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1. Weather Embracing mainstream international law, this section on weather explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources See Also International Environmental Law Environmental Law Violations Pollution Environmental Law Environmental Policy Climate Resources [...]...
2. Minimum Wage Resources See Also Wage Wages Salary Minimum Wage Fair Labor Salaries...
3. Minimum Standard Embracing mainstream international law, this section on minimum standard explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources Further Reading The entry "minimum standard" in the Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law [...]...
4. Air Pollution Land and Air Pollution and Related Issues In relation to the international law practice and land and air pollution and related issues in this world legal Encyclopedia, please see the following section: Environment and Other Transnational Scientific Issues About this subject:Minamata [...]...
5. Marine Resources Embracing mainstream international law, this section on marine resources explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources See Also International Environmental Law Environmental Law Violations Pollution Environmental Law Environmental Policy Resources [...]...
6. Subsistence Wage Resources See Also Wage Wages Salary Minimum Wage Fair Labor Salaries...
7. Desertification Desertification (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Desertification means: transformation of arid and semiarid land into desert, generally due to overgrazing, deforestation, poor irrigation and tilling practices, climate change, or a combination of these factors. Embracing [...]...
8. International Minimum Standard Embracing mainstream international law, this section on international minimum standard explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources Further Reading The entry "international minimum standard" in the Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary [...]...
9. Negotiable Warehouse Receipt Negotiable Warehouse Receipt in International Trade Meaning of Negotiable Warehouse Receipt, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): A certificate issued by an approved warehouse that guarantees the existence and the grade of a commodity held in store....
10. Additional Remuneration Resources See Also Wage Wages Salary Minimum Wage Fair Labor Salaries...
11. Gratuities Resources See Also Wage Wages Salary Minimum Wage Fair Labor Salaries...
12. Indirect Remuneration Resources See Also Wage Wages Salary Minimum Wage Fair Labor Salaries...
13. Mensualization Resources See Also Wage Wages Salary Minimum Wage Fair Labor Salaries...
14. Merit Increment Resources See Also Wage Wages Salary Minimum Wage Fair Labor Salaries...
15. Nonwage Compensation Resources See Also Wage Wages Salary Minimum Wage Fair Labor Salaries...
16. Piece Work Resources See Also Wage Wages Salary Minimum Wage Fair Labor Salaries...
17. Tipping Resources See Also Wage Wages Salary Minimum Wage Fair Labor Salaries...
18. Travel Expenses Resources See Also Wage Wages Salary Minimum Wage Fair Labor Salaries...
19. Year End Bonus Resources See Also Wage Wages Salary Minimum Wage Fair Labor Salaries...
20. Hostile Environmental Modification Convention Embracing mainstream international law, this section on hostile environmental modification convention explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources Further Reading The entry "hostile environmental modification convention" in the Parry and [...]...
21. Queen's Warehouse A warehouse operated by Canadian customs for the safe storage of imported merchandise that has been abandoned, seized, or left unclaimed. Goods that remain in the warehouse for two months may be sold or disposed of otherwise.......
22. Guaranteed Wages Resources See Also Wage Wages Salary Minimum Wage Fair Labor Salaries...
23. Nonpayment of Wages Resources See Also Wage Wages Salary Minimum Wage Fair Labor Salaries...
24. Salary Administration Resources See Also Wage Wages Salary Minimum Wage Fair Labor Salaries...
25. Environmental Modification Convention Embracing mainstream international law, this section on environmental modification convention explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources Further Reading The entry "environmental modification convention" in the Parry and Grant [...]...
26. Environmental Modification Techniques Embracing mainstream international law, this section on environmental modification techniques explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources Further Reading The entry "environmental modification techniques" in the Parry and Grant [...]...
27. Salary Resources See Also Wage Wages Salary Minimum Wage Fair Labor Salaries...
28. Customs Bonded Warehouse Customs Bonded Warehouse in International Trade Meaning of Customs Bonded Warehouse, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): A government warehouse where goods remain until duty has been collected from the importer....
29. Per Diem Summary of Per Diem A daily charge levied by the owner of transport equipment for its use.(Main Author: William J. Miller) Resources See Also Wage Wages Salary Minimum Wage Fair Labor Salaries...
30. Poverty The Legal History of Poverty This section provides an overview of Poverty Human Poverty Index For Selected High-incomeoecd Countries (hpi-2) (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Human Poverty Index For Selected High-incomeoecd Countries (hpi-2) means: _ composite index measuring [...]...
31. White Slave Trade Embracing mainstream international law, this section on white slave trade explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources Further Reading The entry "white slave trade" in the Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law [...]...
32. Pay Administration Resources See Also Wage Wages Salary Minimum Wage Fair Labor Salaries...
33. Payment by Result Resources See Also Wage Wages Salary Minimum Wage Fair Labor Salaries...
34. Provision of Meals Resources See Also Wage Wages Salary Minimum Wage Fair Labor Salaries...
35. Civil War The Case of the Trent: International Incident In the book "International Incidents for Discussion in Conversation Classes", in relation to this subject, L. Oppenheim wrote in 1909: On Nov. 8th, 1861, during the American Civil War, the Federal cruiser San Jacinto stopped the British [...]...
36. Basel Convention Basel Convention in International Trade Meaning of Basel Convention, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): A multilateral environmental agreement dealing with hazardous waste. Embracing mainstream international law, this section on basel convention explores [...]...
37. Environmental Trade Measures Environmental Trade Measures and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Environmental Trade Measures: Trade measures applied by importing or exporting countries in conjunction [...]...
38. Water Law Introduction This entry provides an overview of the legal framework of water law, with a description of the most significant features of water law at international level. Related Work and Conclusions Resources See Also References (Papers) Mass Displacement Of Destitute People: A Trigger For [...]...
39. Bonded Warehouse Summary of Bonded Warehouse A warehouse storage area, or manufacturing facility in which imported merchandise may be stored or processed without payment of customs duties. Such premises are operated by a warehouse proprietor who holds a license from the U. S. Customs Service. Bonded [...]...
40. Water Source Population Not Using Improved Water Source (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Population Not Using Improved Water Source means: _alculated as 100 minus the percentage of the population using an improved water source. Unimproved sources include vendors, bottled water, tanker [...]...
41. Water Resources Law Introduction This entry provides an overview of the legal framework of water resources law, with a description of the most significant features of water resources law at international level. Related Work and Conclusions Resources See Also References (Papers) Editor's Note, Caitlin [...]...
42. Water Conservation Resources See Also International Environmental Law Environmental Law Violations Pollution Environmental Law Environmental Policy...
43. Water Pollution Resources See Also International Environmental Law Environmental Law Violations Pollution Environmental Law Environmental Policy...
44. Water Resources Resources See Also International Environmental Law Environmental Law Violations Pollution Environmental Law Environmental Policy...
45. Water Supply Resources See Also International Environmental Law Environmental Law Violations Pollution Environmental Law Environmental Policy...
46. Water Distribution Resources See Also International Environmental Law Environmental Law Violations Pollution Environmental Law Environmental Policy Climate...
47. Water Quality Resources See Also International Environmental Law Environmental Law Violations Pollution Environmental Law Environmental Policy Climate...
48. Water Requirements Resources See Also International Environmental Law Environmental Law Violations Pollution Environmental Law Environmental Policy Climate...
49. Water Storage Resources See Also International Environmental Law Environmental Law Violations Pollution Environmental Law Environmental Policy Climate...
50. Water Treatment Resources See Also International Environmental Law Environmental Law Violations Pollution Environmental Law Environmental Policy Climate...
51. Water Utilization Resources See Also International Environmental Law Environmental Law Violations Pollution Environmental Law Environmental Policy Climate...
52. Fracking Literature Review on (Environmental Policy) Fracking and Shale Gas In the Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy, [1] Corey Johnson offers the following summary about the topic of (Environmental Policy) Fracking and Shale Gas: Shale gas is methane that is found in tiny [...]...
53. Coastal Trade Embracing mainstream international law, this section on coastal trade explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources Further Reading The entry "coastal trade" in the Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law (currently, [...]...
54. Policy-oriented Theory Embracing mainstream international law, this section on policy-oriented theory explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources Further Reading The entry "policy-oriented theory" in the Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International [...]...
55. Notification Notification and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Notification: In the context of GATT, refers to the procedure of informing the GATT Secretariat of a change in a [...]...
56. Avulsion Embracing mainstream international law, this section on avulsion explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Description of Avulsion Resources See Also Alluvion; Accretion; Deliction; Erosion Navigable Waters Waters Water Courses Resources Further Reading [...]...
57. International Trade Organization International Trade Organization (ITO) in relation with International Trade In the context of trade organizations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of International Trade Organization (ITO): (Not to be confused with Multilateral Trade "Organization, Sec. I). An [...]...
58. Dock Warrant A term often used to mean a WAREHOUSE RECEIPT (read this and related legal terms for further details) issued by the proprietor of a waterfront warehouse.......
59. Slavery The Legal History of Slavery This general section provides an overview of Slavery and its historical context. Slavery in the Ancient Greek Law See the main entry of this legal history topic. Slavery in the Roman Law See the main entry of this legal history topic. Slavery in the English [...]...
60. Free Warehouse Spanish Translation of bond and free warehouseThis is the legal translation of English to Spanish in relation to bond or free warehouse and / or a definition of this topic: Depósito Franco (in Spanish, without translation of the dictionary entry)....
61. Working Poor Resources See Also Poverty Cost of Living Income Minimum Wage Standard of living...
62. Wildlife Protection Resources See Also International Environmental Law Environmental Law Violations Clean Air Environmental Law Environmental Policy Pollution...
63. CFSP Embracing mainstream international law, this section on cfsp explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Common Foreign and Security Policy (cfsp) and Europe There is an entry on common foreign and security policy (cfsp) in the European legal encyclopedia. [...]...
64. WMD Embracing mainstream international law, this section on wmd explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources Further Reading The entry "wmd" in the Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law (currently, the Encyclopaedic [...]...
65. Workers' Compensation Law Introduction This entry provides an overview of the legal framework of workers' compensation law, with a description of the most significant features of workers' compensation law at international level. Related Work and Conclusions Resources See Also References (Papers) The Flsa [...]...
66. Enterprise Enterprise for the Americas Initiative and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Enterprise for the Americas Initiative: A program launched in 1990 as a vehicle for defining a [...]...
67. Cartage The transfer of merchandise locally, e.g., from a pier to a nearby warehouse; also, the charge for cartage services.......
68. Due Diligence Due Diligence in International Trade Meaning of Due Diligence, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): Investigative research to independently establish the background of a potential partner. Matters investigated typically include financial statements, legal [...]...
69. Alluvion Embracing mainstream international law, this section on alluvion explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Description of Alluvion In this reference work, alluvion is a sort of the Louisiana law category. Resources See Also Accretion Avulsion. Compare [...]...
70. Water Laws Introduction This entry provides an overview of the legal framework of water laws, with a description of the most significant features of water laws at international level. Related Work and Conclusions Resources See Also References (Papers) The Domestic Well Exemption In The West: A Case [...]...
71. Clean Water ContentsClean WaterSafe Drinking Water and SanitationUN Special Rapporteur on the human right to Safe Drinking Water and SanitationUnited States Clean ... Read more...
72. Water Transport ContentsWater TransportWater Transport Conventions and International AgreementsConvention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary WatercoursesConclusionNotesSee AlsoReferences and Further ReadingAbout the ... Read more...
73. All Water Service A service provided by a steamship company whereby the goods are transported from the origin port to the destination port entirely by ship, without intervening overland carriage. For example, an all water shipment from Yokohama to New York would travel entirely by sea, usually through the Panama Cana......
74. English Water Ton A unit of measure, equal to 224 imperial gallons, used principally in Great Britain to express statistics relative to petroleum products.......
75. Water Governance ContentsWater GovernanceLegal IssuesPublic governancePublic-private governancePrivate governanceRecommendations for public-private partnerships: Maintain Strong Government Regulation and OversightResourcesFurther Reading Water Governance Legal Issues ... Read more...
76. Trade in Water Trade in Bulk Water This section provides an overview of trade in bulk waterfitzgerald temmerman within the legal context of International Economic Law and Human Rights in international economic law (Cross-Cutting Challenges). Resources Further Reading Fitzgerald Temmerman, "Trade in [...]...
77. Artificial Water Course Resources See Also Water course...
78. Drinking Water Resources See Also International Environmental Law Environmental Law Violations Pollution Environmental Law Environmental Policy...
79. Inland Water Transport Resources See Also International Trade Trade Regulation International Economic Law Export License International Trade Law Foreign Trade Safeguard Transport...
80. Hell-Or-High-Water Charter A long-term charter in which the charterer agrees to pay the vessel hire without the customary deductions, such as off-hire time.......
81. Diversion of Water From the Meuse Case Embracing mainstream international law, this section on diversion of water from the meuse case explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources Further Reading The entry "diversion of water from the meuse case" in the Parry and Grant [...]...
82. Right to Water Right to Water: Trade in Virtual Water and Product Standards This section provides an overview of right to water: trade in virtual water and product standards within the legal context of International Economic Law and Human Rights in international economic law (Cross-Cutting Challenges). This [...]...
83. Municipal Water Law Most Popular Entries related to Municipal Water Law Municipal Law (in the World) Municipal Law Handbook (in the World) Municipal Lawyer (in the World) Municipal Enforcement (in the World) Municipal Law Definition (in the World) Municipal Water Law (in the World) Municipal Law Practice [...]...
84. Low-water Line Embracing mainstream international law, this section on low-water line explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources Further Reading The entry "low-water line" in the Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law (currently, [...]...
85. Prior Or Subsequent Movement By Water A domestic freight rate established exclusively to accommodate import and export traffic. To obtain the rate, the shipper (on export movements) must declare that the goods have traveled or will travel by vessel, usually without significant interruption of transit, during the course of their journey ......
86. Washington State Bar CLE Publications ContentsWashington State Bar CLE Publications ConclusionNotesSee AlsoReferences and Further ReadingAbout the Author/s and Reviewer/s Washington State Bar CLE Publications Contains: ... Read more...
87. Washington and Lee School of Law ContentsWashington and Lee School of LawConclusionNotesSee AlsoReferences and Further ReadingAbout the Author/s and Reviewer/sMentioned in these Entries Washington and Lee ... Read more...
88. War and Peace legal resources ContentsWar and Peace legal resourcesChemical And Biological WarfareSpecific ConflictsNatoTerrorismGeneralConclusionNotesSee AlsoReferences and Further ReadingAbout the Author/s and Reviewer/s War and Peace ... Read more...
89. Warsaw Convention The benefit to the shipper in using a Warsaw Convention air waybill is that the shipper does not have to prove that the carrier caused the injury to any lost, damaged, or delayed goods. The shipper has to make a claim within seven days when the bills are governed by the Warsaw Convention and [...]...
90. Walk-On/walk-Off A ship designed primarily for the transporting of livestock.......
91. War Risks The risks borne by a cargo owner or shipper that his goods will be lost or damaged owing to hostile actions at sea. Marine cargo policies exclude war risks from coverage, responding only for marine perils such as sinking, fire, collision, and various perils of the sea. War risks are covered in a sep......
92. Warehouse Certificate A warehouse receipt (read this and related legal terms for further details).......
93. Warehouse Entry Read Entry (Customs) as cross-reference.......
94. Warehouse Receipt A document issued by a public warehouseman, acknowledging receipt of and title to specific merchandise held in the warehouse. Such receipts are issued in accordance with the provisions of the U.S. Uniform Commercial Code, where applicable, or the U.S. Uniform Warehouse Receipt Act. Warehouse [...]...
95. Warehouse To Warehouse A provision that can be included in marine insurance policies for coverage on merchandise from initial point of shipment until final delivery at a specified destination.......
96. Warranted Free In marine insurance policies, an exclusion of coverage for the named peril. For example, "warranted free of capture and seizure" means the underwriter will assume no responsibility for such losses.......
97. Warranty In marine insurance contracts, either an exemption from or limitation to the policy, or a promissory warranty whereby the insured agrees to do, or not to do, some particular act. Failure to adhere strictly to a promissory warranty may invalidate a contract of insurance, whether or not the [...]...
98. Warsaw Pact Hello Summary of Warsaw Pact An Eastern European military alliance formed as the Warsaw Treaty Organization by a treaty concluded in Poland in 1945. Membership consists of the USSR, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, German Democratic Republic, and Bulgaria. Albania formally resigned [...]...
99. Waste Cube The space which is not occupied by cargo within a trailer, railcar, or container.......
100. Warren Burger Chief Justice Warren BurgerPresident Richard Nixon replaced retiring Chief Justice Earl Warren with Warren Earl Burger in 1969. By 1972 Nixon had appointed three more justices. Because Nixon had campaigned vigorously against many of the Warren Court's decisions, it seemed likely that hi......
101. War on Terror ContentsWar on TerrorNotesSee alsoFurther Reading War on Terror The war on terror, according to Mathieu Deflem and Stephen Chicoine (1) ... Read more...
102. War Crimes Embracing mainstream international law, this section on war crimes explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources Further Reading The entry "war crimes" in the Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law (currently, the [...]...
103. War Introduction to War War, in international law, armed conflict between two or more governments or states. When such conflicts assume global proportions, they are known as world wars. War between different parts or factions of the same nation is called civil war. A rebellion is not legally [...]...
104. War Crimes Trials Introduction to War Crimes TrialsWar Crimes Trials, trials of persons charged with criminal violation of the laws and customs of war and related principles of international law.The first war crimes trials in modern times were held after World War II (1939-1945) by the victorious All......
105. War Crimes Trials Effects Introduction to War Crimes Trials EffectsThe Nürnberg and other war crimes trials were a notable step in the evolution of international penal law. The standing of the trials suffered sharply, however, because the proceedings were carried out under auspices of victorious powers and the ......
106. Wartime Propaganda Propaganda Wartime PropagandaIntroduction to Wartime PropagandaMassive modern propaganda techniques began with World War I (1914-1918). From the beginning of the war, both German and British propagandists worked hard to win sympathy and support in the United States. German propagan......
107. Waterboarding Introduction to WaterboardingWaterboarding, form of torture designed to leave no physical marks. Waterboarding is one of many torture techniques that use water to inflict severe mental or physical pain. Water torture, sometimes called the water cure, is known to have occurred as early as th......
108. Wages Minimum-wage laws Minimum-wage laws are a traditional bête noire of free-market economists because a government-mandated wage floor interferes with freedom of contract between employers and employees. Moreover, a law that increases wages is expected to reduce employment, because the [...]...
109. War Power The Legal History of War PowerThis section provides an overview of War Power ResourcesSee AlsoLegal Biography Legal Traditions Historical Laws History of Law Further Reading War Power in the Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History (Oxford University Press) The Oxford Encyclopedia of [...]...
110. Wall Street Crash History of the Wall Street Crash, 1929 The following commentary about Wall Street Crash, 1929 in the Churchill Era is produced by the Churchill College (Cambridge): Devastating financial crash on the Wall Street stock market in New York in October 1929, which had a major impact on the American [...]...
111. Warehouse In the United States For information about Warehouse in the context of international trade, click here...
112. Warehouses Warehouses and the Laws of International Trade Bonded warehouses Customs Trade Law ...
113. War Risk War Risk in International Trade Meaning of War Risk, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): A peril that is normally excluded by a capture and seizure clause even in all risk clauses or London Institute of Underwriters Clause A. Insurance coverage is usually [...]...
114. War Risk Insurance War Risk Insurance in International Trade Meaning of War Risk Insurance, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): Insurance coverage against war risks as outlined in detail in some dozen rather than specific paragraphs of an insurance policy. The policy [...]...
115. Warehouse-to-warehouse Clause Warehouse-to-warehouse Clause in International Trade Meaning of Warehouse-to-warehouse Clause, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): Insurance coverage of international cargo from export warehouse to import warehouse. There is often limitations, such as a [...]...
116. Wassenaar Arrangement The Wassenaar Arrangement has been established in order to contribute to regional and international security and stability, by promoting transparency and greater responsibility in transfers of conventional arms and dual-use goods and technologies. The aim is also to prevent the acquisition of [...]...
117. Wardriving Wardriving and Wardialing Overview of Wardriving and Wardialing in relation to cyber crime: [1]There are two types of wardriving, active and passive. Active wardriving occurs when a wireless device is used to contact the wireless access point that it is searching for. Once contact is made, [...]...
118. Warez Groups Overview of Warez Groups in relation to cyber crime: [1]Warez members are typically categorized according to their primary role within the group. Leaders manage and direct other group members, determining which types of software, music, and movies to crack and release. Suppliers locate and [...]...
119. Washington Consensus «Washington Consensus» (in the Human Development Area) In this context, «Washington Consensus» means: is the type of macroeconomic stabilization policies and structural adjustment programs recommended by the IMF and the World Bank in countries experiencing financial and [...]...
120. Watchdog Group Concept of Watchdog Group Note: explore also the meaning of this legal term in the American Ecyclopedia of Law. Resources See Also Political Participation Interest Groups Lobbying...