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  • Vienna Convention on Succession of States in Respect of Treaties 6

    Vienna Convention on Succession of States in Respect of Treaties   Article 36 Participation in treaties not in force at the date of the succession of States in cases of separation of parts of a State 1. Subject to paragraphs 3 and 4, a successor State falling under article 34, paragraph 1, may, by making…

  • Charter of the Organization of American States 7

    Charter of the Organization of American States   Chapter XVI THE GENERAL SECRETARIAT Article 107 The General Secretariat is the central and permanent organ of the Organization of American States. It shall perform the functions assigned to it in the Charter, in other inter-American Treaties and agreements, and by the General Assembly, and shall carry…

  • Charter of the Organization of American States

    Charter of the Organization of American States Chapter III MEMBERS Article 4 All American States that ratify the present Charter are Members of the Organization. Article 5 Any new political entity that arises from the union of several Member States and that, as such, ratifies the present Charter, shall become a Member of the Organization.…

  • Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties between States and International Organizations 2

    Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties between States and International Organizations   PART VII DEPOSITARIES, NOTIFICATIONS, CORRECTIONS AND REGISTRATION Article 77 Depositaries of treaties 1. The designation of the depositary of a treaty may be made by the negotiating States and negotiating organizations or, as the case may be, the negotiating organizations, either in…

  • Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties between States and International Organizations 9

    Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties between States and International Organizations   SECTION 4. PROCEDURE Article 65 Procedure to be followed with respect to invalidity, termination, withdrawal from or suspension of the operation of a treaty 1. A party which, under the provisions of the present Convention, invokes either a defect in its consent…

  • Agreement Governing the Activities of States on the Moon 3

    Agreement Governing the Activities of States on the Moon   Article 12 1. States Parties shall retain jurisdiction and control over their personnel, vehicles, equipment, facilities, stations and installations on the moon. The ownership of space vehicles, equipment, facilities, stations and installations shall not be affected by their presence on the moon. 2. Vehicles, installations…

  • Agreement Governing the Activities of States on the Moon 2

    Agreement Governing the Activities of States on the Moon Article 7 1. In exploring and using the moon, States Parties shall take measures to prevent the disruption of the existing balance of its environment whether by introducing adverse changes in that environment, by its harmful contamination through the introduction of extra-environmental matter or otherwise. States…

  • Agreement Governing the Activities of States on the Moon

    Agreement Governing the Activities of States on the Moon Article 1 1. The provisions of this Agreement relating to the moon shall also apply to other celestial bodies within the solar system, other than the earth, except in so far as specific legal norms enter into force with respect to any of these celestial bodies.…

  • SEI FUJII v. THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 2

    See previously: Sei Fujii v. the State of California In a recent article by Mr. Blake Clark published in The Freeman on July 16, 1951, he states: “Mrs. Nawa Munemori is the mother of an American World War II hero. A grateful nation bestowed the Congressional Medal of Honor on her son Sadao for wiping…

  • States legislation and cases on Attorney Client Privilege

    States legislation and cases on Attorney Client Privilege See Attorney Client Concepts Besides federal legislation, court rules, and case law, the rules applicable to the attorney client privilege comprises also state legislation. Below is a sampling of state court decisions decided at least in part based on their own state’s court rules, case law, or…

  • SEI FUJII v. THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

    Sei Fujii v. the State of California Supreme Court of California 38 Cal. 2d 718; 242 P.2d 617 Decided: April 17, 1952 Justice GIBSON Plaintiff, an alien Japanese who is ineligible to citizenship under our naturalization laws, appeals from a judgment declaring that certain land purchased by him in 1948 had escheated to the state.…

  • Economic Rights

    Economic Rights, Social Rights, Cultural Rights in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On March 24, 2011, Michael H. Posner, Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, […]

  • Modifications of Existing Designations

    New Designations and Modifications of Existing Designations in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): In 2011 the Department of State announced the Secretary of State's designation of two additional […]

  • Modifications of Existing Designations

    New Designations and Modifications of Existing Designations in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): In 2011 the Department of State announced the Secretary of State's designation of two additional […]

  • Fto Designations

    Reviews of Fto Designations in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): During 2011 the Secretary of State continued to review designations of entities as Foreign Terrorist Organizations ("FTOs"), […]