International human rights law

State. There are many conflicts and clashes between the Rohingya and the government, as well as some other ethnic groups in Rakhine. When Myanmar gained independence in 1948, the Rohingya were able to apply for identity cards, which offered some rights, and some even served in Parliament. But after a military coup in 1962, the Rohingya lost their status and were considered foreigners which has…

and very important that is fairness level of Man and Woman. Now a day everywhere we are hearing that man and women should have equal rights and Woman must have equal rights like as man. In legitimate law it is very well explained that woman must have all the rights of independency to live his life accordingly his own way of life and woman must have acquire the rights which man has already acquired. Although woman and man must have real friends in every step of life and will be treated as equal…

Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Convention on Civil and Political Rights. From a moral point of view, we agree that torture is ‘evil in itself’ (mala in se) : the act is inherently wrong by nature, independent of the law. This means that it is not required to base it on a legal rule to prove that torture is wrong, because the action is wrong in essence. The prohibition of torture is universally accepted as a peremptory norm of international law (ius cogens) and it…

In Document A, Charles Santiago, Chair of Asean Parliament for Human Rights, views that the Rohingya refugee crisis issue is no longer a Burma issue, but a regional issue, and claims that the problem had started with the Burma government refusing to give citizenship to the Rohingya, so the long-term strategy would be for ASEAN to pressurize Burma to make changes to the lives of the Rohingya, while the short-term strategy will only be for the countries, which are mainly Thailand, Malaysia and…

fit, no matter the age of that person. Parents, along with all other guardians, do not possess the right to force their child to partake in a religion they have explicitly stood against. The consequences of forcing children into a religion are that it inhibits their development, hurts their overall outlook on life, and violates their fundamental human rights. Some may say that parents reserve this right until their child reaches adulthood at 18 years of age. However, parents or guardians should…

“Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers” (UN General Assembly, Article 19). This excerpt from The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, created in response to the atrocities committed during World War II, recognizes the unalienable human right to freedom of speech and expression. Over one hundred and fifty…

combat the terrorists without killing civilians. Moreover, this nation needs to use diplomacies and sanctions to the country that aids terrorists. Nevertheless, drones should not be used because drones kill innumerable innocent people, violate international laws, and the United State spends a lot of money in drones. Drones kill many innocent people when they go on a mission. Numerous missions from drones are to kill terrorists, yet civilians are killed from drones, too. For example, the…

It is overwhelming impressive how the human mind can store substantial information, perform complex recollection, but on the other hand, can also choose to turn against facts laid down by “authentic” history—history that is definitely not a victim of deception, not instigated by the seduction of dictatorship, and not twisted to fit and give glory to a specific family’s narrative. The truth is, a country’s story is not just chronicled in History books which some aim to misinform; more so, it is…

Sovereignty is an important concept in International Relations. Before, the concept of sovereignty is formally introduced, it is important to mention that the word ‘state’ and ‘country’ will be interchangeably used in this context. Sovereignty can be referred to as the independent authority over a territory (country or state). States can be said to be sovereign if there is no authority in the form of an international organization or supranational entity to tell them what to do. Examples in this…

The Death Penalty: Immoral and Inhumane Imagine for a moment, that someone inflicted a horrendous, illegal act to hurt either you or one of your loved ones. Do you then believe that that individual should be put to death for what he/she has done? That the government should be allowed to take away that person’s life, one where they may have their own family, a disability or mental illness, or loved ones of their own? Capital punishment is defined by Oxford Dictionaries as “the legally authorized…