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  • Conduct Actionable under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction

    Conduct Actionable under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction “International Child Abduction” not Criminal: Hague Convention Distinguished From Extradition Treaties Despite the use of the term “abduction” in its title, the Hague Convention is not an extradition treaty. The conduct made actionable by the Convention — the wrongful removal or…

  • Children Protected by the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction

    Children Protected by the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction A fundamental purpose of the Hague Convention is to protect children from wrongful international removals or retentions by persons bent on obtaining their physical and/or legal custody. Children who are wrongfully moved from country to country are deprived of the stable…

  • Children Protected by the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction

    Children Protected by the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction A fundamental purpose of the Hague Convention is to protect children from wrongful international removals or retentions by persons bent on obtaining their physical and/or legal custody. Children who are wrongfully moved from country to country are deprived of the stable…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Amicus Curiae in International Investment Arbitration

    Amicus Curiae in International Investment Arbitration Note: this entry is a continuation of the entry about the Participation of Amici Curiae in NAFTA Chapter Eleven Cases. By Andrea K. Bjorklund (March 22, 2002) What Value Can The Proposed Amici Add The question of the movant’s interest must inevitably be bound up with the substantive knowledge…

  • International Refugee Law

    International Refugee Law International law: the refugee See International law and refugee conventions: States parties 1. International Instruments Basic instruments 1946 Constitution of the International Refugee Organization Extracts 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights Extracts 1950 Statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of…

  • International Refugee Law

    International Refugee Law International law: the refugee See International law and refugee conventions: States parties 1. International Instruments Basic instruments 1946 Constitution of the International Refugee Organization Extracts 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights Extracts 1950 Statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of…

  • International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law

    International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law (IECL) is a multivolumen (17-volume Encyclopedia), one of the well-known law works, a much-cited reference work, and an ambitious project that brings together works from leading scholars in comparative law. Maybe because its ambition it is somewhat dated. The International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law appears…

  • International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law

    International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law (IECL) is a multivolumen (17-volume Encyclopedia), one of the well-known law works, a much-cited reference work, and an ambitious project that brings together works from leading scholars in comparative law. Maybe because its ambition it is somewhat dated. The International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law appears…

  • International Court of Justice Pleadings

    Citation NotesThe International Court of Justice publishes Pleadings, Oral Arguments, Documents (abbreviated 'ICJ Pleadings'), which contains documents and transmissions of the parties and the Court (such as the application instituting proceedings, submissions, minutes of oral argum…

  • International Court of Justice Pleadings

    Citation NotesThe International Court of Justice publishes Pleadings, Oral Arguments, Documents (abbreviated 'ICJ Pleadings'), which contains documents and transmissions of the parties and the Court (such as the application instituting proceedings, submissions, minutes of oral argum…

  • International Criminal Court Procedures

    International Criminal Court General ProceduresIntroduction to International Criminal Court ProceduresThe ICC's chief prosecutor may initiate investigations independently based on information he or she has received about crimes within the court's jurisdiction. Alternatively…

  • Hague Conferences On Private International Law

    Hague Conferences on Private International Law OutlineThe word 'conference' here refers to an intergovernmental organization established under the Statute of the Hague Conference on Private International Law of 1951, which came into force in 1955. Prior to 1951, there had been six c…

  • New York Convention On The Recognition And Enforcement Of Foreign Arbitral Awards

    Enforcement Of Foreign Arbitral Awards. An international convention that emerged on June 10, 1958, at the conclusion of the United Nations Conference on International Commercial Arbitration. The convention establishes principles and procedures for the arbitration of international commercial disputes…