International human rights law

Not only does it create a sense of togetherness, activism also helps humans move forward as a whole. However, some see activism as a form of extremism and they, therefore, oppose some or all forms of it. This opinion is overall misguided and erroneous. Thus, activism is vital to human society to move forward and to ensure a brighter future for generations to come. One of the main components of activism is human and civil rights movements. There is a myriad of movements and revolutions…

region, and more able to provide for the basic needs of its citizens. The U.S. provided $277 million in bilateral aid to DRC in 2016, along with $166 million in emergency assistance. Targeted sanctions under Executive Order 13413 (2006) focus on human rights issues such as sexual violence and child soldiers, both of which are exacerbated by conflict mineral mining and trade. As Obama, himself, has noted – the most immediate challenge to any U.S. – Congo policy is the complexity and extensiveness…

Ticking Time Bomb The term torture makes teeth cringe with scenes of a person tied down to a chair with ruptured lips, busted up face, in a closed place full of people taking turns in “punching the truth” out of them. Torturers have an illusion of discovering the “truth” through inventive shapes of inflicting tortuous pain on a terrorist. Throughout times of crisis, this technique can be attractive to practice. The ticking time bomb scenario is always a form in a try to justify torture. These…

classified as ‘free.’ Ethiopia’s freedom status is ‘not free.’ It has a freedom rating of a 6.5. Another way to look at how democratic a country is to examine the political and civil rights score a state is given by the Freedom House. Again the lower the score the more democratic a state is. Ethiopia has a political rights score of a 7 and a civil liberties score of 6 (Freedom House 2016). The poor scores Ethiopia received can be attributed to the political instituion of Ethiopia as the Freedom…

Violations in South Sudan All humans are given basic rights at birth. To take these away from someone or to violate these natural rights is a crime against humanity. These basic human rights are being completely disregarded in South Sudan. South Sudan, known as the world’s newest country, has descended into a civil war early in their history. In the midst of their civil war, soldiers on both sides have committed crimes against humanity, with no one held accountable. All across the unity state…

Widely debated, largely ignored, euthanasia has been one of the largest human rights issues of its time. This decision has been set up for the states to decide for themselves, although more than three-fourths of the United States condemn euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide as second-degree manslaughter. This act can be administered by lethal injection which is known as euthanasia. Or it can be administered by taking pills, which is known as assisted-suicide. There are thousands of cases in…

HISTORY OF INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW Generally, International Humanitarian Law is considered as a set of rules which governs the conduct of humanitarian in armed conflicts. It provides the protection to person who are not or no longer participating in the hostilities besides it controls the usage of weapons and methods of warfare. According to Mr. Jean in his work, “Humanitarian law is a branch of public international law which owes its inspiration to a feeling for humanity and which is…

It is human nature to laud our superiority over others, and with free speech, the results are people, who may not be smarter, trying to put down others and push their opinion on them. Free speech is vital for the health of our society but it most definitely needs limits too. In a perfect world freedom of speech would be allowed up until the point when you are purposely hurting and offending people, but it would be impractical to legislate this. Inciting violence and infringement of the law such…

lawyers from it’s induction in law, accellerating intense legal debate for the justification for this "strange and wonderful" doctrine per Holmes. From it’s appearance in the Code of Hammurabi to it’s presence with English lawyers in decisions ranging from the Statute of Wills in 1540, the Statute of Tenures in 1660 and even in current pending cases, this doctrine has been controversial in every respect ranging from public policy considerations to human rights law. Professor Wade described it…

Walworth Barbour American International School Was the U.S. Supreme Court Correct in Its Decision in Brown vs Entertainment Merchants Association. Mark Sbitnev US History Mr. Marusak Fall Semester 2015 Introduction On May 20, 2009, Governor Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Jerry Brown filed a petition for certiorari with the Supreme Court , asking the Court to hear an appeal of the 9th Circuit’s ruling(Gamasutra Article). In court the California argues that its Act may restrict the…