Balance of power in international relations

years to dodge the issue in the international criminal law and for a genuine international criminal law to emerge which goes beyond the sovereignty of individual states. The basic meaning of International Humanitarian Law is derived from the idea of rules that seek to limit the effect of armed conflict, for humanitarian reasons. It seeks to protect people who are not participants in the hostilities and also restricts the means and methods of warfare. International humanitarian law is also known…

to capitalism; this is not “an explanatory concept” but rather one to describe and diagnose the ramifications of capitalism by examining its ethical parameters (Wood, 1981, p.44). A capitalist society defines a ruling class which sells the labour power of the working classes in return for a working wage. Further…

effort to localize its international practice and on the same time, try to make its originality appear. On some local cultures, the international aspect may be confronted with the local culture, however, when an organization has successfully dealt with the situation, a sustainable working environment may be created in the end. I think that the convergence and divergence of culture may have a relation to cultural dimension of Hofstede. For instance, a country with high power distance may create a…

A v SSHD [2005] 2 AC 68 This case, which has been brought before the House of Lords by nine men, who were issued a certificate of a suspected international terrorist under the Section 21 of the Anti – Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 and who were detained under Section 23 of that Act. Their Lordships have answered the questions of law, forming the ratio decidendi. Firstly, did Article 15 apply in the Belmarsh case in order to allow the derogation from Article 5 and the suspension of…

Gamal Abdel Nasser proclaimed to nationalise the Suez Canal Company, Britain and France invaded Egypt in order to regain the control of the Suez Canal. Nevertheless, the USA opposed the military intervention of Britain and France, and asserted its power. This assertion of the USA can be seen in the letter from Eisenhower, the President of the USA to Eden, the prime minister of Britain. Eisenhower insists in his letter, “The use of military force against Egypt under present circumstances…

Defining Nazi-Soviet Relations by Political Philosophy Communism and Fascism, at one glance, seems to be similar in the philosophy of collectivism and anti-democracy. However, the two philosophies cannot coexist due to the striking differences in loyalty and social roles. Both philosophies agreed on two major ideas that people should blend into their communities and that capitalism was unfair and harmful. However, Communism believes that the people are loyal to their social class, so they are…

of life on the planet, especially in transition countries. Regardless of the negative aspects of globalization, its appearance should be accepted as a challenge for the possibilities it offers in economic development and growth. Understanding international political economies can be based on three basic perspectives promptly applied by the United States and the Great Britain. These three dominant perspectives fall under the category of liberalism, mercantilism, and structuralism. According to…

World states to evade depending on the Western nation for their self-development. The economic growth, the economic output measures, and the progressive linear model of development in the third world states are so deeply entrenched to neo colonial powers as they have no other recourse but to be part of this exploitative system. Usually development can never be achieved through economic terms without the incorporation of other development dimensions such as culture, society, gender and politics.…

perfection in our governmental system. In the Federal System today, the legislative branch consists of two main bodies, the Senate and the House of Representatives. Together they form the Congress, which is the perfect balance of power for the US legislative branch. The even value creates balance and unity when they come together and show how even number truly signifies stability and perfection in a government such as that of the United States of…

In International Relations, it is often stated that countries that practice democracy do not go to war with each other. Scholars often say that it is because of the core values that the countries practicing this form of government share. All leaders have different preferences for how they like to get things done, and what their core system caters to. Democracy is characterized by the belief that the power rests in the hands of the people. If two democracies declared war on each other, the common…