Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Bal Gangadhar Tilak in Asia Bal Gangadhar Tilak History Born in 1856, he was an Indian nationalist, social reformer and independence fighter, known as the ‘Father of Indian Unrest’. He founded and led the Indian Home Rule League in 1914 and concluded the Lucknow Pact with Mohammed Ali Jinnah […]

Blocking Statutes

Blocking Statutes in Asia Blocking Statutes in the Context of Unilateral Extraterritoriality Foreign Blocking Statutes in International Civil Litigation Analysis of the Foreign Blocking Statutes Resources See Also Abuse of Process International Judicial Assistance in Civil Matters […]

Buddhism

Buddhism in Asia History of Buddhism The following concept of Buddhism may be usefull here: Founded by Siddhartha Gauthama, the Buddha (the ‘Enlightened One’), Buddhism developed out of Hinduism and is practised in Japan, China, and South East Asia. It is based on the search for enlightenment.

Belo Carlos Felipe Ximenes

Belo Carlos Felipe Ximenes in Asia Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo, born in 1946, bishop of East Timor and recipient of the Nobel Prize for peace in 1996. He became widely recognized for encouraging a peaceful struggle for East Timor’s independence following its invasion by Indonesia in 1975. Belo […]

Bulwark

Bulwark in Asia Definition of Bulwark in Bulwark in the Legal Dictionary. See encyclopedic entry about Bulwark In the Legal Wiki Encyclopedia: Bulwark. Related Terms Bulwark: noun abutment’ asylum barricade barrier bastion battlement buffer bulkhead buttress citadel defense embankment fort […]