Also in attendance were thousands of delegates from more than eight hundred non-governmental organizations (UNHCHR, 1996). ... Another self-determination success was in Australia. ... The Penan implemented blockades and roadblocks, while receiving international help from the European Parliament, Australian dock workers, the Japanese Tropical Forest Action Network, and a host of other industries and governments who banned the use of tropical timber (Wilmer, 2000: 192). ... By becoming a signatory on this convention, the "governments agree that children should be protected and not exploited" ...

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In the same way Australian law has used the concept of "terra nullius," the legal myth that Australia had no previous owners. ... Yet for decades the Government of Canada referred to the Syliboy decision as defining the status of treaties in Canadian law. ... The federal government had an "empty box" theory. ...

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Nuclear Weapons in Asia Nuclear weapons are used for many different reasons. Some countries develop nuclear weapons and sell the information to other countries. Nuclear weapons can be used for a country to gain recognition. Still other countries use them to present a threat to another countr...

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