Full Powers
Full Powers in Diplomatic Law
Full Powers
A document which authorizes a diplomat to conduct and consummate special business on behalf of his government, such as the settlement of a dispute or the negotiation and signing of a treaty. Before signing a treaty, a diplomat is obligated to show his full-powers document to the other parties involved.
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Further Reading
- Satow’s Diplomatic Practice, Ivor Roberts
- Modern Diplomacy, R.P. Barnston
Full powers in Law Enforcement
Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of full powers.
Resources
See Also
- Law Enforcement Officer
- Police Work
- Law Enforcement Agency
Further Reading
- full powers in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
- full powers in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
- A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis
English Legal System: Full Powers
In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Full Powers : A document produced by the competent authorities of a state designating a person (or body of persons) to represent the state for negotiating, adopting, or authenticating the text of a *treaty, for expressing the consent of the state to be bound by a treaty, or for accomplishing any other act with respect to a treaty.
See also signature of treaty.
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