Search results for: “diplomatic protocol”

  • Parliamentary Diplomacy

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

  • International Law

    International Law consists of the rules and principles of general application dealing with the conduct of States and of international organizations in their international relations with one another and with private individuals, minority groups and transnational companies. Legal Issues […]

  • Sudan

    The Legal History of Sudan This section provides an overview of Sudan Sudan 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 continued its bilateral and multilateral initiatives to […]

  • Sudan

    The Legal History of Sudan This section provides an overview of Sudan Sudan 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 continued its bilateral and multilateral initiatives to […]

  • International Humanitarian Law Treaties

    International Humanitarian Law Treaties and Conventions Sources of international humanitarian law The sources are: International Humanitarian Law treaties. International Humanitarian Law is based on a number of treaties, in particular the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional […]

  • International Environmental Treaties

    International Environmental Treaties The case of Australia D. Anton, J. Kohout and N. Pain, in “Nationalizing Environmental Protection in Australia: The International Dimensions” (1993), wrote: “A national approach to environmental protection is the most effective way for Australia to protect its own environment and to contribute to the common cause of global environmental protection.[1] (…)…

  • Plutonium Management and Disposition Agreement

    Plutonium Management and Disposition Agreement in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On July 13, 2011, Secretary Clinton and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov exchanged diplomatic notes bringing […]

  • Plutonium Management and Disposition Agreement

    Plutonium Management and Disposition Agreement in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On July 13, 2011, Secretary Clinton and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov exchanged diplomatic notes bringing […]

  • Transnational Crime

    Transnational crime From a criminological perspective, the concept of 'transnational crime' originates from the mid-1970s when the United Nations used the term in order to identify certain criminal activities which transcend national jurisdictions. In 1995, the United Nations identified […]

  • Transnational Crime

    Transnational crime From a criminological perspective, the concept of 'transnational crime' originates from the mid-1970s when the United Nations used the term in order to identify certain criminal activities which transcend national jurisdictions. In 1995, the United Nations identified […]

  • Antarctic Treaty

    The Antarctic Treaty (AT) Note: for information about the Antarctic Treaty system, please click here. In General By Vito De Lucia The Antarctic Treaty "shall apply to the area south of 60° South Latitude, including all ice shelves" (Art. VI), and its main objective is […]

  • Antarctic Treaty

    The Antarctic Treaty (AT) Note: for information about the Antarctic Treaty system, please click here. In General By Vito De Lucia The Antarctic Treaty "shall apply to the area south of 60° South Latitude, including all ice shelves" (Art. VI), and its main objective is […]

  • International Law Commission

    ILC – International Law Commission Further Reading A concise encyclopedia of the United Nations (including International Law Commission , H Volger, KA Annan -2010) The Oxford Handbook on the United Nations (TG Weiss – 2007) International Law: A Dictionary (including International Law […]

  • Common Topics

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  • Sovereign Immunity

    Summary of Sovereign Immunity A principle of international law that holds that the territory, property, and official agents of a sovereign state are exempt from seizure, suit, trial, or other submission to the jurisdiction of any other state. Normally a state may not be sued in a foreign […]