THE ASSEMBLY OF STATES PARTIES (“the Assembly”)

The Assembly of States Parties ("the Assembly") is the Court's management oversight and legislative body and is composed of representatives of the States which have ratified or acceded to the Rome Statute. In accordance with article 112 of the Rome Statute, the ...

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FUNDAMENTAL RULES OF EVIDENCE

Fundamental Rules of Evidence Before undertaking an examination of the various provisions contained in the draft "Law of Evidence Ordinance", it will be useful to make a few observations  in  respect of the  scope and  nature of the Law of ...

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LEGITIMATE EXPECTATION AND NATURAL JUSTICE

In recent years the nature and boundaries of "the duty to act fairly" has been the predominant subject of judicial and academic concern in any discussion on the application of the rules of natural justice. Now that the "fairness" controversy ...

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THE DOCTRINE OF LEGITIMATE EXPECTATION

The doctrine of legitimate expectation was first developed in English law as a ground of judicial review in administrative law to protect a procedural or substantive interest when a public authority rescinds from a representation made to a person. It is based on the principles of natural justice and fairness, ...

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WORLDWIDE HUMAN TRAFFICKING

The most common form of human trafficking (79%) is sexual exploitation. The victims of sexual exploitation are predominantly women and girls. Surprisingly, in 30% of the countries which provided information on the gender of traffickers, women make up the largest ...

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STRATEGY AND LACUNA OF APPLICATION OF THE DOCTRINE

Doctrine of legitimate expectation is no doubt is a new doctrine in administrative law. Certain critical and vulnerable issues are involved in the case relating to legitimate expectation. Every quarter of authority with in the meaning of parties involved require ...

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INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION (ILO)

The only tripartite U.N. agency, since 1919 the ILO brings together governments, employers and workers of 187 member States , to set labour standards, develop policies and devise programmes promoting decent work for all women and men. The International Labour Organization (ILO) ...

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CUSTOMARY LAWS AND INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW

Customary international humanitarian law complements the protection provided by international humanitarian treaty law in situations of armed conflict. And while some international humanitarian law treaties, such as the 1949 Geneva Conventions, are today universally ratified, this is not the case for all treaties. In course of time, ...

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