Sentences with phrase «by international law»

If responsibility can not be determined as required by international law, is it legal or ethical to deploy such systems?

«At the most basic level the taxation of aviation fuel is governed by international law and can not be changed at a whim,» he said.

But make no mistake, this is about killing whales for commercial purposes, something clearly prohibited by international law.

Presumably the herd will continue to expand rapidly now that it is protected by international law.

Human rights today are respected not only by the international law but also implemented in the national legislation.

The current situation of Indigenous peoples was created by international law.

A report yesterday in Times Online cites a survey commissioned by the international law firm Lovells of 180 in - house counsel in five European countries in which 29 percent identified the U.S. as the jurisdiction they most wanted to avoid.

Although further U.S. aid to El Salvador seems a foregone conclusion, some congress people hope to make it conditional on assurances of open access to provide help to civilian victims of the civil war — a right recognized by international law.

Here are Article 11 and Article 12 of a 1989 set of articles drafted by the International Law Commission, addressing this point and clearly indicating the way that the wind blows on this issue:

Of course the real reason Japan does this is not whales, but because they see the writing on the wall for the fisheries, that radical international controls, cutbacks, moratoria will HAVE to be imposed (there is simply no other option), and Japan has no intention of abiding by international law on this issue.

Lawyers from eight of our worldwide offices were recipients of the 2016 Client Choice Award, as selected by the International Law Office (ILO) and Lexology.

The unilateral repudiation of using nuclear weapons against the Russians or any other national group is a valid political policy sustained by moral law and upheld by international law as well.

He said that even though there is no requirement by the international law for a state to be recognized by others for it to exist or its independence to exist, the Law simply refuses to note their independence.

The report found that between one in three and one in ten Indigenous children were forcibly removed from their families and communities between 1910 and 1970, and that this involved «both systematic racial discrimination and genocide as defined by international law».

Writer and «barefoot lawyer» Guo Feixiong (Yang Maodong) had been active in a range of pro-democracy and anti-corruption campaigns and had called for the Chinese Government to meet the standards for civil and political rights set by international law.

The concept is not recognised by International law — a matter of state derogation according to ICJ

«Given the benchmarks established by international law and universal legitimacy, and in light of the support offered by the Christian Church in the Holy Land, we believe Palestinians should also have a state that they can at long last call home.

With this, Dr Slim and Professor Welsh both highlighted the fact that the Security Council is a political body, neither following nor bound by international law.

Diplomatic relations between states are ruled by international law.

or are they covered by international law, since they are international zones?

The fact that people around the world expect the UN to deliver (which is why they are, so often, disappointed when it fails); the fact that we now expect states to work collectively on global problems; the fact that almost every aspect of human endeavour and planetary resource is addressed by international laws or bodies — all this reflects the transformative impact of the UN on our world and our lives.

«In the same way, the use of force (and so doing harm to others) by soldiers is heavily circumscribed and controlled by international laws -LSB-...] For example, recent international peacekeeping missions have been heavily criticized for not allowing soldiers to intervene when witnessing rape, murder, and even genocide (e.g., in Rwanda).»

To be enforced by international law, the world's 44 nuclear nations must ratify the treaty.

The lectureship is endowed by the international law firm of Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton to honor Mr. Barnard, who had been counsel to the firm, for his contributions to environmental and public health law and in recognition of his many years of service as a member of the selection committee for the fellowships at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Before joining the University of Heidelberg, Martin was employed by an international law firm in medicine law, and the University Clinical Centre in Münster.

The consumers in this lawsuit are represented pro bono by the international law firm Locke Lord LLP, along with attorneys from The HSUS and the Animal Legal Defense Fund.

Solarobo definitely seems to be playing with possibilities; here's the game's (apparently VTOL) mecha taking flight between floating islands with some of the best mecha booster - flares ever, here it is in one of the more exciting mine cart scenes that are apparently mandated by international law, and then there's, uh, this «fishing for a battleship» scene.

Last year the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2013, sponsored by international law firm Taylor Wessing, was visited by 64,000 people, attracted 5,410 entries and was won by Spencer Murphy for his portrait of the jockey Katie Walsh.

Will it be a «legally - binding» treaty that is enforceable by international law, or will it — as many high profile figures have recently commented — be some kind of «political» agreement that critics say would be toothless.

Senior lawyer hiring by international law firms in London fell last year for the first time since the financial crisis, according to research carried out by Legal Week.

The establishment in 1998 of a permanent International Criminal Court, shortened as the ICC, was completed by the International Law Commission.

- Contentious exits up 76 % in financial services sector The number of sackings and suspensions of staff at financial institutions has reached its highest level in 5 years, according to figures obtained by international law firm Pinsent Masons.

Most FTSE 350 and Fortune 500 companies are underestimating whether they will be able to fully comply with the upcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by May 2018, new research by international law firm Paul Hastings has shown today.

The bigger issue of preemptive regime changes — which is essentially what you are suggesting, still remains illegal by international law — and there are good policy reasons for this including potential for abuse, lack of safeguards, and the encouragement of military force as a primary means to resolve conflicts.

A delegation of Canadian civil society groups, including CCLA, was in Geneva last month to participate in a UPR pre-session — CCLA updated States on our concerns about Canada's actions regarding rights and liberties guaranteed by international law and binding upon Canada.

Award for Outstanding Performance by an International Law Office from the American Bar Association International Law and Practice Section

The MPL is currently in its fifth year, sponsored for the second year running by international law firm Herbert Smith Freehills.

Over at Opinio Juris, prominent international law scholar Peter Spiro criticizes Eugene Volokh's and (by implication) my claim that U.S. should try to block the overriding of domestic law by international law norms.

The LegalStudio services are so far used primarily by international law firms and foreign companies China.

For queer people considering foreign options to grow their family or who are considering moving to another country, it's important to understand how they'll be affected by international laws.