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  • International Trade Law

    Outline Following an introductory overview of the principles and structure of international trade law, this entry concentrates on the substantive obligations in the agreements that form part of the World Trade Organization Agreement, including tariff and customs?related matters, […]

  • Surveillance

    Crime Detection Surveillance Introduction to Surveillance One of the oldest ways of detecting criminal activity is through surveillance. This method is used when it is likely that a crime will take place at a specific location or when certain persons are suspected of criminal activit…

  • Surveillance

    Crime Detection Surveillance Introduction to Surveillance One of the oldest ways of detecting criminal activity is through surveillance. This method is used when it is likely that a crime will take place at a specific location or when certain persons are suspected of criminal activit…

  • 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 […]

  • Crime

    Introduction to Crime Crime, commission of an act or act of omission that violates the law and is punishable by the state. Crimes are considered injurious to society or the community, as distinguished from torts (see Tort) and breach of contract. As defined by law, a crime includes both the […]

  • Proof

    Introduction to Proof Proof, in law, the process of establishing in a trial or legal action, through evidence and argument, the actual facts of a disputed issue. Evidence and arguments are generally presented by counsels for the defendant and the plaintiff (the instigating party in a case) in […]

  • Proof

    Introduction to Proof Proof, in law, the process of establishing in a trial or legal action, through evidence and argument, the actual facts of a disputed issue. Evidence and arguments are generally presented by counsels for the defendant and the plaintiff (the instigating party in a case) in […]

  • 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…

  • International Court of Environmental Arbitration and Conciliation

    International Court of Environmental Arbitration and Conciliation (ICEAC) Note: it seems that this Court is difunct. The International Court of Environmental Arbitration and Conciliation (“the Court”) was established in Mexico D.F. on November 1994, by 28 lawyers from 22 different countries, as a form of Institutionalised Arbitration. The Court facilitates through conciliation and arbitration the…

  • 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…

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Forum Non Conveniens

    Definition of Forum Non Conveniens In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Forum Non Conveniens : (Latin: not in agreement with the judicial forum) A doctrine that permits a court to decline to accept jurisdiction over a case, so that the case may be tried in […]

  • Forum Non Conveniens

    Definition of Forum Non Conveniens In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Forum Non Conveniens : (Latin: not in agreement with the judicial forum) A doctrine that permits a court to decline to accept jurisdiction over a case, so that the case may be tried in […]

  • International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda

    International Criminal Tribunal For Rwanda in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On June 24, 2011 the ICTR handed down several convictions, including one against the former Minister of Women's […]