International humanitarian law

expansion of nuclear club member states, the growing role of regional integrations in combating regional economic development and conflicts, a shift from inter-state to largely intra-state conflicts, intensification of globalization, terrorism, humanitarian emergency, and human rights abuses, have all pre-occupied the multilateral system at the end of Cold War period, and USA was a stronger partner, at least until September 11, 2001. USA become the world hegemony. It no longer became attractive…

globalization, the international community, and international organizations, while attempting to acknowledge the fact that individual countries should have their own governments and be allowed to remain individualized. According to the speech, there is a trend towards multipolarity as well, and interdependence is highly important to the survival of states. Overall, the viewpoint presented is oddly optimistic in regard to achieving global peace and other key factors in the international…

have the right to request in accordance with the international rules to allow them to use their right to self-determination, since the accused state is obligated because the self-determination is a right and obligation towards all and no one should be deprived. No state should claim that if another state is supporting a referendum for self-determination, because it is not a matter that is only for the domestic jurisdiction, but it is also of international relevance. The actions that Reverentia…

children starts in the family where a mother plays a central role in the child's overall development. Gradually, the concept of 'the rights of the child' have come about with the emergence of modern diverse society and complex family forms. Many international human rights treaties may have been used as guidance to protect the rights of the child. However, it is the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), which was adopted in 1989, that sets the framework for the protection…

Needless to say, the Entry into Israel Law does not address the special status of East Jerusalem residents, protected residents who were annexed to Israel, nor does it address the State of Israel's obligations to them. Revoking residency status of East Jerusalem residents contravenes international law. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled in its 2004 advisory opinion to the UN Assembly on the subject of the separation barrier that East Jerusalem is occupied territory, like the rest of…

Humanitarian intervention. Humanitarian intervention has been defined as when a state or a group of states employs military force within another country’s territory to protect civilians against atrocities and/or the consequences of a humanitarian conflict. (Hrea.org p132). It is in every essence different from humanitarian aid which is provided by non-governmental organizations such as Red Cross. Humanitarian aid attempts to find a way around political affiliations. For humanitarian…

persons and individual fleeing persecution have been granting protection by states for centuries; conversely, the refugee regime in the contemporary context is largely the result of the second half of the twentieth century. On like international human rights law, modern refugee law has its roots in the consequences of World War II as well as the refugee crises of the interwar years that preceded it. Enshrined in Article 14(1) of the Universal declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), which was adopted…

question could focus on sub-topics around its operations with international organizations, economic conflicts, or economic sanctions imposed on foreign states. A potential research question could be “Is Canadian foreign policy effective on imposing economic sanctions in conjunction with local laws and rules of international organizations?” The purpose of this research question is to reflect upon how domestic laws intertwine with international laws regarding economic sanctions. These topics are…

1.1 Background The need for an international criminal court came about by the fact that international community did not have adequate instruments to punish those who committed serious international crimes. Abuse of human rights law at the international level went unpunished due to the lack of legal structure and therefore punishment for these international crimes was left to domestic courts. The problem with the domestic courts was that they were used as agents of the criminals. They were…

Rights Movement”, she argues that fighting global terrorism by using military forces is sometimes used as a convenient excuse by governments to vindicate actions against the laws of human rights. Lastly, Hope Lewis and Isabelle…