Search results for: “international issue”

  • International Adoption

    International AdoptionA significant number of people seek to adopt children from other countries, a process known as international adoption. People seek to adopt abroad for many reasons. Many people want to adopt an infant or a very young child. Some also hope to adopt children who share th…

  • 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, […]

  • International Criminal Court

    Introduction to International Criminal Court International Criminal Court (ICC), independent judicial institution with the power to try and punish individuals for the most serious crimes of international concern: genocide, crimes against humanity, crimes of aggression, and war crimes. The […]

  • International Criminal Court

    Introduction to International Criminal Court International Criminal Court (ICC), independent judicial institution with the power to try and punish individuals for the most serious crimes of international concern: genocide, crimes against humanity, crimes of aggression, and war crimes. The […]

  • International Cooperation

    Resources See Also Further Reading Information related to international cooperation in the Max Planck Encyclopedia of International Law(MPEPIL), Germany, United Kingdom

  • International Court Of Justice

    Introduction to International Court of Justice International Court of Justice, also known as World Court, principal judicial organ of the United Nations (UN). It was created in 1945 under the UN Charter as the successor to the Permanent Court of International Justice under the League of […]

  • International Atomic Energy Agency

    International Atomic Energy Agency Outline The IAEA was founded in 1957 as an agency of the UN. It is directly accountable to the General Assembly of the UN. Its main task is to prevent and monitor radiation hazards. Because of the potential abuse of atomic energy, the IAEA works closely with […]

  • International Atomic Energy Agency

    International Atomic Energy Agency Outline The IAEA was founded in 1957 as an agency of the UN. It is directly accountable to the General Assembly of the UN. Its main task is to prevent and monitor radiation hazards. Because of the potential abuse of atomic energy, the IAEA works closely with […]

  • Evolution of International Organizations

    Evolution of International Organizations Evolution of International Organizations Resources See Also Foregin Policy Foreign Affairs International Relations Further Reading Abbott, K. W., Genschel, P., Snidal, D., & Zangl, B. (Eds.). (2015). International organizations as orchestrators. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press. Adams, M., de Waele, H., Meeusen, J., & Straetmans, G. (2013). Judging Europe’s judges: The…

  • Obligations of International Organizations

    Obligations of International Organizations Case Law on the Obligations of International Organizations Main court decisions: Case 21-24/72, International Fruit Company v. Produktschap voor Siergewassen, Court of Justice of the EC, [1972] ECR 1219, 5.2. Interpretation of the Agreement of 25 March 1951 between the WHO and Egypt, advisory opinion, [1980] ICJ Reports 73, 5.3. Case…

  • International Data Collection

    International Data Collection Data Collection: International Conflict Data Collection Procedures in International Conflict Datasets Differences in definitions of conflicts used in various conflict data collection efforts will influence inferences on trends in conflict and peace. For example, decisions about what to consider a state will have obvious implications for conclusions about conflicts between them. Resources…

  • Compliance with International Law

    Compliance With International Law Resources See Also Foregin Policy Foreign Affairs International Relations Further Reading Abbott, K., & Snidal, D. (2000). Hard and soft law in international governance. International Organization, 54(3), 421–456. Agon, S. (2016). Is compliance the name of the effectiveness game? Goal-shifting and the dynamics of judicial effectiveness at the WTO. World Trade…

  • 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…

  • International Plant Protection Committee

    International Plant Protection Committee Adopted at Rome on 6 December 1951 PREAMBLE The contracting Governments, recognizing the usefulness of international co-operation in controlling pests and diseases of plants and plant products and in preventing their introduction and spread across national boundaries, and desiring to ensure close co-ordination of measures directed to these ends, have agreed…

  • International Intellectual Property Protection

    The Impact of Preferential Trade Agreements on IPR Protection This section provides an overview of the impact of preferential trade agreements on ipr protection within the legal context of Intellectual Property Protection in international economic law, with coverage of The Protection of […]