International humanitarian law

a charity that will greatly help them. There are many charities that can be accessed online including charities like Doctors Without Borders, World Vision, the International Medical Corps, and hundreds more. All of them help remarkably and their online access makes it easy for a lot of the world to donate. The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF), for example, has been helping children in Syria. The kids that are travelling with their families in search of a home have…

questions emerge: What defines a humanitarian crisis? On what grounds should an organization or nation provide aid to a country in crisis? And what are the ultimate effects of providing such assistance to a people in crisis, in detail; whether positive…

I am going to discuss Singer’s thesis in his article “The Singer Solution to World Poverty.” His thesis is as follows: • If you don’t donate to organizations like UNICEF and Oxfam America, you’re acting just as badly as Bob. The reason why Singer believe this is because Bob’s situation resembles that of people able but unwilling to donate to overseas aid organizations like UNICEF and Oxfam America. Singer paraphrases one of philosopher Peter Unger’s book, Living High and Letting Die example in…

lead to the international law creation. The creation of the juridical regulation becomes compulsory for all the states. The violation of an international obligation causes international response of the States. In this framework, a State which commits unlawful acts of international perception and whose liability has been proven under the rules of international law may be subject to sanctions. Sanctions can be defined as measures imposed by states or organs representing the international community…

one side of the spectrum are those who believe that the most emphasized aspect of international law should be the protection of sovereignty while others hope for individual rights to be promoted and protected. International lawyers Kofi Annan and Martti Koskenniemi, offer their contrasting perspectives. Martti Koskenniemi believes that sovereignty since its inception has played a vital role in developing international relations, he notes that, “The pattern of influence and decision-making that…

Most countries have extradition laws. Most countries also have extradition treaties such as Mexico and the United States, as shown above. If two countries have an extradition treaty, they have an agreement to extradite each others wanted fugitives based upon the terms of the treaty; “considered simply as a contract between two independent Governments” (Spears 95). Even when a treaty is not present, extradition will usually be granted if it meets certain conditions regarding how the extradition…

seeking refugee status in Australia. The relevant law to children seeking refugee status in Australia is the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) that states the interests of the child should be the primary consideration. Changes introduced on the 25 September 2014, to the Migration…

(4) humanitarian intervention (class 12) (25 points) Please explain: (a) the arguments why humanitarian intervention in Kosovo was legitimate under international law; While the U.N. Charter does not say anything about humanitarian intervention, Article 2(4) of the Charter does prohibit “the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state…” (Cited handout) Some feel that this prohibits any type of humanitarian intervention, wherein one state…

organizational charts, strategic plans, or secret correspondence, and their tactical effectiveness is entirely dependent on the caliber of human intelligence on the ground.” “The drone campaign presents a fundamental challenge to U.S. national security law, as evidenced by the controversial killing of four American citizens in attacks in Yemen and Pakistan.” The use of drone strikes has allowed the president to be personally, “involved in putting together kill lists that can include…

resilience. Resilience argues for the combination of humanitarian aid and development programs and has become popular in politics and basically argues that ending need is a priority of humanitarian organizations. However, based on evidence from articles on resilience, ("Supporting Resilience in Difficult Places" and "Building Resilience by Deconstructing Humanitarian Aid") combining humanitarian aid and development organizations is not the answer. Humanitarian aid organizations and development…