Search results for: “de facto membership”

  • List of Constitutions of the World

    List of Constitutions of the World The Encyclopedia offers (in most cases, authoritative) translations of the constitutions of most countries. In some cases, complementing the official documents are introductory and comparative notes and cross references examining amendments, and highlighting pertinent historical, political, and economic factors. List of Constitutions with some additional information This list includes…

  • International Court of Justice Resources

    International Court of Justice Resources Official Publications of the ICJ Reports of Judgments, Advisory Opinions, & Orders: Advisory opinions and orders of the Court are printed chronologically and each issue volume has indexes and a table of contents. The original is printed on the left-hand page and the translation is on the right-hand page. Both…

  • History of Labor Legislation

    History of Labor Legislation Introduction In comparing legislation affecting factories, mines, shops and truck in the chief industrial countries of the continent with that of Great Britain, it is essential to a just view that inquiry should be extended beyond the codes themselves to the general social order and system of law and administration in…

  • History of Nationalization

    History of Nationalization Introduction The fact that “Nationalization” had become in 1916-21 one of the burning political questions of the day is unfortunate as regards arriving at a clear appraisal of its principles, for, from the outset, it is difficult for a writer to avoid a certain bias in approaching its discussion. Yet Nationalization of…

  • Public International Law Classification (Max Planck Institute)

    Public International Law Classification (Max Planck Institute) Notation Classification VR1 General VR 1.1 Comprehensive Studies VR 1.2 Surveys of State Practice VR 1.3 Surveys of Judicial Decisions VR 1.4 Surveys of Literature VR 1.5 Institutes, Societies VR 1.5.1 Institut de Droit International (before 1996 see 1.5.3) VR 1.5.2 International Law Association (before 1996 see 1.5.3)…

  • Prosecutor v. Kupreskic

    Prosecutor v. Kupreskic Introduction to International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia In May 1993, because of serious violations of International humanitarian law being committed in the territory of the former Yugoslavia, the U.N. Security Council adopted Resolution 827[1] establishing the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY).[2] The purpose of the ICTY was…

  • Constitutional Text: Brazil Constitution of 1988

    Constitutional Text: Brazil Constitution of 1988 CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL OCTOBER 5, 1988 Preamble We, the representatives of the Brazilian People, convened in the National Constituent Assembly to institute a democratic state for the purpose of ensuring the exercise of social and individual rights, liberty, security, well-being, development, equality and justice as…

  • Herbert Henry Asquith

    Herbert Henry Asquith Herbert Henry Asquith (12 September 1852 15 February 1928), 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, was a Liberal Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916. He succeeded Henry Campbell-Bannerman. He was succeeded by David Lloyd George. English statesman, had been confirmed in power as Prime Minister by the general…

  • Outline of Legal framework for international business transactions

    Outline of Legal framework for international business transactions a. International Conflicts of law i. Private International Law : The use of domestic choice of law rules to resolve issues of conflicts of laws and recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments. It is a domestic law field referring to a domestic court applying domestic rules to…

  • The New Property

    Charles A. Reich, The New Property   Charles A. Reich   The global distributive implications of automatically allocating political membership according to territoriality (jus soli) and parentage (jus sanguinis) principles have largely escaped critical scrutiny. This article begins to address this considerable gap. Securing membership status in a given state or region–with its specific level…

  • Agreement Relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 3

    Agreement Relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea   7. An application for approval of a plan of work shall be accompanied by an assessment of the potential environmental impacts of the proposed activities and by a description of a programme for oceanographic and…

  • Conference on Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks 3

    Conference on Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks   PART III MECHANISMS FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION CONCERNING STRADDLING FISH STOCKS AND HIGHLY MIGRATORY FISH STOCKS Article 8 Cooperation for conservation and management 1. Coastal States and States fishing on the High Seas shall, in accordance with the Convention, pursue cooperation in relation to straddling…

  • Conference on Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks 3

    Conference on Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks   PART III MECHANISMS FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION CONCERNING STRADDLING FISH STOCKS AND HIGHLY MIGRATORY FISH STOCKS Article 8 Cooperation for conservation and management 1. Coastal States and States fishing on the High Seas shall, in accordance with the Convention, pursue cooperation in relation to straddling…

  • Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries 3

    Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries   Article XII 1. If any Commission member presents to the Executive Secretary an objection to a proposal within sixty days of the date of transmittal specified in the notification of the proposal by the Executive Secretary, the proposal shall not become a binding measure…

  • Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries

    Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries   Article I 1. The area to which this Convention applies, hereinafter referred to as “the Convention Area”, shall be the waters of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean north of 35d*00′ north latitude and west of a line extending due north from 35d*00′ north latitude and…