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  • Terrorism

    What is Terrorism? Government Definitions of Terrorism Introduction to Terrorism Legal statutes in most countries around the world regard terrorism as a crime. Yet there is considerable variation in how these laws define terrorism, even in countries whose laws derive from a common origin. […]

  • Terrorism

    What is Terrorism? Government Definitions of Terrorism Introduction to Terrorism Legal statutes in most countries around the world regard terrorism as a crime. Yet there is considerable variation in how these laws define terrorism, even in countries whose laws derive from a common origin. […]

  • Statistics

    Hierarchical Display of Statistics Economics > Economic analysisSocial Questions > Social affairs > Leisure > Tourism > Tourism policy > Tourism statisticsSocial Questions > Demography and population > Demography > MortalityEnergy > Energy policy > Energy policy > Energy […]

  • Canon Law

    Orthodox ChurchesFor more information about this section, in the context of legal history, see the main entry in this legal encyclopedia. Protestant ChurchesFor more information about this section, in the context of legal history, see the main entry in this legal encyclopedia. The […]

  • Canon Law

    Orthodox ChurchesFor more information about this section, in the context of legal history, see the main entry in this legal encyclopedia. Protestant ChurchesFor more information about this section, in the context of legal history, see the main entry in this legal encyclopedia. The […]

  • Piracy

    See Transnational crime . The first precise attempt to codify piracy was in 1958 when the Convention on the High Seas was adopted in order to clarify the legal status of pirates and the competence to arrest pirates. These articles in the Convention on the High Seas have been incorporated into […]

  • Clergy

    Bishop, Discipline, Clergy From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Bishop, Discipline, Clergy (1): Within his diocese the bishop is the executive officer, the legislature, and the judiciary; but he is subject to the superior authority of the Church. The bishop may make laws […]

  • Clergy

    Bishop, Discipline, Clergy From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Bishop, Discipline, Clergy (1): Within his diocese the bishop is the executive officer, the legislature, and the judiciary; but he is subject to the superior authority of the Church. The bishop may make laws […]

  • Transitional Justice

    United Nations The United Nations has a long history of assisting societies devastated by conflict or emerging from repressive rule to re-establish the rule of law and come to terms with large-scale human rights violations. For the UN system, transitional justice is the full range of […]

  • Education

    "The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn." — Alvin Toffler See Education links History of Education In the following treatment of this subject, the theory and early history of education is […]

  • Nuisance

    A condition, activity, or situation that interferes with the use or enjoyment of property. Anything done by one which annoys or disturbs another in the free use, possession, or enjoyment of his property, or which renders its ordinary use or occupation physically uncomfortable. The law has […]

  • Homelessness

    Homelessness Definition Homelessness may be defined as the condition of people who lack regular legal access to adequate housing. Introduction Homelessness has been recognized as a significant social problem in the United States since the early 1980s, when a rapid increase in the number of […]

  • Identity Theft

    Identity Theft Issues …

  • Comparative Law

    Comparative law may be defined as the study of the similarities and differences between the laws or legal rules of two or more countries, or between two or more legal systems (i.e. the study of legal systems and laws in different countries). It is not a body of rules and principle. It is a […]

  • International Cooperation

    Resources See Also Further Reading Information related to international cooperation in the Max Planck Encyclopedia of International Law(MPEPIL), Germany, United Kingdom