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  • Guides to Sources of Basic Legislation

    Guides to Sources of Basic Legislation Sources of Legislation in Scotland Scottish law recognises four sources of law: legislation, legal precedent, academic writings and custom. Legislation affecting Scotland may be passed by the Scottish Parliament, the Parliament of the United Kingdom(House of Commons and the House of Lords) or The European Union (European Commission, Council…

  • Constitutional Texts Sources

    Constitutional Texts Sources There are two principal comparative sources for a majority of texts. Peaslee (1950-1974) and Flanz and Blaustein — and their successors Grote and Wolfrum – (1971-current) have compiled English translations of Constitutions for an exhaustive set of countries with periodic updates. While Peaslee’s series is updated roughly every five years, the Flanz…

  • Prevention of Major Industrial Accidents Convention 2

    Prevention of Major Industrial Accidents Convention   Article 12 Employers shall transmit or make available to the competent authority the safety reports referred to in Articles 10 and 11. ACCIDENT REPORTING Article 13 Employers shall inform the competent authority and other bodies designated for this purpose as soon as a major accident occurs. Article 14…

  • Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution from Land-Based Sources 4

    Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution from Land-Based Sources   Article 4 1. If the chairman of the arbitral tribunal has not been designated within two months of the appointment of the second arbitrator, the Secretary-General of the United Nations shall, at the request of either party, designate him within a further two months’…

  • Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution from Land-Based Sources 3

    Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution from Land-Based Sources   Article 26 At any time after the expiry of two years from the date of coming into force of the present convention in relation to any Contracting Party such party may withdraw from the convention by notice in writing to the depositary Government. Such…

  • Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution from Land-Based Sources 3

    Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution from Land-Based Sources   Article 26 At any time after the expiry of two years from the date of coming into force of the present convention in relation to any Contracting Party such party may withdraw from the convention by notice in writing to the depositary Government. Such…

  • Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution from Land-Based Sources 2

    Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution from Land-Based Sources   Article 11 The Contracting Parties agree to set up progressively and to operate within the area covered by the present convention a permanent monitoring system allowing: — the earliest possible assessment of the existing level of marine pollution; — the assessment of the effectiveness…

  • Convention on the Conservation of the Living Resources of the South East Atlantic

    Convention on the Conservation of the Living Resources of the South East Atlantic   Article I I. The area to which this Convention shall apply, hereinafter referred to as the “Convention Area,”shall be all waters bounded by a line drawn as follows: Beginning at a point at 6004’36″South latitude and 12019’48″East longitude, thence in a…

  • Convention on Fishing & Conservation of Living Resources 2

    Convention on Fishing & Conservation of Living Resources   Article 8 1. Any State which, even if its nationals are not engaged in fishing in an area of the High Seas not adjacent to its coast, has a special interest in the conservation of the living resources of the High Seas in that area, may…

  • Convention on the Regulation of Antarctic Mineral Resource Activities 3

    Convention on the Regulation of Antarctic Mineral Resource Activities   Article 31 Functions of Regulatory Committees 1 The functions of each Regulatory Committee shall be: (a) to undertake the preparatory work provided for in Article 43; (b) to consider applications for exploration and development permits in accordance with Articles 45, 46 and 54; (c) to…

  • Convention on the Regulation of Antarctic Mineral Resource Activities 2

    Convention on the Regulation of Antarctic Mineral Resource Activities   Article 27 Reporting by the Advisory Committee The Advisory Committee shall present a report on each of its meetings to the Commission and to any relevant Regulatory Committee. The report shall cover all matters considered at the meeting and shall reflect the conclusions reached and…

  • Convention on the Regulation of Antarctic Mineral Resource Activities

    Convention on the Regulation of Antarctic Mineral Resource Activities   Article 22 Decision Making in the Commission 1 The Commission shall take decisions on matters of substance by a three-quarters majority of the members present and voting. When a question arises as to whether a matter is one of substance or not, that matter shall…

  • Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine and Living Resources 2

    Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine and Living Resources   Article X 1. The Commission shall draw the attention of any State which is not a Party to this Convention to any activity undertaken by its nationals or vessels which, in the opinion of the Commission, affects the implementation of the objective of this…

  • International Criminal Court resources

    International Criminal Court resources See International Criminal Court – International Criminal Law resources The purpose of this international court is stated succinctly at the official United Nations Home Page in its “Overview” section as follows: An international criminal court has been called the missing link in the international legal system. The International Court of Justice…

  • International Environment, Biodiversity and Climate resources

    International Environment, Biodiversity and Climate resources Antarctic Treaty System – Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), Cambridge, United Kingdom. Asia-Pacific Centre for Environmental Law (APCEL) Major Global Environmental Instruments Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal , UNEP, Geneva, Switzerland. Convention on Biological Diversity , Montreal, Canada. The…