]
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Sovereignty
Legal Issues International treaties and conventions are, or should be, based on the presumption that all sovereign states are equal. This presumption forms the basis for the operation of the rules of conflict of laws.5 No country can directly enforce its domestic law within the territory of […]
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Sovereignty
Legal Issues International treaties and conventions are, or should be, based on the presumption that all sovereign states are equal. This presumption forms the basis for the operation of the rules of conflict of laws.5 No country can directly enforce its domestic law within the territory of […]
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Federal Systems
Exclusive and Shared Competences in Federal Systems In relation to the exclusive and shared competences in federal systems and constitutional law, José Maria Serna de la Garza[1] made the following observation: The term federalism refers to an organizational form that can be adopted […]
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Archdeacon
Archdeacon Archdeacon (Lat. archidiaconus, Gr. ἀρχιδιάκονος), a high official of the Christian Church. The office of archdeacon is of great antiquity. So early as the 4th century it is mentioned as an established office, and it is probable that it was in existence in the 3rd. Originally the archdeacon was, as the name implies, the…
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Dispensation
Dispensation Dispensation a term with two main applications: to the action of administering, arranging or dealing out, and to the action of allowing certain things, rules, etc., to be done away with, relaxed. Of these two meanings the first is to be derived from the classical Latin use of dispensare, literally, to weigh out, hence…
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A Dictionary of Law Enforcement
A Dictionary of Law Enforcement A Dictionary of Law Enforcement is “the only dictionary available -according to Oxford University Press, its publisher- that focuses on United Kingdom (British) law enforcement terms. This legal resource contains over 3,400 legal terms, covering many United Kingdom and European Union institutions.” Most of the entries in “A Dictionary of…