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TRANSPARENCY IN INTL ARMS

Transparency in International Arms Transfer

Series:
Disarmament Topical Papers
3 Apr 1992
This publications includes the papers of a symposium which dealt with the subjects of 'national restraints and limitations on arms transfers in the interest of international security' and 'possible multilateral action on international arms transfers as a means of building confidence and resolving...
SCIENCE & TECHN & THEIR IMPLICAT

Science and Technology and Their Implications for Peace and Security

Series:
Disarmament Topical Papers
27 Nov 1990
The issue of scientific and technological developments in relation to international peace and security has attracted a great deal of interest in the international community, due partly to their enormous potential for the well-being of humanity and also to their implications for instability in the...
DESARMEMENT REVUE V13 #4

Desarmement

Revue Publiee par l'Organization des Nations Unies

25 Mar 1991
DISARMAMENT PERIODIC REV V13 #4

Disarmament

A Periodic Review by the United Nations

24 Oct 1990
Issued quarterly, this journal seeks answers and sheds new light on current topics including chemical and biological weapons, arms transfers, nuclear weapons and realistic verification. It serves as a forum in which world-wide statesmen, scholars and non-governmental figures present their views o...
URUGUAY ROUND: FURTHER PAPERS ON S

Uruguay Round

Further Papers on Selected Issues

6 Sep 1991
This report offers a collection of papers on selected issues on the recently finished Uruguay Round including new issues such as trade-related investment measures, trade in services and trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights. Other issues which are relevant in the context of multil...
DERECHO DEL MAR LEGISLACION NACIO

Legislación Nacional sobre la Plataforma Continental

Series:
Derecho del Mar, El
20 Aug 1990
Una recopilación de las legislaciones nacionales de los Estados relativas a la plataforma continental. La mayor parte de las leyes se basan en la Convención de Ginebra de 1958.
TERMIN BULLET 340 CRIME PREVENT

Crime Prevention and Control

Series:
Terminology Bulletin
9 Aug 1990
This terminology bulletin is a compilation of terms found in recent United Nations documents on the subject of crime prevention and control. Where possible the terms have been checked against authoritative monolingual reference works and legal codes. Explanatory notes are included for some entries.
BACKGROUND ISSUES OF OIL SUPPLY

Background Issues of Oil Supply Trading in Pacific Island Countries

Series:
Energy Resources Development Series
8 Aug 1990
This study presents petroleum supply and demand as it affects the island States as well as their buying strategies. This report will be of interest of readers concerned with options facing small countries, from both national and regional perspectives, for dealing with petroleum policy.
INTL COOPERATION TAX MATTERS #5

International Co-Operation in Tax Matters

Report of the Ad Hoc Group of Experts on International Co-Operation in Tax Matters

18 Sep 1990
This Report contains guidelines for international tax practitioners dealing with the negotiation of double taxation treaties as well as those involved in the actual implementation of those treaties, both from the point of view of taxpayers who would like to experience tax equity, non-discriminato...
TRANSNAT CORP SERVICES & URUGUAY

Transnational Corporations, Services and the Uruguay Round

6 Jan 1990
The past decade has been an almost universal acknowledgement that services as a group constitute the largest economic sector, the most important source of employment in many countries and a major force in international economic transactions. This publication deals with substantive and conceptual ...