blockade — An interdiction of commerce with a nation or people in that nation. 30 Am J Rev ed Internat L § 53. Blockades are maritime blockades, or blockades by both sea and land; and they may be either military or commercial, or may partake of the nature… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Pacific blockade — was a term invented by Hautefeuille, the French writer on international maritime law, to describe a blockade exercised by a great power for the purpose of bringing pressure to bear on a weaker state without actual war. That it is an act of… … Wikipedia
Berlin blockade and airlift — (1948–49) International crises that arose from an attempt by the Soviet Union to force the Allied powers (U.S., Britain, and France) to abandon their postwar jurisdictions in West Berlin. The Soviets, regarding the economic consolidation of the… … Universalium
simple blockade — A blockade which may be established by a naval officer, acting upon his own discretion or under direction of superiors, without governmental notification. In the case of a simple blockade, captors are bound to prove its existence at the time of… … Ballentine's law dictionary
international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… … Universalium
United 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… … Universalium
Trent Affair — James Murray Mason (1798–1871). John Sli … Wikipedia
Avis juridiques sur l'abordage du Mavi Marmara — L original de la 1re Convention de Genève (1864) Plusieurs opinions légales à propos de l abordage de la flottille pour Gaza ont été publiées suite à l évènement. Des experts en droit international (et des non juristes) s opposent quant à la… … Wikipédia en Français
Gaza War — Part of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict and Arab–Israeli conflict Map of Gaza … Wikipedia
HISTORICAL SURVEY: THE STATE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS (1880–2006) — Introduction It took the new Jewish nation about 70 years to emerge as the State of Israel. The immediate stimulus that initiated the modern return to Zion was the disappointment, in the last quarter of the 19th century, of the expectation that… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
