inflicted on the civilian population by Assad’s government‚ Syria’s twenty-one-month old political and humanitarian crisis does not seem to show any sign of progress. Hundreds of people‚ including women and children‚ are slaughtered every week in what the international community describes as a «massacre» of the syrian population. The establishment of human rights as a key component of international politics has allowed external actors to scrutinize and judge Assad regime’s poor treatment of its own
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Solution for question 3 (chapter 4): 1. The legal framework: Sale contracts & excuses for nonperformance 2. Litigant : the distributor Defendant: the importer 3. Contractual analysis: An American importer purchased sewing machines from a Swiss manufacturer with the contract that payment was made in Swiss France‚ and then the importer sold them to distributors in USA. The contract between the importer and a distributor in U.S contained an “open-price term”. When the Swiss franc
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The nation states‚ through compliance with international law and multilateralism retain a significant impact in the enforcement and maintenance of the idealistic notion of World Order‚ defined as the sole existence of global peace and stability and an absence of conflict. However‚ state sovereignty and a lack of political will can ultimately impede on the effective enforcement of World Order. Nonetheless‚ as highlighted by the international humanitarian intervention in March 2011‚ nation states play
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Bibliography: * Barindge‚Robert.”A Qualified Defense Of Drone Attacks In Northwest Pakistan Under International Humanitarian Law”Boston University International Law Review.30(2012) * Evans‚Malcolm D.International Law.Oxford:Oxford University Press‚2003. * “Mapping US Drone and Islamic Militant Attacks in Pakistan”‚ BBC NEWS (July 22‚ 2010) * Lewis‚Michel * Basak‚ Chiradeep.”Legality
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Geopolitics in humanitarian action 2013 Course Syllabus Dr. Luz Paula Parra Rosales‚ luzpaulap@hotmail.com Lecture: Mondays‚ Wednesdays and Fridays Hours: 10 to 12 Introduction The analysis of how political decisions are conditioned by geographical settings is the subject matter of geopolitics. In purely spatial terms‚ geopolitics is the study of boundaries and areas. In conceptual terms‚ geopolitics comprises the study of international relations and the outcome of power struggles‚ at local
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Defining Humanitarian Aid1 ‘Humanitarian aid’ is aid and action designed to save lives‚ alleviate suffering and maintain and protect human dignity during and in the aftermath of emergencies. The characteristics that mark it out from other forms of foreign assistance and development aid are that: it is intended to be governed by the principles of humanity‚ neutrality‚ impartiality and independence it is intended to be short-term in nature and provide for activities in the immediate aftermath of
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and displacement camps. But the fundamental problem is far from being solved. Since the birth of humanitarian intervention theory‚ Western policy makers have been trying to magnify the understanding of the use of force under Chapter VII of the UN Charter. They prone to take the excuse of "threaten international peace and security" to require the UN Council for voting for some specious humanitarian event‚ which finally give pass to intervene by military force. When this attempt was unsuccessful‚
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Humanitarian Intervention in Somalia In December of 1992‚ the United States military landed in Somalia. The Somali civil war caused a famine that claimed the lives of three hundred thousand people and threatened the lives of two million more. As word of these gross human rights violations spread‚ the media and general public pressured the government into taking action in Somalia. Subsequently‚ with the United Nations’ consent‚ twenty-eight thousand soldiers were deployed to put an end to the
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HC/PS/13015-Faith Kisio Self-defence and its Implications to the War on Terror Introduction The quest for international security has become more elusive in recent years. From the continuous conflict in the Middle East to resource wars in Africa and territorial conflict in Europe‚ there has been an increase in insecurity globally. This has been incredibly exacerbated by the war on terror post September 11‚ 2001 attack in the United States (US). It was following this attack that the US declared
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national and international law. To what extent can they be said to be similar or different? Introduction The world has witnessed the development of law since times immemorial in response to growing interaction among the individuals resulting in a need for a framework to regulate their interactions in the territories they live in. Similarly‚ ever since the interaction between the states has increased‚ the evolution of International Law has evolved accordingly side by side the National Law regulating
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