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. ... Private military and security companies fill the vacuum mainly left in three types of unstable situations: (i) in zones of low-intensity armed conflict (the new asymmetrical wars) where the armies are not fully deployed or in post conflict situations with a high level of insecurity; (ii) in armed conflicts when international organizations do not intervene; and (iii) in troubled areas in developing countries where t...

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A year later, the Director "welcomed our close association- with Noriega, while Attorney-General Edwin Meese stopped a US Justice Department investigation of Noriega's criminal activities. ... By the mid 1980s, Noriega was in the wrong and considered a criminal. ... Washington forced economic sanctions that practically destroyed the economy. ... George Bush's administration continued to honor Mobutu, Ceausescu and Saddam Hussein, among others, all far worse criminals than Noriega. ...

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Protected rights refer to: Dignity of a person (the right to life, Art.2; Prohibition of torture, Art.3; freedom of slavery, Art.4; right to liberty, Art.5) Procedure before the courts of law (right to fair trail, Art.6; prohibition of retroactive criminal legislation, Art.7; right to an effective legal remedy, Art.13) Personal life (right to private life, Art.8; freedom of thought, Art.9; right to marry, Art.12; freedom from discrimination, Art.14) Society participation and communication (freedom of expression, Art.10; freedom of assembly Art.11) Additional rights are enshrined in protocols ...

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And thus, in the state of Nature, one man comes by a power over another, but yet no absolute or arbitrary power to use a criminal, when he has got him in his hands, according to the passionate heats or boundless extravagancy of his own will, but only to retribute to him so far as calm reason and conscience dictate, what is proportionate to his transgression, which is so much as may serve for reparation and restraint. ... It is certain their laws, by virtue of any sanction they receive from the promulgated will of the legislature, reach not a stranger. ... From these two distinct rights (the on...

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In the modern world of high level of information accessibility and mass awareness of professionals' legal obligations, the role of decision-making in healthcare delivery has evolved into a system where health care policies and ethics has given the service users the absolute power to decide about their care. The purpose of this essay is to critically evaluate the role of healthcare professionals in relation to decision-making process from different ethical and legal perspectives, and discuss virtue ethics theory and principles that applies in the situation of a clinical dilemma to be prese...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate