International Law

Homeschooling is promoted as a human right at international conference – Examiner

International law and the 1945 UN Declaration on Human Rights, have also affirmed this right. In Phoenix, Arizona, there are two organizations that stand as watchdogs and standard bearers for maintaining state laws that are favorable to home schooling.

Shalit is free: Lift the siege of Gaza now – Al Jazeera

Israel used captured soldier Gilad Shalit as a justification for the blockade of Gaza – which makes even the most basic supplies extremely difficult to get into the territory [GALLO/GETTY] In the world of principle and international law …

Legal Committee delegates suggest flaws in International Law Commission proposals, suggest possible adjustments – Reliefweb.int

As the Sixth Committee continued its debate on the second part of the annual consideration of the International Law Commission report, delegates, in the service of strengthening international law, sought to clarify and improve the several sets of draft …

US drone strikes violate international law – Presstv

The number of US assassination drone strikes has reached one every four days just in Pakistan, while these unmanned planes were introduced for surveillance missions. Meanwhile the UN is not acting on this even when the UN special rapporteur said … Continue reading

U.S. finds Mexican, Korean refrigerator makers violated trade laws – All Headline News

Refrigerators manufactured in Mexico and South Korea and sold in the United States will likely include tariffs because of violations of international trade laws. U.S. Commerce Department officials issued a preliminary finding Thursday on allegations that …

International Law Must Underpin Developments on Global Stage – Newsblaze.com

It is vital that international law underpin developments on the global stage, especially in an ever increasingly globalized and interconnected world, the head of the United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ) said today. “It is no …

Govt warns against violating international sanctions – Channel NewsAsia

SINGAPORE: Singapore Law and Foreign Affairs Minister K Shanmugam, said authorities will commence proceedings against anyone who is believed to have acted in violation of international sanctions. Mr Shanmugam added that Singapore takes its …

International Law Increasingly Vital – UN World Court – Scoop

It is vital that international law underpin developments on the global stage, especially in an ever increasingly globalized and interconnected world, the head of the United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ) said today. “It is no exaggeration …

Russia concerned about U.S. ‘violations’ – United Press International

MOSCOW, Oct. 26 (UPI) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday the country is concerned about what he called U.S. violations of international law and U.N. regulations. Russia’s state-run news agency RIA Novosti reported Lavrov …

House to repeal law withholding contractors’ taxes – St. Louis Post-Dispatch

It never happened. Five years later, both parties and President Barack Obama want that law repealed in the name of jobs _ despite hundreds of millions in taxes still going unpaid by scofflaw government contractors. The provision signed into law … Continue reading