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International Laws

Questions and answers regarding laws in countries outside of the United States.

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How far off the coast of Galveston are international waters?

International waters are about 50 miles away from any countrys shore line. Once in international waters do what ever you want make your own laws.

International waters do not start till 200 miles from the United States Coast Line and you still better not try and do what ever you want.

What are the actions that should to be taken on discovering a fire on the premises and list the evacuation procedures?

When discovering a fire, the first thing you want to do is evacuate the building. Before opening any doors feel for heat, if there is no heat, go ahead and open. If there is a lot of smoke, you want to stay as close to the floor as you can. Once you are to safety, you then want to call the fire department. Never return into a burning building. If you have a specific meet place, go straight there, that way it is easier to know if everyone got out safely.

Does Dubai have a extradition treaty with Canada?

Dubai has extradition treaties at least with Afghanistan, the UK, Australia, and Iran, if not others.

What documents had an impact on the framing of the constitution?

John Locke, a British writer had a huge influence on the American constitution. He wrote many documents and, in some cases, is quoted by Jefferson

How old do you have to be to get married to a U.S. citizen if you are a citizen of another country?

You need to be at least 18 yrs of age to get married to a US citizen. Some countries have a higher or lower age limit slab. 18 yrs is the time when an individual is said to be mentally mature to take on the responsibilities of life.

The same age if you were a citizen. It varies from state to state but it's generally 18 or 16 with parental consent.

Since states began putting presidential candidates on the ballot electors have been chosen by what?

It is up to each state to decide how its electors are chosen. Currently, every state and the District of Columbia allow the voters to decide which candidates' electors will be appointed. 49 of the 51 governments use a winner-take-all system, where all of the state's electoral votes go to the Presidential candidate and the Vice Presidential candidate with the most popular votes. Maine and Nebraska each cast two votes for each office according to the state's popular vote, and each remaining electoral vote goes to the candidate with the highest popular vote in each congressional district.

Is the International Court of Justice similar to any US court?

The International Court of Justice (abbrev. ICJ) is similar to US courts in the sense that it's primarily influenced by the common law system even though judges from the civil law system are represented as well.

What countries have extradition treaties with Thailand?

The Philippines has concluded extradition treaties with Indonesia (1976), Australia (1988), Canada (1989), Switzerland (1989), Micronesia (1990) the United States (1994), Hong Kong and South Korea. All these treaties follow the "non-list" type of double criminality approach, where there is no traditional listing of crimes, as this could lead to difficulties where the countries denominate crimes differently.

How long to get a divorce in Costa Rica if you live in Costa Rica?

4 years

Dear Sir:

The citizenship of the parties is not relevant, you can present a divorce case as long as you bring to your country the proper documents, (the marriage certificate in this case) duly legalized, in order to be recognized by the local authorities.

For instance, if you got married in United States, with a Costa Rican, you can get divorced in Costa Rica, if you bring the marriage certificate duly consularized and translated.

If you get divorced abroad, and you want to inscribe the divorce in Costa Rica, there is another process , where you inscribe a foreign resolution before the Civil Registry.

What happens if you are charge as a minor giving alcohol to a minor?

It depends on how deep the background check goes. If you have been charged with a misdemeanor for possession of alcohol it will likely disappear off of your record in 3 years so it all depends.

Is it illegal to use torrents?

No generally speaking it is not illegal in some countries like Germany there might be some restrictions of copyrighted material like latest movies and TV serials tricky lawyers try to make money by protocoling the IP address of the downloader : who is downloading what and sending letters what the user is downloading and sending letters with fines of between 800 and 1200 euro per movie, so get familiar with the legal conditions in your country of residence. It's legal to download material which is not having copyrights like classical music from Mozart for example or the Bible texts. Beware of any Hollywood productions and latest TV series from USA.

Bittorrent by itself is perfectly legal, it depends on what is being transferred that might make it illegal. Same thing with Napster, Kazaa, BearShare, and many others that came before Bittorrent. All of them had legal problems because people were using them to share copyrighted files (movies, games, many things) that were not free.

If you use a torrent to get something public domain, such as a free book, Linux, or OpenOffice, it is absolutely legal. If you use it to transfer Windows or a commercial movie, then it is illegal.

Who was the First judge of international court of justice?

As of 20 September 2009, the International Court of Justice is composed of the following members:


President

  • Hisashi Owada (Japan)

Vice-President

  • Peter Tomka (Slovakia)


Judges

  • Shi Jiuyong (China)

  • Abdul G. Koroma (Sierra Leone)

  • Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh (Jordan)

  • Thomas Buergenthal (United States of America)

  • Bruno Simma (Germany)

  • Ronny Abraham (France)

  • Kenneth Keith (New Zealand)

  • Bernardo Sepúlveda-Amor (Mexico)

  • Mohamed Bennouna (Morocco)

  • Leonid Skotnikov (Russian Federation)

  • Antônio A. Cançado Trindade (Brazil)

  • Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf (Somalia)

  • Christopher Greenwood (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)

What is the legal age to play bingo?

Most places the age is 18, unless there is alcohol served there, then the age is 21.

In the U.K it is 18 years all round, due to the drinking laws. It will probably be the same for online banking due to needing a particular debit/credit card, but I'm not sure how they would go about policing it.

What countries does Nigeria have an extradition treaty with?

Yes, however Norwegian courts refuse to allow extradition on the grounds that prison conditions in the USA are inhumane.

Can a convicted felon hunt in Argentina?

As long as you do not take it on a plane to go down there. Argentina is not a US Territory. They have no jurisdiction down there.

What is unrest?

In a few years, the growing number of immigrants has transformed culture shock into cultural unrest defined as "the context where two cultures live together, but at a level of acceptance that has developed from a state of euphoria, apathy, to annoyance, or even antagonism", sometimes expressed verbally and even physically (Moufakkir, 2008, p.86).

Does Greece have an extradition treaty with the U.S.?

Yes. Greece has signed an extradition treaty with US. The treaty was signed on November 1, 1932 at Washington. Treaty and exchange of notes were signed at Athens on May 6, 1931. Senate advice and consent to ratification was done on February 19, 1932. It was ratified by the President of the United States on March 10, 1932. It was ratified by Greece on October 13, 1932. Ratifications were exchanged at Washington on November 1, 1932. The treaty was entered into force on November 1, 1932. Hope this helps.

Who made the human rights?

If you live in the United States of America, human rights are clearly stated in the Constitution, as well as the amendments (part of the Constitution. However, the most common place to find human rights is in "The Bill of Rights".

So, to answer your question (of who decides human rights) that would mostly be the legislature in this country. But those are only the cases that make it to the supreme court. Also, some human rights are specific to the state you live in. (Such as abortion, legalization of marijuana, licensing, human limitation, etc...,)

Although most human rights are permanent and universally understood, there are groups of people called "Human Rights Activists" that fight for the legalization of abortion and things like that.

Is kratom legal in Jamaica?

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration has issued Import Alerts to keep Kratom from entering the country. Various states have either banned or have substantially regulated the substance including Indiana, Tennessee, Illinois, Wisconsin, Alabama and Louisiana. The number of states joining that list is growing.

It is also banned or highly regulated in many countries including (but not limited to) Malaysia, Myanmar, Australia, Denmark, Finland, Thailand, Lithuania, New Zealand, Norway and Sweden. That number continues to grow, too.

What country is polygamy legal?

Countries under shariah (Islamic) law permit a second marriage under special circumstances, such as an illness of the first wife or her inability to bear children. In this case, with the first wife's consent, a man may marry again. This is polygyny, a subset of polygamous marriages. Many other countries recognise polygamy for cultural, religious or historical reasons.

See the related links for a list of many of those which allow polygamy.

What is the role of citizens in china?

Recently, some (very few) local elections have been held in rural China, but the kind of citizen participation we see in democracies is simply not allowed in most of the PRC.

There have been more and more citizen protests in China, which many scholars take as evidence that the Communist government is beginning to open up (democratize). Some examples include rallies by families of victims of the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake, and more recently in the viral anti-censorship campaign 'grass mud horse' on the web. Some scholars, such as Kenneth Lieberthal, have argued that, while the Communists do not allow citizens to participate directly in governement, they Party keeps very close tabs on public opinion, tending to do what the people want, if slowly. Any changes for the people seem to be primarily designed to keep the Communist Party in power.