unskilled and inexperienced torturers is always unjustified. 4. However‚ institutionalising torture has very bad consequences; it will mean that torture will metastasise instead of being limited to one-off cases. 5. Conclusion: Torture is never justified (one should never torture). This can be an additional argument for the theory of deontology‚ as are we professional tortures? Nowadays‚ a lot of the governments in the world have stopped torturing by law. Approximately‚ 45% countries in the world have
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democracies have a procedural democracy‚ but some rights have been limited. Rule of Law Each citizen of the country‚ no matter what role they play‚ is given equal treatment under rule of law. Reading Questions 1. Which of the following comes first‚ substantive or procedural democracy? Why? Explain the difference between the two. Procedural democracies come first and are followed by substantive democracies. Substantive democracies have a procedural democracy in place‚ with some rights added
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groups: political‚ economical‚ socio-cultural‚ technological‚ environmental and legal; making up the acronym PESTEL. Analysis Political factors Europe has traditionally been seen as the centre of the beer brewing industry. However‚ the level of alcohol consumption is gradually declining. This is because many of the key markets within Europe are increasingly more aware of the social and health issues caused by excessive alcohol consumption. Governments are actively campaigning against the abuse
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Why did the 1919 Paris settlement not provide a durable peace in Europe? The First World War‚ was without a doubt one of the most tragic events in the history of people. It was fought on a scale‚ and at a cost in human suffering‚ unparalleled in the history of man kind. Countries from every continent‚ including most of those in Europe‚ had taken part. Whole populations had been marshalled to serve their countries war efforts1. All these came to an end when on 11 November 1918‚ Germany finally agreed
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American history. Most Americans did not want the Prohibition to happen but most people know that In 1919‚ “congress passed the Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution ‚ outlawing the manufacturing and sale of alcohol nationwide” (Benson). This sent people into anger and madness. A majority of Americans were in favor of alcohol and did not want to give it up‚ this made people illegally make‚ receive‚ and transport alcohol so they could get what they wanted. If the Prohibition was never repealed
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1. Why was the year 1989 one of the most momentous in the twentieth century? Overall‚ the year 1989 saw the greatest expansion of pro-democracy protests the world had seen in years. In April‚ thousands of students‚ teachers‚ workers‚ and even some government officials crowded “…Tiananmen Square in the heart of Beijing‚ demanding greater democracy in China” (Foner 1048). Inspired by America and recent reforms in the Soviet Union‚ the protests lasted until July‚ when government troops reportedly
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term in office Question 2 Not yet answered Marked out of 1 Flag question Question text "…It is not true that the United States feels any land hunger or entertains any projects as regards to the other nations of the Western Hemisphere save such as are for their welfare… Chronic wrongdoing‚ or an impotence which results in a general loosening of the ties of civilized society‚ may in America‚ as elsewhere‚ ultimately require intervention by some civilized nation‚ and in the Western Hemisphere…may
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HIST 1301 – Midterm Study Guide Be prepared to answer the following essay questions. Be sure to include specific examples that support your thesis and conclusions. Your response to each essay must be at least 500 words in length. 1. A series of events and conditions existed in the Old World at the dawn of the fifteenth century that made New World exploration not only possible but also desirable. Identify these events and conditions‚ and explain how each helped set the stage for exploration
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Japan and Western Europe are two countries on opposite sides of the earth‚ yet both had a time period known as the feudal period. Japan’s feudal age (12th century to the = 15th century) is comparable in many ways to Europe’s feudal age (9th century through the 15th century‚ also known as the Middle Ages). Three specific areas that share differences and similarities between these two ages of feudalism are in politics‚ culture‚ and social structure. An area in which the West and Japan are as different
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MARXISM IN CHHATISGARH It is ridiculous to leave the mass of unarmed tribals to fight the armed Naxalites without weapons in the name of Salva Judum or any other name. Non-violence could be an effective weapon to fight against a civilized and democratically elected government‚ but it could prove farcical and suicidal in dealing with the killing Naxalite gangs. Maoists in Chhattisgarh have admitted that 500 of their rebels have been killed by cadres of anti-Maoist militia Salwa Judum movement in
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