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  • Research Methods

    Research Methods for Sociology Sociologists use nearly all the methods of acquiring information that are used in the other social sciences and the humanities, from advanced mathematical statistics to the interpretation of texts. They also rely heavily on primary statistical information […]

  • Right to Peace

    HRC Resolution on the UN Declaration on the Right to Peace in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Hrc Resolution on the UN Declaration on the Right to Peace: On June 13, 2013, Stephen Townley delivered the explanation of vote for the U.S. delegation on the […]

  • Antiterrorism Efforts

    General Concerns Criticism about anti-terrorism legislation and other measures in the United States, Canada and other countries focussed on three main areas: general concerns about the scope and effectiveness of these initiatives, violations of civil liberties, and invasions of […]

  • Antiterrorism Efforts

    General Concerns Criticism about anti-terrorism legislation and other measures in the United States, Canada and other countries focussed on three main areas: general concerns about the scope and effectiveness of these initiatives, violations of civil liberties, and invasions of […]

  • Women

    Women and the United Nations This general section provides an overview of the relationship of Women and the United Nations (UN). See, for example, the entry about the United Nations Development Fund For Women. The Legal History of Women This general section provides an overview of Women in […]

  • Foreign Direct Investment

    Foreign Direct Investment in International Trade Meaning of FDI (Foreign Direct Investment), according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): The controlling ownership in a business enterprise in one country by an entity based in another country. According to balance of […]

  • Strategic Trade Policy

    Strategic Trade Policy and International Trade Economy In relation to international trade economy, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of Strategic Trade Policy: A broad term for approaches joining conventional trade theory with industrial organization theory, in order to […]

  • A Concise Encyclopedia of the United Nations

    A Concise Encyclopedia of the United Nations Author: Volger, Helmut, ed. Publication details: New York: Kluwer Law International, 2002. Review of “A Concise Encyclopedia of the United Nations” According to “Introduction to Research in International Law”(see Further Reading) this dictionary of international law is an English edition of the German “Lexikon der Vereinten Nationen”and provides…

  • Poll Tax and Residence

    Introduction to Poll Tax and ResidenceVarious countries have employed a poll tax to raise general revenues for the conduct of government and the waging of war, not as a requirement for voting. During its first wave of popularity in the United States, after the American Revolution (1775-1783…

  • Invasion of Privacy

    Introduction to Invasion of PrivacyInvasion of Privacy, unlawful surveillance or intrusion into a person's private dwelling with intent to expose or encroach upon that person's private affairs." (1)ResourcesNotes and ReferencesInformation about <a href=&qu…

  • Conrad Black

    Conrad Black Conrad Moffat Black, Canadian-born British peer, Baron Black of Crossharbour, media baron, industrialist, journalist, historian and author. The spectacular rise and fall of media mogul Conrad Black is the stuff of which legends are made. But perhaps even more remarkable is the largely successful legal battle he waged from behind bars, effectively discrediting…

  • Encyclopedia of American Immigration

    Encyclopedia of American Immigration Bibliografic Details Editor: Carl L. Bankston III. Pasadena, California, University of Tulane Publisher: Salem Press Date of Publishing: 2010 Number of Vols: 3 vols. Pages: 1.000 ISBN: 978-1-58765-599-9 Note: Online access included with purchase of print. Reviews and Descriptions Review from ABA “This collection is aimed at high school and undergraduate…

  • List of Authors to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution

    List of Authors to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution Main Entries: List of Entries and Authors of the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution Encyclopedia of the American Constitution Listing of entries to the Encyclopedia by Author: Benjamin Aaron Professor of Law, Emeritus University of California, Los Angeles LABOR AND THE ANTITRUST LAWS Henry J.…

  • African Development Bank Group

    A multilateral development organization, the first component of which, the African Development Bank, was created in 1963 under the auspices of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. The group provides funding to African states and multinational official bodies in Africa to advance indust…

  • Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States

    The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States provides information on and analysis of significant Supreme Court cases. Content is organized alphabetically by case name and each entry includes a discussion of the legal and social background of the case, the…