20 Terms
Contributors in Courts
Courts
Scots Law
Legal services; Courts
A unique legal system; it can trace its legal roots to various different sources of law. The law in Scotland, up until the mid-tenth century, was almost certainly Celtic,(1) but after that point, ...
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)
Legal services; Courts
An institution of the World Bank Group based in Washington, D. C. , was established in 1966 pursuant to the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other ...
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
Legal services; Courts
A world's largest security-oriented intergovernmental organization. Its mandate includes issues such as arms control, human rights, freedom of the press and fair elections. Most of its 3,500-plus ...
United Nations Human Rights Committee
Legal services; Courts
A United Nations body of 18 experts that meets three times a year for four-week sessions (spring session at UN headquarters in New York, summer and fall sessions at the UN Office in Geneva) to ...
Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)
Legal services; Courts
An international arbitration body set up to settle disputes related to sport. Its headquarters are in Lausanne and its courts are located in New York, Sydney and Lausanne, Switzerland. Temporary ...
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
Legal services; Courts
An agreement signed by the governments of Canada, Mexico, and the United States, creating a trilateral trade bloc in North America. The agreement came into force on January 1, 1994.
World Trade Organization (WTO)
Legal services; Courts
An organization that intends to supervise and liberalize international trade. The organization officially commenced on January 1, 1995 under the Marrakech Agreement, replacing the General Agreement ...
