Legal aspects of terrorism at sea Glen Plant* INTRODUCTION On 7 October 1985‚ four armed men claiming to represent the Palestine Liberation Front took control of the Italian-flag cruise liner Achille Lauro on the high seas about thirty miles off Port Said and held the crew and passengers hostage. They had boarded her in port in Genoa posing as legitimate passengers. They demanded the release of fifty Palestinian prisoners held in Israel and threatened to blow up the ship if intervention were
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The psychological defences of abducting parents and the psychological defences contained in The Hague Abduction Convention’s Article 13b‚ as developed in this article‚ result in a dysfunctional psycho-legal marriage in need of a dissolution. But lest the focus be seen as purely governed by Convention litigation‚ non-Hague litigation poses similar dangers. For example‚ the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child‚ essentially provides the same two psychological loopholes‚ by allowing "best
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Population * Resides within a fixed territory * Lays claim to that territory * Subject to the sovereign power that exercises jurisdiction over that territory * Consists of citizens who enjoy rights and obligations of citizenship 2. Territoriality * Occupy a pearly defined geographical space * Territorial jurisdiction * System of States * Impermanent --> Not permanent (Could change‚ be replaced by an other organization…)--> Theories are saying
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system is governed by principles derived both from the French Code Napoleon and the British common law. The Supreme Court of Mauritius is the superior court of the island‚ having unlimited jurisdiction to hear and determine any civil or criminal proceedings under any law other than a disciplinary law and such jurisdiction and powers as may be conferred upon it by the Constitution or any other law. Mauritius has‚ after acceding to the status of republic‚ retained the right of appeal to the Judicial Committee
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SEPARATION OF POWERS IN INDIA Name: Navya Chopra Roll no.: 42 Section: B ACKNOWLEDGMENT I am glad to present the project on “The Separation of Powers in India”. This project would not have been completed without the support of my family and friends who encouraged and challenged me throughout. Who shared and exchanged ideas for the completion of the project. They never accepted less than my best effort. I would also like to acknowledge and extend my heartfelt gratitude to my teacher
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UNIT 1-INTRODUCTION TO THE JAMAICAN LEGAL SYSYTEM Introduction to studying law Definition of Law Law may be defined as a body of rules‚ created by the State‚ binding within its jurisdiction and enforced with the authority of the State through the use of sanctions. (Adams; Law for Business Students) Breakdown of the definition: - Rules: are commands regulating behaviour; rules tell us what we can and cannot do. Legal Sources -Rules of law are derived from various sources in English Law. These
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rules and prudential examinations and supervision. Protection of an institution and its capital base was of paramount concern. For securities firms‚ at least in jurisdictions such as the United States‚ the regulatory approach has involved more rules-based enforcement‚ with prescriptive rules relating to capital firms‚ at least in jurisdictions such as the United States‚ the regulatory approach has involved more rules-based enforcement‚ with prescriptive rules relating to capital requirements‚ customer
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First off Company X would bring the lawsuit to a State Trial Court of General Jurisdiction. These courts hold a wide variety of cases such as civil disputes and criminal prosecution. Although if Company X is planning on suing for less than 5‚000 dollars they may bring the case to a Small Claims Court. Secondly‚ necessary pleadings need to be filed in order for this case to be brought to court. First off Company X would have to file a Plaintiff’s Complaint with the appropriate court. This complaint
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more parties‚ each of whom intends to create one or more legal obligations between them. Delict law - Delict (from lat. to fail‚ commit a fault) in civil law jurisdictions is a term for some kind of legal wrong‚ but its meaning is very different from one jurisdiction to another. Delict is not a legal term used in common law jurisdictions. Quasi-contract law - (or implied-in-law contract or constructive contract) is a fictional contract created by courts for equitable‚ not contractual‚ purposes
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Multinational Tax Management • Tax planning for multinational operations is an extremely complex but important aspect of international business. • To plan effectively‚ MNCs must understand not only the intricacies of their own operations worldwide‚ but also the different structures and interpretations of tax liabilities across countries. • The primary objective of multinational tax planning is the minimization of the firm’s worldwide tax burden. Multinational Tax Management • Taxes have a major
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