Tag: Continuity of States

  • Moldova

    For an introduction to Moldovan law and legal materials, see Performing Legal Research: the Moldovan Experience by Mariana Harjevschi and Svetlana Andritchi. English translations of key Moldova laws are published in the Central & Eastern European Legal Materials series by Columbia […]

  • Moldova

    For an introduction to Moldovan law and legal materials, see Performing Legal Research: the Moldovan Experience by Mariana Harjevschi and Svetlana Andritchi. English translations of key Moldova laws are published in the Central & Eastern European Legal Materials series by Columbia […]

  • Sudan

    The Legal History of Sudan This section provides an overview of Sudan Sudan in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): During 2011, the United States continued its bilateral and multilateral initiatives to […]

  • Sudan

    The Legal History of Sudan This section provides an overview of Sudan Sudan in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): During 2011, the United States continued its bilateral and multilateral initiatives to […]

  • Diplomatic Relations

    Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations The 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations outlines the rules of diplomatic law for the exchange and treatment of envoys between states. It has become an almost universally adopted Convention with 179 states party to it. The Vienna Convention […]

  • Self Determination

    Self-Determination Right of Self-Determination Further Reading A concise encyclopedia of the United Nations (including Self-Determination, H Volger, KA Annan -2010) The Oxford Handbook on the United Nations (TG Weiss – 2007) International Law: A Dictionary (including Self-Determination, […]

  • Self Determination

    Self-Determination Right of Self-Determination Further Reading A concise encyclopedia of the United Nations (including Self-Determination, H Volger, KA Annan -2010) The Oxford Handbook on the United Nations (TG Weiss – 2007) International Law: A Dictionary (including Self-Determination, […]

  • Kosovo

    Kosovo in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): The Security Council continued to meet in 2011 to consider reports on the United Nations Administration in Kosovo ("UNMIK") and hear briefings by […]

  • Kosovo

    Kosovo in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): The Security Council continued to meet in 2011 to consider reports on the United Nations Administration in Kosovo ("UNMIK") and hear briefings by […]

  • Sustainable Development

    Definition and Origins Sustainability and sustainable development were initially defined and promulgated in a report of the World Commission on Environment and Development, "Our Common Future" (1987). This report said (page 43) that sustainable development "is development that […]

  • Transnational Crime

    Transnational crime From a criminological perspective, the concept of 'transnational crime' originates from the mid-1970s when the United Nations used the term in order to identify certain criminal activities which transcend national jurisdictions. In 1995, the United Nations identified […]

  • Transnational Crime

    Transnational crime From a criminological perspective, the concept of 'transnational crime' originates from the mid-1970s when the United Nations used the term in order to identify certain criminal activities which transcend national jurisdictions. In 1995, the United Nations identified […]

  • Jerusalem

    United States Jerusalem Statement in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): The status of the city of Jerusalem is one of the most sensitive and longstanding disputes in the Arab-Israeli conflict. For the […]

  • Jerusalem

    United States Jerusalem Statement in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): The status of the city of Jerusalem is one of the most sensitive and longstanding disputes in the Arab-Israeli conflict. For the […]

  • Transitional National Council in Libya

    Transitional National Council in Libya in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On July 15, 2011, the United States recognized the TNC as the "legitimate governing authority" in Libya and stated […]