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  • GATT Accession

    GATT Accession Summary of GATT Detais can be found in General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade). Accession Process The process was described by Christopher Mark in 1993: "Joining the GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE is rarely a simple or straightforward matter –especially if the […]

  • Income

    Income or Consumption, Shares of Income (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Income or Consumption, Shares of Income means: the shares of consumption accruing to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles, based on national household surveys covering various years. […]

  • Commercial law

    Commercial law Introduction to Commercial Law Commercial Law, body of law that relates to commerce and business transactions. Commercial law includes the laws that pertain to sales; negotiable instruments, such as checks and promissory notes; carriage by land and sea; insurance; brokerage; […]

  • Commercial law

    Commercial law Introduction to Commercial Law Commercial Law, body of law that relates to commerce and business transactions. Commercial law includes the laws that pertain to sales; negotiable instruments, such as checks and promissory notes; carriage by land and sea; insurance; brokerage; […]

  • Freedom of Expression

    Freedom of Expression in Election Law A universal right that includes freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers, either orally, in writing or in print, in the form of art or through any other media of a person's choice. This freedom […]

  • Freedom of Expression

    Freedom of Expression in Election Law A universal right that includes freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers, either orally, in writing or in print, in the form of art or through any other media of a person's choice. This freedom […]

  • Balance Sheet

    The Balance Sheet Of the two traditional types of financial statements, the balance sheet relates to an entity’s position, and the income statement relates to its activity. The balance sheet provides information about an organization’s assets, liabilities, and owners’ equity as of a […]

  • Balance Sheet

    The Balance Sheet Of the two traditional types of financial statements, the balance sheet relates to an entity’s position, and the income statement relates to its activity. The balance sheet provides information about an organization’s assets, liabilities, and owners’ equity as of a […]

  • Syria

    Countries or entities currently subject to sanctions by the United States: Syria Syria in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): In 2011, acting pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act […]

  • Syria

    Countries or entities currently subject to sanctions by the United States: Syria Syria in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): In 2011, acting pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act […]

  • Cuba

    The Legal History of Cuba This section provides an overview of Cuba Cuba in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On January 14, 2011, President Obama directed the Secretaries of State, Treasury, and […]

  • Cuba

    The Legal History of Cuba This section provides an overview of Cuba Cuba in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On January 14, 2011, President Obama directed the Secretaries of State, Treasury, and […]

  • Age Discrimination

    UN Working Group on Age Discrimination in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to UN Working Group on Age Discrimination: On August 12, 2013, Laurie Phipps, U.S. Adviser for Economic and Social Affairs, addressed a session of the UN's Open-Ended Working Group […]

  • Age Discrimination

    UN Working Group on Age Discrimination in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to UN Working Group on Age Discrimination: On August 12, 2013, Laurie Phipps, U.S. Adviser for Economic and Social Affairs, addressed a session of the UN's Open-Ended Working Group […]

  • Court ADR

    Court ADR The Roots of Court ADR The dispute resolution field has deep roots in the courts dating back to Professor Frank Sander’s proposal for a multi-door courthouse at the Pound Conference in 1976. The widespread popularity and growth of mediation and dissatisfaction in many quarters with the traditional legal process resulted in the proliferation…