There is ample precedent for a non-legally binding international treaty premised on political commitments, McDonough argues.
… This is a flagrant violation of the inviolability of its premises under international law.
It condemned the placement of rockets in the school as a "flagrant violation of the inviolability of its premises under international law".
Furthermore, when the alliance is unable to influence policy within the existing parameters or premises of international relations, it would not hesitate to change (or try to change) those parameters in order to bring about the desired change in policy.
It is the reversal of a century's worth of political thinking — thinking based on the premise that international and supernational coöperation is a good thing.
Enhancing the WTO should be part of any new system so that rules rather than power (and politics) are the premise of international trade; in other words, the development of international economic law.
The fundamental premise behind international trade pacts like the North American Free Trade Agreement is that when countries work together, the result of their combined efforts is greater than what any of them could deliver to their people by controlling their economies alone.
To the Editor: Nicholas D. Kristof's argument against the inclusion of labor rights provisions in trade agreements is based on good intentions but a false premise — that international labor standards and trade-based labor protections necessarily cause job losses and thus harm workers.
Unknown, private home, food premise, and international travel were the most frequently reported exposure settings for PT 8 cases (64, 13, 12, and 10%% of PT 8 cases, respectively), PT 13 cases (64, 13, 15, and 6%% of PT 13 cases, respectively), and PT 13a cases (66, 14, 9, and 9 % of PT 13a cases, respectively) (Table 3).
Taylor, who was the president of Liberia but is on trial for alleged crimes relating to the conflict in Sierra Leone, remains in custody in The Hague, where the trial continues in the premises of the international criminal court.
