However, the Permanent Court is of the opinion that it is a unilateral act.

France can thus block any move that it deems a threat to its interests.

The objects of anger are perceived as a hindrance to the gratification of the desires of the angry person.

It is a small thing, but the kind of change that adds up over time.

His presence is an embarrassment to NATO, but an even greater disgrace for Russia.

Normally, this dovish bias would be a handicap nowadays, it is an advantage.

The Monterrey Consensus is important, as it forms a global response to confronting the challenges of financing for development.

I am not arguing that growth is bad. Try telling that to the poor.

He believed that it is not the world that shapes the mind, but the mind that gives reason to the world.

The object of the review is to verify that the decision at first instance is not manifestly arbitrary and that it does not constitute a denial of justice.

Yet it also constitutes a major setback and challenge of an institutional, political, and even psychological nature.

It was logical that such a convention should contain a legal definition of terrorism and of what constituted a terrorist act.

The nuclear programme of the DPRK not only represents a direct threat to the peace and stability of the North East Asian region, including Japan, but also poses a serious challenge to the international nuclear non proliferation regime.

If we were to stop using coal tomorrow, we would discover that it remains a vital source of life.

The Drina flows through the eastern part of Bosnia, and for the most part it forms a natural border with Serbia.

Fear as much as institutional blockages may be the source of what is either a global savings glut or a global investment shortfall, depending on how you view it.

Is this a change in China s media strategy, or just a short term change in tactics?

Ordinarily, that should not be a newsworthy event, yet it is, and for good reasons.

A Bayrou victory, which is unlikely but not impossible, would constitute a triple revolution.

CAMBRIDGE National self determination seems a straightforward moral principle, but it is fraught with problems.

On its own, the right of reply does not constitute a dialogue, nor is it any indication that such a dialogue will ensue.

He has moreover argued that fishing with a licence constitutes a privilege, whereas he claims to fish as of right.

My delegation still supports the five Ambassadors' proposal and considers that it forms a good basis for relaunching the work of the CD.

For most, drinking water is a diminishing resource that is either unaffordable or simply unavailable.

This is true, but it is only half the story, for it ignores how, at crucial moments in history, free trade has mustered the support of the many winners.

It is assumed that since religion is a private matter for everyone, personal religious symbols are just that personal.

For Latin American pragmatists, always fearful of Cuban fifth columnists, it offers a way to square the circle encouraging change in Cuba without going too far. And, for some European governments, it is a typical hands off remedy that places the problem squarely in America s lap.

This is not merely an internal Palestinian affair, for it reflects a conflict raging across the entire Middle East.

Indeed, since the industrial revolution, the development of such new urban areas is a central theme in the history of the world.

At this point I wish to state that, because of the situation that we have described, we have no agenda and the Bureau is not even constituted.

This would not solve the CO2 problem in the long run, but at least it would postpone the catastrophe.

Death is, of course, a foreseeable consequence of avoiding that burden, but it is a byproduct that is not directly intended.

And yet desertification is a major threat on all continents, affecting some 110 countries and about 70 percent of the world's agricultural drylands.

Despite the disappointments, private insurance is still the best way to deal with possible future disasters.

Though such support remains a possibility, it is unlikely that the army leadership will extend itself on his behalf.

All this may sound bizarre if you are a normal person, but it is standard operating procedure for sex offenders.

Despite recent initiatives in this area, debt remained the major obstacle to development in middle income countries.

The primary question that arises is whether the Ihlen Declaration is a unilateral act, definitive and unconditional in nature, as Denmark believed it to be at the time, or, conversely, whether it is an act that can be classified as a formal agreement.

While it will presumably lack the public option many of us prefer, this is still a real achievement.

Although considerable progress had been achieved in restructuring the public education system, equitable access to quality education still remained a challenge.

This large number of young people is a great asset to the nation, but it also creates a number of challenges, which the Government has worked hard to face.

Although the involvement of transport may constitute part of the facts of a case, it is usually irrelevant in making up the elements of an offence.

Diversity is not a threat it is indeed our strength.

Alas, the Greek Treuhand remains an abomination, and it should be a stigma on Europe s conscience. Worse, it is a wasted opportunity.

The federation has become a distant prospect, but still receives homage in politicians speeches, as if a different end result was inconceivable.