moral right. (usu. pl.) Copyright. The right of an author or artist, based on natural-law principles, to guarantee the integrity of a creation despite any copyright or property-law right of its owner. • Moral rights include rights of (1) attribution (also termed “paternity”): the right to be given credit and to claim credit for a […]
carriage of passengers by sea 海上旅客运输 各国关于海上旅客运输的法律规定不一，特别是关于国际海上旅客运输的国际条约更是数量甚微、作用有限。1957年布鲁塞尔《统一海上客运若干法律规则的国际公约》和1961年《统一海上旅客运输若干法律规则的国际公约》均久未生效。政府间海事协商组织制定的1974年《海上旅客及其行李运输雅典公约》〔Athen’s Convention Relating to the Carriage of Passengers and Their Luggage by Sea〕虽于1987年生效，但缔约国数目太少。因此，海上旅客运输主要依据具体合同进行，承运人对旅客伤害或死亡的责任亦由合同规定，并可由合同加以限制和免除。
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Montevideo Treaty. Copyright. An 1889 copyright treaty among Western Hemisphere nations, based on the Berne Convention but affording less copyright protection.
A constitution whose terms cannot be altered by ordinary forms of legislation, only by special amending procedures. • The U.S. Constitution is an example. It cannot be changed without the consent of three-fourths of the state legislatures or through a constitutional convention. U.S. Const. art. V.
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(1) Virginia Declaration of Rights (1) 〈美〉《弗吉尼亚权利宣言》 1776年6月12日由弗吉尼亚殖民地立宪会议〔constitutional convention〕通过的权利宣言。它是15年后美国宪法的《权利法案》〔Bill of Rights〕的雏型。（注：原版有VIRGINIA DECLARATION OF RIGHTS原文，此略去。）
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stateless person. Int’l law. A natural person who is not considered a national by any country. • The Stateless Persons Convention (1954) provides these people with certain protections and obliges them to abide by the laws of the country where they reside.
North American Free Trade Agreement. A 1994 agreement between the United States, Canada, and Mexico, designed to phase out all tariffs and eliminate many nontariff barriers (such as quotas) inhibiting the free trade of goods between the participating nations. • Among other provisions, it set minimum standards for intellectual-property protection afforded other members’ citizens. Negotiated
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house of delegates. 1. (often cap.) The convention of many learned or professional associations, including the American Bar Association (the ABA House of Delegates). — Often shortened to House. — Also termed house of representatives. See CONVENTION(4). [Cases: Attorney and Client 31. C.J.S. Attorney and Client §§ 8–9.] 2. (cap.) The lower chamber of the
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Law of The Hague. The first widely accepted body of international law of war, as approved by conventions in The Hague in 1899 and 1907. • The Law of The Hague set up procedures for mediation and arbitration of disputes to avoid war, and attempted to regulate the type and use of weapons in warfare.
projet (proh-zhay). [French] Int’l law. A draft of a proposed measure, treaty, or convention.