Article annotation. “Sources of Human Rights Law: Custom‚ Jus Cogens and General Principles” by Brunno Simma and Philip Alston. Topicality The issue of establishment‚ authentication and protection of human rights and freedoms is of significant prominence nowadays. The adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and of subsequent Covenants in 1948 and 1966 respectively‚ the establishment of the European Court of Human Rights‚ Inter American Court of Human Rights and African Court
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Outline the sources of the UK Constitution (10 mark) One of the main and most significant sources of our constitution include Statute Law‚ this is law made by Parliament also known as Primary legislation. However only the laws that affect the powers and responsibilities of governing bodies or the rights of citizens are of constitutional significance. For example the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act 2011‚ this took away one of the prime ministerial powers as it introduced fixed term elections for the
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water’s quality and purity. Water pollution can occur in oceans‚ rivers‚ lakes‚ and underground reservoirs‚ and as different water sources flow together the pollution can spread. Causes of water pollution include: * Increased sediment from soil erosion * Improper waste disposal and littering * Leaching of soil pollution into water supplies * Organic material decay in water supplies The effects of water pollution include decreasing the quantity of drinkable water available‚ lowering water
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References: Zubaidah Zainal Abidin‚ Ali Shah Hashim (2010) Corporate Governance Practice of the Company Secretary‚ University Publication Centre (UPENA) Uitm. Appendix
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Open source is a term that allows individuals or end-user to modify software or programs for the purpose of study‚ use‚ copy‚ or share its source code. This concept applies to operating system such as GNU. GNU is a Unix-like operating system that is free software – it respects your freedom. The name “GNU” is a recursive acronym for “GNU’s Not Unix!” (GNU Operating System‚ 2013). It is a completely free software system that is upward-compatible with Unix (GNU Operating System‚ 2013). The GPL also
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Introduction Water‚ although one of the most fundamental human needs‚ is often not readily available for the world’s poor. To address this need‚ many water-supply and distribution technologies have been successfully implemented to provide clean‚ reliable water in close proximity to its end users. Rainwater harvesting is one of these options available for consumers. It has the potential to provide water for a variety of purposes. Rainwater harvesting is one of the most basic forms of water collection
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Alternative Energy Sources [pic] Alternative energy is no longer a secret. Most of the world’s energy needs are fulfilled by fossil fuels including gasoline and coal. It cannot be denied‚ however‚ that their supply is no longer in a stable state‚ their prices have gone up and they have been found to cause damage to the environment. The negative effects of the use of fossil fuels are taking its toll on Mother Earth and mankind. Pollution mainly from the burning of fuels has long been pointed
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This source was written and published in 2014‚ The Lion’s Gate: On the Front Lines of the Six Day War‚ by best selling author‚ Steven Pressfield. Pressfield was a 24 year old secular American Jew in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve during the June 1967 Six Day War. The impressive military victory by Israeli made a lasting impression on the young man‚ which later inspired his book reflecting upon the war. The purpose of this book is to reflect upon and tell the story of one of the most astonishing military
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Ryan Ramsook January 19‚ 2011 Instructor Goldmeier American Corrections Phase 3 db The important source of correctional law according to my instructor she acknowledged that the bill of rights is very important basically that’s not only a source it’s a big one for our correction system throughout the United States (Bartollas‚ 2002). The prisoners from our system rights are strictly limited and rights that fall under the bill of rights in addition to the bill of rights must be important to them
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Starbuck’s CAPM and Sources for Capital TUI UNIVERSITY Module 3 SLP FIN301: Principles of Finance Dr. Sharifzadeh August 31‚ 2011 Starbuck’s CAPM and Sources for Capital By definition beta is a measure of the volatility‚ or systematic risk‚ of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole. Beta is used in the capital asset pricing model (CAPM)‚ a model that calculates the expected return of an asset based on its beta and expected market returns (Investopedia‚ 2011)
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