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  • German Concentration Camps

    German Concentration Camps Concentration Camps, 1933–1939 Concentration camps (Konzentrationslager; abbreviated as KL or KZ) were an integral feature of the regime in Nazi Germany between 1933 and 1945. The term concentration camp refers to a camp in which people are detained or confined, usually under harsh conditions and without regard to legal norms of arrest…

  • Targeted Financial Sanctions

    U.S. Targeted Financial Sanctions Implementing Security Council Resolutions in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to U.S. Targeted Financial Sanctions Implementing Security Council Resolutions: (1) Overview The United States implements its counterterrorism […]

  • Targeted Financial Sanctions

    U.S. Targeted Financial Sanctions Implementing Security Council Resolutions in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to U.S. Targeted Financial Sanctions Implementing Security Council Resolutions: (1) Overview The United States implements its counterterrorism […]

  • Actions Against Support for Terrorists

    U.S. Actions Against Support for Terrorists in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to U.S. Actions Against Support for Terrorists: (1) U.S. targeted sanctions implementing UN Security Council resolutions See Chapter 16.A.4.b.(2) Foreign terrorist organizations (i) […]

  • Actions Against Support for Terrorists

    U.S. Actions Against Support for Terrorists in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to U.S. Actions Against Support for Terrorists: (1) U.S. targeted sanctions implementing UN Security Council resolutions See Chapter 16.A.4.b.(2) Foreign terrorist organizations (i) […]

  • Permanent Court of Arbitration

    Introduction to Permanent Court of Arbitration Permanent Court of Arbitration, panel of arbitrators established by the Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes, signed by 24 nations at the first international peace conference at The Hague, the Netherlands, in 1899. The […]

  • Permanent Court of Arbitration

    Introduction to Permanent Court of Arbitration Permanent Court of Arbitration, panel of arbitrators established by the Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes, signed by 24 nations at the first international peace conference at The Hague, the Netherlands, in 1899. The […]

  • War Crimes Rewards Program

    Expansion of the War Crimes Rewards Program in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Expansion of the War Crimes Rewards Program: On January 15, 2013, President Obama signed into law the Department of State Rewards Program Update and Technical Corrections Act of […]

  • War Crimes Rewards Program

    Expansion of the War Crimes Rewards Program in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Expansion of the War Crimes Rewards Program: On January 15, 2013, President Obama signed into law the Department of State Rewards Program Update and Technical Corrections Act of […]

  • War Doctrines

    War Doctrines William Graham Sumner (1874-1910) wrote, in 1903, about the role of doctrines as a road map to foreign affairs: “If you want war, nourish a doctrine. Doctrines are the most frightful tyrants to which men ever are subject, because doctrines get inside a man’s own reason and betray him against himself. Civilized men…

  • Obligation of Peaceful Settlement Content

    Content of the Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes Note: this entry is based on the article, authored by Alain Pellet, “Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes” of the Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law. One of the main characteristics “ratione materiae” of the obligation of peaceful settlement is the free choice of the means to…

  • United Nations System

    Coordination in the United Nations System Further ReadingA concise encyclopedia of the United Nations (including United Nations System , H Volger, KA Annan -2010) The Oxford Handbook on the United Nations (TG Weiss – 2007) International Law: A Dictionary (including United Nations System , […]

  • Terrorism History

    Terrorism History: The French Revolution to World War IIntroduction to Terrorism HistoryUntil the French Revolution (1789-1799), religion provided the main justification for the use of terrorism. This situation changed, however, as nationalism, anarchism, Marxism (see Marx, Karl), …

  • Terrorism Impact

    Terrorism Characteristics: Impact of TerrorismIntroduction to Terrorism ImpactAlthough most terrorist groups have failed to achieve their long-term, strategic aims through terrorism, terrorism has on occasion brought about significant political changes that might otherwise have bee…

  • Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia

    War Crimes Trials Tribunal for the Former YugoslaviaIntroduction to Tribunal for the Former YugoslaviaThe United Nations established the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in May 1993 to prosecute individuals responsible for war crimes, crimes against …