An international bill of rights proclaimed by the United Nations in December 1948, being that body’s first general enumeration of human rights and fundamental freedoms. • The preamble states that “recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice […]
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special drawing rights/SDR 特别提款权 国际货币基金组织会员国按其在该组织中所摊份额而取得的一种用于弥补国际收支一时不平衡的记账货币。特别提款权是1967年在里约热内卢召开的会议上确定设立的。 (→International Monetary Fund)
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float, n. 1. The sum of money represented by outstanding or uncollected checks. “ ‘Float’ refers to the artificial balance created due to delays in processing credits and debits to an account.” In re Cannon, 277 F.3d 838, 843 (6th Cir. 2002). 2. The delay between a transaction and the withdrawal of funds to cover
autonomic law (aw-t[schwa]-nom-ik). The type of enacted law that has its source in various forms of sub-ordinate and restricted legislative authority possessed by private persons and bodies of persons. • Examples are corporate bylaws, university regulations, and the rules of the International Monetary Fund.
Universal Declaration of Human Rights. An international bill of rights proclaimed by the United Nations in December 1948, being that body’s first general enumeration of human rights and fundamental freedoms. • The preamble states that “recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is
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core rights. 1. Human rights that are generally recognized and accepted throughout the world. • These rights include freedom from extrajudicial execution, torture, and arbitrary arrest and detention. Core rights are embodied in many human-rights conventions, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the International Covenant
Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property. A treaty designed to unify and streamline patent prosecutions and trademark applications among the signatories. • The Convention eased the harsh effects of the first-to-file priority rule by allowing an applicant in any member country one year in which to apply in other member countries while maintaining
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