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  • Hague International Child Abduction Convention Analysis

    Hague International Child Abduction Convention: Legal Analysis Introduction The Convention was adopted on October 24, 1980 at the Fourteenth Session of the Hague Conference on Private International Law in Plenary Session by unanimous vote of twenty-three member states of that organization. The Convention was opened for signature on October 25, 1980, at which time it…

  • List of International Criminal Law Documents

    List of International Criminal Law Documents Charter of the United Nations Statute of the International Court of Justice Declaration on Principles of International Law Concerning Friendly Relations and Co-Operation Among States in Accordance with the Charter of the United Nations North Atlantic Treaty Resolution on the Definition of Aggression Resolutions Regarding Afghanistan and Iraq U.N.…

  • Political Offense

    Introduction to Political OffensePolitical Offense, in criminal law, act declared by a state to involve a threat to its safety or existence, as treason or sedition, or declared to constitute an interference with the organization and processes of government, as bribery of public officials. S…

  • Illicit Manufacturing

    Illicit Manufacturing Inter-American Convention Against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms Note: See the Inter-American Convention Against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms here for previous articles of the Convention. Article XII Confidentiality Subject to the obligations imposed by their Constitutions or any international agreements, the States Parties shall guarantee the…

  • European Convention on Human Rights

    Introduction The European Convention on Human Rights was a reaction against the horrific abuses of human rights that took place before and during the Second World War, followed by further abuses occurring within the newly formed Communist block. These led, in 1949, due in part to the […]

  • Legal System

    International Legal System Scholars and judicial decisions have characterized the international legal system as a system of equal and sovereign nation states whose actions are limited only by rules freely accepted as legally binding. [1] Brierly defines international law as ‘the body […]

  • Legal System

    International Legal System Scholars and judicial decisions have characterized the international legal system as a system of equal and sovereign nation states whose actions are limited only by rules freely accepted as legally binding. [1] Brierly defines international law as ‘the body […]

  • Jurisdiction

    Criminal Procedure: Jurisdiction Introduction to Jurisdiction For a criminal conviction to be valid, both the sovereign power (the state or federal government) and the specific court that tries the accused must have jurisdiction (authority) over the crime charged. Jurisdiction refers to a […]

  • Judicial Cooperation

    In relation to Inter-American Treaties, Conventions and Agreements adopted within the framework of the OAS The Organization of American States (a list of Members of the Organization of American States is here) adopted the following international instruments regarding Judicial Cooperation, […]

  • Judicial Cooperation

    In relation to Inter-American Treaties, Conventions and Agreements adopted within the framework of the OAS The Organization of American States (a list of Members of the Organization of American States is here) adopted the following international instruments regarding Judicial Cooperation, […]

  • International Criminal Law

    International Criminal Law International Criminal Law Authority Main source: Duff, Antony, "Theories of Criminal Law", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2008 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = . We have focused so […]

  • International Criminal Law

    International Criminal Law International Criminal Law Authority Main source: Duff, Antony, "Theories of Criminal Law", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2008 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = . We have focused so […]

  • Mutual Legal Assistance in Romania

    Mutual Legal Assistance in Romania List of Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties signed by Romania Below is a list of all the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties in existence that we are aware of, in relation to this country: Treaty Between the United States of America and Romania on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty between…

  • Mutual Legal Assistance in the United States

    Mutual Legal Assistance in the United States List of Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties signed by the United States Below is a list of all the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties in existence that we are aware of, in relation to this country: Treaty between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United States of…

  • Humberto Leal García

    Humberto Leal García Humberto Leal García in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): Efforts on the part of Congress and the Executive Branch to satisfy the United States' obligation under […]