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Website: pwencycl.kgbudge.com/G/e/Geneva_and_Hague_Conventions.htm Cassette‚ Jacquie (2000) Chambers‚ John Whiteclay II (2000). War Crimes. Retrieved 7/31/09 from The Oxford Companion to American Military History Cornish‚ Paul (2009). Geneva and Hague Conventions. Retrieved 7/31/09 from Military History Companion Hauss‚ Charles (Chip)‚ (2003). War Crimes. Retrieved 7/31/09 from Beyond Intractability.org. Website: www.beyondintractability.org/essay/war_crimes_general/ Kafala‚ Tarik
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the United States has not yet ratified‚ some differences exist. Principle of Discrimination or Distinction The principle of distinction is sometimes referred to as the “grandfather of all principles‚” as it forms the foundation for much of the Geneva Tradition of the law of armed conflict. The essence of the principle is that military attacks should be directed at combatants and military targets‚ and not civilians or civilian property. AP I‚ art. 48 sets out the rule: “[p]arties to the conflict
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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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International Law‚ (Oxford University Press‚ 2nd ed‚ 2005) pp. 1.); consisting agreements between States‚ also referred to as treaties or conventions( Comite International Geneve‚ What is International Humanitarian Law‚ July 2004‚ International Committee of Red Cross‚ < http://www.icrc.org/eng/assets/files/other/what_is_ihl.pdf>.). The treaties or conventions consist of rules which are customarily followed by the States‚ which are also considered to be legally binding( Ibid. ). The attempt of international
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In 1945‚ in order to achieve their aim to maintain international peace and security... and for the suppression of acts of aggression‚ the United Nations created the UN Charter that all UN members agreed to follow. As stated by the Charter and Article 6 of the US Constitution‚ a nation is legally bound under International and Domestic Law to obey all articles of the UN Charter. Through the US invasion of Iraq (2003)‚ US have violated multiple rules of the UN Charter‚ making the invasion of Iraq illegal
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supposedly against cultural morals. Since the 1970s‚ a number of international conventions have come into effect that try to limit the participation of children in armed conflicts‚ nevertheless the Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers reports that the use of children in military forces‚ and the active participation of children in armed conflicts is widespread. International human rights law The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child‚ Article 38‚ (1989) proclaimed: "State parties
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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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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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obligation and its influence on the World Community. .I. 2.1 Conventions or treaties Multilateral treaties The first convention containing an extradite or prosecute clause was the 1929 International Convention for the Suppression of Counterfeiting Currency‚ which provided‚ first‚ that where a State’s domestic law did not allow the extradition of nationals‚ nationals returning to their State after committing a crime under the Convention “should” be punishable in the same manner as if the crime had
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