drone warfare is ethically wrong, we must look at the political stance of the governments using drone warfare, the society’s responsibility, the ethics of the way that the drone strikes are conducted, the effectiveness of drone warfare and the international irresponsibility and unethical nature of drone strikes. Drone warfare saves the lives of soldiers by placing them out of harms way; this is one of the arguments for…
was whether, if a rule is not codified in U.S. law but is a generally accepted practice and/or law for other nations, does that practice/law…
seeking refugee status in Australia. The relevant law to children seeking refugee status in Australia is the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) that states the interests of the child should be the primary consideration. Changes introduced on the 25 September 2014, to the Migration…
But if another World War would break out with two major alliances then there has to be some sort of ban on autonomous weapons for the safety of civilians. My argument here revolves around international law. A rogue nation like North Korea and a terrorist group like ISIS do not recognize international law and or the Geneva Conventions. These two evil regimes do not have any allies, it is them against the world. The use of military drones would be completely justifiable and should be encouraged…
Oxfam is an “international confederation”, which is comprise of 17 member organizations, including Great Britain and Hong Kong .These organizations also work together with partners and local communities in more than 90 countries. Oxfam is committed to make a world without poverty and it emphasizes the power of people, through practical, innovative ways to help to alleviate poverty and injustices. The initial concern of Oxfam was simply food provision to relieve famine, and over the years it…
International law is mainly known for all the consisted rules and principles governing the relations and dealings of different nations with each other. For international law, there has never been a particular area or governing body so mainly their laws have varied which govern and impacted deals with the legal interactions between different nations, their governments and organizations included their rights and responsibilities in deals they make with other nations. International Law contains the…
this week was Chapter 14 for the Cali textbook. This chapter focuses on environmental law. In the beginning of the chapter the author talks about how international treaties play a role in environmental protection. There are two types of treaties that focuses on environmental law. The first treaty is global and issue-specific and the second is a regional regulatory treaty. Each treaty is involved in international relations and they each have their own importance. Later, in the chapter the author…
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 as ‘The law of war…
become a member of international treaties to assume obligations and duties assigned or obligated by international law in respecting, protecting and fulfilling human rights(Amnesty International, 2005). Respecting the human right is through ensuring the governments does not interfere with the human right for people to enjoy it while the protection obligation is ensuring no people or group of individuals are abusing the human right. Therefore, government applies the international human right…
Superb Lyrebird page 1 of 2 Body Structure: The Superb Lyrebird is a species of Menura novaehollandiae, the Lyrebird has short rounded wings and the birds typical weight is around 2.2lb(Kg).The typical size of Lyrebird is about 100 centimeters long, for females its around 74 to 84 centimeters.The birds physical adaptations are the Lyrebirds wonderful variation of colorful feathers and keen sense of smell that allows the bird to smell out its prey. Lyrebirds colors…