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Featured Article: Grotius, Hugo
Grotius, GROH shee uhs, Hugo (1583-1645), a Dutch lawyer, theologian, statesman, and poet, is considered the founder of international law. See more »
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Arbitration
Arbitration, ahr buh TRAY shuhn, is the judging of a dispute by one or more impartial persons whose decision will be final and binding.
See more »Asylum
Asylum, in international law, is shelter and protection that is given by a nation to a person who is fleeing another nation.
See more »Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms is an international agreement that was signed in November 1950 by the members of the Council of Europe.
See more »Cremer, Sir William Randal
Cremer, Sir William Randal (1838-1908), a British politician, advocated a system of international arbitration that would enable countries to settle their differences peacefully.
See more »Dunant, Jean Henri
Dunant, Jean Henri, doo NAHN, zhahn ahn REE (1828-1910), a Swiss banker, was the founder of the International Red Cross.
See more »European Court of Human Rights
European Court of Human Rights is an organ of the Council of Europe.
See more »Extraterritoriality
Extraterritoriality, EHKS truh tehr uh tawr ee AL uh tee, is a legal term for the privilege granted to ambassadors, ministers, and other diplomatic agents living in foreign countries.
See more »Geneva Conventions
Geneva, juh NEE vuh, Conventions provide for the humane treatment of civilians, prisoners, and wounded people during wartime.
See more »Grotius, Hugo
Grotius, GROH shee uhs, Hugo (1583-1645), a Dutch lawyer, theologian, statesman, and poet, is considered the founder of international law.
See more »Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch is an organization dedicated to promoting and protecting the rights and freedoms of people throughout the world.
See more »Human Rights, Universal Declaration of
Human Rights, Universal Declaration of, is a document adopted by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly on Dec.
See more »International Joint Commission
International Joint Commission settles questions about the use of boundary waters between Canada and the United States for water power, navigation, sanitation, irrigation, recreation, and scenic beauty.
See more »International law
International law is the body of rules and general principles that nations are expected to observe in their relations with one another.
See more »Intervention
Intervention is an act in which one nation interferes in the internal affairs of another nation.
See more »Political prisoner
Political prisoner is a person who is imprisoned, detained, or in certain other ways deprived of liberty because he or she opposes the government.
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