METHODS OF INTERROGATION OF A PRISONER OF WAR Introduction 1. A ‘Prisoner of War’ is a person‚ whether combatant or non-combatant‚ who is held in custody by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict. The treatment of prisoners has always been matter of debate in the world and many declarations and resolutions have been made in this regard including Geneva Convention of 1949. War is a time of confusion and while many suffer from it‚ there are many who benefit in the fog of it
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the legal system which states that any person who assists in the suicide of another should be imprisoned for up to 14 years. However‚ polling in Great Britain showed that around 80% of British citizens and 64% of British General Practitioners are in favour of euthanasia being legalised. Even though the majority of the public would agree to the law being passed‚ in 1997‚ British Parliament voted 234 to 89 to defeat the 7th attempt to legalise the act. One of the main arguments for declining the law is
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also very appreciative of the work that women had done in World War 1 so it is assumed that the House of Commons were in favour of supporting the bill (Pierson 48). The work done by women during the war by working the jobs men had left open was vital but its importance to the passing of the bill may have been overstated. Historians such as Martin Pugh believed that the vote in favour of female suffrage was just a continuation of the way the issue had been moving before the war had started back in 1914
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The much talked about Right to Information Act came into force on October 12. The Union government says the Act is revolutionary‚ as it opens all official departments across the country to public scrutiny. The government also claims the new law will help it share power with the humblest‚ and empower the weakest The Right to Information (RTI) Act is a law enacted by the Parliament of India to provide for setting out the practical regime of right to information for citizens. It was passed by Parliament
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Pressure groups are formal (Insider) and informal (Outsider) associations whose goals are to further the interests of a specific section of the society to promote a particular cause by influencing the decisions of the government. An insider group is a pressure group which is very involved in the decision making of policies e.g. Cancer Research UK. An outsider group is a pressure who is not associated with decision making as they like to assert their independence and lack political clout e.g. Greenpeace
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conservative political perspective. It also takes forward ideas from the Labour and Conservative policies. The New Right are in favour of the marketistion of education. This party are very much like functionalists in many ways. They believe that some people are generally more talented than others creating an advantage for the more intelligent pupils. They largely favour an education system which is run on meritocratic principles of open competition‚ and one that serves the needs of the economy by
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Issues surrounding the topic of homosexuality have sparked great emotional debate in society. People who are in favour of homosexuality often attribute it to genetic or biological reasons. People who are not in favour of homosexuality regard homosexuality as a social immorality and should be prohibited. This presentation aims to introduce the idea that homosexuality is not an abnormal phenomenon and should be recognised as a social norm. Homosexuality can be defined as sexual attraction between individuals
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SSF’S LARGEST RETAIL OUTLET OPENS AT PUCHONG JAYA Discover a world decorating ideas with something for everyone! From humble beginnings as a wholesaler of artificial flowers operating in a modest 1‚000 sq ft premise in Jalan Chow Kit in 1987‚ SSF has grown from strength to strength to become the largest concept living store in Malaysia and a top brand in home décor with 17 branches across the Peninsula. Today‚ SSF is proud and delighted to announce the arrival of its
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in people’s lives. Structural device and personification are used throughout the poem with imagery to describe the sun’s importance and its functionality towards humans. These devices work to express a leading understand of how the sun works in our favour and its every human’s personal guardian. Urquhart shows how the sun brightens and freshens everything and makes it feel like heaven‚ with its powerful source of light and energy. It starts to “enter from the garden” (2) shows that he feels
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