World War I had left Europe in a state that needed to be reformed. ... The UN replaced the League of Nations and immediately went to work resolving complications and issues caused by both World Wars. ... The world and society was undergoing a drastic change after World War II which in turn caused their perception on human rights to change as well. ... The Nuremberg trials were the trials of the most important leaders of Nazi Germany that were in custody. ... Someone who played an important role as the chairwoman of the Commission on Human Rights was Eleanor Roosevelt. ...

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For decades, people have engaged in wars as a motive to bring about peace. However it has proven to do nothing but disturb and hurt the lives of millions of civilians around the world. ... It is difficult to think of a world without war because we have grown accustomed to continuous conflict and have made it the only solution for peace. Though some may argue that war is necessary to create lasting peace and stability, war is in reality a crime against innocent people. ... Many have lost their husbands and sons through the war, thus increasing the number of female-headed households" (p.2)....

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And yet, when Noriega was finally indicted in Miami in 1988, all the charges except one were related to activities that dated back before 1984, when he was our boy, helping with the U.S. war against Nicaragua. ... Among other things, he seems to have been dragging his feet about helping the U.S. in the contra war. ... We had to make sure that Panama was in the hands of people we could control before that date. ... Then in December 1989, the United States celebrated the fall of the Berlin wall and the end of the Cold War by invading Panama outright. ... Dan Rather placed him "at the top of ...

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Once people have formed attitudes in general, and prejudices in particular, they are reluctant to change their minds for several reasons: 1) The cognitive payoff, 2) The social payoff, 3) The economic payoff, 4) The psychological payoff. ... In extreme cases, it can take the form of efforts to control or exterminat Frasier 2 members of the group. In the United States, prejudice has led to the lynching of blacks, bombing of synagogues, the massacre of Native Americans, the illegal imprisonment of Japanese Americans during World War II, the harassment of homosexuals, and other violent acts again...

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It is interesting to note that in the resolution8 creating the the Working Group on the Use of Mercenaries, the UN Commission on Human Rights is "convinced that notwithstanding the way in which mercenaries or mercenary-related activities are used or the form they take to acquire some semblance of legitimacy, they are a threat to peace, security and the self-determination of peoples and an obstacle to the enjoyment of human rights by peoples". The Commission requests the Working Group to take into consideration the fact that mercenary activities continue in many parts of the world and...

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It has quickly joined the ranks of race and war as one of the most debated controversial subjects, however, it is very clear that an agreement will never occur. ... No government or group of people should feel that they have the right to dictate to a person what path their life should take." ... Meilander's writing centers around "two essential elements at the core of the traditional Catholic view," those being (1) An affirmation of the equal rights of every human life to protection; and (2) Justification of indirect killing in some (but not all) cases where life conflicts with equal l...

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This is another example of the process described in Chapter 2, in which a social movement defines a problem and generates support from legal institutions and states. ... The defense of women who killed their batterers also became a rallying cry in the US and in other parts of the world. ... It is used in many places around the world, including New Zealand, Germany, Scotland, Canada, Israel, St. ... At the 1993 UN Conference on Human Rights in Vienna, sponsored by the High Commission on Human Rights, this issue became even more important (see Schuler 1992). ... Although it has no binding ...

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During the past quarter century, abortion has joined race and war as one of the most contentious subjects of controversy in the United States. ... Most importantly, science cannot tell us if abortion is murder. ... Now people ask the question, well, is it a human being? ... Regardless of everyone's beliefs and views and concerns, abortion is legal and does take place all over the world everyday. ... The vote was 7 to 2. ...

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Introduction United States law has used the doctrine of "discovery" to justify the takeover of Indian people and territory. ... However, the most important part of the decision was the clear message that Indian rights were not serious legal issues. ... The Canadian legal system, in the years after World War II, recognized no Indian rights as such. ... Changing Legal Rights It is important to understand how completely Canadian law denied indigenous rights, because it shows the dramatic change in the attitude of the Supreme Court of Canada. ... In 1982 section 35 was added...

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