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Fear of Torture
Extradition of Fugitive Alleging Fear of Torture in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On February 28, 2011, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit granted the government's petition for […]
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Fear of Torture
Extradition of Fugitive Alleging Fear of Torture in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On February 28, 2011, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit granted the government's petition for […]
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International Criminal Justice
International Criminal Justice U.S. Perspectives on International Criminal Justice By John B. Bellinger, III, Legal Adviser to the Secretary of State (2008): I’d like to discuss the United States’ approach to international criminal justice generally, and in particular, our views on the various international criminal tribunals. Let me start by making a few points about…
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International Criminal Justice
International Criminal Justice U.S. Perspectives on International Criminal Justice By John B. Bellinger, III, Legal Adviser to the Secretary of State (2008): I’d like to discuss the United States’ approach to international criminal justice generally, and in particular, our views on the various international criminal tribunals. Let me start by making a few points about…
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Variable Annuity
Description of Variable Annuity Resources See Also variable annuity contract under CONTRACT Straight Annuity
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Variable Annuity
Description of Variable Annuity Resources See Also variable annuity contract under CONTRACT Straight Annuity
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Bill of Lading
Bill Of Lading Summary of Bill Of Lading A document issued by a carrier to a shipper acknowledging receipt of the goods, and stating the points of pick-up and delivery, as well as other information relative to value declared for carriage, terms and conditions of transport, freight charges, […]
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Rules
Rule Commmon Meanings In a broad, more general sense, but applied to law, a rule is a "a law or principle that operates within a particular sphere of knowledge, describing or prescribing what is possible or allowable"(1), or "control of or dominion over an area or […]
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Rules
Rule Commmon Meanings In a broad, more general sense, but applied to law, a rule is a "a law or principle that operates within a particular sphere of knowledge, describing or prescribing what is possible or allowable"(1), or "control of or dominion over an area or […]
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Theory of Divine Law
John Finnis’ Theory of Divine Law The theory of divine law is a theory that there is some entity out there that created both legal laws and scientific laws. These types of laws are still separate, and in fact, people were well aware of this since at least the time of Plato and Aristotle. However,…
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Bahamas Foundations
Bahamas Foundations The Bahamas Foundation was introduced with the enactment of The Foundations Act, 2004. As with all legislation, it has undergone some amendments, principally in 2005 and 2007. There is great flexibility under the Foundations Act, 2004 as to who can act is these capacities. As an example, the Foundation Council does not have…
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Annuity
History Annuity (from Lat. annus, a year), a periodical payment, made annually, or at more frequent intervals, either for a fixed term of years, or during the continuance of a given life, or a combination of lives. In technical language an annuity is said to be payable for an assigned […]
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Encyclopedia of Cybercrime
Encyclopedia of Cybercrime List of Entries and Authors ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT : authored by Marianne Buehler ONLINE ADDICTION : authored by Kelly Socia and Kevin J. McCarthy ADULT ENTERTAINMENT AND PORNOGRAPHY : authored by Michael J. Kozak ARPANET : authored by Eric Walter ATTACK VECTORS : authored by Paul Lepkowski BANKING ONLINE : authored by Daniel…