Search results for: “permanent residence”
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Geneva Convention (IV) 5
Geneva Convention (IV) CHAPTER XII Release, Repatriation and Accommodation in Neutral Countries Art. 132. Each interned person shall be released by the Detaining Power as soon as the reasons which necessitated his internment no longer exist. The Parties to the conflict shall, moreover, endeavour during the course of hostilities, to conclude agreements for the…
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Convention to Suppress the Slave Trade and Slavery
Convention to Suppress the Slave Trade and Slavery Article 1. For the purpose of the present Convention, the following definitions are agreed upon: (1) Slavery is the status or condition of a person over whom any or all of the powers attaching to the right of ownership are exercised. (2) The slave trade includes…
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International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings
International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings Article 1 For the purposes of this Convention 1. “State or government facility” includes any permanent or temporary facility or conveyance that is used or occupied by representatives of a State, members of Government, the legislature or the judiciary or by officials or employees of a…
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Vienna Convention on Consular Relations 6
Vienna Convention on Consular Relations Article 61 INVIOLABILITY OF CONSULAR ARCHIVES AND DOCUMENTS The consular archives and documents of a consular post headed by an honorar y consular officer shall be inviolable at all times and wherever they may be, provided that they are kept separate from other papers and documents and, in particular,…
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Vienna Convention on Consular Relations 4
Vienna Convention on Consular Relations Article 39 CONSULAR FEES AND CHARGES 1. The consular post may levy in the territory of the receiving State the fees and charges provided by the laws and regulations of the sending State for consular acts. 2. The sums collected in the form of the fees and charges referred…
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Vienna Convention on Consular Relations 2
Vienna Convention on Consular Relations CHAPTER II FACILITIES, PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES RELATING TO CONSULAR POSTS, CAREER CONSULAR OFFICERS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF A CONSULAR POST Section I FACILITIES, PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES RELATING TO A CONSULAR POST Article 28 FACILITIES FOR THE WORK OF THE CONSULAR POST The receiving State shall accord full facilities for…
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Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 4
Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations Article 22 1. The premises of the mission shall be inviolable. The agents of the receiving State may not enter them, except with the consent of the head of the mission. 2. The receiving State is under a special duty to take all appropriate steps to protect the premises…
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International Family Law
International Family Law Introduction to international family law International Family Law describes all family law matters with an international element. People are residing internationally and experiencing international relationships more frequently. The closest link to determine which national family law rules are applicable to specific family matters is the residence (domicilie) of the parties concerned. Family…
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Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism
Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism 1. The purpose of the Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism hereafter “the Convention” is to “enhance the efforts of Parties in preventing terrorism and its negative effects on the full enjoyment of human rights, in particular the right to life, both by…
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Top 25.000 English words
Which are the top 25.000 most popular English words? According to a review from Lawi, these are the 25.000 most popular English words, in order: you the i to a and it of that in is me what this for my on your we have do no don’t are be i’m not was he it’s…
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Law Schools of the future
Law Schools of the future From “A VISION OF LAW SCHOOLS OF THE FUTURE”, by James L. Hoover(*) Presuming to predict the future is dangerous. It seems especially foolish at the ends of centuries. The results do make for often humorous reading decades later. The best we can really do is describe what is possible…
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Should Trusts file income tax returns to the IRS?
Should Trusts file income tax returns to the IRS? Trusts must file a Form 1041, U.S. Income Tax Return for Estates and Trusts, for each taxable year where the trust has $600 in income or the trust has a non-resident alien as a beneficiary. However, if the trust is classified as a grantor trust, it…
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Outline of International business transactions law
Outline of International Business Transactions law PART I: OVERVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL SALE OF GOODS 1) INTERPRETATION OF COMMERCIAL TERMS See Incoterms 2) DOCUMENTS OF TITLE Steps of a Unconfirmed Letter of Credit applied to hypo and “Payment with LOC” chart on LOC flow chart: 1) Value Industries (buyer-applicant) and Globo Industries (seller-beneficiary) K for payment…