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121United Nations Security Council Resolution 137 — United Nations Security Council Resolution 137, adopted on May 31, 1960, noted with regret the death of Judge Sir Hersch Lauterpacht on May 8th. The Council then decided that in accordance with the Statute of the Court the resulting vacancy in… …
122United Nations Security Council Resolution 162 — United Nations Security Council Resolution 162, adopted on April 11, 1961, after a complaint submitted by Jordan and noting a decision of the Israel Jordan Mixed Armistice Commission the Council endorsed that body s decision and urged Israel to… …
123United Nations Commission on International Trade Law — (UNCITRAL) A body established to further the harmonisation and unification of international trade laws. For further information, see the UNCITRAL website. Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.pr …
124United States Bankruptcy Court — The judicial body which hears matters pertaining to bankruptcy and reorganization. Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations …
125United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
126United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …
127United Nations — 1. an international organization, with headquarters in New York City, formed to promote international peace, security, and cooperation under the terms of the charter signed by 51 founding countries in San Francisco in 1945. Abbr.: UN Cf. General… …
128United Nations Human Rights Council — The United Nations Human Rights Council is an international body within the United Nations System. Its stated purpose is to address human rights violations. The Council is the successor to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, which was… …
