Search results for: “treaties most ratified”

  • Hague Apostille Convention

    The 1961 Hague Apostille Convention Summary The Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents brought about a basic simplification of the series of formalities which complicated the utilisation of public documents outside of the countries from which they emanated. The traditional rule acta probant sese ipsa does not…

  • League of Nations Failure

    League of Nations Failure Even before its first meeting, the League of Nations suffered what some historians have characterized as a death blow: the U.S. rejection of the Treaty of Versailles and with it, the League of Nations. A variety of factors led to the U.S. Senate’s rejection of the treaty, among them Woodrow Wilson’s…

  • Piracy Prosecutions Issues

    Piracy U.S. Prosecutions in 2013 (Continuation) United States views on international law [1] in relation to Piracy U.S. Prosecutions: 1. Piracy and the Charming Betsy Canon Section 1651 criminalizes “the crime of piracy as defined by the law of nations.” Correspondence between […]

  • International Courts

    International Law: International Courts and Organizations Introduction to International Courts Judicial decisions rendered by international courts are important elements in identifying and confirming international legal rules. The most important international courts are the UN International […]

  • Court of Justice of the European Communities

    Court of Justice of the European Communities and the Treaties of the European Union Description of Court of Justice of the European Communities provided by the European Union Commission: The Court of Justice is composed of the same number of judges as there are Member States. At present it has […]

  • Court of Justice of the European Communities

    Court of Justice of the European Communities and the Treaties of the European Union Description of Court of Justice of the European Communities provided by the European Union Commission: The Court of Justice is composed of the same number of judges as there are Member States. At present it has […]

  • Nuclear Nonproliferation

    Nuclear Nonproliferation in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On May 10, 2011, Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Ellen Tauscher addressed the Arms Control […]

  • Nuclear Nonproliferation

    Nuclear Nonproliferation in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On May 10, 2011, Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Ellen Tauscher addressed the Arms Control […]

  • Vienna Convention

    Treaty: The Vienna Convention Introduction to Vienna Convention Rules of international law governing the conclusion, validity, effects, interpretation, modification, suspension, and termination of treaties were codified in the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, adopted in 1969…

  • Composition of the European Commission

    Composition of the European Commission and the Treaties of the European Union Description of Composition of the European Commission provided by the European Union Commission: From the outset the Commission was always made up of two nationals of each of the most populated Member States and one […]

  • International Labour Standards

    International labour standards in the International Trade Union Rights Area Definition of International labour standards provided by ITUC-CSI-IGB: Principles and norms related to labour matters, primarily codified in the Conventions and the Recommendations of the International Labour […]

  • United Nations and Human Rights

    Functions of the UN: Human RightsIntroduction to United Nations and Human RightsOne of the UN's major goals under its charter is to promote and encourage respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms for all people, regardless of race, sex, language, or religion. But once a…

  • International Arbitration, Historical

    International Arbitration International arbitration is a proceeding in which two nations refer their differences to one or more selected persons, who, after affording to each party an opportunity of being heard, pronounce judgment on the matters at issue. It is understood, unless otherwise expressed, that the judgment shall be in accordance with the law by…

  • Civil Liberties Concerns

    Civil Rights and Civil Liberties: International ConcernsTo establish the principles of civil liberties and civil rights on an international basis, the United Nations Charter was drawn up after World War II (1939-1945); it states that one of the purposes of the UN is to promote and encourage…

  • Legifrance

    Legifrance Legifrance is the official French online legislation database. It is an in depth resource for French, European and International laws, norms and regulations Legifrance was created in 1998 and completed in 2002, when also changed its name, becoming “the Public Service of Dissemination of the French Law on the Internet”(1). In january 2008 a…