Search results for: “disarmament conventions”
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International Atomic Energy Agency
International Atomic Energy Agency Outline The IAEA was founded in 1957 as an agency of the UN. It is directly accountable to the General Assembly of the UN. Its main task is to prevent and monitor radiation hazards. Because of the potential abuse of atomic energy, the IAEA works closely with […]
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Reservations to Treaties
Reservations to Treaties in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On June 29, 2011, the U.S. Mission to the United Nations conveyed via two separate letters to the Secretary-General of the United Nations […]
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Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant
Nuclear Safety in the Aftermath of the Accident at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On March 11, 2011, an earthquake registering 9.0 on the Richter scale struck […]
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White House Fact Sheet
White House Fact Sheet in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On March 7, 2011, the White House released a fact sheet regarding its detainee policy and new actions taken to close the detention facility […]
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White House Fact Sheet
White House Fact Sheet in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On March 7, 2011, the White House released a fact sheet regarding its detainee policy and new actions taken to close the detention facility […]
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League of Nations
The League of Nations was the ill-fated predecessor of the United Nations. Origins To Alexander of Russia's scheme of a Holy Alliance we need only briefly allude. Though admirable in intention it was rejected as "sublime nonsense and mysticism” by Castlereagh, and it eventually […]
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League of Nations
The League of Nations was the ill-fated predecessor of the United Nations. Origins To Alexander of Russia's scheme of a Holy Alliance we need only briefly allude. Though admirable in intention it was rejected as "sublime nonsense and mysticism” by Castlereagh, and it eventually […]
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Habeas Litigation
Detainees at Guantanamo: Habeas Litigation in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Detainees at Guantanamo: Habeas Litigation: (1) Al Warafi v. Obama On May 24, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a […]
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Habeas Litigation
Detainees at Guantanamo: Habeas Litigation in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Detainees at Guantanamo: Habeas Litigation: (1) Al Warafi v. Obama On May 24, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a […]
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League of Nations History
League of Nations History The founding of the League of Nations in 1919 marked a radical departure from previous methods of diplomacy. Prior to August 1914, traditional diplomacy, or, as it was often called after the First World War, “Old Diplomacy,” was a system of intercourse between the governments of sovereign states. This system relied…
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Databases
Databases Definition A database is an organized collection of data, today typically in digital form. The data are typically organized to model relevant aspects of reality, factual, in a way that supports processes requiring this information. The term database is applied to the data and their […]
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League of Nations Covenants
League of Nations Covenants The Covenant of the League, first signed by the 32 signatories of the Treaty of Versailles, and accepted and acted upon by the 48 States who in 1921 were members of the League. Article 1 of the Covenant consisted of the rules of membership. It stipulates that the original members of…
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League of Nations Summary
League of Nations Summary Introduction The Covenant of the League of Nations was incorporated in the Peace Treaty in 1919. After the World War I, the demand for an international organization to prevent war has often been made in the last four centuries after any great European conflict. The League proved incapable of effective action…
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Space Law Documents
Space Law Documents Basic National Documents in relation with Space Law Laws and Policies ARGENTINA-DOCUMENTS National Decree No. 125/95: Establishment of the National Registry of Objects Launched into Outer Space, Buenos Aires, July 19, 1995 National Decree No. 995/91: Creation of the National Commission on Space Activities, Buenos Aires, May 28, 1991 AUSTRALIA-DOCUMENTS Australia Space…