INTRODUCTION Realised-profit‚ matching-based‚ historical cost accruals accounting (HCA) has for over fifty years been repeatedly challenged as being an inadequate basis for the measurement of "income" which reports increments in the value of businesses. Such challenges continue unabated and are made by both accounting standards regulators and by academic commentators. Despite its obvious deficiencies for measuring valuation based income‚ and subject to concept of prudence‚ internationally HCA remains
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Conflict Coursework 2011/2012 A) Explain and critically discuss the differences in the scope and applicability of Common Article 3 to the 1949 Geneva Conventions. Article 3 is applicable in case of armed conflicts that are not of an international character‚ but that are in the territory of one of the Contracting Parties to the 1949 conventions. It also applies to circumstances where the conflict is within the State‚ between the Government and the rebel forces or between the rebel forces themselves
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International law includes both the customary rules and usages to which states have given express or tacit assent and the provisions of ratified treaties and conventions. International law is directly and strongly influenced‚ although not made‚ by the writings of jurists and publicists‚ by instructions to diplomatic agents‚ by important conventions even when they are not ratified‚ and by arbitral awards. The decisions of the International Court of Justice and of certain national courts‚ such as prize courts
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Wilkinson puts forward the view that in a democracy‚ the main goal of a counterterrorism approach should be to safeguard and upkeep democracy‚ the rule of law‚ and its people. He emphasises that these objectives outweigh the need of eradicating terrorism and political violence besides‚ it also can weaken democratic ideal. “Any bloody tyrant can solve the problem of political violence if he is prepared to sacrifice all considerations of humanity‚ and to trample down all constitutional and judicial
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concern are discussed which leads to conventions and treaties. Such conventions as the Geneva Convention reformed the regulation of war and humanising conflict. This was to make implementing fundamental human rights more effective for each individual. Under this convention prisoners of war must be dealt with as humanly as possible at all times and not be put on display for propaganda purposes. This was not the case with Iraqi prisoners of war where the Geneva conventions were violated by broadcasting pictures
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he was the leader in the fight for the ratification of the U.S constitution. It was said that he was one of a few delegates that attended every meeting about Constitutional Convention but with no records to show for it. Gunning Bedford was born in Philadelphia in year in 1747. He was very outspoken in the Philadelphia convention but he was very concerned of the welfare of the little states. He feared that theses states would seek protection from foreign alliances. He supported the plan that insisted
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‘We were an orgn made up of Swiss generalists. We are becoming a multicultural and professional enterprise.” INTRODUCTION Dr. Jacques Stroun‚ M.D. – (1999) Director of Human Resources & Finance (before Head of Detention Division‚ Deputy Director of Operations) ICRC – provide humanitarian relief‚ Humanitarian ‘Multinational’ Organisation Home base: Geneva‚ Switzerland Orgn Values – Neutrality‚ Independence‚ Discretion & Humanism Total Workforce – (2008) over 14‚000 over 100 nationalities Until
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Trial of Andres Bonifacio) is truly cinematic‚ probably the most important and cinematic creation that the Cinemalaya Film Festival ever produced in its six years of existence. Ang Paglilitis ni Andres Bonifacio starts off after the Tejeros Convention where Andres Bonifacio (Alfred Vargas)‚ a commoner from Tondo who is the founder and regarded father of the Philippine Revolution‚ has lost the presidency of the Revolutionary Government to Emilio
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com/abstract=2139001 Trib. for the Former Yugoslavia July 15‚ 1999). [ 35 ]. Prosecutor v. Boskoski‚ Case No. IT-04-82-T‚ Judgment‚ at 78– 93 (Int’l Crim.Trib. for the Former Yugoslavia July 10‚ 2008. [ 46 ]. ICRC‚ PROTOCOL ADDITIONAL TO THE GENEVA CONVENTIONS OF 12 AUGUST 1949‚ AND RELATING TO THE PROTECTION OF VICTIMS OF INTERNATIONAL ARMED CONFLICTS (PROTOCOL I)‚ 8 JUNE 1977 480 (Yves Sandoz‚ Christopher Swinarski & Bruno Zimmermann eds.‚ 1987).
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Colin Burlison 1/9/13 AP European History Thermidorian Reaction DBQ In the time of the National Convention‚ (a governmental body existent for three years of the French Revolution) the government desired for total change from the Old Regime. The final change stemming from this desire was the introduction of the French Republican Calendar. In 1789‚ the Cahier de doléances (report of grievances)‚ from the Third Estate of Château-Thierry‚ said that they asked for the number of religious
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