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  • Protocol Number 2 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman

    Protocol Number 2 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman   Article 1 In Article 5, paragraph 3, the second sentence shall read as follows: “They may be re-elected twice.” Article 5 of the Convention shall be supplemented by the following paragraphs 4 and 5: “In order to ensure that, as…

  • Protocol Number 1 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman

    Protocol Number 1 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman   Article 1 A sub-paragraph shall be added to Article 5, paragraph 1, of the Convention as follows: “Where a member is to be elected to the Committee in respect of a non-member State of the Council of Europe, the Bureau…

  • European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman

    European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman   Chapter I Article 1 There shall be established a European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (hereinafter referred to as “the Committee”). The Committee shall, by means of visits, examine the treatment of persons deprived of their liberty…

  • European Convention on Human Rights 2

    European Convention on Human Rights   Article 10 Freedom of expression Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. This right shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers. This article shall not prevent States from requiring the licensing of…

  • European Convention for the Protection of the Archaeological Heritage of Europe

    European Convention for the Protection of the Archaeological Heritage of Europe   Definition of the archaeological heritage Article 1 The aim of this (revised) Convention is to protect the archaeological heritage as a source of the European collective memory and as an instrument for historical and scientific study. To this end shall be considered to…

  • Politics

    Politics Politics From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Politics (1): A minister who had been expelled by his congregation for voting the Democratic ticket, had some of the members of the church arrested under the election laws for intimidating a voter. The court held that […]

  • Establishment of Peace

    Hierarchical Display of Establishment of peace International Relations > International security > Peace Establishment of peace Concept of Establishment of peace See the dictionary definition of Establishment of peace. Characteristics of Establishment of peace [rtbs name=”xxx-xxx”] […]

  • Legitimacy

    A Question of Legitimacy: International Incident In the book "International Incidents for Discussion in Conversation Classes", in relation to this subject, L. Oppenheim wrote in 1909: Edward Wolff, a German subject, domiciled in England since 1860, goes to Germany in 1870 for the […]

  • Legitimacy

    A Question of Legitimacy: International Incident In the book "International Incidents for Discussion in Conversation Classes", in relation to this subject, L. Oppenheim wrote in 1909: Edward Wolff, a German subject, domiciled in England since 1860, goes to Germany in 1870 for the […]

  • Electoral System

    Electoral System in Constitutional Law From the Comparative Constitutions Project: The structures and processes necessary to hold an election including the electoral laws, system of appointment, redistribution and voting. Electoral System in Election Law The part of the electoral regulations […]

  • Electoral System

    Electoral System in Constitutional Law From the Comparative Constitutions Project: The structures and processes necessary to hold an election including the electoral laws, system of appointment, redistribution and voting. Electoral System in Election Law The part of the electoral regulations […]

  • Representative Democracy

    Representative Democracy in Election Law Democracy in which the people do not exercise power directly but rather through representatives, elected periodically through free, secret and universal suffrage. Concept of Representative Democracy Note: explore also the meaning of this legal term in […]

  • Representative Democracy

    Representative Democracy in Election Law Democracy in which the people do not exercise power directly but rather through representatives, elected periodically through free, secret and universal suffrage. Concept of Representative Democracy Note: explore also the meaning of this legal term in […]

  • Multiple Office Holding

    Hierarchical Display of Multiple office holding Politics > Parliament > Member of Parliament > Elective office Multiple office holding Concept of Multiple office holding See the dictionary definition of Multiple office holding. Characteristics of Multiple office holding [rtbs […]

  • Multiple Office Holding

    Hierarchical Display of Multiple office holding Politics > Parliament > Member of Parliament > Elective office Multiple office holding Concept of Multiple office holding See the dictionary definition of Multiple office holding. Characteristics of Multiple office holding [rtbs […]