The maritime industry, including international shipping and trade, is regulated by a complex
network of international treaties, regulations and rules, not to mention different national laws and procedure.
Our attorneys are trained to understand the complex
web of international treaties, agreements, international maritime law, and laws of foreign countries.
The Hague Convention is a term used to cover a
number of international treaties on different areas of the law, ranging from commercial issues, legal procedures and money judgments to international child abduction and adoption.
Pointing to the far - reaching
impact of international treaties, Mr Miliband said it was right to ask how MPs could have a guaranteed role in scrutinising new treaties.
The key is to convince many countries to simultaneously act to reduce their emissions, which is the
purpose of international treaties and conferences like at Kyoto and Copenhagen.
... [But] the discovery of the «ozone hole» over Antarctica... quickly led to the adoption
of an international treaty aiming to drastically reduce the global production of CFCs in 1987.
Perhaps the most relevant line of the former judgment for the present situation regards the EEA being established on the basis
of an international treaty which merely creates rights and obligations between the Contracting Parties and, unlike the EU Treaties, makes no provision for the transfer of sovereign rights to inter-governmental institutions.
Copyrights are also enforceable in other countries as a
result of international treaties, provisions of which provide protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights.
Given the recent denial of service attacks by the group Anonymous in response to the fallout from WikiLeaks» activities, one player in which was all of 16 years old, there is good cause for concern — and, I'd say, some scepticism about the likelihood that anything approaching real security can be achieved, even with the passing of laws giving new investigative powers to police and the supporting
of international treaties on digital security.
The US has committed itself to a
variety of international treaties, such as the United Nation's Convention Against Torture, that prevent it from returning anyone to circumstances in which they are likely to be persecuted or tortured.
The Geneva protocol, also accepted by Syria (and almost every other country including the USA) considers the use of chemical weapons to be a grave
breach of the international treaty.
For a long time, the study of why an impressive
array of international treaties of a liberal, progressive bent (human rights, environmental protection, etc.) have diffused has dominated the scholarly agenda.
The US was the catalyst for the adoption of a
plethora of international treaties and rules after World War II, yet there is a perception that it may ignore its commitment to this legal regime when not convenient.
This is the worst possible look for a country which is about to try to sign a
series of international treaties with partners across the world, and which wants to be seen as a reliable state capable of adhering to agreed rules.
Landmine Action director Simon Conway made the claim days before a major conference in Dublin, when world leaders will finalise the
text of an international treaty to ban the use and stockpiling of cluster munitions.
Gene drives spreading through wild populations would not respect international boundaries, so they might run
afoul of international treaties, such as the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety that governs cross-border movement of genetically engineered organisms.
With this new bill, regardless of the criticisms that some like Leitão may have for it, Brazil has demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to reduce its carbon emissions without the
mandate of an international treaty like the one the environmentalists were hoping would result from COP15.
Supporters of the plan want to raise money quickly to spend much of it between now and the November negotiating session in Buenos Aires, where important
details of the international treaty are to be decided.
For two days, speakers, panelists and commentators will examine deep - rooted problems... evaluate how nations have sought to solve them with central planning and governmental mandates... explore market - oriented alternatives to command - and - control approaches... and address the pros and
cons of international treaties and protocols that often involve one - size - fits - all «solutions» to narrowly defined environmental problems and concerns.»
For example, in managing water supplies to adapt to a changing climate, the
implications of international treaties should be considered in the context of managing the Great Lakes, the Columbia River, and the Colorado River to deal with increased drought risk.
It must be replaced by self - sacrifice for the good of other species — our «fellow biota» — and for the good of the planet, under the
auspices of international treaties and a nascent Global Socialist State: the UN.
Jeff handled all types of contested matters such as complicated insurance trials and appeals, technical review of DNA evidence in rape cases, and interpretation
of an international treaty before the Ohio Supreme Court.
If it is understood as meaning that the Court will not apply the methods of interpretation of EU law to the Agreement, this must necessarily signify that the
methods of international treaty law (Articles 31 ff.
• Use existing organizations, such as bar association subsections, to work towards
realization of international treaty aspirations through policy reform and public interest advocacy, including participation in periodic reviews
Second, the distinction drawn between direct effect and the possibility to use provisions
of an international treaty for the review of legality of EU acts even where strictly speaking these provisions had no direct effect also meant a higher potential for international law to be granted at least some effect in the EU legal order.
Over the years, the Court has developed a complex jurisprudence on the topic of the effect to be given to the provisions
of international treaties within the EU legal order.
In Air Transport Association of America, the Court allowed review of EU legislation in
light of an international treaty, but also merely because the «nature and broad logic» of the agreement did not preclude this and because the agreement created directly and immediately applicable rules which conferred rights and freedoms to individuals, in this case airlines.
And even after that, the substantive provisions
of international treaties such as this are not binding on individuals in any country until that country adopts laws that... [more]