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  • Underdevelopment

    Summary of Underdevelopment A condition in which a nation's per capita real income is significantly below that enjoyed in the industrialized world, and where national income is inadequate to provide the investment capital essential to expand the economy. In addition, most underdeveloped […]

  • Trade Policy

    Diplomacy and International Trade (London, 1994) "Today, the generally accepted view (at least on the part of most states) is that trade, and particularly free trade, is good, notwithstanding the conflicts (and bouts of protectionism) that arise between individual states and between […]

  • Interpol

    International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) Interpol-Washington "Presently providing cooperation among police agencies of 181 nations, Interpol is in the United States represented by the U.S. National Central Bureau, also called Interpol-Washington, which is directed by the […]

  • Law of the Sea

    Law Of The Sea The United States Congress has kept the United NationsÂ’s Law of the Sea Treaty bottled up in committee for 30 years. In 2011, a rush by nations to claim oil rights under the Arctic Sea was quickening debate on treaty accession. United States Senator Lee, cofounder of […]

  • Libya

    Countries or entities currently subject to sanctions by the United States: Libya Libya in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On March 26, 2011, State Department Legal Adviser Harold Hongju Koh […]

  • Comparative Law

    Comparative law may be defined as the study of the similarities and differences between the laws or legal rules of two or more countries, or between two or more legal systems (i.e. the study of legal systems and laws in different countries). It is not a body of rules and principle. It is a […]

  • MAX WEBER

    MAX WEBER (1864-1920) German political economist and sociologist, originally trained in jurisprudence. Faculty member, for most of his life adjunct, at the University of Heidelberg, and from 1904 editorial director of the Archiv für Sozialwissenschaft und Sozialpolitik . Author of a prodigious corpus, including the essays The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism ,…

  • Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms

    The Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms Details of The Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms Author: Amy Hackney Blackwell Date of publishing: 2008 Publisher: Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc, Naperville, Illinois 60567-4410, United States Contents of The Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms Abandon Abatable Nuisance Abate Abatement of a Legacy Abatement of Taxes Abdicate…

  • Provisions for the Joint NAMMCO Control Scheme for the Hunting of Marine Mammals

    Provisions for the Joint NAMMCO Control Scheme for the Hunting Of Marine Mammals (1996) Note: see specially the Agreement on Cooperation in Research, Conservation and Management of Marine Mammals in the North Atlantic (1992). See also other marine mammals agreements, such as the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals (1972) and the Convention on…

  • Global Program of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-Based Activities

    Global Program of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-Based Activities Global Program of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-Based Activities (GPA) UNEP is the United Nations Environment Programme. Overview The GPA aims at preventing the degradation of the marine environment from land-based activities by facilitating the realization…

  • Communication

    Related Fields Related topics include: Communication Find this subject in this World legal encyclopedia. Information Find this subject in this World legal encyclopedia. Related Fields Related topics include: Communication Find this subject in this World legal encyclopedia. Information Find […]

  • Communication

    Related Fields Related topics include: Communication Find this subject in this World legal encyclopedia. Information Find this subject in this World legal encyclopedia. Related Fields Related topics include: Communication Find this subject in this World legal encyclopedia. Information Find […]

  • Special 301 Report

    Intellectual Property: Special 301 Report in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On May 2, 2011, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative ("USTR") announced the issuance of the 2010 Special […]

  • Special 301 Report

    Intellectual Property: Special 301 Report in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On May 2, 2011, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative ("USTR") announced the issuance of the 2010 Special […]

  • Patent Systems

    Patent Systems Contents of Patent Systems Contents of this subject matter include:The American Patent System – types of applications, publication of applications, the nominated person, claiming priority, American interactions with PCT system The American Patent System – examination of […]