International Law - A Primer It is the best of law and the worse of law. Oozing hope at every turn, international hobbles along, still staid and clunky, but always hopeful for that slow transition when it will be the true, real law of nations. last updated Wednesday, January 18, 2012 International Law Dictionary The authentic, true and only reliable yabadabadoo dictionary of those wonderful, lovely, contrived beasts we call international law terms. last updated Thursday, April 01, 2010 Berne Convention on International Copyright In the law of intellectual property and copyright in particular, the world would be the Wild West were it not for the Berne Convention. last updated Wednesday, January 18, 2012 Hague Convention on International Child Abduction The Hague Convention on International Child Abduction may be one of the most important international treaties, with its far-reaching arms, allowing the prompt return of children wrongfully abducted to another country. last updated Wednesday, January 18, 2012 Convention on International Civil Aviation, the Chicago Convention 1944 The law of the Convention on International Civil Aviation, also known as the Chicago Convention 1944, the mother of air law. last updated Wednesday, January 18, 2012 Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) Nothing is of more importance than the recognition of basic rights of children. Set in stilted legal language typical of international law, the UN Convention of 1989 is nonetheless a spectacular contribution to international law, perhaps - at long last - the "beginning of the end" of unacceptable practices towards children from pole to pole. last updated Wednesday, January 18, 2012 Corporate Mobility 101: The Legal Authority of a Corporation to Operate Outside It's Original Jurisdiction The law of corporate mobility; the legal authority of a corporation to operate outside the territory of its original jurisdiction. last updated Monday, January 02, 2012 Geneva Convention on the Treatment of Prisoners of War No two words have stood more majestically between life or dignity and torture or death than the words "Geneva Convention". This article reviews the scope of the international treaty protecting prisoners of war. last updated Wednesday, January 18, 2012 International Court of Justice - ICJ Harbinger of the future of international law and holding the banner of peace-maker when and where it is most needed, the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands is a pivotal international agency that merits the attention of all citizens of our planet Earth. last updated Wednesday, January 18, 2012 International Criminal Court Discover the International Criminal Court which judges some of the worst criminals, capable of genocide and war crimes. As the ICC goes through its growing pains, the day of reckoning approaches where no safe sanctuary on earth would exist for those of the ilk of Adolf Hitler, Idi Amin or Charles Tayor. last updated Friday, November 11, 2011 Latin Law Dictionary Latin law terms and expressions defined in English. last updated Monday, September 06, 2010 Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration (UNCITRAL) A UN Treaty which standardizes domestic arbitration rules and administrations of various states so as to promote international trade. last updated Wednesday, January 18, 2012 Space Law Space Law: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship "Space Law". Its mission: to explore strange new worlds. To boldly go where no lawyer has gone before. last updated Wednesday, January 18, 2012 The Geneva Convention on the Treatment of Prisoners of War No two words have stood more majestically between life or dignity and torture or death than the words "Geneva Convention". This article reviews the scope of the international treaty protecting prisoners of war. last updated Thursday, September 23, 2010 United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods In a 1992 decision of the Canadian Supreme Court, even as the strong glow of an unfolding and revolutionary Internet was piercing over the horizon, th... last updated Sunday, January 25, 2009 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea For the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, it was never "to be or not to be". It had to be and be it is in all its glory, regulating the constant criss-crossing of the oceans of the world by maritime traffic and gold-diggers. last updated Wednesday, January 18, 2012 United Nations Guidelines for Consumer Protection Consumer law has a tentative start in international law, as 1985 United Nations Guidelines set out a wish-list of ideals and principles. last updated Wednesday, January 18, 2012 Universal Copyright Convention This international treaty, along with its alternate, the Berne Convention, forms a one-two punch to assert copyright worldwide. last updated Wednesday, January 18, 2012 WIPO Copyright Treaty (1996) Yet another international copyright treaty but this time, aimed at computerized documents. last updated Wednesday, January 18, 2012