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1HISTORICAL 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… …
2International Medical Commission on Bhopal — The International Medical Commission on Bhopal was established in 1993 to organise medical responses to the 1984 Bhopal disaster.BackgroundThe immediate scientific and medical response to the 1984 Bhopal disaster constituted an extraordinary… …
3international law — the body of rules that nations generally recognize as binding in their conduct toward one another. Also called law of nations. Cf. private international law, public international law. [1830 40] * * * Body of legal rules, norms, and standards that …
4International Peace Bureau — (IPB) ( Bureau international de la paix ) is the world s oldest international peace federation. It was founded in 1891, and awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1910.IPB was founded under the name Permanent international peace bureau ( Bureau… …
5The Satanic Verses controversy — refers to the controversy surrounding Salman Rushdie s novel The Satanic Verses . In particular it involves the novel s alleged blasphemy or unbelief; the 1989 fatwa issued by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini ordering Muslims to kill Rushdie; and the… …
6international 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… …
7International response to the War in Darfur — While there is a general consensus in the international community that ethnic groups have been targeted and that crimes against humanity have therefore occurred, there has been debate in some quarters about whether genocide has taken place. In… …
8The Holocaust — Holocaust and Shoah redirect here. For other uses, see Holocaust (disambiguation) and Shoah (disambiguation). Selection on …
9International recognition of Kosovo — Kosovo This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Kosovo Political status of Kosovo Declaration of independence …
10International healthcare accreditation — Providing healthcare, especially of an adequate standard, is a complex and challenging process. Healthcare is a vital and emotive issue its importance pervades all aspects of societies, and it has medical, dental, social, political, ethical,… …
