International law

International and domestic law are not perfect instruments to fight against cyberattacks, chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) agents and weapons, terrorism finance, or terrorism in general, the private sector and civilian population has to be involved. This is because the nature of these unconventional attacks, coupled with the impossibilities of “perfect security” only allows for a balancing of risk that can be achieved through a redundancy approach to managing these threats.…

should be banned in the U.S. because they cause the loss of innocent lives, violate international…

In the short story, “The Lottery”, Shirley Jackson uses imagery and symbolism to show that evil can be present in the most innocent environment, resulting in society being tainted with dark illusion. Superstitious tradition symbolized an important role to the people in this village. Mr. Summers a man that was in charge of the majority of the events in the town, always spoke about making a new black box but never did. (134) The people of the village would rather keep the same box rather than…

Immanuel Kant, assumes that the international system is anarchic but also believes that peace is possible for peace through cooperation. Liberals believe that the international law "is a way of structuring "patterns of individual and group interaction in transnational society, patterns which, in turn, create interests that make up and constrain state action," (Burly, 1993-230). Liberals also stress the importance of liberal values, such as democracy, within the international system. In light of…

In the classic boomerang, a violation against human rights is committed by the state causing internal and external protests to occur, the state is then pressured to succumb to the demands of the people and enact change (Godoy, Feb 07). When applied to the Wells Fargo/Seattle case the boomerang misses the initial step because abuse has yet to happen and the final step because Wells Fargo did not follow the demands of the protestors. In Latin America, the boomerang was a powerful tool used to…

(UN), the European Union (EU), and the European Council have implemented many international documents; these have established a way to incriminate human trafficking crime. (Cochintu, Stoicu, & Tutunaru, 2011). Currently, the United Nations (UN) has numerous regional programs and agencies that are working together to fight against human trafficking. Since these programs are working with the UN, they are all International Governmental Organizations. Intergovernmental organizations are important…

role of Civil Society has become extremely significant in International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law due to its contributions in developing and implementing their rules and principles. This development has revolutionized the International System as the ability of individuals to act on issues of concern for humanity is slowly becoming of increasing relevance on global platforms. Therefore, the study of International Relations must extend its purview to examine intersociety…

is a member of many international organisations, including the United Nations and the Council of Europe. The state is also a party to many international treaties and conventions. However, even though these agreements have been signed and acknowledged, they have no legal force within the state. The reason for this is because Ireland takes a dualist approach to international law. Monism and dualism are theories describing the relationship between international law and domestic law. Monism’s…

organization that I researched during this assignment was Amnesty International. Researching this organization and was hard and fascinating at the same time. It was hard to read about the worldwide abuse of human rights that happens around the globe, it was also hard to see the organization fight against law enforcement here in the USA. I come from a family of public servants, my family members are law enforcement, and I also consider all Fire, Law and EMS my family through and through. I am…

this week was Chapter 14 for the Cali textbook. This chapter focuses on environmental law. In the beginning of the chapter the author talks about how international treaties play a role in environmental protection. There are two types of treaties that focuses on environmental law. The first treaty is global and issue-specific and the second is a regional regulatory treaty. Each treaty is involved in international relations and they each have their own importance. Later, in the chapter the author…