Search results for: “public service employee”
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Outsourcing
Outsourcing in the International Trade Union Rights Area Definition of Outsourcing provided by ITUC-CSI-IGB: See contracting-out Outsourcing in International Trade Meaning of Outsourcing, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): Outsourcing, is the process of […]
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Foreign Investment
THE ROLE IN THE PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF FOREIGN INVESTMENT OF: The World Bank Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID); The Convention establishing the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency; and Bilateral Investment Protection Agreements (IPPAs). (London, 1994) The […]
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Foreign Investment
THE ROLE IN THE PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF FOREIGN INVESTMENT OF: The World Bank Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID); The Convention establishing the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency; and Bilateral Investment Protection Agreements (IPPAs). (London, 1994) The […]
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Transitional Justice
United Nations The United Nations has a long history of assisting societies devastated by conflict or emerging from repressive rule to re-establish the rule of law and come to terms with large-scale human rights violations. For the UN system, transitional justice is the full range of […]
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Arbitration
Arbitration, reference of a dispute to an impartial person or persons, called arbitrators, for a decision or award based on evidence and arguments presented by the disputants. The parties involved usually agree to resort to arbitration in lieu of court proceedings to resolve an existing […]
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Balance Sheet
The Balance Sheet Of the two traditional types of financial statements, the balance sheet relates to an entity’s position, and the income statement relates to its activity. The balance sheet provides information about an organization’s assets, liabilities, and owners’ equity as of a […]
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Balance Sheet
The Balance Sheet Of the two traditional types of financial statements, the balance sheet relates to an entity’s position, and the income statement relates to its activity. The balance sheet provides information about an organization’s assets, liabilities, and owners’ equity as of a […]
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Local Government
Introduction to Local Government Local Government, agency organized to provide and supervise administrative, fiscal, and other services to the people who reside within its territorial boundaries. It is the level of government most directly accountable to the public. In the U.S. local […]
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Local Government
Introduction to Local Government Local Government, agency organized to provide and supervise administrative, fiscal, and other services to the people who reside within its territorial boundaries. It is the level of government most directly accountable to the public. In the U.S. local […]
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Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms
The Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms Details of The Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms Author: Amy Hackney Blackwell Date of publishing: 2008 Publisher: Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc, Naperville, Illinois 60567-4410, United States Contents of The Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms Abandon Abatable Nuisance Abate Abatement of a Legacy Abatement of Taxes Abdicate…
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Encyclopedia of Civil Liberties in America
The Encyclopedia of Civil Liberties in America Editors: David Schultz, John Vile Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-7656-8063-7 Content of the Encyclopedia ANP ATCA Attainder, Bill of AU CIA DOJ EDPA FBI FCC Friend of the Court Gay Rights IRS Jim Crow Laws Original Intent Patents Procedural Due Process Rochin v. California (1952) Section…
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Digest of Commercial Laws Main Chapters
Argentina / Australia / Austria / Bangladesh / Belgium / Belize / Botswana / Brazil / Canada / Chile / China / Costa Rica / Cyprus / Czech Republic / Denmark / Ecuador / Egypt / England & Wales / European Union / Finland / France / Ghana / Gibraltar / Greece / Guatemala /…
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Jettison
Summary of Jettison The act of throwing cargo overboard to lighten the vessel in a storm, suppress fires, or otherwise avert disaster. Such losses are recoverable in general average (read this and related legal terms for further details).(Main Author: William J. Miller) Jettison […]
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Jettison
Summary of Jettison The act of throwing cargo overboard to lighten the vessel in a storm, suppress fires, or otherwise avert disaster. Such losses are recoverable in general average (read this and related legal terms for further details).(Main Author: William J. Miller) Jettison […]