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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Discussion of Corporate Manslaughter
Business Law
Table of Contents Table of Cases AG’s Reference (No. 2 of 1999) [2000] QB 796 10 Lennard’s Carrying Co Ltd v Asiatic Petroleum Co Ltd .......
Last modified: 24th Jun 2019
Intellectual Property Rights
Business Law
Concept An intellectual property right pertains to any original creation of the human intellect such as artists, library, technical or scientific ......
Last modified: 24th Jun 2019
Yip-Chiu-Cheung v R
Case Summaries
The defendant entered into an agreement with an undercover narcotics officer in a hotel in Hong Kong. The agreement was that the defendant was to......
Last modified: 24th Jun 2019
Refuge for Ships in Distress
Transportation Law
The right of ships in distress to seek refuge in ports has been long recognized in customary international law....
Last modified: 24th Jun 2019
Public Institutions and Parliament
Public Law
Public Institutions and Parliament. To illustrate the point, it must be said that the vast majority of countries have a written constitution, videlicet, a single document which encompasses all of the above, for example the Constitution of the USA (within which is found the......
Last modified: 24th Jun 2019
Rights of Fetus and Mother in the Abortion Debate
Medical Law
In recent years, abortion has become a live topic both at national and international levels, attracting great academic......
Last modified: 24th Jun 2019
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994
International Conventions
The GATT was most recently negotiated between the members of the WTO in the so-called Uruguay Round of 1986-1994, following previous negotiations....
Last modified: 24th Jun 2019
Selmouni v France (2000) 29 EHRR 403
Case Summaries
Case Summary of Selmouni v France (2000). European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), Article 3 (Prohibition on Torture) and Article 6 (Right to a Fair Trial)....
Last modified: 21st Jun 2019
Saadi v Italy and Chahal v UK
Case Summaries
Case Summary of Saadi v Italy (2008) 24 BHRC 123, 125 -142 and Chahal v United Kingdom (1996) 23 EHRR 413, 74. Article 3 ECHR...
Last modified: 21st Jun 2019
Criminal Justice Law Dissertation Proposal
Law Dissertation Proposals
The legal effects and political effects of re-introducing capital punishment into the British Criminal Justice System....
Last modified: 21st Jun 2019
Varga And Others v Hungary 2015
Case Summaries
Varga And Others v Hungary 2015 ECHR 14097/12, 45135/12, 73712/12, 34001/13, 44055/13, and 64586/13...
Last modified: 21st Jun 2019
Z v UK Case Summary
Case Summaries
Z and Others v United Kingdom (Application No 29392/95). The applicants, four siblings, Z, a girl born in 1982, A, a boy born in 1984......
Last modified: 21st Jun 2019
Torreggiani and Others v Italy 43517/09 (ECHR, 08 January 2013)
Case Summaries
The case of Torreggiani and Others v Italy deals primarily with the Article 3 prohibition on torture or inhuman and degrading treatment...
Last modified: 21st Jun 2019
No Legal Duty to Save Someone in Distress
Public Law
In Hong Kong, there is generally no legal duty to save someone in distress. Liability for a failure to act will only arise when a legal duty to act......
Last modified: 21st Jun 2019
European Convention on Human Rights 1950
International Conventions
Following the Second World War and the horrors against humanity that had followed it, the United Nations had been given the impetus that was required in order for them to create a modern international law of human rights....
Last modified: 18th Jun 2019
Agreement on the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property
International Conventions
The Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Agreement ('TRIPS') is a multilateral agreement administered by the World Trade Organisation ('WTO')....
Last modified: 18th Jun 2019
Ahmad and others v UK (2013) 56 EHRR 1
Case Summaries
Case Summary of Ahmad and others v United Kingdom (2013) 56 EHRR 1. Extradition and Article 3 of the ECHR....
Last modified: 18th Jun 2019
Archer v Williams - 2003
Case Summaries
The claimant (A) was the wife of a well-known politician. A previously employed the defendant (W) as a personal assistant....
Last modified: 18th Jun 2019
Hinds v The Queen [1977]
Case Summaries
JAMAICA - CONSTITUTIONAL LAW - GUN COURTS ACT - MANDATORY SENTENCE DETERMINABLE BY EXECUTIVE BODY...
Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
A v UK - 1998
Case Summaries
A, a nine year old boy, was discovered to have numerous bruises following an examination by a paediatrician, which indicated that......
Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
Chahal v UK - Case Summary
Case Summaries
C, an Indian citizen, was given indefinite leave to remain in the UK after entering illegally. In 1984 he visited India and......
Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
Intellectual Property Rights in the Technological Age
Copyright Law
Globally harmonised intellectual property rights are essential to allow creators to exploit their goods without risk of overseas competitors theft....
Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
The Statute of the International Court of Justice
International Law
Article 38 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice (SICJ) provides three main sources of international law....
Last modified: 15th Jun 2019
Green v Green 2003
Case Summaries
The complainant and defendant met when they were both married to another partner. In 1973, they formed a relationship......
Last modified: 15th Jun 2019
