International Court of Justice

including the miraculous U.S. hockey team from 1980 and the incredible rookie performance by sports legend Magic Johnson. The equality and treatment of women also made remarkable progress in the 1980s, when SandraO’Connor was appointed as a justice in the Supreme Court and when Sally Ride travelled into…

political science. A major in political science will give me the knowledge to understand the relationship between people and institutions. It focuses on political organizations such as legislatures, courts and executives. There is also a wide range of study, including local, national and international politics. This major will provide me with the tools needed to attend law school because it teaches research skills, and analytical thinking. There are six things all political science majors should…

In the twentieth century many reached the understanding that disputes are normal in human society, and not necessarily destructive, and that if they do not get out of hand they may have within them a potential for growth, maturity, and social changes, an opportunity for new ways of thinking and new experiences. Because conflicts are an integral part of human interaction, one should learn to manage them: to deal with them in a way that prevents escalation and destruction, and arrives at new,…

It is evident that institutions at the national and international level are crucial in society and provides mechanism of social order that governs the behavior amongst individuals in society. Institutions are a vital part of politics that cannot be overlooked. For John Locke and Jeremy Bentham, the world institution carries a broader meaning as it is rooted in norms, values, legislature, behavior, and society. In his work "Second Treatise of Government,” John Locke defines the state of nature…

and feel they have a spiritual connection with the whale. Many countries practice this culture which resulted in The International Whaling Commission (IWC) granting countries to hunt under indigenous hunting provisions in greenway. However, because of such frequent hunting it led to these gentle giants being almost extinct. In March 31st 2014, the International Court of Justice issued a ruling that whales can now only be hunted for scientific research which will determine if…

For example, for participants who believed that trafficked migrants shouldn’t be afforded the same working conditions as Australians, were less likely to be interested in their human rights. Almost half of the participants believed that people claim they are victims of human trafficking to avoid deportation. This could be attributed to confusion over the difference between human trafficking and people smuggling. Having said that, most participants agreed that anyone can be a victim of human…

formats of media. File sharing websites have been around the Internet for years, but the former world largest was shut down in 2012 by the US Department of Justice. The website was Megaupload.com, a file sharing website that allowed people to illegally download any form of digital media. Megaupload was considered to be “running an international organized criminal enterprise allegedly responsible for massive worldwide online piracy of numerous…

destabilize a well organized or legitimate system of government in place which at the letter end cost human lives should be punish because of lots of life involved. This is sometimes referred to as genocide and such cases are through the International Court of Justice. Rehabilitation theory plays a unique role in re-structuring some wrongdoing and certain crimes and allows the offenders back in the society. For instance someone arrested and charged for drunk driving would be compelled to undergo…

The court and the Dynamics of Integration Jana Forstova 1. Introdution Driving question: No typical driving question. The aim of the article is to point out that the ECJ does not have solely legal role, but it also acts as a law-maker and policy maker (acting as a catalyst towards integration process, single market, harmonization etc) Notion: ECJ – seated in Luxembourg 1. The Court of Justice (ECJ): Created in 1952 as a court of ECSC (under Treaty of Paris), in 1958 renamed: Court of Justice…

Whale industry is popular in several countries, Japan, Norway, Iceland, in some parts of Russia and Canada. Thousands of whales have been killed and this has to stop because whales population is decreasing. Whales are long-lived, from 70-150 years, and slow to reproduce. It makes them very vulnerable to population collapses. The IWC allows Norway to hunt under an “objection” to the ban and Japan use “ research purposes” loophole to hunt whales. In addition, these countries are claiming that…