Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties

Political Economy: The economy in Switzerland is one of the most competitive and stable in all of Europe. According to the Economic Freedom Index, Switzerland is the best economy in Europe, and is ranked fourth in the world. (“2016 Index of Economic freedom” 2016) Since there is a distinct lack of natural resources, Switzerland relies on a combination of a highly skilled service and financial sector, along with the exportation of refined luxury items and high end technology. The GDP of…

INTRODUCTION The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) came into force on New Year’s Day 1994. The signatory members are the United States, Mexico, and Canada. While the purpose of NAFTA is to promote investment in those regions, the treaty does not confirm if water is a saleable good. The text fails to mention the word “water,” but nor does it expressly prohibit transactions involving the natural resource. This terse dichotomy leads to the following issue. The issue is whether…

Relations between the United States of America and the Republic of Cuba can only be regarded as tumultuous and calls into question the morality of various governmental actions concerning both parties. The Cuban embargo, enacted under President Eisenhower, clearly depicts the rise and fall of tensions between the two nations. In America, the ethicality of the Cuban embargo remains a frequently debated topic. However, individuals properly briefed on past and present relations between the United…

al-Kader. The Moroccan sultan, as the leader of an independent country, was angered by the invasion and other European powers supported his demands for compensation. In the end, the French signed the Treaty of Tangier on September 10, 1844 and recognized Moroccan independence. Six months later, the Convention of Lalla Maghnia (March 18, 1845) established a river called the Oued Kiss as the border between Morocco and Algeria along the Mediterranean Coast. The border was left undefined further…

Era: A diplomatic Record of forty years 1904-1945, Hougton Mifflin Company 1952 7. H.L.Stimson, The decision to use the Atomic Bomb, week 13 reading 8. K.Doak, Nationalism in Modern Japan, Koninklike 2007, 9. E.Cannizzaro, The Law of Treaties beyond the Vienna Convention, Oxford 10. E.P.Hoyt, University Press 2011,Japans war: The Great Pacific Conflic, Random House 1971 11. D.D.Wainstock, The Decision to drop the Atomic Bomb, Prager Publishers, 1996 12. G. Alperovitz, The Decision to…