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  • European Union Solidarity Fund

    Hierarchical Display of European Union Solidarity Fund European Union > EU finance > EU financing > EU financial instrument > Fund (EU) Concept of European Union Solidarity Fund See the dictionary definition of European Union Solidarity Fund. Characteristics of European Union Solidarity […]

  • Mass Evacuation

    Literature Review on (Emergency Management) Mass Evacuation and Relocation In the Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy, [1] Jane Kushma offers the following summary about the topic of (Emergency Management) Mass Evacuation and Relocation: Mass evacuation and population […]

  • World Food Program

    Introduction to World Food ProgramWorld Food Program (WFP), unit of the United Nations, created in 1961 by the General Assembly as a three-year experimental project of the UN and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the UN. In 1965 the assembly voted to extend the program "fo…

  • Environmental Protection

    Communities of all sizes, from townships to the national government, establish laws that govern how individuals acting within the community are to conduct themselves. The environment is arguably one of the newest considerations to be decided by and incorporated into the body of the law. The […]

  • Watercourse

    Hierarchical Display of Watercourse Environment > Natural environment > Geophysical environmentEnvironment > Deterioration of the environment > Pollution > Water pollution > Marine pollution > Pollution from land-based sourcesEnvironment > Deterioration of the environment > Pollution > […]

  • Coastal Protection

    Hierarchical Display of Coastal protection Environment > Environmental policy > Environmental protectionEnvironment > Deterioration of the environment > Pollution > Coastal pollutionEnvironment > Natural environment > Physical environment > Aquatic environment > Marine environment > […]

  • State of Emergency

    State of Emergency in Constitutional Law From the Comparative Constitutions Project: A state of emergency is a governmental declaration that may suspend certain normal functions of government or may work to alert citizens to alter their normal behaviors or to order government agencies to […]

  • Crisis Management

    Literature Review on (Ethics) Crisis Management In the Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy, [1] Lina Svedin offers the following summary about the topic of (Ethics) Crisis Management: Ethics and crisis management covers a number of different areas. Primarily they can be […]

  • Crisis Management

    Literature Review on (Ethics) Crisis Management In the Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy, [1] Lina Svedin offers the following summary about the topic of (Ethics) Crisis Management: Ethics and crisis management covers a number of different areas. Primarily they can be […]

  • Maritime Law

    Introduction to Maritime Law Maritime Law, branch of law relating to commerce and navigation on the high seas and on other navigable waters. Specifically, the term refers to the body of customs, legislation, international treaties, and court decisions pertaining to ownership and operation […]

  • Refugee

    Who Becomes a Refugee? Introduction to Refugee People leave their home countries for many reasons. Sometimes they are fleeing poverty, or they hope to find a better life in another place. People who migrate for economic reasons, however, are not considered refugees. Yet economic migrants […]

  • Refugee

    Who Becomes a Refugee? Introduction to Refugee People leave their home countries for many reasons. Sometimes they are fleeing poverty, or they hope to find a better life in another place. People who migrate for economic reasons, however, are not considered refugees. Yet economic migrants […]

  • Ownership

    Introduction to Ownership Ownership, interest in property vested for one's own benefit. The legal right to possession." (1) Resources See Also Enterprise Joint Enterprise Joint Venture Resources See Also Equitable ownership Exclusive ownership Hold Incident of ownership Interest […]

  • Immigration

    Introduction to Immigration Immigration, the movement of people into another nation with the intention of residing there permanently. The contrasting term emigration refers to the movement of people permanently leaving a nation. Immigration is a worldwide phenomenon. From the 17th century to […]

  • Immigration

    Introduction to Immigration Immigration, the movement of people into another nation with the intention of residing there permanently. The contrasting term emigration refers to the movement of people permanently leaving a nation. Immigration is a worldwide phenomenon. From the 17th century to […]