The Hague

One of the reoccurring themes in The Jaguar Smile: A Nicaraguan Journey is the anti-United States government sentiment held by many of the people in Nicaragua, despite the country’s fascination with U.S. culture. An example of this is seen on pages thirty-six and thirty-seven of the 1997 edition of Rushdie’s book. On page thirty-six, Rushdie describes the children of Daniel Ortega running around the Ortega home with “Masters of the Universe” shirts on that portrayed He-Man and Skeletor. Then on…

Bolivia, attended, Pinera made it clear that during his presidential campaign, he would not negotiate the subject of territory with Bolivia. This refusal of negotiation resulted in Morales seeking international help with the Court of Justice in The Hague in…

to him, and became his closest family member. Theodorus actually stayed in contact with him his whole life. In July 1869 he left his family to start an apprenticeship at Goupil & Cie an international arts dealer located in Paris. Gogh worked in The Hague which was a branch gallery, and got the job through his Uncle Vincent. In August 1872, Gough…

Ongoing territorial disputes between the US and Canada in the Gulf of Maine 1. Summary After the series of International Court Decisions in 1979 and 1984 in the case concerning the delimitation of the maritime boundary in the gulf of Maine area, the United Sates and Canada were left with a problem of a disputed territory that has still not been solved. The disputed territory which is often called the “gray zone” includes two islands - Machias Seal Island and North Rock (Collins & Rogoff, 1986).…

The trial of the defendants before me, your honor, is an act of injustice. The entirety of these Nuremberg Trials is illegitimate, clouded by irrational, unjust, and hypocritical accusations that at their core sprout from the victor’s justice of the Allied justices that come from France, England, America, Russia, and countries of the like. When I turn my head in search of a justice whose bias doesn’t lie with Allies and when I search for a justice whose conscience isn’t subjugated by victor’s…

The Hague Convention is an outdated law that is not enough anymore! Surely the world has changed since 1954 and therefore the law must change and evolve with it. Therefore I propose a multistep solution to help preserve historical sites in the futures. Firstly…

The Hague Conventions of 1907 were concerned with the rights and responsibilities of neutral countries in conflict, but only loosely constrained economic activity. Additionally, there was no refugee convention in international law. This background is vital to…

information on his exceptional contributions to show that he deserves to be in this top 20 list, some biographical information is necessary to explain the person’s character and talent. Christiaan Huygens was born in a wealthy Dutch family at The Hague in the Netherlands in 1629. As a child, he loved to play with machines and watched water ripples caused by throwing rocks. He was educated at home until…

identified by people who worked and contributed into making some of the very first telescopes. Around 1608, the very first telescope in history was made. This telescope appeared in the Netherlands which was proposed by the national government in The Hague. By them, it was talked about how these devices could make far away things look closer than they really were. The lenses and optics that were put into this device was thought to be first found out in the 10th century by Egyptian physician…

Vincent Van Gogh: Starry Night Over the Rhone “I do not say that my work is good, but it 's the least bad that I can do. All the rest, relations with people is very secondary, because I have no talent for that. I can 't help it”(Editors 7). Vincent Willem Van Gogh was born on March 30, 1853 in Zundert, Netherlands and died on July 29, 1896 in Auvers-sur-Oise France. Van Gogh had two younger brothers, Theo Van Gogh and Cornelis Vincent Van Gogh. He also had three younger sisters Wil Van…