international agreement. A treaty or other contract between different countries, such as GATT or NAFTA. See GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE; NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT. [Cases: Treaties 1–14. C.J.S. Treaties §§ 2–17.] “Though international agreements are known by a variety of titles, such as treaties, conventions, pacts, acts, declarations, protocols, accords, arrangements, concordats, […]
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Hist. A writ for one claiming damages as a result of a breach of a promise under seal or other covenant. — Also termed breve de conventione (breev orbree-vee dee k[schwa]n-ven-shee-oh-nee).
Twenty-first Amendment 〈美〉美国宪法第二十一条修正案 该修正案于1933年2月由国会通过，1933年12月由州制宪会议〔state convention〕批准生效。该修正案废除了美国宪法第十八条修正案，结束了美国禁酒的尴尬局面，因而禁酒制的废除从一开始就成为受欢迎的政治措施。不过，该修正案仍保留州在其辖区内对酒类进行管制甚至禁止的权力，只是应受一定贸易权〔commerce power〕限制而已。这一宪法修正案由州制宪会议批准，这在美国宪法史上是唯一由州制宪会议批准的宪法修正案。
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convene, vb. 1. To call together; to cause to assemble. 2. Eccles. law. To summon to respond to an action. See CONVENTIO(1). “When the defendant was brought to answer, he was said to be convened, — which the canonists called conventio, because the plaintiff and defendant met to contest.” 1 John Bouvier, Bouvier’s Law-Dictionary 668
freedoms of the air 航空自由 根据1944年《国际航空运输协定》〔Convention on International Civil Aviation〕的规定，缔约国间相互给予定期国际航班五项自由，亦称五项权利：１飞越其领土而不降停的权利；２非商业性降停的权利；３卸下来自航空器所属国领土的旅客、邮件和货物的权利；４装上前往该航空器所属国领土的旅客、邮件和货物的权利；５装上前往或卸下来自任何缔约国领土的旅客、邮件和货物的权利。
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coastal-state control. Maritime law. The exercise of authority under international conventions for a state to stop, board, inspect, and when necessary detain vessels that are under foreign flags while they are navigating in the coastal state’s territorial waters. • The purpose is to ensure the safety of the vessels and to enforce environmental regulations. Cf.
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Congress of Authors and Artists. Copyright. A 19th-century convention of writers, artists, librarians, and others promoting universal copyright protection. • The Congress, which met in 1858, 1861, and 1877, passed resolutions that helped lay the groundwork for the Berne Convention.
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crime against the law of nations. Int’l law. 1. A crime punishable under internationally prescribed criminal law or defined by an international convention and required to be made punishable under the criminal law of the member states. 2. A crime punishable under international law; an act that is internationally agreed to be of a criminal
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general assembly. 1. The name of the legislative body in many states. 2. (cap.) The deliberative body of the United Nations. 3. CONVENTION(4).
International Parental Kidnapping Crime Act of 1993. A federal statute that implemented the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. 18 USCA § 1204. See HAGUE CONVENTION ON THE CIVIL ASPECTS OF INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION.
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