International Court of Justice

In 1986, the Case Meritor Savings Bank v Vinson made it to the United States Supreme Court under the claim of a “hostile environment”. Michael Vinson sued Sidney Taylor who was the Vice President of Meritor Savings Bank at the time. Vinson was promoted over the years, but soon questioned her promotions if they were based on merit alone.…

Rebel groups such as Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) and Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) were opposing the government due to racial discrimination and political neglect for years. On the opposing side the Government of Sudan led by President Omar al-Bashir responded by placing an ethnic cleanse of all those…

INTRODUCTION Cambodia, which has fewer people but larger land used to be peaceful and nonaligned. But the genocide occurred by surprise, “The dead are crying out for justice. Their voices must be heard. It is the responsibility of the survivors to speak out for those who are unable to speak, in order that the genocide and holocaust will never happen again in this world” (Pran 10). The terror shrouded the country and silently influences people’s life. Genocide occurred in Cambodia in South East…

influence and his rise to power following the US withdrawal from Vietnam, destabilized the region which led to genocide in Cambodia. Genocide occurred in Cambodia between 1975-1979. The genocide occurred by surprise as “the dead are crying out for justice. Their voices must be heard. It is the responsibility of the survivors to speak out for those who are unable to speak, in order that the genocide and holocaust will never happen again in this world” (Pran). The terror shrouded the country and…

Introduction Thesis: In the wake of the Watergate scandal, Congress passed into law the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (“FISA”) to limit the power of the Executive Branch for the secret surveillance activities. Hence, to protect citizen privacy, FISA requires the government to attest that "the objective" of the surveillance is to gather foreign intelligence information. However, the difference between electronics surveillance conducted for national security and law enforcement…

"Justice at last for Cambodians." Toronto Star (Canada) n.d.: Newspaper Source. Web. 10 Mar. 2016. Summary: Olivia Ward, in the article, "Justice at last for Cambodians” is useful for research because it explains what happened during the genocide. The Khmer Regime killed about 2 million people, this was one fourth of the total…

that, that means the death penalty is not an effective way to deterrent them; if murderers do not know that they will be sentenced to death after committing crimes, it means that the death penalty does not achieve as the desired effect. Amnesty international (2000) has declared that there is no clear evidence to show the death penalty can reduce the criminal rate. As a result, the intimidation effect of death penalty is useless to avoid the increasing criminal rate. Additionally, some people…

The second type of the election method is partisan elections. In these elections, candidates are listed on a ballot and are voted on in a primary election. Then, following the primary candidates listed on a ballot in a general election. However, unlike nonpartisan elections, partisan elections include the party affiliation for those running (“Judicial Selection: The Process of Choosing Judges”, 2008, p. 6). Just as appointment had certain benefits and negatives, likewise, so does election. Each…

the way judiciary system should operate. Firstly he points that questions of legal right and liability should be decided by applying the law and not by exercise of discretion. He refers to the concept of open court procedures. He understands that everyone should have a right to go to court once they are not able to resolve their issues on their own, therefore he states that means must be provided without prohibitive cost or inordinate delay. The other issue he analyses is fairness. Any state…

decision. Accordingly, understanding the core values of the social work profession, and having a thorough understanding of your own core values, is central to resolving value conflicts. The core values of the social work profession are service, social justice, dignity, human relationships, integrity, and competence (NASW IS THIS A CITATION?). Each clinician, in the context of their own experience, defines these core values. They are not defined by the NASW, instead the NASW established…