Search results for: “western europe”
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Partnership for Peace
Introduction to Partnership for Peace Partnership for Peace (PFP), program established in 1994 to strengthen relations between the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. NATO was founded in 1949 by the United States and Western Europe as a […]
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Jersey
Hierarchical Display of Jersey Geography > Europe > Western Europe > Channel Islands Concept of Jersey See the dictionary definition of Jersey . Characteristics of Jersey [rtbs name=”xxx-xxx”] Resources Translation of Jersey Spanish: Jersey French: Jersey German: Jersey Italian: […]
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Jersey
Hierarchical Display of Jersey Geography > Europe > Western Europe > Channel Islands Concept of Jersey See the dictionary definition of Jersey . Characteristics of Jersey [rtbs name=”xxx-xxx”] Resources Translation of Jersey Spanish: Jersey French: Jersey German: Jersey Italian: […]
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WEU Countries
Hierarchical Display of WEU countries Geography > Political geographyInternational Organisations > European organisations > European organisation > Western European Union WEU countries Concept of WEU countries See the dictionary definition of WEU countries. Characteristics of WEU countries […]
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WEU Countries
Hierarchical Display of WEU countries Geography > Political geographyInternational Organisations > European organisations > European organisation > Western European Union WEU countries Concept of WEU countries See the dictionary definition of WEU countries. Characteristics of WEU countries […]
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Regions of the United Kingdom
Hierarchical Display of Regions of the United Kingdom Geography > Regions of EU Member StatesGeography > Economic geography > EU Member State > United KingdomGeography > Europe > Western Europe > Channel IslandsGeography > Europe > Western Europe > Isle of Man Concept of Regions […]
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Regions of the United Kingdom
Hierarchical Display of Regions of the United Kingdom Geography > Regions of EU Member StatesGeography > Economic geography > EU Member State > United KingdomGeography > Europe > Western Europe > Channel IslandsGeography > Europe > Western Europe > Isle of Man Concept of Regions […]
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Bologna
From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Bologna (1): The great school of jurisprudence, both of canon and civil law, was located at Bologna, Italy, which reached its zenith in the thirteenth century. To it students flocked from Western Europe, and from it were obtained the […]
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EUROMARFOR
EUROFOR/EUROMARFOR and the Treaties of the European Union Description of EUROFOR/EUROMARFOR provided by the European Union Commission: The Lisbon Declaration of the Western European Union on 15 May 1995 ratified the decision by Spain, France and Italy to set up land and sea forces (EUROFOR and […]
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Welfare Programs
Welfare Programs in Developed CountriesIntroduction to Welfare ProgramsRelative to the United States, and to some extent Canada, the social welfare systems in other developed countries, especially in western Europe, are far more comprehensive and better financed. In particular, the…
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Political Parties History
Political Parties: History of Political Parties: Origins and DevelopmentIntroduction to Political Parties HistoryThe origins of political parties are closely associated with the development of the modern state and representative democracy in Western Europe and the United States. Pa…
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Judicial Systems
Criminal Procedure: Judicial Systems Introduction to Judicial SystemsLegal systems based on the common law tradition, such as those in England, Canada, and the United States, are typically contrasted with civil law systems, which are found in many Western European countries, much o…
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Habeas Corpus Modern Use
Introduction to Habeas Corpus Modern UseProtection against arbitrary imprisonment by the right of habeas corpus is not found in continental Europe. In the democratic countries of Western Europe, however, the codes of criminal procedure require that an arrested person be informed with reason…
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History of Democracy
Democracy in Western Europe and the U.S.Introduction to History of DemocracyBeginning with the first popular rebellion against monarchy in England (1642), which was brought to a climax by the execution of King Charles I, political and revolutionary action against autocratic Europea…
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Capital Punishment World After 1945
Capital Punishment World Trends After World War IIThe defeat of the Axis powers provided a foundation for the elimination of the death penalty in Western Europe. Some of the nations involved in the war saw abolition of capital punishment as a way to disassociate themselves from the atrociti…