International principles

Legally, this argument meant nothing. The lawmaker is as subject to the law as anyone else. The fact that the lawmaker is not caught and tried today should not affect those who have been caught and are being tried. Certainly no one would seriously contend that the world had reached a state of anarchy, that even the few established international principles of law were of the past. If our trial did not confirm this theory—that the threat of force is equivalent to force — the future, too, would be without an effective precedent. 

Speeding CRW (1996) Agriculture and the citizen. Chapman Hall, London Vanclay F (2002) Conceptualising social impacts. Environ Imp Assess Rev 22(3) 183-211 Vanclay F (2003) International principles for social impact assessment. Imp Assess Proj Apprais 21(1) 5—11... 

The procedure for setting health-based quality criteria in Denmark is described briefly, to illustrate the use of international principles in national chemicals regulation. 

In view of the absence in some cases of a coordinated policy towards these Straits in the Black Sea countries and other states, Turkey resting upon two international principles, shipping safety and environment protection, gradually... 

To attain the above objectives of the Concepts based on the priorities of protecting life and health of the present and future hmnan generations as well as the environment against noxious impacts of radiation somces, nuclear materials and radioactive substances, observance of the following main international principles during work organization and direct handling of radiation somces, nuclear materials and radioactive substances is mandatory ... 

There still holds a medieval international principle about the liberty of the sea. Anybody possessing the technology needed may raise nodules from the sea floor. 

Michael Mosberg, A Guide to Researching the International Principle of Sef-determirmtion (Buffalo, NY W.S. Hein, 1997). 

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