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Individual Responsibility is that all humans are the cause of their own actions; they provoke and decide to exhibit behaviour and therefore should be held morally accountable for these actions. There has been forms of responsibility for individuals and their behaviour for over a century, whereas there have only been statements regarding conduct of international organizations since the 1980’s. In International Law, the main criminal responsibility for individuals is dealt with by the…

Violence against innocents is something no sane person wants to inflict. Yet, in cases of civil war and genocide, sane people become the very same insane person that they vilify. Sarajevo, a gleaming city seen as a model to the rest of former European communist countries, was being torn apart during the middle of the 20th century by the very people that made it the model city it was. The people of Rwanda, tired after years of violence and war, turns back from their signed peace agreement and…

Immigration happens all over the world. There are many forms of immigration and many reasons that immigration happens. According to Dictonary.com the definition of immigration is to come to a country of which one is not a native, usually for permanent residence. For my paper I am going to be focusing on immigration in Europe. I will do my research and inform you about the forms of immigration in Europe and the reasons that immigrants are coming into Europe. Immigration has been happening for a…

In 1979, a group of catholic bishops stated in a letter to the congregation that “Racism is an evil which endures in our society and in our Church. Despite apparent advances and even significant changes in the last two decades, the reality of racism remains. In large part, it is only external appearances which have changed.” This quote references the apparent problem that still exists in the U.S. despite “external changes.” Many external changes have been only ceremonial with many forms of…

Power, in the international arena, is used to protect a nation’s interests by influencing potential competitors or partners. The most important instrument of power available to a nation-state is military power. The role of the armed forces is to protect and defend the country from the threats and enemies. Armed forces’ missions and tasks are written or derived from the Constitution and can slightly differ from country to country. For example, in the Preamble to the Constitution of the United…

I. Introduction Private Security Companies (PSC) offer military- and security-related services around the world in austere, undeveloped, and failed nations, as well as in fragile, developing, and democratizing nations. Comprised of highly-skilled individuals, PSCs have an arsenal of unique and coveted capabilities available to them, which their clients consider essential for their specific needs. With services ranging from dangerous, adrenaline-filled, armed combat missions to honorable…

political protesters. During this period Clyde Snow spent 5 years training and developing the Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team. Snow’s work as a human rights activist began in Argentina, but led him to mass graves in countries such as Iraq, Bolivia, Croatia, and Peru. While in the United States, Clyde Snow led various forensic anthropology teams to help identify victims of the Oklahoma City bombing and September 2001 World Trade Centre attack. He is well known for his expert testimony…

Throughout the 20th and 21st centuries many people`s human rights were violated by certain groups, government`s, and individuals who saw their power threatened by people who fought against them like Pol Pot with his Khmer Rouge, and Rwanda`s 100 days of genocide. In Cambodia, Pol Pot, and his Khmer Rouge in just 4 years have killed over 1.5 million of a population of 7 to 8 million people during his rule (1975 to 1979). The Khmer Rouge opposed colonial influence, and wanted an agrarian…

This course has covered a wide variety of historical periods, cultures, themes - the list goes on - that I find both personally and contemporarily relevant. If had to choose one for reflection, it would be the various dissident movements we have discussed. The discussion about Five Sisters and the disintegration of the Yugoslav states in particular were the most informative and personally moving to me. I do not tend to hide my radical politics, so of course that is part of why I found these…

The chosen focus for this paper is Greece, due to its establishment as the gateway into Europe for most refugees. Research has indicated that most refugees arrive to Europe by sea, and many by travelling to Turkey and sailing to one of over 6000 Greek islands, many of which are nearby (Lamb, 2016). They then travel to Athens, and find transportation to reach the borders of other European nations (Lamb, 2016). Greece’s significance in migration studies is further emphasized due to the global…