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  • Iceland

    Iceland and Europe There is an entry on iceland in the European legal encyclopedia. Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Intergovernmental Organization Regional Organization Regional Integration Resources See Also Further Reading Entry "Iceland" in the […]

  • Comparative Law

    Comparative law may be defined as the study of the similarities and differences between the laws or legal rules of two or more countries, or between two or more legal systems (i.e. the study of legal systems and laws in different countries). It is not a body of rules and principle. It is a […]

  • Continental Shelf

      PART VI CONTINENTAL SHELF Article 76 Definition of the continental shelf 1. The continental shelf of a coastal State comprises the sea-bed and subsoil of the submarine areas that extend beyond its territorial sea throughout the natural prolongation of its land territory to the outer […]

  • Continental Shelf

      PART VI CONTINENTAL SHELF Article 76 Definition of the continental shelf 1. The continental shelf of a coastal State comprises the sea-bed and subsoil of the submarine areas that extend beyond its territorial sea throughout the natural prolongation of its land territory to the outer […]

  • Flag of Convenience

    Flag Of Convenience Summary of Flag Of Convenience Registration of a vessel in a country other than that of the ship's owners, because the registering nation affords the owners tax or other benefits not available in the home country.(Main Author: William J. Miller) […]

  • Sustainable Development

    Definition and Origins Sustainability and sustainable development were initially defined and promulgated in a report of the World Commission on Environment and Development, "Our Common Future" (1987). This report said (page 43) that sustainable development "is development that […]

  • Structural Bias

    Besides “partisan bias” in media reporting, a second type of media bias is known as “structural bias.” This type of bias stems from certain “structures” (customs, reporting routines, commercial pressures, etc.) that operate within the news industry. As a result of the highly commercial and purportedly nonpartisan nature of the mainstream media, the issue of…

  • Global Program of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-Based Activities

    Global Program of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-Based Activities Global Program of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-Based Activities (GPA) UNEP is the United Nations Environment Programme. Overview The GPA aims at preventing the degradation of the marine environment from land-based activities by facilitating the realization…

  • General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean

    General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean [COPEMED] The objectives of FAO COPEMED Project are the advice, technical support and establishment of cooperation networks to facilitate coordination to support fisheries management in the Mediterranean. COPEMED area covers the Western and Central sub-regions of the Mediterranean. Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Malta, Italy, France and Spain have adhered…

  • Wildlife Treaties

    Wildlife Treaties and Soft Law Agreements Animal Welfare European Convention for the Protection of Animals for Slaughter (1979) European Convention for the Protection of Pet Animals (1987) European Convention for the Protection of Animals During International Transport (1968) European Convention for the Protection Vertebrate Animals Use for Experimental and Other Scientific Purposes (1986) Biological Diversity…

  • Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals

    Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals Details Done at Date (Signature): Jun 23, 1979 Entry into Force: Agreement Type: Multilateral Treaties Place of Adoption: Bonn Treaty Status: In Force Field of Application: Global Agreements and Conventions Depository: Germany Other Details Languages…

  • List of Environment Treaties with Regional or Restricted Field of Application Section 2

    List of Environment Treaties with Regional or Restricted Field of Application Section 2 Notes: for a list of Environment Treaties with a global Field of Application, see here. There is a first part of this list of Environment Treaties with Restricted Field of Application here. Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great…

  • List of Environment Treaties with Restricted Field of Application

    List of Environment Treaties with Regional or Restricted Field of Application Notes: for a list of Environment Treaties with a global Field of Application, see here. There is a second part of this list of Environment Treaties with Restricted Field of Application here. Agreement between Chad, Egypt, Libya and Sudan concerning the monitoring and exchange…

  • List of Multilateral Environment Treaties by Place of Adoption

      List of Multilateral Environment Treaties by Place of Adoption Aarhus : Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters Aarhus : Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Persistent Organic Pollutants Aarhus : Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air…

  • List of Evironment Treaties by Depository

    List of Evironment Treaties by Depository List of Evironment Treaties being the Depository the United Nations The list of Evironment Treaties being the Depository the United Nations is organized as follows: UN United Nations UNEP United Nations Environment Programme UNESCO UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Org. FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN List…