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  • SUBSIDIARITY

    SUBSIDIARITY Although now one of the core terms in Catholic social thought, to expect for the term subsidiarity any substantive content or any specific rule for its application would be a case of misplaced concreteness. The term captures the aspiration that polities and administrations have responsibilities for “distributive justice” in ways that promote “social” or…

  • SEXISM

    SEXISM Millions of believers gather regularly in churches, synagogues, and other “holy” places to worship a higher power, learn the doctrines and principles of their faith, socialize with other followers, and celebrate a particular form of “family life.” Commensurate with the faith messages are admonitions concerning the rights and responsibilities of men, women, and children…

  • Muslim Marital Property

    Muslim Marital Property Note: The information is mostly drawn from two publications which are based on research by local legal experts and activists in the Muslim community: Knowing Our Rights: Women, family, laws and customs in the Muslim world, and Home Truths: A Global Report on Equality in the Muslim Family. Giving Wives a Fair…

  • Muslim Marriage

    Muslim Marriage Note: The information is mostly drawn from two publications which are based on research by local legal experts and activists in the Muslim community: Knowing Our Rights: Women, family, laws and customs in the Muslim world, and Home Truths: A Global Report on Equality in the Muslim Family. Written Marriage Contracts & Registration…

  • Resolution 1970

    Resolution 1970 in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On February 26, 2011, the United Nations Security Council, acting under Chapter VII, Article 41, adopted Resolution 1970 which was co-sponsored by […]

  • Resolution 1970

    Resolution 1970 in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On February 26, 2011, the United Nations Security Council, acting under Chapter VII, Article 41, adopted Resolution 1970 which was co-sponsored by […]

  • Goods

    Flow of Goods and Services In this global economy, the flow of goods and services across borders, otherwise known as trade, is a critical factor to the health and growth of a country’s economy. Yet many developing countries struggle with legal, institutional, and operational constraints that […]

  • Goods

    Flow of Goods and Services In this global economy, the flow of goods and services across borders, otherwise known as trade, is a critical factor to the health and growth of a country’s economy. Yet many developing countries struggle with legal, institutional, and operational constraints that […]

  • Un General Assembly Issues

    UN General Assembly in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to UN General Assembly: On December 18, 2013, the United States joined consensus in adopting the annual UN General Assembly resolution on the rights of the child. U.N. Doc. A/RES/68/147. The U.S. […]

  • Un General Assembly Issues

    UN General Assembly in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to UN General Assembly: On December 18, 2013, the United States joined consensus in adopting the annual UN General Assembly resolution on the rights of the child. U.N. Doc. A/RES/68/147. The U.S. […]

  • Natural Law Theory

    Main source: Finnis, John, "Natural Law Theories", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2011 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = . Definition of Legal Law Among the theories that define legal law there are: the theory of Hans Kelsen, who argues that law is […]

  • Russian Judicial Assistence

    Russia in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): Q: How will the Agreement affect U.S. adoption agencies' ability to work in Russia? This Agreement will add no additional authorization requirements […]

  • Central Authority

    Central Authority Under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction In addition to creating a judicial remedy for cases of wrongful removal and retention, the Convention requires each Contracting State to establish a Central Authority (hereinafter “CA”) with the broad mandate of assisting applicants to secure the return of their children…

  • Central Authority

    Central Authority Under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction In addition to creating a judicial remedy for cases of wrongful removal and retention, the Convention requires each Contracting State to establish a Central Authority (hereinafter “CA”) with the broad mandate of assisting applicants to secure the return of their children…

  • Elimination of Racial Discrimination

    Periodic Report of the United States to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Periodic Report of the United States to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: On June 12, 2013, the […]