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32 entriesJargon Simplification
Jargon simplification involves translating complex technical or specialized…
JCC
The Joint Crisis Committee, a format where multiple committees interact during…
JCC (Joint Crisis Committee)
A crisis committee format where two or more related committees interact…
JCC Staff
Individuals who facilitate the Joint Crisis Committee by managing the crisis…
JCPOA
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action — the 2015 nuclear agreement between…
Johnson Doctrine
The 1965 US position that domestic revolution in the Western Hemisphere that…
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
Multilateral agreement aimed at limiting Iran's nuclear program in exchange for…
Joint Criminal Enterprise
A legal doctrine attributing criminal responsibility to individuals who…
Joint Crisis Committee (JCC)
A Crisis Simulation involving two or more committees interacting within a…
Joint Crisis Committee Staff
The group of moderators responsible for managing the scenario, rules, and…
Joint Crisis Directive
A Crisis Directive issued collaboratively by two or more crisis committees to…
Joint Intelligence Committee
A governmental body that coordinates intelligence analysis and advises…
Judge Paradigm
The set of criteria or Framework a judge uses to evaluate and decide the winner…
Judging Paradigm
The Framework or perspective a judge uses to evaluate arguments and determine…
Judicial Activism
A judicial philosophy where courts are more willing to interpret the…
Judicial Appointment
The process by which judges are selected and confirmed to serve on courts,…
Judicial Appointment Commission
An independent body that selects and recommends candidates for judicial office…
Judicial Independence
The principle that the judiciary should be free from undue influence by the…
Judicial Nomination Commission
A body that recommends or selects candidates for judicial appointments to…
Judicial Restraint
Judicial restraint limits courts from overturning laws unless they clearly…
Judicial Review
The power of courts to assess the constitutionality of laws and government…
Judicial Review Doctrine
The Judicial Review doctrine empowers courts to invalidate laws and executive…
Judicial Self-Restraint
A principle where courts avoid interfering with legislative or executive…
Jus ad Bellum
Legal criteria that must be met before engaging in war, including just cause…
Jus Cogens
Peremptory Norms of international law from which no derogation is permitted,…
Jus Cogens Norms
Fundamental principles of international law that are universally recognized and…
Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP)
Country-specific climate finance partnerships between developing economies and…
Just Peace
A concept focusing on establishing fair and lasting peace through justice,…
Just Transition
A framework ensuring that Climate Change Mitigation efforts are fair and…
Just Transition Framework
A policy approach ensuring that shifts to sustainable economies address social…
Just War Theory
A moral Framework that evaluates the justification and conduct of war based on…
Justification of War
Ethical and legal arguments used to legitimize the initiation or conduct of…