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SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
SOCIAL MOVEMENTS Network-configured collectivities that seek to promote or resist political and/or cultural change on the basis of shared group identity. As Stanford Lyman (1995:397) has observed, “In virtually all their various manifestations in the United States, social movements have proclaimed a salvational message, each has sought to cure the soul of either the nation,…
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Encyclopedia of Civil Liberties in America
The Encyclopedia of Civil Liberties in America Editors: David Schultz, John Vile Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-7656-8063-7 Content of the Encyclopedia ANP ATCA Attainder, Bill of AU CIA DOJ EDPA FBI FCC Friend of the Court Gay Rights IRS Jim Crow Laws Original Intent Patents Procedural Due Process Rochin v. California (1952) Section…
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Sovereign Debt Litigation
Sovereign Debt Litigation Further Reading Adams P (1991) Odious debts. Corruption and the third world environmental legacy. Earthscan, London/TorontoGoogle Scholar Ago R (1991) “Binding” advisory opinions of the International Court of Justice. AJIL 85:439–451Google Scholar Akehurst M (1972–1973) Jurisdiction in international law. BYIL 46:145–257Google Scholar Alagherii Dantis (MCMXX) De Monarchia (first published 1559). In aedibus…
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List of Inlands
List of Inlands in the World: Alphabetical Abaiang (Kiribati) Pacific region Abd Al Kuri (Yemen) Indian region Abemama (Kiribati) Pacific region Achill (Ireland) Atlantic region Acklins (Bahamas) Atlantic region Adak (United States – Alaska) Pacific region Adams (Canada – Northwest Territories) Atlantic region Adams (New Zealand – Auckland Islands) Pacific region Addu (Maldives) Indian region…
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List of Environment Treaties with Restricted Field of Application
List of Environment Treaties with Regional or Restricted Field of Application Notes: for a list of Environment Treaties with a global Field of Application, see here. There is a second part of this list of Environment Treaties with Restricted Field of Application here. Agreement between Chad, Egypt, Libya and Sudan concerning the monitoring and exchange…
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List of Bilateral Environment Treaties by Place of Adoption
List of Bilateral Environment Treaties by Place of Adoption Abuja : Treaty between the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe on the Joint Development of Petroleum and other Resources, in respect of Areas of the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Two States Abuja : Treaty between the Federal…
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Muslim Marriage
Muslim Marriage Note: The information is mostly drawn from two publications which are based on research by local legal experts and activists in the Muslim community: Knowing Our Rights: Women, family, laws and customs in the Muslim world, and Home Truths: A Global Report on Equality in the Muslim Family. Written Marriage Contracts & Registration…
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Divorce in Classical Muslim Jurisprudence
Divorce in classical Muslim jurisprudence Muslim laws do not create ‘chained women’, and therefore the solution to the problems currently facing British Muslim women in divorce is not the same as for women from the Jewish community. The Divorce (Religious Marriages) Act 2002 amended the main law on marriage in England & Wales, the Matrimonial…
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Law Reform
Law Reform Law reform and law revision agencies and publications Commentary Includes the following entries: Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Ireland) Tort Reform (international perspective) Court Administration and Judicial Reform Judicial Reform in Europe Law Reform Agencies Rule of Law in Asia Tort Reform (definition and translation) Law Journals Law reviews and journal…
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Humberto Leal García
Humberto Leal García Humberto Leal García in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): Efforts on the part of Congress and the Executive Branch to satisfy the United States' obligation under […]
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Human Rights Lawyer
Introduction This entry provides an overview of the legal framework of human rights lawyer, with a description of the most significant features of human rights lawyer at international level. Related Work and Conclusions Resources See Also References (Papers) Distinctive Factors Affecting The […]
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Land
Introduction to Land Land, in the law of real property, term including the surface of the earth, the land beneath the surface to the center of the earth, and the air above. The term also includes property permanently affixed to the soil, such as water collected in wells, houses, and fences. […]
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Jurisdiction Over Foreign Entities
Jurisdiction Over Foreign Entities in us Courts in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): As discussed in in this legal Encyclopedia, the U.S. Supreme Court heard two cases in tandem in 2010 concerning […]