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| Strasbourg Talk:Strasbourg | |
| McDonald's Restaurants v Morris & Steel McDonald's Restaurants v Morris & Steel (or the McLibel case) was the longest running English court action for libel filed by McDonald's Corporation against environmental activists Helen Steel and David Morris (often referred to as "The McLibel Two") over a pamphlet critical of the company. The original case, considered by some scholars to be a strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP), lasted ten years, making it the longest-running court action in English history. McDonald's_Restaurants_v_Morris_&_Steel | |
| European Court of Human Rights The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) () in Strasbourg is an international judicial body established under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) of 1950 to monitor respect of human rights by states. The European Convention on Human Rights, or formally named Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, is a convention adopted by the Council of Europe. European_Court_of_Human_Rights | |
| Judge A judge, or arbiter of justice, is a lead official who presides over a court of law, either alone or as part of a panel of judges. The powers, functions, method of appointment, discipline, and training of judges vary widely across different jurisdictions. The judge is like an umpire in a game and conducts the trial impartially and in an open court. Judge | |
| Jury For "jury" meaning "coroner's jury," see inquest. For other uses, see jury (disambiguation).A jury is a sworn body of people convened to render a rational, impartial verdict (a finding of fact on a question) officially submitted to them by a court, or to set a penalty or judgment. A trial in which a jury decides the verdict is a jury trial. A person who is serving on a jury is a juror. Jury | |
| Torture Torture, according to the United Nations Convention Against Torture, isIn addition to state-sponsored torture, individuals or groups may be motivated to inflict torture on others for similar reasons to those of a state; however, the motive for torture can also be for the sadistic gratification of the torturer, as was the case in the Moors Murders. Torture | |
| Television licence Television_licence | |
| Television licence Talk:Television_licence | |
| Occupied territories For the territories occupied by Israel, see Israeli-occupied territoriesOccupied territories is a term of art in international law. In accordance with Article 42 of the Laws and Customs of War on Land (Fourth Hague Convention); October 18, 1907, Territory is considered occupied when it is actually placed under the authority of the hostile army. The occupation extends only to the territory where such authority has been established and can be exercised. Occupied_territories | |
| Mail Mail, or post, is a method for transmitting information and tangible objects, wherein written documents, typically enclosed in envelopes and also small packages are delivered to destinations around the world. Anything sent through the postal system is called mail or post. | |
| Local government Local governments are administrative office that are smaller than a state. The term is used to contrast with offices at nation-state level, which are referred to as the central government, national government, or (where appropriate) federal government.In modern nations, local governments usually have fewer powers than national governments do. Local_government | |
| Peter Gabriel Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950) is an English musician and songwriter. He first rose to fame as the lead vocalist and flautist of the progressive rock group Genesis. After leaving Genesis, Gabriel went on to a successful solo career. More recently he has focused on producing and promoting world music and pioneering digital distribution methods for music. He has also been involved in various humanitarian efforts. Gabriel was awarded the Polar Music Prize in 2009. Peter_Gabriel | |
| Chişinău Talk:Chişinău | |
| Ethnic cleansing Ethnic cleansing is a euphemism referring to the persecution through imprisonment, expulsion, or killing of members of an ethnic minority by a local majority to achieve ethnic homogeneity in majority-controlled territory. The term entered English and international media usage in the early 1990s to describe war events in the former Yugoslavia. Synonyms include ethnic purification . Ethnic_cleansing | |
| Crime against humanity Crimes against humanity, as defined by the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court Explanatory Memorandum, "are particularly odious offences in that they constitute a serious attack on human dignity or grave humiliation or a degradation of one or more human beings. Crime_against_humanity | |
| Scots language Scots or Lowland Scots refers to the Germanic varieties spoken in Scotland and parts of Ulster. It is not to be confused with Scottish Gaelic, the surviving Celtic language of Scotland.Since there are no universally accepted criteria for distinguishing languages from dialects, scholars and other interested parties often disagree about the linguistic, historical and social status of Scots. Scots_language | |
| Demographics of Iran Tehran, bringing various ethnic groups together. Demographics_of_Iran | |
| Nagorno-Karabakh Nagorno-Karabakh is a landlocked region in the South Caucasus, lying between Lower Karabakh and Zangezur and covering the southeastern range of the Lesser Caucasus mountains. The region is mostly mountainous and afforested and has an area of .The region is de jure part of Azerbaijan, but de facto governed by the internationally unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. Nagorno-Karabakh | |
| Nanking Massacre Talk:Nanking_Massacre | |
| Politics of Belarus The politics of Belarus takes place in a framework of a presidential republic, whereby the President of Belarus is the head of state. Executive power is exercised by the government, in its top sits a prime minister, appointed by the President. Legislative power is vested in the bicameral parliament, the National Assembly, however the president may enact decrees that are executed the same way as laws, for undisputed time. Politics_of_Belarus | |
| Castration Castration (also referred to asgelding, spaying, neutering, fixing, orchiectomy, oophorectomy, and orchidectomy) is any action, surgical, chemical, or otherwise, by which a male loses the functions of the testes or a female loses the functions of the ovaries. The term is more commonly applied to males. Castration | |
| Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples Vittorio_Emanuele,_Prince_of_Naples | |
| Eastern Europe Talk:Eastern_Europe | |
| Conscientious objector A conscientious objector (CO) is an individual who, on religious, moral or ethical grounds, refuses to participate as a combatant in war or, in some cases, to take any role that would support a combatant organization armed forces. In the first case, conscientious objectors may be willing to accept non-combatant roles during conscription or military service. Conscientious_objector | |
| European Court of Justice Not be confused with the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, part of the Council of EuropeThe Court of Justice of the European Communities, usually called the European Court of Justice (ECJ), is the highest court in the European Union in matters of European Community law. It has the ultimate say on matters of EU law in order to ensure its equal application across all EU member states. European_Court_of_Justice | |
| Croatia Talk:Croatia | |
| Human rights in the Soviet Union Soviet Union was a single-party state where the Communist Party ruled the country. All key positions in the institutions of the state were occupied by members of the Communist Party. The state proclaimed its adherence to Marxism-Leninism ideology that restricts rights of citizens on the private property. Human_rights_in_the_Soviet_Union | |
| Abdullah Öcalan Abdullah "Apo" Öcalan ([]Kurdish militant leader, who in 1978 founded the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). The PKK is listed as a terrorist organization by a number of states and organizations, and has been leading an armed campaign inside Turkey since 1984, with the intent of creating an independent Kurdish state. Öcalan has been imprisoned by the Turkish state since 1999 on İmralı Island in the Turkish Sea of Marmara. Öcalan is linked to Kurdish recognition of the Armenian genocide. Abdullah_Öcalan | |
| European Space Agency Talk:European_Space_Agency | |
| Scientology and the legal system The Church of Scientology has been involved in court disputes in several countries. In some cases, when the Church has initiated the dispute, question has been raised as to its motives. The Church says that its use of the legal system is necessary to protect its intellectual property and its right to freedom of religion. Critics say that most of the Church's claims are designed to harass those it perceives as its enemies. Scientology_and_the_legal_system | |
| Moscow theater hostage crisis The Moscow theatre hostage crisis, also known as the 2002 Nord-Ost siege, was the seizure of a crowded Moscow theatre on October 23, 2002 by about 40-50 armed Chechen terrorists who claimed allegiance to the separatist movement in Chechnya. They took 850 hostages and demanded the withdrawal of Russian forces from Chechnya and an end to the Second Chechen War. The siege was officially led by Movsar Barayev (aged 22). Moscow_theater_hostage_crisis | |
| Traffic enforcement camera A traffic enforcement camera is a system, including a camera and a vehicle-monitoring device, used to detect and identify vehicles disobeying a speed limit or some other road legal requirement. Examples include Speed cameras for identifying vehicles traveling over the legal speed limit. Traffic_enforcement_camera | |
| French Canadian French Canadian (also Canadien in Canadian English or in French, or Canadien français in French) refers to a nation or ethnic group of French descent that originated in Canada during the period of French colonization beginning in the 17th century. They constitute the main French-speaking population of Canada. The term may also refer to people living in Canada of any ethnic origin who are native speakers of French. French_Canadian | |
| Romani language Romani or Romany, Gypsy or Gipsy (native namerromani ćhib) is the language of the Romani people. It is an Indo-Aryan language, sometimes included in either the "Central" or the "Northwestern" group, sometimes treated as a branch of its own.Romani is a macrolanguage in the ISO 639 classification, taken to consist of seven sub-languages or major dialects. Romani_language | |
| Kurdish people Talk:Kurdish_people | |
| Roger Joseph Boscovich Talk:Roger_Joseph_Boscovich | |
| Farnham Farnham is a town in Surrey, England, within the Borough of Waverley. The town is situated some 42 miles (67 km) southwest of London in the extreme west of Surrey, adjacent to the border with Hampshire. By road Guildford is 11 miles (17 km) to the east, Aldershot 4 miles (7 km) to the north-east and Winchester 28 miles (45 km) to the south-west. Farnham | |
| Royal Assent Royal Assent is the formal method by which a constitutional monarch completes the legislative process of lawmaking by formally assenting to an Act of Parliament. While the power to withhold Royal Assent was once exercised often, it is exceedingly rare in the modern, democratic political atmosphere that has developed since the 18th century. Royal_Assent | |
| Korçë Korçë () is a city in southeastern Albania and the capital of the Korçë District. It has a population of around 57,758 people (2008 estimate), making it the seventh largest city in Albania. It stands on a plateau some 850 m (2,800 ft) above sea level, surrounded by the Morava Mountains. Korçë | |
| Condoleezza Rice Condoleezza Rice (born November 14, 1954) is a professor, diplomat, author, and national security expert. She served as the 66th United States Secretary of State, and the second in the administration of President George W. Bush to hold the office. Rice was the first black woman, second African American (after her predecessor Colin Powell, who served from 2001 to 2005), and the second woman (after Madeleine Albright, who served from 1997 to 2001 in the Clinton Administration) to serve as Secretary of State. Condoleezza_Rice | |
| Janez Drnovšek Janez Drnovšek (, (May 17, 1950 Slovenian liberal politician, President of Yugoslavia (1989-1990), Prime Minister of Slovenia (1992-2002) and President of Slovenia (2002-2007). He was born in Celje, then part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, today in Slovenia. He died on February 23, 2008 in Zaplana. Janez_Drnovšek | |
| Ulster Scots Ulster Scots (or Ullans) generally refers to the dialects of Scots spoken in parts of Ulster. Some definitions of Ulster Scots may also include Standard English spoken with an Ulster Scots accent. – where lexical items have been re-allocated to the phoneme classes that are nearest to the equivalent standard classes – a situation equivalent to that of Lowland Scots and Scottish Standard English. Ulster_Scots | |
| Korçë District The District of Korçë (), is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania. According to the latest census of 1989, 215,221 people lived in the Korce District. Of these 210,515 were Albanians, 4,361 were ethnic Macedonians, 158 were Greeks and 187 others. Korçë_District | |
| Somatic cell nuclear transfer In genetics and developmental biology, somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) is a laboratory technique for creating a clonial embryo, using an ovum with a donor nucleus (see process below). It can be used in embryonic stem cell research, or, potentially, in regenerative medicine where it is sometimes referred to as "therapeutic cloning." It can also be used as the first step in the process of reproductive cloning. Somatic_cell_nuclear_transfer | |
| Second Chechen War Second_Chechen_War | |
| Terrorism Act 2000 Terrorism_Act_2000 | |
| Television in Ireland Television in Ireland uses System I with 625 lines and the PAL colour standard, with NICAM digital stereo sound where applicable. In the Republic both VHF and UHF are used but in Northern Ireland, in common with the rest of the UK, VHF is no longer used for analogue TV. Television_in_Ireland | |
| Child support In family law and government policy, child support or child maintenance is the ongoing obligation for a periodic payment made directly or indirectly by an ("obligor") to an ("obligee") for the financial care and support of children of a relationship or marriage that has been terminated, or in some cases never existed. Child_support | |
| Cyprus dispute The Cyprus dispute is a territorial conflict between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots over Cyprus, an island nation in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Since the arrival of the British on the island of Cyprus, the "Cyprus Dispute" was identified as the conflict between the peoples of Cyprus and Great Britain as a colonial ruler. Cyprus_dispute | |
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