Raeder, the political admiral,
Raeder, the political admiral, stealthily built up the German Navy in defiance of the Versailles Treaty, and then put it to use in a series of aggressions which he had taken a leading part in planning. Erich Raeder
Treaties
Consular cards were not
Consular cards were not designed to be identification and no treaty recognizes them as such. Legal travelers, visitors and long-term residents carried passports, visas or green cards for that purpose. Elton Gallegly
Technically, Japan and South
Technically, Japan and South Korea normalized their diplomatic ties 50 years ago, but this wasn’t included in the Normalization Treaty because forced prostitution, coerced sex just was taboo to even talk about. Elise Hu
Claims of right and
Claims of right and insistence upon obligations may depend upon treaty stipulations, or upon the rules of international law, or upon the sense of natural justice applied to the circumstances of a particular case, or upon disputed facts. Elihu Root
It was also during
It was also during my tenure of office that the Japanese Government agreed to the conclusion of a Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and signed it, pursuing a policy in harmony with the avowed desire of the people. Eisaku Sato
Microsoft is in a
Microsoft is in a court battle with the Department of Justice. The DOJ is saying, \”We want information from your data center in Ireland. It’s not about a US citizen, but we want it.\” Microsoft said, \”OK, fine. Go to a judge in Ireland. Ask them for a warrant. We have a mutual legal-assistance treaty. … Read more
Yet the arts of
Yet the arts of Severus cannot be justified by the most ample privileges of state reason. He promised only to betray; he flattered only to ruin; and however he might occasionally bind himself by oaths and treaties, his conscience, obsequious to his interest, always released him from the inconvenient obligation. Edward Gibbon
Before the civil war,
Before the civil war, Pottibakia was a normal member of the Comity of Nations. She erected tariff walls, broke treaties, persecuted minorities, obstructed at conferences unless she was convinced there was no danger of a satisfactory solution; then she strained every nerve in the cause of peace. E. M. Forster
All governments are, to
All governments are, to a certain extent, a treaty with the Devil. Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi
The United States has
The United States has made a massive effort since the end of the Second World War to secure the dominance of its films in foreign markets – an achievement generally pushed home politically, by writing clauses into various treaties and aid packages. Fredric Jameson