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Hague Conferences
(Encyclopedia) Hague Conferences, term for the International Peace Conference of 1899 (First Hague Conference) and the Second International Peace Conference of 1907 (Second Hague Conference). Both…Smith, James, American political leader
(Encyclopedia) Smith, James, c.1719–1806, political leader in the American Revolution, signer of the Declaration of Independence, b. Ireland. He settled in Pennsylvania in his youth and practiced law…Hawes, Stephen
(Encyclopedia) Hawes, Stephen, c.1475–1530, English poet. His best-known works, the two allegories Example of Virtue (1504?) and Pastime of Pleasure (1505?), use typically medieval conventions, but…On Constitutional Conventions—Part II
On Constitutional Conventions—Part IIby Antifederalists sought a second constitutional convention immediately after conclusion of the first. This essay by "AN OLD WHIG", is from either The…Convention on the Rights of the Child, Preamble
Convention on the Rights of the ChildAbstract The Convention on the Rights of the Child was adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 44/25…Convention on the Rights of the Child, Part I
Convention on the Rights of the ChildPart IArticle 1For the purposes of the present Convention, a child means every human being below the age of eighteen years unless under the law applicable…Convention on the Political Rights of Women
Opened for signature and ratification by General Assembly resolution 640(VII) of 20 December 1952 entry into force 7 July 1954, in accordance with article VI The Contracting Parties,Desiring…Christina Rossetti: The Convent Threshold
The Convent ThresholdThere's blood between us, love, my love, There's father's blood, there's brother's blood; And blood's a bar I cannot pass: I choose the stairs that mount above, Stair…Kane, John
(Encyclopedia) Kane, John, 1860–1934, American primitive painter, b. Scotland. He came to Pittsburgh at the age of 19 and worked for years as a day laborer, painting in his spare time. His paintings…Guillaume de Lorris
(Encyclopedia) Guillaume de LorrisGuillaume de Lorrisgēyōmˈ də lôrēsˈ [key], c.1215–c.1278, French poet, author of the first part of the Roman de la Rose. He handled the chivalric conventions with…Trending
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