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An assessment of South Africa's obligations under the United Nations Convention against torture
I attempt to analyze South Africa's legal position pertaining to torture, in relation to the international legal framework. Since it has been established that torture and cruel inhuman and degrading treatment (CIDT) usually occur in situations where persons are deprived of personal liberty, I …
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Marine Protected Areas and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
… socioeconomic factors. Since the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) in December 1982, states and international organisations have increasingly utilised the MPAs as a tool for environmental protection. A number of MPAs are now found in the Exclusive Economic …
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The legal construction of the child in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
While the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) has been extensively analysed since its inception and the category 'child' has been critiqued for even longer, it seems the critiques made about the category 'child' continue to have limited purchase regarding the CRC's …
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The legal construction of the child in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
While the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) has been extensively analysed since its inception and the category 'child' has been critiqued for even longer, it seems the critiques made about the category 'child' continue to have limited purchase regarding the CRC's …
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Practical considerations related to the application of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods
… considerations related to the application of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods
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Joint development of offshore polar oil and gas resources and the united nations convention on the law of the sea
… under the provisions of Article 76 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (LOSC). One of the effects of global warming has been increased interest in oil and gas activity in the Arctic region, however there is significant concern as to the related environmental risks. The …
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Joint development of offshore polar oil and gas resources and the united nations convention on the law of the sea
… under the provisions of Article 76 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (LOSC). One of the effects of global warming has been increased interest in oil and gas activity in the Arctic region, however there is significant concern as to the related environmental risks. The …
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The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods: Should Developing Nations Such As Iran Adopt the CISG?
The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) was agreed in 1980. It has been ratified by 79 states. Despite a declaration in the Preamble that it seeks to contribute to the achievement of a New International Economic Order (NIEO) and to promote the …
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The rights of African landlocked States under the United Nations Convention on the law of the sea: real or illusory rights?
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (LOSC) 1982 has been acclaimed as a constitution for the seas and a solution to several contentious issues that previous conferences on the law of the sea had been unable to settle. During the nine years of negotiation of the LOSC, the case of …
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Non-pecuniary loss in commercial contracts with special emphasis on the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG)
… countries and with particular emphasis on the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods.1 The perspective on this issue is a personal one; one of a lawyer coming from a civil law system familiar with Swiss terminology.2 A comparative approach of damages …
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From Wronged to Rights: Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Freetown, through the lens of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
… their rights under the basic principles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC, 1989), ratified by Sierra Leone in 1990. The CRC represents a useful lens through which to approach this topic since its framework can be applied effectively to both analysis of the underlying social …
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The impediment of non-conformity of goods, as an excuse under Article 79 of the United Nations Convention on contracts for the international sale of goods (CISG)
… a different approach, than that, of the more conventional approach of critiquing the prevailing arguments. Essentially by analyzing the commentary of the relevant Advisory Council Members as well as other major contributors to the debate, of which one argument finds its basis on legislative …
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The relevance of non-legal technical and scientific concepts in the interpretation and application of the law of the sea : an analysis of the United Nations convention on the law of the sea
… possibly prepare for some future conference or convention that will more than likely be necessary to resolve some of the remaining problems. To illustrate the need for greater understanding of some of the Articles of LOSC the United Nations Office for Ocean Affairs and Law of the Sea found it …
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A comparative analysis of how the rights of children as set out in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child are made effective through their implementation in Kurdistan/Iraq and the United Kingdom
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child was unanimously adopted in 1989. It was hoped that the Convention would have a positive impact on all children however, despite a country ratifying the Convention and proclaiming to have laws in the interests of children it is still possible …
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