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Kidnapping
Criminal Law: Crimes Against the Person: Kidnapping Introduction to Kidnapping A felony in all jurisdictions, kidnapping generally involves the seizure, confinement, and, perhaps, the carrying away of another by force (or threat of force) against his or her will. It does not apply to those […]
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Kidnapping
Criminal Law: Crimes Against the Person: Kidnapping Introduction to Kidnapping A felony in all jurisdictions, kidnapping generally involves the seizure, confinement, and, perhaps, the carrying away of another by force (or threat of force) against his or her will. It does not apply to those […]
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Terrorism Definition
Terrorism Definition Introduction to the Problems of the Terrorism Definition There is “no internationally agreed upon definition of terrorism. The plurality of terrorism definitions reflects the disagreement that exists over the politically sensitive issues of the “purposes of terrorist aims, actors, and activities… [and is] symptomatic of larger ideological arguments over who the ‘bad guys’…
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A Dictionary of Law Enforcement
A Dictionary of Law Enforcement A Dictionary of Law Enforcement is “the only dictionary available -according to Oxford University Press, its publisher- that focuses on United Kingdom (British) law enforcement terms. This legal resource contains over 3,400 legal terms, covering many United Kingdom and European Union institutions.” Most of the entries in “A Dictionary of…
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A Dictionary of Law Enforcement
A Dictionary of Law Enforcement A Dictionary of Law Enforcement is “the only dictionary available -according to Oxford University Press, its publisher- that focuses on United Kingdom (British) law enforcement terms. This legal resource contains over 3,400 legal terms, covering many United Kingdom and European Union institutions.” Most of the entries in “A Dictionary of…
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List of International Criminal Law Documents
List of International Criminal Law Documents Charter of the United Nations Statute of the International Court of Justice Declaration on Principles of International Law Concerning Friendly Relations and Co-Operation Among States in Accordance with the Charter of the United Nations North Atlantic Treaty Resolution on the Definition of Aggression Resolutions Regarding Afghanistan and Iraq U.N.…
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Oxford International Encyclopedia of Peace
The Oxford International Encyclopedia of Peace Bibliographic Details Title: The Oxford International Encyclopedia of Peace Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA Copyright: 2010 Description: Four-volume set Author: Nigel Young (Editor) Publication Date: February 18, 2010 SBN-10: 019533468X ISBN-13: 978-0195334685 Pages: 2848 Language: English The Oxford International Encyclopedia of Peace Review Kenneth Boulding, one of the founders…
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Instructions for the Government of Armies of the United States in the Field 3
Instructions for the Government of Armies of the United States in the Field SECTION II Public and private property of the enemy – Protection of persons, and especially of women, of religion, the arts and sciences – Punishment of crimes against the inhabitants of hostile countries. Art. 31. A victorious army appropriates all public…
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Geneva Convention (IV) 6
Geneva Convention (IV) PART IV EXECUTION OF THE CONVENTION SECTION I General Provisions Art. 142. Subject to the measures which the Detaining Powers may consider essential to ensure their security or to meet any other reasonable need, the representatives of religious organizations, relief societies, or any other organizations assisting the protected persons, shall receive…
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Geneva Convention (IV) 8
Geneva Convention (IV) PART III STATUS AND TREATMENT OF PROTECTED PERSONS SECTION I Provisions Common to the Territories of the Parties to the Conflict and to Occupied Territories Art. 27. Protected persons are entitled, in all circumstances, to respect for their persons, their honour, their family rights, their religious convictions and practices, and their…
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Geneva Convention (IV)
Geneva Convention (IV) PART I GENERAL PROVISIONS Article 1. The High Contracting Parties undertake to respect and to ensure respect for the present Convention in all circumstances. Art. 2. In addition to the provisions which shall be implemented in peace-time, the present Convention shall apply to all cases of declared war or of any…
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Geneva Convention (III)
Geneva Convention (III) Part I General Provisions Article 1 The High Contracting Parties undertake to respect and to ensure respect for the present Convention in all circumstances. Article 2 In addition to the provisions which shall be implemented in peace time, the present Convention shall apply to all cases of declared war or of…
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Geneva Convention (II)
Geneva Convention (II) Chapter I General Provisions Article 1 The High Contracting Parties undertake to respect and to ensure respect for the present Convention in all circumstances. Article 2 In addition to the provisions which shall be implemented in peacetime, the present Convention shall apply to all cases of declared war or of any…
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Geneva Convention (I)
Geneva Convention (I) CHAPTER I General Provisions Article 1. The High Contracting Parties undertake to respect and to ensure respect for the present Convention in all circumstances. Art. 2. In addition to the provisions which shall be implemented in peacetime, the present Convention shall apply to all cases of declared war or of any…
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International law index
International law index Here is the list of almost 2.000 items of the international law index of the Wiki Encyclopedia of Law. AAPL v Sri Lanka Case Abduction, Transboundary Aboriginal Title Abu Dhabi Oil Arbitration Abuse of Rights Access to Justice in Environmental Matters Accessions to the WTO Accountability Accretion Achille Lauro Affair (1985) Acquiescence…