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  • Convention Concerning the Abolition of Forced Labor

    Convention Concerning the Abolition of Forced Labor   Article 1 Each Member of the International Labour Organisation which ratifies this Convention undertakes to suppress and not to make use of any form of forced or compulsory labour– (a) as a means of political coercion or Education or as a punishment for holding or expressing political…

  • Convention Concerning Forced Labor

    Convention Concerning Forced Labor   Article 1 1. Each Member of the International Labour Organisation which ratifies this Convention undertakes to suppress the use of forced or compulsory labour in all its forms within the shortest possible period. 2. With a view to this complete suppression, recourse to forced or compulsory labour may be had,…

  • Commercial arbitral legislation worldwide

    Commercial arbitral legislation worldwide This subject of the Encyclopedia covers arbitral law in over 70 countries. This can be a good starting point and tool for students and practitioners interested in international arbitration across multiple jurisdictions. The links below guide readers to authoritative country reports on national arbitral practice, as well as the relevant national…

  • Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards

    Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards Signed at: New York, 10 June 1958 to 31 December 1958 Entry into Force Date: 7 June 1959 Published in UK Treaty Series No. 20 (1976) Cmnd 6419 Depositary: Secretary-General of the United Nations Note: See below the table of Ratifications for details of declarations…

  • European Union

    Legal Materials Two sources for E.U. information stand out in my mind. First, the European Union'sEuropa, which posts (a) EU news and press releases, (b) links to EU Web sites, including the European Parliament, banks, courts and agencies and (c) the best collection of EU legal materials on […]

  • European Union

    Legal Materials Two sources for E.U. information stand out in my mind. First, the European Union'sEuropa, which posts (a) EU news and press releases, (b) links to EU Web sites, including the European Parliament, banks, courts and agencies and (c) the best collection of EU legal materials on […]

  • General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

    General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) GATT was a series of multi-lateral treaties — and an organization of the same name — designed to regulate trade between the member nations. Definition of General Agreement On Tariffs And Trade In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, […]

  • General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

    General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) GATT was a series of multi-lateral treaties — and an organization of the same name — designed to regulate trade between the member nations. Definition of General Agreement On Tariffs And Trade In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, […]

  • Legifrance

    Legifrance Legifrance is the official French online legislation database. It is an in depth resource for French, European and International laws, norms and regulations Legifrance was created in 1998 and completed in 2002, when also changed its name, becoming “the Public Service of Dissemination of the French Law on the Internet”(1). In january 2008 a…

  • United Kingdom Index to the Statutes

    United Kingdom Index to the Statutes An official index to United Kingdom legislation was produced in that jurisdiction from 1870 until 1991. (1) The most recent edition of the United Kingdom Stationery office produced Index to the Statutes covers the legislation issued during the period to 31 december 1990. The Stationery office’s website indicates that…

  • International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of all Migrant 4

    International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of all Migrant   PART II Non-discrimination with respect to rights Article 7 States Parties undertake, in accordance with the international instruments concerning human rights, to respect and to ensure to all migrant workers and members of their families within their territory or subject to their jurisdiction…

  • Geneva Convention (IV) 14

    Geneva Convention (IV)   CHAPTER VI Personal Property and Financial Resources Art. 97. Internees shall be permitted to retain articles of personal use. Monies, cheques, bonds, etc., and valuables in their possession may not be taken from them except in accordance with established procedure. Detailed receipts shall be given therefor. The amounts shall be paid…

  • Geneva Convention (IV) 14

    Geneva Convention (IV)   CHAPTER VI Personal Property and Financial Resources Art. 97. Internees shall be permitted to retain articles of personal use. Monies, cheques, bonds, etc., and valuables in their possession may not be taken from them except in accordance with established procedure. Detailed receipts shall be given therefor. The amounts shall be paid…

  • Geneva Convention (IV) 9

    Geneva Convention (IV)   SECTION III Occupied Territories Art. 47. Protected persons who are in occupied territory shall not be deprived, in any case or in any manner whatsoever, of the benefits of the present Convention by any change introduced, as the result of the occupation of a territory, into the institutions or government of…

  • MATIMAK TRADING CO. v. ALBERT KHALILY 2

    MATIMAK TRADING CO. v. ALBERT KHALILY 2 See previously: MATIMAK TRADING CO. v. ALBERT KHALILY C. Other Jurisprudence We are not unaware that several district courts have concluded that Hong Kong is a “foreign state”for purposes of alienage jurisdiction. The district courts that have done this have done so cursorily and without benefit of briefing…