5.1 The Basics of International Humanitarian Law[1] What is international humanitarian law? International humanitarian law (IHL) is a set of rules which seek‚ for humanitarian reasons‚ to limit the effects of armed conflict. It protects persons who are not or are no longer participating in the hostilities and restricts the means and methods of warfare by prohibiting weapons that make no distinction between combatants and civilians or weapons and methods of warfare which cause unnecessary
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Labor Contract Law of PRC (English version) The Labor Contract Law of the People’s Republic of China was adopted at the 28th Session of the Standing Committee of the 10th National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China on June 29‚ 2007 and is hereby promulgated and effective as of January 1‚ 2008. President of the People’s Republic of China: Hu Jin-tao Labor Contract Law of the People’s Republic of China (adopted at the 28th Session of the Standing Committee of the 10th National
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Public International Law Notes LAWS 6243 1. History of International Law a. Ancient: Egypt‚ Mesopotamia‚ Greece & Rome b. Middle ages: authority of Church commencement of political divisions that would become States. c. Renaissance: State as sovereign competition between States. d. Early Theories: i. Spanish philosophers central to theory ii. Vitoria: 1480-1546 1. theory of natural law: law divine from source 2
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PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW Name of the Case: SADC Asylum Case (Asante/Gopenia) Year of the decision: 2014 Court: SADC Tribunal Legal Issues before the Tribunal: 1. Is Asante competent‚ as the country that grants asylum‚ to unilaterally qualify the offence for the purpose of asylum under treaty law and international law? 2. Was Gopenia‚ as the territorial State‚ bound to give a guarantee of safe passage? The Tribunal’s Decision: As a point of departure‚ Article 38(1) UN Charter provides
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International Law and Terrorism Some ‘Qs & As’ for Operators By Colonel Charles J. Dunlap‚ Jr.‚ USAF * The events of 11 September 2001 present military lawyers—like the rest of the U.S. armed forces—with a variety of new challenges. Indeed‚ the war on terrorism raises complex legal issues (not the least of which is whether it is a “war” at all!). As difficult as it may be to determine what law applies to a particular question‚ the even more challenging task is to translate the legal analysis
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International Law Reading Notes: Ch. 3: Sources * There is no single body to create laws internationally binding upon everyone nor a proper system of courts with comprehensive and compulsory jurisdiction to interpret and extend the law. * Sources: provisions operating within the legal system on a technical level * Reason and morality are excluded as well as functional sources * Survey of process whereby rules of international law emerge * Article 38 of the Statute of
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tNATIONAL LAW SCHOOL OF INDIA UNIVERSITY‚ BENGALURU IV Year XI Trimester B.A.‚ LL.B. (Hons.) Degree Programme – (October – January) 2011-12 ENVIRONMENTAL LAW - Project Topics ID No 1620 1621 1622 1623 1624 1625 1627 1628 1629 1630 1631 1632 1633 Student Name Mr. Abhishek Subbaiah Mr. Aditya Kumar Ms. Akanksha Sharma Mr. Akshay Sharma Ms. Akshaya R Mr. Amlan Mohanty Ms. Anjali Anchayil Ms. Anupama Kumar Mr. Aruj Garg Mr. Arun B Mattamana Ms. Ashwini O. Ms. Ashwita Ambast Mr. Badrinarayanan
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Public International Law Summary 2001 Creation and Ascertainment of International Law Sources of International Law -int’l law governs actions between states and represents the laws that they have voluntarily assented to through conventions‚ treaties or by usages generally accepted as expressing principles of law established in order to regulate the relations between coexisting legal communities with a view to the achievement of common aims Statute of the International Court of Justice Article
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SUBJECTS OF INTERNATIONAL LAW - STATES I. Traditional Subjects of International Law A. States In addition to controlling territory‚ States have lawmaking and executive functions. States have full legal capacity‚ that is‚ they have the ability to be vested with rights and to incur obligations. B. Insurgents Insurgents are a destabilizing factor‚ which makes States reluctant to accept them‚ unless they show some of the attributes of sovereignty (e.g. control of a defined territory). Their
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Labor Law and Human Capital Management Patti L. Jolicoeur Human Resource Management in the 21st Century HRM5004 – u03a1 October 30‚ 2010 Theresa Pavone Abstract There are many laws and regulations affecting HR Professionals and labor in the workplace. The U.S. Department of Labor oversees these and ensures organizational compliance. The relationship of labor laws and human capital management is a balance of analyzing workforce strengths and vulnerabilities and risk management to
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