Anybody can be anything they choose within the laws of their nation with minimal repercussions. ... Finally, the ramifications of an internationally regulated internet by exploring the challenges, pros and cons and future intent of the international governmental organizations and the control for cyberspace. ... It's at this point we can see how a concern for the control of communication in this medium has become so important at the governmental level. ... As with most governments, every state has established their own legal and regulatory mechanisms in various aspects of th...

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The UK Government ratified the Convention in December 1991. ... In broad terms the UK government is legally bound to follow policies which are in conformity with the general and specific obligations set forth in the UN Convention. ... What is interesting is that the Convention is presented to the world, not as a declaration of intent by the governments of the different countries or as a blueprint for action by United Nations agencies but as international law. ... The Convention has already been influential in the development of English law, particularly since 1966 when the government accep...

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International Environmental Law NGOs and the development of international environmental law. ... Introduction The following paper examines the growing role of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other non-state actors in the development of international environmental law. ... The fundament Historically as well as theoretically, international law is centred around sovereign states. ... Tarlock the NGOs "fill out a niche in international law created by the state-centered notion of international law." . ... This expertise is widely acknowledged by state governments and to a great ex...

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Areas of public international law include air law, diplomatic relations, the law of armed conflict, environmental law and trade law.2 Therefore, the International Rule of Law is within the context of Public International Law since the rule of law is generally supported at the international level. ... Treaties7 are the main sources of international law. ... INTERNATIONAL RULE OF LAW AND THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY Through the principle of 'sovereign equality of states' it can be noted that the theory of 'rule of law' does exist in international law as well.12 In Article 2...

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One example is the Yemeni Government issuing a decree in August 1998 implementing severe punishment--including execution--for kidnappers and stepped up enforcement of the law on unlicensed weapons in major cities. ... Four of the tourists died, and two others--including one US citizen--were wounded during a Yemeni Government rescue attempt that liberated the remaining hostages. ... Continuing efforts begun in 1997, the Yemeni Government took further steps to rein in foreign extremists. ... The government also instituted the requirement that Algerian, British, Egyptian, Libyan, Sudanese, and Tu...

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In MEDCs, like USA, however, government facilities, support and funds help these underprivileged people greatly. This can be seen by the fact that an LEDC, like South Sudan, has a literacy rate of 27% whereas an MEDC like the USA has a literacy rate of 99%.5 Apart from this, due to government negligence in developing countries, there aren't many laws regulating child labour and ensuring safe working conditions for the children. Even the laws that do exist are not implemented properly due to a week system of law and order in places like Pakistan. ... Governments and international organis...

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The warning came from a letter signed by the Government Press Office, saying the flotilla is "a dangerous provocation that is being organized by Western and Islamic extremist elements to aid Hamas" (Chick). ... "As the Director of the Government Press Office, I would like to make it clear to you and to the media that you represent that participation in the flotilla is an intentional violation of Israeli law and is liable to lead to participant being denied entry into the State of Israel for ten years, to the impoundment of their equipment and to additional sanctions," the letter read. "I imp...

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The Palestinian National Authority (PNA) was established in 1994 as the elected government, as an outcome of the Oslo Peace Process. ... The prime minister selects a cabinet of ministers and runs the government, reporting directly to the president. ... The PLC is an elected body of 132 representatives, and must approve all government cabinet positions proposed by the prime minister. ... The Basic Law established the governmental structure of the Palestinian state, which created separation of powers and judicial independence. ... The Basic Law has 121 articles and is based loosely on Shari&#...

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The Syrian government received a surge of backlash following their attack on protestors, which could prompt an intervention by the United Nations. Almost five months ago, protestors took to the streets, inspired by the recent government overthrows in Tunisia and Egypt. With barely any progress for either the protestors or the government, demonstrators vowed to temporarily forego their demonstrations in honor of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The Syrian government quickly took advantage of the demonstrators' silence by ordering a military assault on the city of Hama, killing almost 1...

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The Syrian government received a surge of backlash following their attack on protestors, which could prompt an intervention by the United Nations. Almost five months ago, protestors took to the streets, inspired by the recent government overthrows in Tunisia and Egypt. With barely any progress for either the protestors or the government, demonstrators vowed to temporarily forego their demonstrations in honor of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The Syrian government quickly took advantage of the demonstrators' silence by ordering a military assault on the city of Hama, killing almost 1...

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The Security Council passes military laws and regulations, such as: interventions with force or send peace keeping forces or just act as intermediate between the two groups that are in conflict. ... And at this point the international community was saying this is and internal war, or civil war and that they should not interfere since the laws drawn by the law makers at United Nations decided that in countries like these there should not be any intervention. ... If the NATO action is designed to coerce the Yugoslav government to accept the allied peace plan for Kosovo, it would require Securi...

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They appeal to the lower class due to the shared resentment of wealthy westerners while the middle class and intellectuals are drawn toward these radical groups in order to expel imported ideologies and forms of government. ... Secretary of State has designated seven governments as state sponsors of terrorism: Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Sudan, and Syria. ... The Sudanese Government supports terrorists by providing paramilitary training, indoctrinization, money, travel documents, safe passage, and refuge. ... The latest threat is the cyber terrorist, who can corrupt a governments com...

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The UNDOC is developing training materials for law enforcers working to prevent human trafficking and smuggling. Governments are the main responsible players in the total attempt to fight human trafficking. Governments attempts to fight trafficking through prevention, protection, and prosecution evaluations has boosted greatly over the last five years. A bigger number of governments now are aware of the fact that human trafficking is a violation of the human rights of any single person. Governments are producing stricter penalties for human trafficking which may play a significant role in disc...

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She claimed she was abducted at a government checkpoint and held for days while officials bound, beat, poured alcohol in her eyes, and gang raped her repeatedly. The accused men plan to sue her, according to government spokesman Moussa Ibrahim (The Huffington Post). ... Other non-governmental organizations are also trying to get al-Obeidy out of Benghazi and to a European destination as soon as possible. ... However, the manner in which she was deported is illegal under international law, according to Human Rights Watch (Robertson)....

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The concept of human rights refers to the treatment of each individual life and the rights given to every individual agreed to by society, and the government such as the right to life, the right to freedom of opportunity, right to freedom of speech etc. ... The growth of human rights has created new features and elements to international law by redefining the relationship that exists between nations and their citizens. ... There are now opportunities for individuals to make claims of human rights violations under international law which redefines the traditional view of international law. ... ...

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There are often political factors involved in why some countries remain poor, and one of those is a corrupt government. Governments need to do a lot of things to encourage development, they need to build and maintain infrastructure, and raise and spend finance wisely, on the right projects.When governments are inept at managing infrastructure, development is impossible. Also they need to set up their laws and business practices in a way that encourages investment. ... Recent occurrence of child brides in Syrian refugees camps, who have flown to Lebanon in hope for a new beginning, in return a...

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It is also arguable that the cooperation (or corruption many would argue) of many state governments, in a combined effort with MNCs in many countries is having an adverse effect on the environment. ... Sustainable development is a hot topic today in politics, law and environmental agencies. ... Governments in Nigeria put more investment into infrastructure to facilitate and attract MNCs; this means that almost no money is spent by the government on environmental protection through legislation or implementing environment agencies such as SEPA in the Scotland. ... The MNCs operating in countries...

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There is the Armenian Genocide; this included the Turkish government trying to completely wipe out all of the Armenians within the Ottoman Empire. ... The Bosnian Genocide there were three groups call the Balkan States that never got along and were then forced to live together among them were the Serbs, Croats and the Bosnians, this genocide was allowed as the Serbs tricked the government into believing it was ethnically cleansing, which the government then allowed. ... The government begins to organize a plan on how they will kill this group. Polarization this is where they begin to drive the...

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Private property in USA is protected byThe Fifth Amendment to the Constitution which explicitly provides that, " No person shall be . . . deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation-. ... The Rio Declaration, the plan of action (known as Agenda 21), and the Convention on Biological Diversity, adopted at the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, all emphasize the need for governments and inter-governmental organizations to protect the traditional conservation methods and knowledge of indig...

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Since the closure of the border in 1993, actions out of governmental diplomatic relations were enacted to build the relation of the two nations. ... Ultimately, both direct governmental diplomatic policies and indirect programs had no effect in the normalization of relations between both states. Since the closure of the border in 1993 and the non-interaction of diplomats of both nations, non-governmental actions have tried and failed to bridge the gap between the two sides. ... Turkeys official position is against the recognition of the Armenian genocide due to legislatures that such decision...

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Indeed, much of the international law governing the jurisdiction of states is premised upon it. Moreover, the existence of a territory under government control is one of the juridical criteria of statehood. ... While classical international law restricts the rights of states to act within the territory of other states, and although during the Cold War the norms prohibiting intervention helped to prevent direct conflict between the Superpowers. There also arose during the post-WWII period a conflict in international law between statists and interventionists. ... While article 2.7 of the Unit...

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Indeed, much of the international law governing the jurisdiction of states is premised upon it. Moreover, the existence of a territory under government control is one of the juridical criteria of statehood. ... While classical international law restricts the rights of states to act within the territory of other states, and although during the Cold War the norms prohibiting intervention helped to prevent direct conflict between the Superpowers. There also arose during the post-WWII period a conflict in international law between statists and interventionists. ... While article 2.7 of the Unit...

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In the year 2000, the world's governments adopted the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the six EFA goals, which is the two outmost frameworks in the field of education (UNDP, 2014). ... Since 1994, the Indian government has expanded schooling provision to its highest levels by building almost 135,000 new primary schools. ... In monetary matters, the government increased its funding for education in the February 2006 budget review (MHRD, 2007). ... The Rights to Education Act (2009) (UNICEF, 2014b) was a historic moment in as for the first time in India, children were being g...

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Together with other hybrid of international agencies, national governments and voluntary international nongovernmental organizations, the UNHCR has positioned itself to fulfil its mandate and obligations to refugees in spite of all odds. ... But these religious persecutions gradually faded as most people in Europe became more politically sensitive with strong political affiliations and tenacious resistance to their new revolutionary style governments. These revolutionary style governments were seen in countries like France, Germany, Poland and Russia. ... State sovereignty became for the fir...

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The goal of Al-Qa"ida is to unite all Muslims under one government that follows the ways of Caliphs. ... He has stated that the only way to unite all Muslims under one government is to use force. ... The United States has made the best effort by attacking the Taliban government in Afghanistan which is known to have direct links to Al-Qa"ida and more specifically known for harboring Osama Bin Ladin. ... Some non-governmental organizations that are involved in the fight against terrorism include the Red Cross, which provides aid to nations where terrorist acts have occurred in the way of manp...

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