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  • International Human Rights Law

    Contents of International Human Rights Law Contents of this subject matter include: The concept of human rights: universalism and cultural relativism International and regional human rights systems Human rights law beyond treaties Human rights treaties and derogation State responsibility and […]

  • International Human Rights Law

    Contents of International Human Rights Law Contents of this subject matter include: The concept of human rights: universalism and cultural relativism International and regional human rights systems Human rights law beyond treaties Human rights treaties and derogation State responsibility and […]

  • 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, […]

  • Mass Media

    Resources See Also Media Propaganda Media Law Entertainment Law

  • Democratic Deficit

    Democratic Deficit and Europe There is an entry on democratic deficit in the European legal encyclopedia. Resources See Also Further Reading Entry "Democratic Deficit" in the work "A Concise Encyclopedia of the European Union from Aachen to Zollverein", by Rodney Leach […]

  • Domestic Violence

    Domestic or Intimate Partner Violence Domestic Violence, Sexual Behaviour and the Law Literature Review on Domestic Violence In the Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy, [1] Janine M. Zweig and Lauren Bennett Cattaneo provide the following summary about the topic of […]

  • Domestic Violence

    Domestic or Intimate Partner Violence Domestic Violence, Sexual Behaviour and the Law Literature Review on Domestic Violence In the Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy, [1] Janine M. Zweig and Lauren Bennett Cattaneo provide the following summary about the topic of […]

  • Piracy

    See Transnational crime . The first precise attempt to codify piracy was in 1958 when the Convention on the High Seas was adopted in order to clarify the legal status of pirates and the competence to arrest pirates. These articles in the Convention on the High Seas have been incorporated into […]

  • Inter-American Court of Human Rights

    Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHPR) This entry includes background information and links to the American Convention on Human Rights, the Statute of the court, the Rules of Procedure, and decisions and judgments. Description In a manner similar to the European Court of Human Rights […]

  • Inter-American Court of Human Rights

    Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHPR) This entry includes background information and links to the American Convention on Human Rights, the Statute of the court, the Rules of Procedure, and decisions and judgments. Description In a manner similar to the European Court of Human Rights […]

  • Libya

    Countries or entities currently subject to sanctions by the United States: Libya Libya in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On March 26, 2011, State Department Legal Adviser Harold Hongju Koh […]

  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment

    Hierarchical Display of Cruel and degrading treatment Law > Rights and freedoms > Rights of the individualPolitics > Politics and public safety > Public safety > Political violence > TortureLaw > Criminal law > Law relating to prisons > Prison system Cruel and degrading treatment […]

  • Human Rights

    Introduction to Human Rights "Since World War II international law has become increasingly concerned with the protection of human rights. It has provided improved procedures for that purpose within the UN. This new emphasis has also been manifested in the adoption by the UN of the […]

  • Human Rights

    Introduction to Human Rights "Since World War II international law has become increasingly concerned with the protection of human rights. It has provided improved procedures for that purpose within the UN. This new emphasis has also been manifested in the adoption by the UN of the […]

  • Nationalism

    Nationalism Definition Nationalism, movement in which the nation-state is regarded as the most important force for the realization of social, economic, and cultural aspirations of a people. Nationalism is characterized principally by a feeling of community among a people, based on common […]