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	Cyprus Convention - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Cyprus Convention of June 4, 1878 was an agreement reached between the United Kingdom and the Ottoman Empire which granted control of Cyprus to Great Britain in exchange for their support of the Ottomans in the Russian-Turkish war.
		The present Convention shall be ratified, and the ratifications thereof shall be exchanged, within the space of one month, or sooner if possible.
		That a Mussulman resident in the island shall be named by the Board of Pious Foundations in Turkey (Evkaf) to superintend, in conjunction with a Delegate to be appointed by the British Authorities, the administration of the property, funds, and lands belonging to mosques, cemeteries, Mussulman schools, and other religious establishments existing in Cyprus.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cyprus_Convention (733 words)

	Cyprus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Cyprus (Greek: Κύπρος, Kýpros; Turkish: Kıbrıs), officially the Republic of Cyprus (Greek: Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία, Kypriakí Dimokratía; Turkish: Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti), is a Eurasian island nation in the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea south of the Anatolian peninsula (Asia Minor) or modern-day Turkey.
		Cyprus became part of the Byzantine Empire after the partitioning of the Roman Empire in AD 395, and remained so for almost 800 years, though with brief period of Arab domination and influence.
		Cyprus was placed under British control on 4 June 1878 as a result of the Cyprus Convention, which granted control of the island to Britain in return for British support of the Ottoman Empire in the Russian-Turkish War.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cyprus (6241 words)

	CERD/C/299/Add.19 - State Party Report - Cyprus
		On the contrary, the line followed with consistency, since Cyprus was invaded by Turkey in 1974, is that any solution to the Cyprus problem should maintain the unity of Cyprus as opposed to a solution which would lead to the alienation of the two communities and inevitably to discrimination.
		Cyprus has also ratified the European Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons with the aim of securing more humane conditions during the serving of their sentence by transferring them, if they so wish, to the country of their nationality.
		The communities in Cyprus were divided according to their religious beliefs and not according to their ethnic origin, for reasons only known to the joint committee established with the duty to complete a draft constitution for the independent Republic of Cyprus, incorporating the Basic Structure agreed at the Zurich Conference.
	www.hri.ca /fortherecord1998/documentation/tbodies/cerd-c-299-add19.htm (4053 words)

	Cyprus - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		Cyprus is geographically in Western Asia (or the Near East), though politically and culturally it is considered as being in Europe.
		Cyprus was originally settled in prehistory from the Levant.
		During the Roman period, Cyprus was visited by the Apostles Paul and Barnabas--who came to the island with Mark the Evangelist at the outset of their first missionary journey in 45 AD.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/c/y/p/Cyprus.html (3703 words)

	Representing Children Worldwide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		Cyprus signed the Convention on the Rights of the Child on October 5, 1990 and ratified it by Law No. 243 of 1990.
		The Central Committee is responsible for submitting proposals to update legislation and bring the laws into conformity with the provisions of the Convention; collecting and providing information on the exercise of children's rights; obtaining the views of children and raising their awareness concerning their rights; and more.
		States Parties shall assure to the child who is capable of forming his or her own views the right to express those views freely in all matters affecting the child, the views of the child being given due weight in accordance with the age and maturity of the child.
	islandia.law.yale.edu /rcw/rcw/jurisdictions/asw/cyprus/frontpage.htm (2116 words)

	Business & Invest,ent Opportunities in Cyprus
		Cyprus is also a member of numerous international associations, including the United Nations, the Council of Europe, the Commonwealth, and the Non-Aligned Movement and has entered into an agreement for a Customs Union with the European Economic Community, which is anticipated to lead to full membership.
		As Cyprus began to involve itself in international arbitrations, it was found that this law was suitable, mainly because it allows for extensive intervention by the Courts at all stages of the proceedings.
		This Convention shall apply to the recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards made in the territory of a State other than the State where the recognition and enforcement of such awards are sought, and arising our of differences between persons, whether physical or legal.
	www.neocleous.biz /gr/download/busop_ccica.htm (6884 words)

	CCPR/C/94/Add.1 - State Party Report - Cyprus
		The Rome Convention and the Protocol have served as the prototypes for drafting the relevant provisions in the Cyprus Constitution.
		Furthermore, one of the purposes of the Cyprus University, which is particularly important as far as racial discrimination is concerned, is the contribution towards the mutual understanding between the communities of the Republic and the promotion of their traditions and civilizations.
		Use of force by the police of the Republic of Cyprus is exercised according to the duties of the police officers and in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution and the relevant laws.
	www.hri.ca /fortherecord1999/documentation/tbodies/ccpr-c-94-add1.htm (16048 words)

	1998 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, February 26, 1999
		However, Cyprus' geographic location and the free-port status of its two main sea ports complicate the task of monitoring contraband, because Cyprus is an attractive transit country for trade in chemicals and most other goods between Europe and the Middle East.
		Cyprus is a signatory to the Vienna Convention and the Council of Europe Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime.
		Cyprus customs no longer receives manifests of transit goods, as the seaports of Larnaca and Limassol have been declared "free ports." Goods entering Cypriot free ports can be legally re-exported using different customs documents, as long as there is no change in the description of the goods transported.
	www.hri.org /docs/USSD-INCSR/1998/Europe/Cyprus.html (1477 words)

	Cyprus v Turkey in European Court of Human Rights
		In the Convention proceedings, Cyprus contended that Turkey was accountable under the Convention for the violations alleged notwithstanding the proclamation of the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" in November 1983 and the subsequent enactment of the "TRNC Constitution" in May 1985.
		Cyprus maintained that the "TRNC" was an illegal entity from the standpoint of international law and pointed to the international community’s condemnation of the establishment of the "TRNC".
		The case was referred to the Court by the Government of the Republic of Cyprus on 30 August 1999 and by the Commission on 11 September 1999.
	www.lobbyforcyprus.org /press/press2001/echr100501.htm (3100 words)

	cyprussettlement
		The population of Cyprus at present (settlers apart) is 802,500 of whom some 80% are Greek Cypriots, 11% are Turkish Cypriots (this figure was 18% in 1974) and 9% are Armenians, Maronites, Latins and alien residents.
		In the context of Cyprus, the UN Security Council adopted resolutions 541 (1983) and 550 (1984) declaring the purported “Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus” to be illegal and calling upon all states not to recognise it.
		The new Constitution as framed by the Convention should be submitted to separate and simultaneous referendums to be held on both parts of the island, according to the April 24, 2004 experience.
	alfreddezayas.com /Law_history/Cyprusproposal.shtml (3330 words)

	Brown Classical Journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		In Cyprus, an antiquity is defined as, "Any object (movable or unmovable) that is a work of architecture, sculpture, graphic art, painting, produced, sculpted, inscribed or painted or made in Cyprus before 1850," as stated in the Antiquities Law of 1935, later amended in 1964 and again in 1973 (Prott and O’Keefe 1998: 60).
		The Republic of Cyprus has even submitted a request to the United States President to impose an emergency ban on the importation of Cypriot cultural property under Section 304 of the Cultural Property Implementation Act of 1982 in compliance with Article 9 of the UNESCO Convention (Government of Cyprus 1997: 85).
		The Committee for the Protection of the Cultural Heritage of Cyprus: The Hellenic Parliament.
	www.brown.edu /Departments/Classics/bcj/15-07.html (4369 words)

	University of Minnesota Human Rights Library
		This is the first supplementary report (second periodic) of the Republic of Cyprus submitted under article 19 of the Convention, the initial report having been submitted in June 1993 and considered by the Committee on 17 November 1993.
		Only such provisions of a convention are self-executing which may be enforced by the Courts and which create rights for the individuals; they govern or affect directly relations of the internal life between the individuals, and the individuals and the State or the public authorities.
		Such are multilateral conventions the object of which is not to create any subjective or reciprocal rights for the contracting parties themselves, but their objective and their intent is to promote certain principles of law, moral and legal values and which a contracting party signs and ratifies only for the realization of this objective.
	www1.umn.edu /humanrts/cat/cyprus1997.html (3660 words)

	Cyprus >> Site seeing round the 5 star hotels in Greece (Hellas), Cyprus
		Cyprus is ruled on the feudal system and the Catholic Church officially replaces the Greek Orthodox, which though under severe suppression manages to survive.
		Venetians view Cyprus as a last bastion against the Ottomans in the east Mediterranean and fortify the island, tearing down lovely buildings in Lefkosia to reduce the boundaries of the city within fortified walls.
		Cyprus is the third largest island in the Mediterranean and standing as it does at the crossroads of Europe, Asia and Africa it has had a tumultuous history.
	www.lux-hotels.gr /department.asp?per=10 (1777 words)

	JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE CYPRUS
		The Convention form (USM-94) is available at the office of any United States Marshal and is reprinted in the Martindale Hubbell Law Directory, Law Digest Volume, Selected International Conventions, after the text of the Hague Service Convention.
		provisions of the Convention must be in duplicate and must be written in or translated into Greek; the Request and Convention form (USM-94) may be completed in English.
		Cyprus does not require that the the letters rogatory be authenticated by the consular officials of Cyprus in the United States or that it be triple certified by the requesting court.
	travel.state.gov /law/info/judicial/judicial_696.html (1716 words)

	THE CYPRUS CONVENTION
		Article II The present Convention shall be ratified, and the ratifications thereof shall be exchanged, within the space of one month, or sooner if possible.
		That the Sublime Porte may freely sell and lease lands and other property in Cyprus belonging to the Ottoman Crown and State (Arazi Mirie ve Emlak‑i Humayun) the produce of which does not form part of the revenue of the island referred to in Article III.
		All property, revenues, and rights reserved to the Ottoman Crown and Government in the said Article IV of the Annex to the Convention of the 4th June, including all revenue derived from tapous, mahloul, and intikal are commuted hereby for a fixed annual payment of 5,000 l.
	www.kyrenia.com /Documents/items/cyprus_convention_1878.htm (763 words)

	Concluding Observations - CAT - Cyprus - Concluding observations adopted up to December 31, 2003
		In this regard, as well as with respect to the emphasis in their police training, the programme of advisory services and technical assistance of the Centre for Human Rights is ready to assist in the educational and re-educational mission.
		The second periodic report of Cyprus was received in timely fashion and complied with the general guidelines for periodic reports (CAT/C/14) adopted by the Committee.
		The legal and administrative constructs in Cyprus are excellent; in implementing them the Committee advocates a strong programme of re-education directed to field law enforcement personnel that emphasizes the policy of the Government to honour its commitment to human rights.
	www.bayefsky.com /html/cyprus_t4_cat.php (1285 words)

	S.I. No. 79/1970: DOUBLE TAXATION RELIEF (TAXES ON INCOME) (CYPRUS) ORDER, 1970.
		As regards the application of the Convention by a Contracting State any term not otherwise defined shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the meaning which it has under the laws of that Contracting State relating to the taxes which are the subject of the Convention.
		Under the Convention certain classes of income derived from one country by a resident of the other country are (subject to certain conditions) to be exempt from tax in the former country.
		Where, under the Convention, income derived from one country by a person resident in the other may be taken into account for tax purposes in both countries, a measure of double taxation relief is to be granted by the latter country.
	www.irishstatutebook.ie /ZZSI79Y1970.html (4238 words)

	Message to the Senate Transmitting a United States-Cyprus Convention on Taxation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		The Convention replaces an earlier convention signed at Nicosia on March 26, 1980, but returned by the Senate for renegotiation in December 1981.
		The new Convention incorporates the provisions of the 1980 treaty and includes revisions designed to eliminate the potential for abuse by third-country residents.
		I recommend that the Senate give early and favorable consideration to this Convention, with the related exchange of notes, and give its advice and consent to ratification.
	www.reagan.utexas.edu /archives/speeches/1984/82184c.htm (108 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		In its report given to publicity today, the Commission concludes that the worsening of the international economy has had a negative impact on the progress of the candidate countries' economies and that of the EU member states.
		According to the Commission's Report, despite the economic crisis, Cyprus' economy is clearly ahead among those of the candidate countries, a fact verified by the relevant Indices of the Commission's predictions.
		The Report states that Cyprus appears to have the lowest unemployment rate for 2001 and 2002, the lowest inflation rate during 2001 and the highest increase rate of the Gross Domestic Product.
	www.cyna.org.cy /news/wednesdb.htm (200 words)

	Cyprus - BRITISH RULE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		The sultan ceded the administration of Cyprus to Britain in exchange for guarantees that Britain would use the island as a base to protect the Ottoman Empire against possible Russian aggression.
		In June 1878, clandestine negotiations between Britain and the Porte culminated in the Cyprus Convention, by which "His Imperial Majesty the Sultan further consents to assign the island of Cyprus to be occupied and administered by England."
		The terms of the convention provided that the excess of the island's revenue over the expenditures for government should be paid as an "annual fixed payment" by Britain to the sultan.
	countrystudies.us /cyprus/8.htm (524 words)

	ISSUE 2
		On a Musical Note, even a taste of Cyprus, the new Convention venue, may be anticipated through "Music of the Gods" – antique musical instruments used by the peoples of the Aegean civilsation.
		Convention to Nicosia, Cyprus, in order to support our Israeli Colleagues who have been working very hard for the last two years to prepare for this convention.
		Cyprus, as a crossroad of three continents, has always been a place where history, legend and reality come together with charm and beauty.
	www.wftga.org /guidelines/issue_2.htm (9266 words)

	ILOLEX: submits English query (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		Convention No. 87, Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise, 1948
		Convention No. 111, Discrimination (Employment and Occupation), 1958
		Convention No. 143, Migrant Workers (Supplementary Provisions), 1975
	www.ilo.org /ilolex/cgi-lex/commentplus.pl?Cyprus@ref (119 words)

	Top20Cyprus.com - Your Top20 Guide to Cyprus!
		Cyprus is the legendary birthplace of the goddess of love, sex and passion, the beautiful Aphrodite.
		Turkish Cypriots proclaimed a separate state under Rauf Denktash on Nov. 15, 1983, naming it the âTurkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.â The UN Security Council, in its Resolution 541 of Nov. 18, 1983, declared the action illegal and called for withdrawal.
		Since 1974, Cyprus has been divided, de facto, into the Greek-Cypriot controlled southern two-thirds of the island and the Turkish-Cypriot northern one-third.
	www.top20cyprus.com (3828 words)

	JUDGMENT IN THE CASE OF CYPRUS v. TURKEY
		In a Grand Chamber judgment delivered at Strasbourg on 10 May 2001 in the case of Cyprus v.
		Living conditions of Greek Cypriots in Karpas region of northern Cyprus
		in respect of Greek Cypriots living in northern Cyprus in so far as no appropriate secondary-school facilities were available to them;
	www.echr.coe.int /Eng/Press/2001/May/Cyprusv.Turkeyjudepress.htm (3117 words)

	Harvard University Press: Great Britain and the Cyprus Convention Policy of 1878 by Dwight E. Lee
		Harvard University Press: Great Britain and the Cyprus Convention Policy of 1878 by Dwight E. Lee
		Great Britain and the Cyprus Convention Policy of 1878
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	www.hup.harvard.edu /catalog/LEEGRE.html (42 words)

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