Search results for: “legal significance”
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Nuclear Weapon
Nuclear Nonproliferation In relation to the international law practice and nuclear nonproliferation in this world legal Encyclopedia, please see the following section: Arms Control, Disarmament, and Nonproliferation About this subject:Nuclear SecurityNote: there is detailed […]
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Nuclear Weapon
Nuclear Nonproliferation In relation to the international law practice and nuclear nonproliferation in this world legal Encyclopedia, please see the following section: Arms Control, Disarmament, and Nonproliferation About this subject:Nuclear SecurityNote: there is detailed […]
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Recognition of Judgments
Private International Law: Recognition of JudgmentsIntroduction to Recognition of JudgmentsIn general international practice, whenever the recognition of foreign laws or of foreign legal acts is specifically prohibited by statute or would result in unconscionable injury or contrave…
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Forgery
Introduction to ForgeryForgery, in criminal law, fraudulent altering of a written document or seal, with the intent of injuring the interests of another person or of fraudulently obtaining governmental revenue. Forgeries must be executed with such skill or in such circumstances as to be mis…
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The Year Books
The Year Books, precursors of Law Reports The Year Books were the law reports of medieval England. They are the principal source materials for the development of legal doctrines in the English courts from the late 13th century (earliest examples date from about 1268) to 1535 (the last in the printed series). Many (more than…
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Development International Law – Part 2
Development International Law – Part 2 5 Introduction Law and Development Review Volume 4, Number 2, 2011 LAW JOURNAL / LAW REVIEW The 2011 LDR Special Issue is devoted to the Law and Development Institute Inaugural Conference entitled, “Future of Law and Development, International Trade and Economic Development” , which was held in Sydney,…
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Development International Law – Part 2
Development International Law – Part 2 5 Introduction Law and Development Review Volume 4, Number 2, 2011 LAW JOURNAL / LAW REVIEW The 2011 LDR Special Issue is devoted to the Law and Development Institute Inaugural Conference entitled, “Future of Law and Development, International Trade and Economic Development” , which was held in Sydney,…
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Who must sign contracts?
Who must sign contracts? • Some jurisdictions hold that both parties must sign written agreement required. • Vast majority require that the party that has been charged must have signed. • There is some asymmetry in majority rule in that charged party might not have had a comparable cause of action had they been aggrieved.…
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Outline of International business transactions law
Outline of International Business Transactions law PART I: OVERVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL SALE OF GOODS 1) INTERPRETATION OF COMMERCIAL TERMS See Incoterms 2) DOCUMENTS OF TITLE Steps of a Unconfirmed Letter of Credit applied to hypo and “Payment with LOC” chart on LOC flow chart: 1) Value Industries (buyer-applicant) and Globo Industries (seller-beneficiary) K for payment…
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Document
Definition Document, strictly, in law, that which can serve as evidence or proof, and is written or printed, or has an inscription or any significance that can be “read”; thus a picture, authenticated photograph, seal or the like would furnish “documentary evidence.” More generally the word […]
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Foreign Trade
Foreign Trade Definition Foreign Trade is the exchange of goods and services between nations. Goods can be defined as finished products, as intermediate goods used in producing other goods, or as agricultural products and foodstuffs. Introduction International trade enables a […]
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Damage
Product Damage in the Convention on Law Applicable to Products Liability Article 1 This is the basic article concerned with the scope, or field of application, of the Convention. It provides that, subject to one exception, the Convention shall determine 'the law applicable to the liability […]