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the UN charter. Somalia’s dictator, Said Barre, experienced a coup, after which emerging struggles amongst the power and control of the government led to difficult conditions and mass starvation. As a result, the UNSC declared Somalia’s situation “a threat to international peace and security” and acted upon Chapter 7 of the UN Charter. Even though Somalia’s humanitarian situation at first was not considered a threat, the UNSC declared it as one, in order to act upon chapter 7 of the Charter and…

as finally, Canada is an independent and strong country. One of the biggest things he did with it, was the inclusion of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. This is an extension of the Bill of Rights passed in 1960, which was only a federal statute, which can only be enforced in federal courts but can not be enforced provincially. The Charter of Rights and Freedoms is a charter that would be enforced anywhere in Canada. It included basic rights such as freedom of expression, the right to vote,…

government through public schools. These public schools, intended to impart learning for any child in the country equally, has been creating a deep division in success mainly diverged by socioeconomic classes. What is wrong with the current US public education system? What could we do to fix a system that affects almost everyone in the country? Chapter 9 in David and Jack Cahn’s book When Millennials Rule: The Reshaping of America explains the reasons why the current American public school…

Should They be Assimilated or not? By Senuda Wettasinghe & Gobhiehan Srirangan Canada is a diverse and multicultural nation. Our immigration system is especially unique and is one of the key elements that creates our country. Canada is mostly formed of people of different backgrounds and religions, and our government is always welcoming new immigrants into Canada. Some may argue that these new individuals should be treated differently and should have modified rights just because of who they…

The statements from this leader are made purely from ignorance of how Americans really view others. There are only a select few that share his sentiment, but they are by no means terrorist. It is the propaganda that promotes this hatred and thus their followers and those that splinter off carry this hatred as well. That is why treaties and policies are put in place. To protect the lives of Americans and their allies. No policy can fully protect anyone from any nation/state who wants to…

International law is founded on the principles of recognition and compliance, but pays little attention to motive. The motive of states and leaders is posed as a question for political scientists, rather than legal experts. However, why states comply with the obligations, duties, etc. of international law is just as important as the system itself. Beliefs and intent are necessary for judgements in many instances within international law. While these more philosophical constructs are typically…

Council is a recognized international authority (Monteleone). The power to do this was given to the Security Council through the United Nations charter to create policies to ensure global peace (Duedney). Largely, this gives the Security Council a single voice and focuses on helping ensure the peace and security of the world. This is why the United Nations charter gave the Security Council an authoritative power to have a single focus of preventing the fall of the organization with another world…

self-defence right against an armed attack according the stipulations of art. 51 of the Charter it remains undisputed that sanctions receive legal recognition as specific countermeasures to violations of international law and that, in the event of such a violation, contractual obligations to the "law-breaking" state which otherwise apply are…

In the year 1945, fifty one countries came together and created the United Nations Organization (the UN). This organization's main priority is to maintain peace and security throughout the world. The United Nations was conceived as an instrument to face the most relevant and global challenges in the international system. Since it's foundation, it has suffered many successes and failures and among the many strengths there are still some weaknesses. The United Nations has celebrated many…

The United Nations Charter (UN Charter) and Declaration of Human Rights are similar in their ideals; yet, fall into conflict in how issues should be addressed. While the documents do have similar ideals it is important to note the documents were designed for two very different purposes; the UN Charter was designed to bring the United Nations (UN) into existence and the Declaration of Human Rights was designed to set up what rights everyone is entitled to. This fundamental difference between the…