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  • International Refugee Law

    International Refugee Law International law: the refugee See International law and refugee conventions: States parties 1. International Instruments Basic instruments 1946 Constitution of the International Refugee Organization Extracts 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights Extracts 1950 Statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of…

  • International Refugee Law

    International Refugee Law International law: the refugee See International law and refugee conventions: States parties 1. International Instruments Basic instruments 1946 Constitution of the International Refugee Organization Extracts 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights Extracts 1950 Statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of…

  • Cyberthreats

    Cyberthreats Introduction The Evolution of Cyberthreats Dependency, Interconnectivity, and New Vulnerabilities Boundlessness, Anonymity, and Technological Progress The Vagueness of Cyberintrusions and Unclear Responsibilities The Problem of Attribution and Sovereignty in Cyberspace Understanding Cyberthreats Technical Background Computerization and Interconnectivity The Role of Hard- and Software Oligarchy Flaws Institutional Background The Evolution of the Internet A Short…

  • Convention on the Rights of the Child 1990

    Signification of Convention on the Rights of The Child 1990 (CRC) A multilateral agreement recognising the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of children. It was adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 20 November 1989 and entered into force on 2 September 1990,

  • United Nations Symbols

    United Nations Symbols United Nations Documents Symbols System The United Nations publishes many documents. Many documents were originally published in mimeographed form and are still sometimes referred to as ‘mimeo docs.’ This entry will explain the United Nations series symbols system which was designed to provide access to these documents. The series symbols provide access…

  • List of International Human Rights Treaties

    List of International Human Rights Treaties There are nine core international human rights treaties, each established with a committee of experts to monitor implementation of the treaty provisions by its States parties. Some of the treaties are supplemented by optional protocols dealing with specific concerns. The treaties are: International Convention on the Elimination of All…

  • International Treaties

    International Treaties in general Resources See Also Popular Treaties Topics Treaties of the United Nations (UN) Types of Treaties International Treaties Famous Treaties Law of Treaties Numbered Treaties

  • Immigration Policy

    Immigration Policy Immigration Policy in the United States According to the Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy (Third Edition, Domonic A. Bearfield Melvin J. Dubnick, CRC Press 2015), the “immigration policy has internal and external dimensions. The external dimension—which involves “gatekeeping” between a host country and people who want to become immigrants living in…

  • Whistleblower

    Whistleblower Programs in the United States The SEC's whistleblower program went into effect on July 21, 2010, when the President signed into law the "Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act." The same law also established a whistleblower incentive program at […]

  • Public International Law Syllabus

    Syllabus of Public International Law Syllabus of Public International Law in Pakistan An example: Course contents: 1: Nature, origin and Basis of International Law 2: Material Sources of International Law 3: Subjects of International Law 4: Relation between International and State law 5: States in General 6: Recognition 7: State Territorial Sovereignty 8: State Jurisdiction…

  • Infanticide

    Introduction to InfanticideInfanticide, in criminal law, killing of a newborn child by its parent or by another with the parent's consent. In most countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom, it is considered a form of murder. Infanticide was a widespread practice amon…

  • Public International Law Classification (Max Planck Institute)

    Public International Law Classification (Max Planck Institute) Notation Classification VR1 General VR 1.1 Comprehensive Studies VR 1.2 Surveys of State Practice VR 1.3 Surveys of Judicial Decisions VR 1.4 Surveys of Literature VR 1.5 Institutes, Societies VR 1.5.1 Institut de Droit International (before 1996 see 1.5.3) VR 1.5.2 International Law Association (before 1996 see 1.5.3)…

  • List of International Humanitarian Treaties and Documents

    List of International Humanitarian Treaties and Documents Treaties & documents from 1800 to 1900 Declaration Respecting Maritime Law. Paris, 16 April 1856. Instructions for the Government of Armies of the United States in the Field (Lieber Code). 24 April 1863. Resolutions of the Geneva International Conference. Geneva, 26-29 October 1863. Convention for the Amelioration of…

  • Prisoners of War Law

    Prisoners of War Law Introduction Prisoners of War Law is mainly covered under the Geneva Convention which defines POWs as a person, civilian or combatant who is held in continuing custody by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict. Prisioners of Law (POW) is any person captured or interned by a belligerent…

  • International humanitarian law Part 21

    International Humanitarian Law Part 21 370 Toward a Universal Doctrine of Reparation for Violations of International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law ABDULLAHI AHMED AN-NA’IM International Community Law Review Volume 5, Number 1, February 2003 p.27 LAW JOURNAL / LAW REVIEW 371 ISIL Year Book of International Humanitarian and Refugee Law, Vol. II, 2002, Chief Editors,…