While there have been differences over Iraq, such issues among longtime friends are not new.

But divisive issues from computer hacking to America s pivot to Asia must not claim all of the attention.

The bulk of these cases has been handled by the local judiciary.

In most cases, the officer was dismissed from the force.

The truly contentious issues genetically modified (GM) food, subsidies, and intellectual property rights should be raised with the key political actors now, not later.

When stock prices and profits seemed to defy gravity, shareholders meetings resembled American political conventions a show to promote a company s image, rather than a forum to debate contentious issues.

The higher levels of the judiciary, however, display a significant degree of independence and often rule against the Government in criminal, civil and even politically controversial cases.

Most of the cases I handle as judge of the High Bench are criminal matters.

1 Most cases are available at www.austlii.edu.au by searching for CEDAW .

The contentious cases pending before the Court originate from all over the world four between European States, three between African States, three between Latin American States and one between Asian States.

Calls for an agreement on the most controversial elements of a final peace settlement are unrealistic.

Its jurisprudence, in both contentious cases and advisory opinions, not only determines the law for the parties to a conflict but also enlightens other States with respect to obscure or controversial areas of law.

Most of the issues raised were general grievances that could be raised by almost any community in Kenya.

With a run of about 50,000 issues, the Tribune was the most widely circulated journal in the United States.

Most country offices have only limited expertise in gender and macroeconomics, which limits their effectiveness as advocates.

The Times said of it This report raises some of the most important issues facing business in the 21st century.

Most civil disputes appear before a State Court (Pengadilan Negeri) appeals are heard before the High Court (Pengadilan Tinggi).

Most women's rights issues required the comprehensive and combined efforts of all relevant bodies.

Acceptance of the Court's jurisdiction in contentious cases without limitations or restrictions is essential for the proper functioning of the international legal order.

Although not all the problematic issues have yet been entirely overcome, the final outcomes, luckily, have been mostly positive.

Concerns about development, trade, the environment and other issues of fundamental interest to most Members of the Organization have suffered an unforgivable setback.

Such a framework embraces realism about areas of contention defined by significant conflicting national interests and values. These issues should simply be peacefully managed over time, until sufficient political capital has been created in the rest of the relationship to address them directly.

Most Sub Commission members commented positively on the document, some referring to its potential to bring concrete issues to light.

And the thing that's a little strange about international hunger and talking about international issues is that most people kind of want to know What are you doing in America?

The presentations about and discussions on Security Council reform were, as a matter of fact, a microcosm of the contentious ongoing debate among representatives of Member States in New York.

Some issues, including the very definition of a non governmental organization and the impact it will have on the concept of not for profit operations in Afghanistan, remain contentious.

A final point should not be overlooked without doubt, most of the cases described above began with a complaint filed with the competition agency by an individual or a business.

WASHINGTON, DC In most countries, to be fiscally conservative means to worry a great deal about the budget deficit and debt levels and to push these issues to the top of the policy agenda.

Although the Programme is not a legally binding document in itself, many of the important issues addressed therein such as the right to health and employment issues are already included in existing, legally binding international instruments.

List of cases

Lists of issues

Security issues

Current dossiers

Key Issues

Environmental concerns

Gender sensitive budgeting provides an opportunity for dialogue that most countries have missed by confining those activities to the gender programme rather than mainstreaming them in poverty or governance.

A major issue in the implementation of that Programme of Action had been the lack of any central or coordinating financing mechanism. Most of the projects and programmes implemented had been successful as a result of focused lobbying.

It included the Department of Cassation in civil cases and Department of Cassation in criminal cases.

The civil courts are overwhelmed and their backlog of cases is increasing.

For that reason, we urge countries that have not yet done so to accept the Court's unrestricted jurisdiction in contentious cases, and we invite those States that have placed reservations on their acceptance of the Court's jurisdiction to remove them.

The list of cases is meant to be representative but not exhaustive some countries have prosecuted several more cases than are described here.

(d) Proactively identifying issues of concern to groups of mandates and facilitating joint action on cross cutting issues or issues of shared concern

The situation is clearly unsustainable.

At that stage, however, stable recurrent funding must be ensured.

(b) Thematic issues