Customary international law

What is the relationship between the self-determination of peoples and the sovereignty of states in contemporary international politics? 1 This report elucidates the link between sovereignty of states & self-determination of peoples therefore the focal point of this essay is to elaborate on the underlying concept of sovereignty as it incorporates the protection and the practice of various human rights as stipulated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The main goal of this piece of research article is to demonstrate how the state(s) and the people too posses sovereignty in regards to the International Law, it further examines in what context does the quest for peoples and state sovereignty accrue, get international recognition,…

as the doctrine of international law of sources refers that the two means in making international law the first being international agreements i.e. treaties and the second state practices accepted as law i.e. “Federal regulations, Federal court decisions, testimony and statements before Congressional and international bodies, diplomatic notes, correspondence, speeches, press conference statements, and even internal memoranda” (Janis 50). This was expanded upon by article 38 in the ICJ creating a…

In the documentary “Inside Guantánamo,” the filmmakers at National Geographic shot a documentary about one of the most famous prisons in the world, Guantánamo Bay. Guantánamo Bay is a military naval base in Cuba. Guantánamo Bay is an American detention camp that detains insanely dangerous war criminals for interrogative purposes. It is known for its inhumane treatment of prisoners. National Geographic captured the daily life of the struggle between young military personnel and prisoners, many of…

History has shown that liberalists have failed at morally intervening in times of humanitarian crisis. In the case of Kosovo Marxist and Social Constructivist argue that the multilateral intervention was unsuccessful. The question is why humanitarian intervention in Kosovo and not Cambodia or Libya and not Iraq? What made Kosovo the exception? Humanitarian intervention is carried out by an multilateral force under international organizations like the UN (Kouchner, 4). The Kosovo precedent is key…

custom that lead to the international law creation. The creation of the juridical regulation becomes compulsory for all the states. The violation of an international obligation causes international response of the States. In this framework, a State which commits unlawful acts of international perception and whose liability has been proven under the rules of international law may be subject to sanctions. Sanctions can be defined as measures imposed by states or organs representing the…

This unintentional killing is protected by the President’s policy of “signature strikes” which allows drones to target anybody who fits a certain terrorist profile, even if they have not been identified as a threat (Source-K). Also, since the terror attacks on the United States in 2001, 174-1047 innocent civilians have been killed by drone strikes in Pakistan, Yemen, and Somalia. About 8-17% of all people killed in drone strikes are civilians (Source-K). 1147 people were killed by drones while…

these pilotless aerial vehicles provide military personnel with the ability to conduct reconnaissance easily and continuously and to carry out lethal attacks with improved precision. In this regard, drones are today used by US led international coalition against terrorism purposely for targeting and…

must be amended, a new tactic should be refined. The last point, is the fact that the drone strikes are actually illegal by United States law. A quote from professor of University of Leiden, tells us what law says about the justification of drone strikes. This quote specifically is from an article that the law professor retrieved from his coworker’s article, “Man. It’s just like they kept throwing legal arguments against the wall in hopes that one saying “You can kill Americans with no due…

Drones are a violation certain laws like International Covenant on civil and Political Rights. There are no good outcomes from drone strikes the civilians are afraid of drones they are afraid of if the drone will kill them or not. When family is apart of collateral damage that's what causes people to be motivated to join the terrorist against the americans and their ideals. Drones strikes and drones don’t help people feel any safer and are the true terrorist against civilians. How the CIA…

There is footage that shows how a predator drone “vaporizes” people who appear to be crossing the border. In the video, we see what appear to be three people, walking alongside a fence, when suddenly, there is smoke similar to that of a nuclear bomb and these three innocent people completely vanish. In the Middle East, for example, drones have killed many innocent people—including babies. However, the government and militaries main targets are those who are believed to be terrorists. “Believed”…