Digest of United States Practice in International LawOffice of the Legal Adviser, Department of State, 1977 |
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... held that the burden of proof in establishing an act of state defense had not been met . Four of the Justices stated that an act arising out of purely commercial operations by a foreign state did not constitute an act of state . The ...
... held that the burden of proof in establishing an act of state defense had not been met . Four of the Justices stated that an act arising out of purely commercial operations by a foreign state did not constitute an act of state . The ...
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anarchical situation to preserve order so that free elections can be held ( Dominican Republic in 1965 ) . In situations of civil strife where there has been no foreign intervention ( Indonesia in 1958 : Laos in 1960 ; and Pakistan in ...
anarchical situation to preserve order so that free elections can be held ( Dominican Republic in 1965 ) . In situations of civil strife where there has been no foreign intervention ( Indonesia in 1958 : Laos in 1960 ; and Pakistan in ...
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... held by my government regarding South African presence in Namibia and the view that the Namibian people , under U.N. supervision , must promptly be allowed to exercise freely their right to self- determination . The United States ...
... held by my government regarding South African presence in Namibia and the view that the Namibian people , under U.N. supervision , must promptly be allowed to exercise freely their right to self- determination . The United States ...
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... held without charge and whether held in Namibia or South Africa ; ( c ) Abolish the application in Namibia of all racially discriminatory and politically repressive laws and practices , particularly bantustans and homelands ; ( d ) ...
... held without charge and whether held in Namibia or South Africa ; ( c ) Abolish the application in Namibia of all racially discriminatory and politically repressive laws and practices , particularly bantustans and homelands ; ( d ) ...
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... held annually during the period and at the place determined in accordance with the rules of procedure . Insofar as possible , the place shall be selected following the principle of rotation . Under special circumstances , and subject to ...
... held annually during the period and at the place determined in accordance with the rules of procedure . Insofar as possible , the place shall be selected following the principle of rotation . Under special circumstances , and subject to ...
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Page 657 - Any natural or legal person may, under the same conditions, institute proceedings against a decision addressed to that person or against a decision which, although in the form of a regulation or a decision addressed to another person, is of direct and individual concern to the former.
Page 400 - The carrier is liable for damage sustained in the event of the death or wounding of a passenger or any other bodily injury suffered by a passenger, if the accident which caused the damage so sustained took place on board the aircraft or in the course of any of the operations of embarking or disembarking.
Page 271 - ... the Republic of Panama of any such sovereign rights, power or authority.
Page 200 - Lands and buildings situated in the territories of either high contracting party, of which the other high contracting party is the legal or equitable owner and which are used exclusively for governmental purposes by that owner, shall be exempt from taxation of every kind, national, state, provincial and municipal, other than assessments levied for services or local public improvements by which the premises are benefited.
Page 436 - ... based upon the exercise or performance or the failure to exercise or perform a discretionary function or duty on the part of a federal agency or an employee of the Government, whether or not the discretion involved be abused.
Page 737 - January 1, 1967. 4. For states whose instruments of ratification or accession are deposited subsequent to the entry into force of this Treaty, it shall enter into force on the date of the deposit of their instruments of ratification or accession.
Page 628 - Council. (4) The opinion of the advisory panel and the reasons therefor shall be submitted to the Council which, after considering all the relevant information, shall decide the dispute.
Page 737 - III 1. This Treaty shall be open to all states for signature. Any state which does not sign this treaty before its entry into force in accordance with Paragraph 3 of this article may accede to it at any time.
Page 625 - In the exclusive economic zone, all States, whether coastal or land-locked, enjoy, subject to the relevant provisions of this Convention, the freedoms referred to in article 87 of navigation and overflight and of the • laying of submarine cables and pipelines, and other internationally lawful uses of the sea related to these freedoms, such as those associated with the operation of ships, aircraft and submarine cables and pipelines, and compatible with the other provisions of this Convention.
Page 652 - The Court may give an advisory opinion on any legal question at the request of whatever body may be authorized by or in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations to make such a request.