Feminist Approaches to International Law Feminist approaches to International Law and its underlying issues can be seen as radical‚ liberal‚ and extreme. The male point of view has found a way of forcing itself upon the world‚ apprehending it and dominating it full-fledged. It has grasped hold of the State and law in the same way male dominance has grasped women throughout history. Whether the clasps of violence against women are through rape‚ forced marriage‚ exploitation and forced prostitution
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plan about doing business‚ and what business we actually do‚ especially international business. The dynamics of this historic process‚ especially in its pervasive economic dimensions‚ continue to spread and deepen the interdependencies linking societies‚ economies and regions. It is today almost impossible to find any country that is untouched by cross-border flows of commerce‚ investment‚ people‚ ideas and images. “Business law” is practiced at the heart of globalization’s changes because it facilitates
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customs jurisdiction and powers vis-a-vis international law obligations remain thorny issues in customs operations. Powers that customs can exercise can be limited by international law through conventions and treaties which a state becomes party to especially where people can claim immunity or where vessels are on the high seas and in international waters. International conventions such as the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations‚ the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and United Nations Convention
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Term paper On Private International Law in Ukraine Subject: International Private Law Tutor: Wang Xin Student: Olena Sheremetieva Class: IB 1002 Student number : 20103100015 Date : 04.07.2013 Content 1. Introduction ----------------------------------------------------Page 1 2. The concept of private international law‚ its task.--- Page 1 3. Factors affecting the development of private international law.----------------------------------------------------------------
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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 *Open covenant *collective security: ’all for one‚ one for all’ / new form of alliance *Difference between Retorsion and Reprisal *Persona non grata : you are not favored here‚ so please leave. -predetermining boundary is important to decide who has the jurisdiction. -self-defense: killing person inside one’s boundary in right reason -custom(unwritten rule) - not codified *Consulate del Mae -territorial sea(water): 3 miles -> 12 miles‚ to protect your area
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Lecture 4 & 5 - CISG- International Contracts of Sale of Goods Contract The issues in this case is -- what is the governing law? -- Does CISG apply? -- Is there a breach of contract by (seller) as regards to (a) Delay of delivery (b) quality if wines? -- What are the remedies available to (buyer)? 1. Is there a choice of law clause? ( Yes – Australian is the governing law ) ( No- where there is no choice of law clause in the sale contract‚ courts will choose the law of nation which has the ‘ closest
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and the development of international law. Introduction International law is defined as :“A body of rules common to all civilized nations‚ equally binding upon all and impartially governing their mutual intercourses.” On the other hand‚ the term ethics‚ with reference to the Oxford dictionary ‚ simply means Moral principles that govern a person’s behavior or the conducting of an activity. The question then arises how does ethics play a role in international law? For the purpose of this
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What is meant by state recognition in international law INTRODUCTION Some definitions of “international law” can be found on the Web as follows: “The body of laws governing relations between nations”‚ “International law is the term commonly used for referring to the system of implicit and explicit agreements that bind together nation-states in adherence to recognized values and standards‚ differing from other legal systems in that it concerns nations rather than private citizens. ...”‚ “A complex
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torture as jus cogens of international law’ Artan Sadiki Introduction The time when states could completely rely on their national sovereignty without being bounded erga omnes by any rule of a higher instance marked the period of classical international law. Since that time there have been a lot of progressive developments followed by the evolution of the international community that contributed to the shift from the individualistic approach towards the international law by the states‚ to an
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