International law International law Admiralty law (usually referred to as simply admiralty and also referred to as maritime law or Law of the Sea) is a distinct body of law which governs maritime questions and offenses. Under conventions of international law, the flag flown by a ship generally determines the source of law to be applied in admiralty cases, regardless of which court has personal jurisdiction over the parties. This has led some ships to fly flags of convenience. ...more on Wikipedia about "Admiralty law"
Annexation ( Latin ad, to, and nexus, joining) is the legal incorporation of some territory into another geo-political entity (either adjacent or non-contiguous). Usually, it is implied that the territory and population being annexed is the smaller, more peripheral or weaker of the two merging entities. It can also imply a certain measure of coersion, expansionism or unilateralism on the part of the stronger of the merging entities. Because of this, more positive words like political union or reunification are sometimes preferred. ...more on Wikipedia about "Annexation"
Arms control is a broad term alluding to a range of political concepts and aims. In international affairs, arms control generally refers to limitations on the development, production, stockpiling, proliferation, and usage of weaponry. Arms control typically takes the form of multi-lateral efforts to agree to such limitations upon consenting participants in treaties and agreements, although it can also include efforts by a nation or group of nations to enforce limitations upon a non-consenting country. ...more on Wikipedia about "Arms control"
The Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction (usually referred to as just Biological Weapons Convention, abbreviation: BWC) was the first multilateral disarmament treaty banning the production of an entire category of weapons (with exceptions for medical and defensive purposes in small quantities). It was the result of prolonged efforts by the international community to establish a new instrument that would supplement the 1925 Geneva Protocol. ...more on Wikipedia about "Biological Weapons Convention"
The United Kingdom has arguably the world's most complex nationality laws, because of its former status as an imperial power. ...more on Wikipedia about "British nationality law"
This article concerns matters of British nationality law in relation to Hong Kong. ...more on Wikipedia about "British nationality law and Hong Kong"
The Brussels Regime is a set of rules regulating the allocation of jurisdiction in international legal disputes of a civil or commercial nature involving persons resident in a member state of the European Union (EU). It has detailed rules assigning jurisdiction for the dispute to be heard, and it governs the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgements. ...more on Wikipedia about "Brussels Regime" This text is made on shortopedia
Canadian citizenship is obtained by birth in Canada (other than as a child of a foreign diplomat), by birth abroad, when at least one parent is a Canadian citizen, or can be granted to a permanent resident who lives in Canada for three out of four years before applying for citizenship and is able to speak English or French. Time spent as a temporary resident before permanent residence is granted counts as half. ...more on Wikipedia about "Canadian nationality law"
The capacity of both natural and artificial persons determines whether they may make binding amendments to their rights, duties and obligations, such as getting married or merging, entering into contracts, making gifts, or writing a valid will. Capacity is an aspect of status and both are defined by a person's personal law: ...more on Wikipedia about "Capacity (law)"
Capitulations (from Lat. caput, or its Low-Latin diminutive capitulum, as indicating the form in which these acts were set down in chapters ; the Greek equivalent, cephaleosis, is occasionally used in works of the 17th century) are treaties granted by a state and conferring the privilege of extra-territorial jurisdiction within its boundaries on the subjects of another state. ...more on Wikipedia about "Capitulation (treaty)"
The Central American Court of Justice (1907–1918, 1962 to date) is an international court established by five Central American states. It was initially created by a treaty signed on December 20, 1907 at Washington, D.C., United States; following its dissolution in 1918, it was re-created in 1962 as an action of the Organization of Central American States. ...more on Wikipedia about "Central American Court of Justice"
In Conflict of Laws, characterisation is the second stage in the procedure to resolve a lawsuit involving a foreign law element. This process is described in English law as classification and as qualification in French law. In those cases where a different result would be achieved depending on which of several possibly relevant laws is applied, this stage of the process reveals the relevant rule for the choice of law but it is not necessarily a simple process (see the incidental question). The first stage is for the court to determine whether it has jurisdiction, where appropriate confronting the problem of forum shopping. ...more on Wikipedia about "Characterisation (conflict)"
The Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) is an arms control ...more on Wikipedia about "Chemical Weapons Convention"
Choice of law is a procedural stage in the litigation of a case involving the conflict of laws when it is necessary to reconcile the differences between the laws of different states, and in the United States between individual federated states. The outcome of this process is potentially to require the courts of one jurisdiction to apply the law of a different jurisdiction in lawsuits arising from, say, family law, tort or contract. ...more on Wikipedia about "Choice of law"
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A choice of law clause or Proper law clause in a contract is one in which the parties specify which law (i.e. the law of which state or nation if it only has a single legal system) will be applied to resolve any disputes arising under the contract. ...more on Wikipedia about "Choice of law clause"
Clausula rebus sic stantibus is a doctrine in international treaty law that stands for the proposition that a treaty may become inapplicable due to a fundamental change of circumstances. This poses a risk to the security of treaties as its scope is relatively unconfined and it requires strict regulations as to the conditions in which it may be invoked. ...more on Wikipedia about "Clausula rebus sic stantibus"
(Cluster Munition Coalition) ==Introduction== ...more on Wikipedia about "Cluster Munition Coalition"
Comity is a term used in international law (and in the law governing relations between U.S. states) to describe an informal principle that nations will extend certain courtesies to other nations, particularly by recognizing the validity and effect of their executive, legislative, and judicial acts. This principle is most frequently invoked by courts, which will not act in a way that demeans the jurisdiction, laws or judicial decisions of another country. ...more on Wikipedia about "Comity"
In international law, a condominium is a political territory (state or border area) in or over which two sovereign powers formally agree to share equally dominium (in the sense of sovereignty) and exercise their rights jointly, without dividing it up into 'national' zones. ...more on Wikipedia about "Condominium (international law)"
The choice of law rules in the Conflict of Laws in the United States have diverged from the traditional rules applied internationally. Choice of law is a procedural stage in the litigation of a case when it is necessary to reconcile the differences between the laws of different states, and in the U.S. between individual federated states. The outcome of this process is potentially to require the courts of one jurisdiction to apply the law of a different jurisdiction in lawsuits arising from, say, family law, tort or contract. ...more on Wikipedia about "Conflict of laws in the United States"
The constitutive theory of statehood defines a state as a person of international law which is recognised as sovereign by other states. Statehood according to this theory does not require diplomatic recognition by other states, but rather a recognition that it exists. It is the opposing point of view to the declarative theory of statehood, which defines statehood in terms of several de facto characteristics of a region. ...more on Wikipedia about "Constitutive theory of statehood"
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In international law, consularization is the act of authenticating any legal document by the consul office, by the consul signing and affixing a red ribbon to the document. ...more on Wikipedia about "Consularization"
In the Conflict of Laws, the validity of a contract with one or more foreign law elements will be decided by reference to the so-called " proper law" of the contract. ...more on Wikipedia about "Contract (conflict)"
A number of crimes against international law are created by treaty and convention. Some of these crimes are prosecuted before international courts and tribunals. But more difficult questions of jurisdiction arise when the issue is whether a person, natural or fictitious, can be prosecuted for breach of public international law in the municipal courts of the state in which an arrest is made. ...more on Wikipedia about "Crime against international law"
In law, custom, or customary law consists of established patterns of behaviour that can be objectively verified within a particular social setting. Generally, customary law exists where ...more on Wikipedia about "Custom (law)"
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