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  • Damage

    Product Damage in the Convention on Law Applicable to Products Liability Article 1 This is the basic article concerned with the scope, or field of application, of the Convention. It provides that, subject to one exception, the Convention shall determine 'the law applicable to the liability […]

  • Mediterranean Sea

    Hierarchical Display of Mediterranean Sea Environment > Natural environment > Geophysical environment > Sea Concept of Mediterranean Sea See the dictionary definition of Mediterranean Sea. Characteristics of Mediterranean Sea [rtbs name=”xxx-xxx”] Resources Translation of Mediterranean Sea […]

  • Mediterranean Sea

    Hierarchical Display of Mediterranean Sea Environment > Natural environment > Geophysical environment > Sea Concept of Mediterranean Sea See the dictionary definition of Mediterranean Sea. Characteristics of Mediterranean Sea [rtbs name=”xxx-xxx”] Resources Translation of Mediterranean Sea […]

  • Social Policy

    Social Policy (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Social Policy means: legislative, institutional, budgetary support to achieve objectives in the field of human welfare, to protect the interests of socially vulnerable layers of such socially important areas as health, education, […]

  • Social Policy

    Social Policy (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Social Policy means: legislative, institutional, budgetary support to achieve objectives in the field of human welfare, to protect the interests of socially vulnerable layers of such socially important areas as health, education, […]

  • Damages

    Introduction to Damages Damages, an award of money that a court of law requires be given to one who has suffered a loss, injury, or invasion of a legal right (as when one party to a contract does not fulfill its obligations) as a result of the act of another. Damages may be compensatory or…

  • Damages

    Introduction to Damages Damages, an award of money that a court of law requires be given to one who has suffered a loss, injury, or invasion of a legal right (as when one party to a contract does not fulfill its obligations) as a result of the act of another. Damages may be compensatory or…

  • Defamation

    Introduction to Defamation Defamation, the act of damaging the reputation of another by means of false and injurious communications that expose that person to contempt, ridicule, hatred, or social ostracism. In the common law, defamation in writing is classified as libel, and oral defamation…

  • Defamation

    Introduction to Defamation Defamation, the act of damaging the reputation of another by means of false and injurious communications that expose that person to contempt, ridicule, hatred, or social ostracism. In the common law, defamation in writing is classified as libel, and oral defamation…

  • Carriage of Passengers

    Comparative Analysis International Overview The International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to Carriage of Passengers by Sea (the "Passenger Convention 1961") was adopted in Brussels on 29 April 1961 and came into force on 4 June 1965. It was in force in […]

  • Health Insurance

    Health Insurance in Aging Law Concept of Health Insurance in the context of Community Health Care and Services for Older Persons, published by the World Health Organization (WHO):Financial protection against the health care costs arising from disease or accidental bodily injury. Such insurance […]

  • Health Insurance

    Health Insurance in Aging Law Concept of Health Insurance in the context of Community Health Care and Services for Older Persons, published by the World Health Organization (WHO):Financial protection against the health care costs arising from disease or accidental bodily injury. Such insurance […]

  • Terrorism

    What is Terrorism? Government Definitions of Terrorism Introduction to Terrorism Legal statutes in most countries around the world regard terrorism as a crime. Yet there is considerable variation in how these laws define terrorism, even in countries whose laws derive from a common origin. […]

  • Terrorism

    What is Terrorism? Government Definitions of Terrorism Introduction to Terrorism Legal statutes in most countries around the world regard terrorism as a crime. Yet there is considerable variation in how these laws define terrorism, even in countries whose laws derive from a common origin. […]

  • Common Law

    Introduction to Common Law "Common Law, term used to refer to the main body of English unwritten law that evolved from the 12th century onward. The name comes from the idea that English medieval law, as administered by the courts of the realm, reflected the "common"customs of […]