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nationality
nationality in political theory, the quality of belonging to a nation, in the sense of a group united by various strong ties. Among the usual ties are membership in the same general community, common customs, culture, tradition, history, and language. While no one of these factors is essential,... Read more |
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alien
alien in law, any person residing in one political community while owing allegiance to another. A procedure known as naturalization permits aliens to become citizens . Each nation establishes conditions upon which aliens will be admitted, and makes laws concerning them. Most countries,... Read more |
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European Court of Justice
European Court of Justice judicial branch of the European Union (EU). Located in Luxembourg, it was founded in 1958 as the joint court for the three treaty organizations that were consolidated into the European Community (the predecessor of the EU) in 1967. By the early 1990s, the court was... Read more |
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belligerency
belligerency , in international law, status of parties legally at war. Belligerency exists in a war between nations or in a civil war if the established government treats the insurgent force as if it were a sovereign power. The rules of international law as formulated at the Hague Conferences ... Read more |
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Constance Baker Motley
Constance Baker Motley1921–2005 Federal court judge, lawyer, politician When, in May of 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its landmark decision in the Brown v. Board of Education case, the real struggle for school desegregation was just beginning. Over the next ten years, dozens of legal battles... Read more |
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National School Public Relations Association
NATIONAL SCHOOL PUBLIC RELATIONS ASSOCIATION The National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA) defines itself in its mission statement as "a professional organization dedicated to building support for education through responsible public relations that leads to success for all students."... Read more |
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National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR ACCREDITATION OF TEACHER EDUCATION The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) is the accrediting body for colleges and universities that prepare teachers and other professional specialists for work in elementary and secondary schools. The NCATE... Read more |
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NDIC (Department of Justice National Drug Intelligence Center)
NDIC (Department of Justice National Drug Intelligence Center) The Department of Justice National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC) is the lead counterdrug agency within the U.S. intelligence community. Created in 1993, it is responsible for providing national leadership as well... Read more |
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annexation
annexation in international law, formal act by which a state asserts its sovereignty over a territory previously outside its jurisdiction. Many kinds of territory have been subject to annexation, chief among them those inhabited by settlers of the annexing power, those which already have had the... Read more |
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United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances
UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION AGAINST ILLICIT TRAFFIC IN NARCOTIC DRUGS AND PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES, 1988 This international treaty was intended to extend and augment the agreements among the signatories that were contained in the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs and the 1971 Convention on... Read more |
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