There must be a legal precedent in order to discharge an obligation because not all contracts are voidable. Finding a defect in a contract is a common way to get out of it. When both parties agree to the voiding of the contract, it is easiest to do so, and ... Read More

When someone who lives with the victim engages in violent behavior, it is considered domestic violence. This includes spouses, both present and past, immediate family members, in-laws, and other close family friends. The term "domestic violence" is used when the offender and victim are closely related. Usually, there is a ... Read More

Intellectual property agreements are legal documents intended to safeguard and administer the creator' and owners' intellectual property rights. These agreements may contain clauses about patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets, among others. With the proliferation of digital technologies, digital signatures have become a common and efficient method of signing intellectual ... Read More

The UNHCR recorded an "unprecedented" 57, 959, 702 people falling within its mandate in its Mid-Year Trends report from June 2015 (based on data for mid-2015 or the most recent information available at that time) (for reference, on 1 January 2007, 21, 018, 589 people, or less than half of ... Read More

A global environmental agreement known as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was created to counteract "hazardous human intrusion with the climate structure, " in part by steadying greenhouse gas meditations in the atmosphere. 154 nations signed it at the 1992 Earth Summit, also known as the ... Read More

The 1994 UN Treaty to Avert Desertification is the first universal agreement that links conservational defense, economic growth, and sustainable terrestrial management (UNCCD). The drylands, also known as dry, semi-dry, and dry sub-humid areas, are home to some of the most vulnerable ecosystems and inhabitants, and they are specifically addressed ... Read More

India recently reaffirmed its adherence to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). India also backed unrestricted trade, freedom of navigation and over flight, and other aspects of international law, particularly the UNCLOS 1982. India is a UNCLOS state party. What is the Meaning of Law ... Read More

Due to its balanced approach between economic development and environmental sustainability, sustainable human development, also known as people-centered development, has become more and more popular over the last few years. Rapid urbanization and globalization present a number of previously unmet issues that must be overcome. Cities operate as powerful magnets, ... Read More

The official mission of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), which was established by the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in 1966, is to "promote the progressive harmonization and unification of international trade law" through conventions, model laws, and other legal instruments that deal with important facets of ... Read More

A "tort" is a civil wrong that someone suffers from and which results in legal action. It may be possible for the victim of an injury to file a lawsuit in order to receive damages as recompense for what he or she suffered. This frequently occurs in personal injury cases ... Read More