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Security Council
Introduction to Security Council United Nations Security Council, one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN). Under the United Nations Charter, the Security Council is primarily responsible for maintaining international peace and security. Under Chapter VII of the charter, the […]
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Opposition in Syria
Easing Sanctions Affecting the Opposition in Syria in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Easing Sanctions Affecting the Opposition in Syria: On June 12, 2013, the U.S. Government took actions to ease sanctions in the areas of Syria under opposition control. […]
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Opposition in Syria
Easing Sanctions Affecting the Opposition in Syria in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Easing Sanctions Affecting the Opposition in Syria: On June 12, 2013, the U.S. Government took actions to ease sanctions in the areas of Syria under opposition control. […]
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Listing Blocked Persons
Ofac Amendment to Method of Listing Blocked Persons in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On June 30, 2011, OFAC published a final rule amending its regulations to remove the alphabetical lists (in […]
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Asset Forfeiture
Asset Forfeiture International Efforts The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), formed by the G-7 Economic Summit in 1989, is dedicated to promoting anti-money laundering controls around the world. France, Germany and the United States are, among others, founding members who are major proponent of this effort. All members of the Financial Action Task Force have…
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Human Rights Violations in Russia
Magnitsky Act in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Magnitsky Act: In 2013, the U.S. Government began implementation of the Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012 (“Magnistky Act”). On April 12, 2013, the State Department submitted […]
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League of Nations Failure
League of Nations Failure Even before its first meeting, the League of Nations suffered what some historians have characterized as a death blow: the U.S. rejection of the Treaty of Versailles and with it, the League of Nations. A variety of factors led to the U.S. Senate’s rejection of the treaty, among them Woodrow Wilson’s…
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Humanitarian Intervention
Literature Review on Humanitarian Intervention In the Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy, [1] Michelle Maiese offers the following summary about the topic of Humanitarian Intervention: Humanitarian intervention is the threat or use of military force primarily for the […]
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Export Control Laws
Export Control Laws and the Laws of International Trade Worldwide export control laws Export Control in Merger and Acquisitions Countries covered Extraterritorial application Entity-based sanctions Other export statutes Due diligence under other export statutes […]
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Antiboycott Regulations
In the United States For information about Antiboycott Regulations in the context of international trade, click here
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International Organizations History
International Organization: Historical Development of International OrganizationsIntroduction to International Organizations HistoryHistorically, international organizations and regimes have reflected the interests of the world's most powerful nations, or great powers. Many int…
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Byrd Amendment
A 1971 amendment to the Military Procurement Authorization Act, which precludes the president from prohibiting "importation into the United States of any material determined to be strategic or critical . . . from any free world country so long as like articles could be imported from communist c…
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List of International Law Selected Cases, by Subject
List of International Law Selected Court Decisions, by Subject Case Tel-Oren v. Libyan Arab Republic: The Law of Nations Contemporary International Law Case The Case of Parking Privileges for Diplomats: when is International law really law? Case North Sea Continental Shelf Cases: The Positivist School of International Law Case Raulin v. Fischer: The Romano-Germanic…
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International human rights law Part 46
International human rights law Part 46 587 ANALYZING WOMEN’S USE OF THE INTERNET THROUGH THE RIGHTS DEBATE Reem Bandi Chicago-Kent Law Review Volume 75, Number 3, 2000 p.869 LAW JOURNAL / LAW REVIEW Women’s use of the Internet has received very little attention from feminist legal commentators. While they increasingly turn to it as…