One party performs its obligation with a view to benefit form the performance by the other party. ... Thirdly, some pure question of contract may come into play. ... This made it difficult for some states to become party to this convention. ... Thus, the state parties to the Protocol become parties to the Refugees Convention without committing to the compulsory jurisdictional clause enshrined in Article 38 of the Convention. ... Article 11 deals in detail about the communication process between the disputant parties. ...

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Throughout episodes of conflict and tension between international parties, the prison inmates at Guantanamo Bay have reported torture and abusive treatment, according to Irene Khan of Huffington Post. ... Section 5 of the Third Article of the Geneva Conventions prevents publication of any sorts of ongoing conflict at Guantanamo Bay. ... Also, any human being can be detained wrongly because there is no clear definition of a combatant or a noncombatant during times of war in the Third Article. ...

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Functions of the Law - Michael Jefkins In today's society it is often the long arm of the law that maintains the order needed to go about our lives. Many people often dismiss the law as unimportant as they will never have to be involved with a day in court. These people, however, are missing entire...

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In our stubbornness to make ourselves the exception to the third Geneva Conventions we have made a mockery of both our justice system and the United Nations jurisdiction while under mass criticism of the entire world. To begin, let's have a quick summary of the third Geneva Conventions regarding to prisoners of war: A) Prisoners of war MUST be: • Treated humanely with respect for their persons and their honor • Enabled to inform their next of kin and the Central Prisoners War Agency (ICRC, the International Red Cross) of their capture • Allowed to correspond reg...

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It is a political process that has started its third wave in Central and Eastern Europe after the fall of the Berlin wall in 1989 and the break-up of the Soviet Union in 1991. ... The case selection will be in the second and the case summary in the third sections explained, followed by a conclusion. ... Both of these terms are in some way overarching and very often underachieving as basic principles of the third wave of democratization. ... (Freedom House, 2014) Although, cases of corruption like the one of Norbert Wojnarowski who was buying votes for a favoured candidate of his by bribing pa...

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Referring to the Nike case, it is for the shareholders' interest to take advantage of child labor in a third world, but against ethical responsibilities to give children a minimum level of education. ... I do not argue that social contract is a perfect solution, but by cooperating with the related parties to develop a universal social contract will play a crucial role to help facilitate such practices. ...

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The use of mercenaries has been historically a constant phenomenon till almost the end of the XX century, when their activities were criminalized by the international community. Parallel to that phenomenon European States, during their colonial expansion over all continents, authorized two other for...

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With a more liberal approach to abortion now evident, and two thirds of countries permitting such practices, it is perhaps surprising that abortion is still illegal within Australia. ... It is estimated that across the globe 50 million abortions are carried out every year with over a third being illegal. ... The Northern Territory sentences seven years to all parties involved. ... It must also be considered that over two thirds of the present Labor government is comprised of males. ...

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In video 8 we learned that former President Bush had declared Panama had been freed and that Democracy had been restored. Named Operation Just Cause, the United States military campaign was condemned throughout the region as a violation of Panama's sovereignty and their right as a nation to determi...

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The legal responses to the genocide were plentiful, seen through the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), amendments to international laws such as the responsibility to protect, third party national prosecutions and judicial processed in Rwanda. ...

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A third would be is the due process in the work place, where the employees have the right to participate in decision making as well as being informed of any type of company problems that arise. ... In other words, it is a legal concept that says both parties can terminate the affiliation at any time. ...

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It is of no use and always leaves a scar on both parties. ... When we pose for war as a solution, the aim becomes one, complete submission of the opposite party irrelevance to the humanity. ... Both the Soviet Union and the United States, along with their respective allies, provided significant military assistance to parties in conflict. ...

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THE SUPREME COURT OF CANADA AND THE `LEGAL AND POLITICAL STRUGGLE' OVER INDIGENOUS RIGHTS[*] ABSTRACT/RESUME Many Indian leaders have recognized that the Supreme Court of Canada has changed direction very significantly on issues of treaty and aboriginal rights. As a result, Indian attitudes towards the courts and litigation as a strategy are changing. This paper attempts to describe the changes that have been underway, with particular reference to judicial attitudes towards Indian treaties. Introduction United States law has used the doctrine of "discove...

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Introduction A. Reasons for Undertaking Research. Today, during these democratic transformations, women are becoming more active in many spheres and trying to compete with men and take their rightful place in a new society. Historically the administrative structure is comprised of men and does not reflect the developing level of public potential and therefore on the opportunities or influence of women on affairs of a society, state and family. It also fails to provide the correct social direction for the development of a society and its democratization. ...

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Defining gender violence as a violation of human rights is a relatively new approach to the problem. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the global feminist social movement worked to introduce this idea to the human rights community and by the early years of the 21st century, succeeded in establishing the right to protection from gender violence as a core dimension of women's human rights. 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. After describing how gender viol...

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