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  • Arbitral Courts

    Arbitral Courts Note: for information on the Court of Arbitration for Sport, see here. For information on the ICC International Court of Arbitration, see here. For information on the International Court of Environmental Arbitration and Conciliation, see here. Court of Conciliation and Arbitration Note: The Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration was an Australian court…

  • Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum

    In Kiobel, et al., v Royal Dutch Petroleum, et al., lawyers for 12 individuals seeking to hold major oil companies legally responsible for human rights abuses in Nigeria in the 1990s have asked the Supreme Court to overturn a federal appeals court's ruling that corporations are immune to such […]

  • Legal opinions

    Legal opinions A legal opinion is a statement, usually prepared in writing but sometimes delivered orally by a judge or court to announce the decision reached in a case argued or tried before them, giving a brief summary of the facts, expounding the law as it applies to the case, detailing […]

  • Expropriation Exception

    Expropriation Exception in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): Section 1605(a)(3) of the FSIA provides an exception for immunity in cases of alleged expropriation: in which rights in property taken in […]

  • Expropriation Exception

    Expropriation Exception in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): Section 1605(a)(3) of the FSIA provides an exception for immunity in cases of alleged expropriation: in which rights in property taken in […]

  • Greenhouse Gas Emissions Litigation

    Litigation in us Courts Regarding Greenhouse Gas Emissions in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): In 2011, the United States participated as a party in an appeal before the United States Supreme Court […]

  • Greenhouse Gas Emissions Litigation

    Litigation in us Courts Regarding Greenhouse Gas Emissions in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): In 2011, the United States participated as a party in an appeal before the United States Supreme Court […]

  • Passport Issuance

    Executive Branch Authority Over Foreign State Recognition and Passport Issuance 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 United States Supreme Court granted a petition for writ of […]

  • Passport Issuance

    Executive Branch Authority Over Foreign State Recognition and Passport Issuance 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 United States Supreme Court granted a petition for writ of […]

  • Sovereign Debt

    This section provides an overview of sovereign debt within the legal context of Combating Poverty in international economic law (Cross-Cutting Challenges). Resources Further Reading Giuseppe Bianco, "Sovereign Debt," Elgar Encyclopedia of International Economic Law, Cheltenham Glos […]

  • Lozano

    Lozano in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Lozano: Another case relating to the Hague Convention, Lozano v. Alvarez, No. 12-820, discussed in this world legal encyclopedia (in relation to issues that took place in the year 2012) at 467-74, is the subject of […]

  • Lozano

    Lozano in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Lozano: Another case relating to the Hague Convention, Lozano v. Alvarez, No. 12-820, discussed in this world legal encyclopedia (in relation to issues that took place in the year 2012) at 467-74, is the subject of […]

  • Apartheid Litigation

    Cases Decided Subsequent to Kiobel: Balintulo v. Daimler ag (apartheid Litigation) in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Cases Decided Subsequent to Kiobel: Balintulo v. Daimler ag (apartheid Litigation): On August 21, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the […]

  • Apartheid Litigation

    Cases Decided Subsequent to Kiobel: Balintulo v. Daimler ag (apartheid Litigation) in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Cases Decided Subsequent to Kiobel: Balintulo v. Daimler ag (apartheid Litigation): On August 21, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the […]

  • Decision-Making Processes

    Literature Review on (Management) Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) and Critical Path Method (CPM) In the Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy, [1] Bradley J. Best and Jeremy R.T. Lewis provide the following summary about the topic of (Management) Program […]