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United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
(Encyclopedia) United Nations Atomic Energy Commission: see disarmament, nuclear.United Nations Commission on Conventional Armaments
(Encyclopedia) United Nations Commission on Conventional Armaments: see United Nations.Securities and Exchange Commission
(Encyclopedia) Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), agency of the U.S. government created by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and charged with protecting the interests of the public and…United Nations Commission for the Investigation of War Crimes
(Encyclopedia) United Nations Commission for the Investigation of War Crimes: see war crimes.National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States
(Encyclopedia) National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States: see under 9/11.Juncker, Jean-Claude
(Encyclopedia) Juncker, Jean-Claude, 1954–, Luxembourg political leader. A member of the Christian Social People's party, he was first elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 1984. Juncker served as…Zinsser, Hans
(Encyclopedia) Zinsser, HansZinsser, Hanszĭnsˈər [key], 1878–1940, American bacteriologist, b. New York City, grad. Columbia (B.A., 1899; M.D., 1903). He was professor of bacteriology at Stanford (…Marbury v. Madison
(Encyclopedia) Marbury v. Madison, case decided in 1803 by the U.S. Supreme Court. William Marbury had been commissioned justice of the peace in the District of Columbia by President John Adams in…Pujo, Arsène Paulin
(Encyclopedia) Pujo, Arsène PaulinPujo, Arsène Paulinarsĕnˈ pôlăNˈ püzhōˈ [key], 1861–1939, U.S. congressman, b. Lake Charles, La. He practiced law in Louisiana before serving (1903–13) as a…Nansen International Office for Refugees
(Encyclopedia) Nansen International Office for Refugees, worldwide agency est. 1931 by the League of Nations to work on behalf of refugees. It was named for Fridjof Nansen, head of the League's High…