The changes would bring the CI Zone into line with international practice.

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It said the Supreme Court should carry on hearing Scottish criminal appeals because this would be a faster way to bring Scots law into line with international practice than taking cases to the European court in Strasbourg, Mr Salmond's preferred alternative.

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So I think this is important for international country to work with them, helping them, and make sure that they reinstall -- they bring the true democracy in term of -- the real democracy that the international law with the practice and close the gap, and make sure that people will have better life and better jobs.

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South Korea, meanwhile, pleaded with the international community to set aside the normal practice of refusing to negotiate with hostage-takers, and relatives of some of the remaining hostages appealed for U.S. help in freeing their loved ones.

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The Welsh government said it would offer insights from international experience and good practice with "expert analysis of key aspects of education policy in Wales".

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"The United States communicated to the Iranians that we will continue to conduct surveillance flights over international waters consistent with long-standing practice and our commitment to the security of the region, " Mr. Little said.

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This applies particularly to Kosovo, part of Serbia in law, but in practice an international protectorate, with many ethnic Albanians straining at the lead for independence.

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In 1947, George Marshall, the Secretary of State, appointed Kennan chief of a new Policy Planning Staff an effort to think ahead in the area of international relations, not something that the United States had had much practice with.

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