Articles tagged as International Law

International law, also known as public international law and the law of nations, is the set of rules, norms, and standards generally accepted in relations between nations. International law is studied as a distinctive part of the general structure of international relations.

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The Legitimacy of PPM Based Trade Measures

International Law

TOPIC From US- Tuna to US-Shrimp One of the most unsettling questions that the international community has been faced with in the last ......

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Carriage of Goods by Sea and Provisions

International Law

The Rotterdam Rules are officially called, ‘The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea. Over the past decades, carriage of goods......

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Modern Day Piracy Faced in Somalia

International Law

When speaking about pirates people often envision scenic Caribbean vistas of a bygone era, but today piracy has experienced a renaissance ......

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Joint Petroleum Development Area

Australian Law

Is Unitization A Total Solution To The Issue Of Common Petroleum Deposit In A Joint Petroleum Development Area? Nigeria-Sao Tome And Principe; And Australia-East Timor Leste, As Case Studies...

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Advantages and Disadvantages of International Commercial Arbitration

Commercial Law

In this century the market has globalized more and more and as a result of the growth of international business, the number of international ......

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Impact of Stabilization Clause on Petroluem Agreements

Commercial Law

Oil producing countries enter into investment contracts with foreign investors to improve the level of production of their oil fields due to lack ......

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What is Force Majeure?

Commercial Law

The most practical expectation that any commercial entity would expect in entering into any contractual agreement is legal certainty....

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The International Conventions on Carriage of Goods

International Law

With a view to critically analysing the international conventions on carriage of goods by sea, it is necessary for this essay to consider whether ......

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Competence Justifications on Principle

Commercial Law

The Arbitration and Conciliation Act of 1996 [hereinafter the Act] lauds in its preamble the contribution of the Model Law on International ......

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The Role of Intellectual Property Rights in the Innovation

International Law

In the twenty first century, the functionality and operations of the various industries around the world are changing rapidly. This process of......

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Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards

Commercial Law

Enforcement of Foreign Awards is governed by Part II of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996.....

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The Dispute Settlement Mechanism Under the Mutual Agreement Procedure

International Law

“Mutual Agreement Procedures (MAP) are a formalized set of rules between nations codified as treaties to resolve disputes usually arising as a ......

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Carriage of Goods Internationally

International Law

Ontario Company is a multinational corporation organized under the laws of Ontario, Canada, with its principal place of business in Toronto, ......

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What Is the Theory of Consent?

International Law

INTRODUCTION The chief exponent of the theory of consent was Bynkershoek, which was later followed by more refinements by other jurists such ......

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Comparison of Foreign and Domestic Enforcement Regime

Commercial Law

Prior to 1937, foreign awards and foreign judgments based on foreign awards were enforceable in British India on the same grounds and in the same ......

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International Bill of Human Rights

Human Rights Law

The International Bill of Human Rights is an informal name given to two international treaties and one General Assembly resolution established by the United Nations....

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United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

International Law

The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), also called the Law of the Sea Convention or the Law of the Sea treaty,......

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The Practices Regulating the Use of Force

International Law

Introduction Bloodshed is as endemic to man as any other instinct. It is not surprising therefore, that the long history of man is filled with ......

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Public Policy as a Limit to the Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral

International Law

'… a very unruly horse, and when once you get astride it you never know where it will carry you.' International commercial arbitration has ......

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The Issues of Intervention in Domestic Affairs

International Law

Abstract The issue of intervention in the domestic affairs of independent countries by other independent nation(s) is one of the biggest ......

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Critically Evaluate Whether a CIF Contract Is a Contract for the Sale of Documents or a Sale of Goods Related in International Trade Law.

General Law

The CIF contract has been in use since at least the middle of the nineteenth century. As Lord Wright observed in 1940: "It is a type of contract which is more widely and more frequently in use than any other contract used for the purposes of sea-borne commerce......

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Countermeasures International Law

International Law

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Dispute Settlement Mechanism WTO Developing Countries

International Law

This brief examines the WTO dispute settlement mechanism and developing countries. The brief starts by examining the WTO dispute settlement ......

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The International Labour Organisation and Labour Standards

International Law

Globalization has created many opportunities and benefits for many countries and its citizens, however at the same time, it has created problems ......

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Recognition of States and Governments in International Law

International Law

Each state conducts its relations with other states on the basis of particular understandings of the legal status of those other states. In many in......

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