For decades, people have engaged in wars as a motive to bring about peace. ... Civil War: Peace or Continued Strife? ... As stated in a debate on whether or not war brings about peace, Kapoor (2012) explains, "Peace is a meeting of hearts and minds through understanding. ... Charles Taylor chose to ignore pleas for peace and was responsible for the destruction of the lives of the people in Liberia. ... These children were abducted from their homes, separated from their families, even drugged and forcibly trained to fight (Shepler, 2005). ...

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Furthermore, these transnational companies do not hesitate to present themselves as peace organizations and utilize the aims of humanitarian non profit organizations to advertise their activities. In this regard, it is worth noting that the new South African legislation aims at avoiding situations where unscrupulous humanitarian organizations may be involved in fueling a conflict under the guise of "rendering humanitarian assistance"4. ... 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...

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Another political scientist Gottlieb notes the weaknesses of the definitions which stress power and authority to the near exclusion of territoriality: "The right to exclusive control over territory has long been a central ingredient of the sovereignty of states. ... The distinction between power over people and power over territory is a useful one to make, for it singles out two aspects of sovereignty that are best addressed separately: disputes involving the right of peoples to self-determination and territorial disputes among them. " (Gottlieb, 1993, p. 15) This authority is generally as...

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1. Bangladesh is characterized as a mono-national Bengali state by some, which also becomes more vivid in the remote rural areas, especially when killings based on religion is not an unheard issue. In the recent times we have witnessed several killings of people speaking voice again injustice to oth...

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Another political scientist Gottlieb notes the weaknesses of the definitions which stress power and authority to the near exclusion of territoriality: "The right to exclusive control over territory has long been a central ingredient of the sovereignty of states. ... The distinction between power over people and power over territory is a useful one to make, for it singles out two aspects of sovereignty that are best addressed separately: disputes involving the right of peoples to self-determination and territorial disputes among them. " (Gottlieb, 1993, p. 15) This authority is generally as...

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The first meeting, held in Mexico City in 1975, focused on equality, development, and peace. However, attention gradually shifted from peace to human rights, with a growing interest in defining violence against women as a human rights offense expressed in the 1980 Copenhagen and 1985 Nairobi meetings. ... The Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies developed in 1985 identified reducing violence against women as a basic strategy for addressing the issue of peace (Report of Secretary General 1995: 125). ...

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