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    All International Contents in this Legal Encyclopedia Countries Find all countries covered by the legal Encyclopedias. Main Legal Encyclopedias World Legal Encyclopedia American Legal Encyclopedia Asia Legal Encyclopedia India Legal Encyclopedia European Legal Encyclopedia Africa Legal Encyclopedia UK Legal Encyclopedia Australian Legal Encyclopedia Regions Find all regions and other grouppings covered by the legal Encyclopedias.…

  • Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum

    In Kiobel, et al., v Royal Dutch Petroleum, et al., lawyers for 12 individuals seeking to hold major oil companies legally responsible for human rights abuses in Nigeria in the 1990s have asked the Supreme Court to overturn a federal appeals court's ruling that corporations are immune to such […]

  • Hicks Classification System

    Hicks Classification System The Hicks Classification System is a locally developed classification system used, in some libraries, for early primary source material, such as statutes and reports, in American and British law. The Hicks scheme or system is used, in general, in law libraries (mainly, in the Yale law library, where the scheme was created),…

  • Hicks Classification System

    Hicks Classification System The Hicks Classification System is a locally developed classification system used, in some libraries, for early primary source material, such as statutes and reports, in American and British law. The Hicks scheme or system is used, in general, in law libraries (mainly, in the Yale law library, where the scheme was created),…

  • Magna Carta

    Legal Materials Pictures and translations of the Magna Carta are posted on the Internet by the National Archives and Records Administration and the British Library. You'll find a print copy in the American Jurisprudence 2d Deskbook. Abstract The Magna Carta (literally, the […]

  • Counterterrorism Operations

    Policy and Procedures for Use of Force in Counterterrorism Operations in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Policy and Procedures for Use of Force in Counterterrorism Operations: As mentioned in President Obama's speech discussed in section A.1.a., in this […]

  • Counterterrorism Operations

    Policy and Procedures for Use of Force in Counterterrorism Operations in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Policy and Procedures for Use of Force in Counterterrorism Operations: As mentioned in President Obama's speech discussed in section A.1.a., in this […]

  • Suspected Pirates

    International Support for Efforts to Bring Suspected Pirates to Justice in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to International Support for Efforts to Bring Suspected Pirates to Justice: (1) United Nations On November 18, 2013, the UN Security Council adopted […]

  • Diplomatic Mission

    Diplomatic or Foreign Missions The embassy abroad, or foreign mission, is headed by an ambassador assisted by a career diplomat who serves as deputy or first secretary. The deputy secretary oversees and coordinates the work of the staff and assumes the responsibilities of the mission as […]

  • Dictionary of Law consisting of Judicial Definitions and Explanations of Words, Phrases and Maxims

    Dictionary of Law consisting of Judicial Definitions and Explanations of Words, Phrases and Maxims Full Title A Dictionary of Law, Consisting of Judicial Definitions and Explanations of Words, Phrases and Maxims and an Exposition of the Principles of Law: Comprising a Dictionary and Compendium of American and English Jurisprudence Details Author: William C. Anderson (United…

  • League of Nations

    The League of Nations was the ill-fated predecessor of the United Nations. Origins To Alexander of Russia's scheme of a Holy Alliance we need only briefly allude. Though admirable in intention it was rejected as "sublime nonsense and mysticism” by Castlereagh, and it eventually […]

  • League of Nations

    The League of Nations was the ill-fated predecessor of the United Nations. Origins To Alexander of Russia's scheme of a Holy Alliance we need only briefly allude. Though admirable in intention it was rejected as "sublime nonsense and mysticism” by Castlereagh, and it eventually […]

  • Sources of Law

    Sources of International Law It is generally accepted that the sources of international law (international obligations) are listed in the Article 38(1) of the Statute of the International Court of Justice, which provides that the Court shall apply: international conventions, whether […]

  • Outer Space Treaty

    Outer Space In relation to the international law practice and outer space in this world legal Encyclopedia, please see the following section: Territorial Regimes and Related Issues About this subject:Space Security Conference Note: there is detailed information and resources under […]

  • Outer Space Treaty

    Outer Space In relation to the international law practice and outer space in this world legal Encyclopedia, please see the following section: Territorial Regimes and Related Issues About this subject:Space Security Conference Note: there is detailed information and resources under […]