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  • International Tribunals

    Some International Courts and Tribunals International Courts and Tribunals include the following items: Caribbean Court of Justice (Appellate Jurisdiction) See this section in the worldwide legal Encyclopedia for more information. Chile-United States of America International […]

  • Hague International Child Abduction Convention Analysis

    Hague International Child Abduction Convention: Legal Analysis Introduction The Convention was adopted on October 24, 1980 at the Fourteenth Session of the Hague Conference on Private International Law in Plenary Session by unanimous vote of twenty-three member states of that organization. The Convention was opened for signature on October 25, 1980, at which time it…

  • Hague International Child Abduction Convention Analysis

    Hague International Child Abduction Convention: Legal Analysis Introduction The Convention was adopted on October 24, 1980 at the Fourteenth Session of the Hague Conference on Private International Law in Plenary Session by unanimous vote of twenty-three member states of that organization. The Convention was opened for signature on October 25, 1980, at which time it…

  • Internet Freedom

    Internet Freedom in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On June 10, 2011, the United States joined 39 other countries in a joint statement introduced by Sweden at the Human Rights Council on freedom of […]

  • International Alliances

    International Alliances ALLIANCES AND SUPERPOWER DOMINANCE, 1964-1968 The second half of the 1960s was a time of parallel crises for the two military alliances, NATO and the Warsaw Pact, in both of which superpower dominance was at issue. For the first time since the onset of the Cold War, the loosening of the Kremlin leadership…

  • Geographic Information Systems

    Profound technological advances are transforming the basic nature of information management. As governments implement new information technology, conventional paper records are fast giving way to powerful electronic databases. One type of information management system increasingly being […]

  • Humanitarian Law

    Affirmation of U.S. Commitment to Humanitarian Law at Red Cross Conference In relation to the international law practice and Affirmation of U.S. Commitment to Humanitarian Law at Red Cross Conference in this world legal Encyclopedia, please see the following section: Use of Force, Arms […]

  • 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 […]

  • Human Trafficking

    See International Criminal Law – Transnational crime In late 2000, the United Nations for the first time in international law defined human trafficking in the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children (the Trafficking Protocol also called […]

  • International Recognition

    Recognition in International Law In a world system where the principal actors are independent and sovereign states, that choose to regulate their relations through the medium of a system of international law, to be recognised as a state and to become endowed with the legal rights and obligations that this entails is thus of central…

  • International Recognition

    Recognition in International Law In a world system where the principal actors are independent and sovereign states, that choose to regulate their relations through the medium of a system of international law, to be recognised as a state and to become endowed with the legal rights and obligations that this entails is thus of central…

  • History of International Law

    Ancient History The need for some principles and rules of conduct between independent states arises whenever such states enter into mutual relations. Rules governing the treatment of foreign traders, travelers, and ambassadors, as well as the conclusion and observance of treaties, […]

  • 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

  • International Court of Justice Activities

    Introduction to International Court of Justice ActivitiesDisputes may be brought before the court in two ways. The first is by a special agreement between the parties in which they consent to submit the matter to the court. The second is by a unilateral application by one party in the dispu…

  • Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy

    Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy Table of Contents Chronology of American Foreign Policy, 1607-2001 / Richard Dean Burns and Louise B. Ketz — African Americans / Brenda Gayle Plummer — Alliances, Coalitions, and Ententes / Warren F. Kimball — Ambassadors, Executive Agents, and Special Representatives / Kenneth J. Grieb — Anti-Imperialism / Robert Buzzanco —…