viewer. Additionally‚ there is belief that the painting was owned by Pieter Claesz van Rujiven in 1674‚ unfortunately‚ there seems to be little recorded after that until 1881. In 1881 the painting was sold at a ridiculously low price at an auction in Hague‚ Vermeer’s masterpiece was then restored‚ only to find that a
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“Comparison between Ernest Van den Haag’s and Rand Richards Cooper’s Articles.’’ It is a very delicate issue to talk about physician-assisted suicide. There are two authors that have very interesting things to say about this topic: Ernest Van den Haag with his essay “Make Mine Hemlock”‚ and Rand Richards Cooper who wrote “The Dignity of Helplessness: What Sort of Society Would Euthanasia Create?” They have very interesting‚ and valid reasons to believe that their point of view should prevail
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Sumptuous set design‚ painstaking cinematography and thoughtful‚ understated performances make ‘Girl With A Pearl Earring’ an aesthetic masterpiece – but dear God is it dull. It’s based on the best-selling novel by Tracy Chevalier but‚ more significantly than that‚ the book itself tells the story behind a painting by brush-brandishing Dutchman Johannes Vermeer. And not a very interesting story either‚ it has to be said. Rent-a-thesp Colin Firth plays Vermeer‚ who takes a break from the clogs‚ windmills
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Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict with Regulations for the Execution of the Convention 1954 The Hague‚ 14 May 1954 - First Protocol‚ The Hague‚ 14 May 1954 - Second Protocol‚ The Hague‚ 26 March 1999 | | The High Contracting Parties‚ Recognizing that cultural property has suffered grave damage during recent armed conflicts and that‚ by reason of the developments in the technique of warfare‚ it is in increasing danger of destruction;
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RULES GOVERNING SHIPMENT BY SEA: HAGUE RULES‚ HAGUE-VISBY RULES AND HAMBURG RULES The nature of the Hague-Visby Rules was discussed by the House of Lords in The Hollandia [1983] AC 565 (HL). The plaintiffs (shippers) shipped a piece of road-finishing machinery on board a Dutch vessel‚ ‘The Morviken’‚ belonging to the defendant carriers to Bonaire in the Dutch West Indies. The bill of lading issued in England limited the carriers liability to Dutch Florins 1‚250 ($250) which was less than the 10
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CHAPTER 1 APPLICATION OF THE RULES GENERALLY INDEX I. II. Introduction The Hague Rules 1) 2) III. The general principle of application Paramount clauses and the Hague Rules The Visby Rules 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) A brief history of the Visby Rules Hague/Visby Rules - a single document Visby Rules - force of law Paramount clause - Visby Rules Extent of application - Visby Rules IV. The Hague and Hague/Visby Rules 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 11) 12) 13) 14) 15) 16) Contracts of common and private
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SEARCH VEHICLES IN A TACTICAL ENVIRONMENT • TASK: 171-137-0001 - SEARCH VEHICLES IN A TACTICAL ENVIRONMENT • CONDITIONS: YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE MISSION AND AUTHORITY TO SEARCH VEHICLES. A SEARCH AREA IS AVAILABLE AS ARE SECURITY PERSONNEL‚ AN OCCUPIED VEHICLE‚ AND AN IMPROVISED MIRROR DEVICE. • STANDARDS: STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE OCCUPANTS OF THE REASON FOR THE SEARCH. IDENTIFIED THE OCCUPANTS BY LOOKING AT THEIR DRIVER’S LICENSES OR IDENTIFICATION CARDS (ID). SEARCHED THE VEHICLE
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In Hilgendorf v. Hague the Supreme Court of Iowa determined that Hague had the power‚ but not the right‚ to terminate the agency relationship with Hilendorf (“Hilendorf‚” n.d.). An agency relationship can be terminated by an act of both parties‚ an unusual change of circumstances‚ impossibility of performance‚ and operation of law (Cheeseman‚ 2013‚ p. 393). In the case of Hilgendorf v. Hague‚ the contract was not terminated by an act of both parties‚ because Hilgendorf (agent) did not acquiesce
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The involved parties of this case included Navigazione Montanari Spa and Trafigura Beheer BV. Navigazione Montanari Spa is the ship owner of the “Valle de Cordoba” (the “Vessel”)‚ also is the defendant of this case. Trafigura Beheer BV is the charterer of the ship for transport a cargo of premium motor spirit and also the case’s claimant. The background facts of this case happen due to Navigazione Montanari Spa charter the ship to Trafigura Beheer BV for the carriage of a consignment of premium motor
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The psychological defences of abducting parents and the psychological defences contained in The Hague Abduction Convention’s Article 13b‚ as developed in this article‚ result in a dysfunctional psycho-legal marriage in need of a dissolution. But lest the focus be seen as purely governed by Convention litigation‚ non-Hague litigation poses similar dangers. For example‚ the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child‚ essentially provides the same two psychological loopholes‚ by allowing "best
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