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  • Surveillance

    Crime Detection Surveillance Introduction to Surveillance One of the oldest ways of detecting criminal activity is through surveillance. This method is used when it is likely that a crime will take place at a specific location or when certain persons are suspected of criminal activit…

  • Crime Detection Records

    Introduction to Crime Detection RecordsCriminal records represent an important data base for police activities throughout the U.S. and the world. Each time an arrest is made, the suspect is fingerprinted (see Fingerprinting) in multiple copies; a copy is sent to the state identification sys…

  • Gambia

    The Legal History of Gambia This section provides an overview of Gambia Agreement With Gambia in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On October 10, 2011, the United States and the Republic of Gambia […]

  • International Trade

    International Political Economy Trends: International Trade Introduction to International Trade In the 21st century, international trade has grown to 20 percent of the world's total production of goods and services-around $6.5 trillion per year. This volume of trade is almost seven times […]

  • International Trade

    International Political Economy Trends: International Trade Introduction to International Trade In the 21st century, international trade has grown to 20 percent of the world's total production of goods and services-around $6.5 trillion per year. This volume of trade is almost seven times […]

  • Europol

    "In full operation since 1999, Europol is associated with the European Union as the result of a decision by the political and legislative bodies of the Union. EuropolÂ’s activities are legally framed and bound to certain areas of investigation. Yet, Europol is nonetheless […]

  • Central Government

    Sphere of Government The action of the state, or sovereign power, or government in a civilized community shapes itself into the threefold functions of legislation, judicature and administration. The two first are perfectly well-defined, and the last includes all the kinds of state action not […]

  • CEPOL

    Hierarchical Display of CEPOL European Union > European construction > European Union > Area of freedom, security and justice > EU police cooperationPolitics > Politics and public safety > Public safety > Public order > Police Concept of CEPOL See the dictionary definition of CEPOL. […]

  • International Commercial Arbitration

    See also International business arbitration in this international legal encyclopedia. International Commercial Arbitration Resources Treaties and Conventions on Arbitration See also Treaties in this legal […]

  • International Commercial Arbitration

    See also International business arbitration in this international legal encyclopedia. International Commercial Arbitration Resources Treaties and Conventions on Arbitration See also Treaties in this legal […]

  • Food Safety

    Food safety and the Treaties of the European Union Description of Food safety provided by the European Union Commission: The European Union has made food safety one of the main priorities of its policy agenda. It is a horizontal objective to be taken into account in several areas of Community […]

  • Evidence

    Introduction to Evidence Evidence, the means by which disputed facts are proved to be true or untrue in any trial before a court of law or an agency that functions like a court. Because American law is committed to a rational rather than a formalistic system of evidence, no value is assigned […]

  • Evidence

    Introduction to Evidence Evidence, the means by which disputed facts are proved to be true or untrue in any trial before a court of law or an agency that functions like a court. Because American law is committed to a rational rather than a formalistic system of evidence, no value is assigned […]

  • Interpol

    International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) Interpol-Washington "Presently providing cooperation among police agencies of 181 nations, Interpol is in the United States represented by the U.S. National Central Bureau, also called Interpol-Washington, which is directed by the […]

  • Gender Equality

    Gender Equality and the United Nations The United Nations has the responsibility to ensure that all its actions promote and protect gender equality and women’s empowerment. UN efforts to help establish the rule of law for all on the basis of equality are essential to this end. Advancing […]