Kofi Annan

“Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family” (Kofi Annan). Moreover, from time after time we have seen great men in history such as John Locke, Thomas Jefferson, Martin Luther King and Aristotle talk about the importance of education. According to Katharine Hansen, “education is the essence of the democratic…

This change is echoed in the words of United Nations secretary general Kofi Annan in 1999 when he stated ‘state sovereignty in its most basic sense is being redefined by the forces of globalisation and international cooperation’. The post Cold War world recognized that there are many non-state actors playing a role on the global…

Mass killings are very devastating to hear about. They victimize the lives of innocent men, women, and children. When mass killings become a regular, along with other cruelties, it is called a genocide. Genocide, as of Dictionary.com, is defined as “the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group.”(“Genocide”) Because this kind of barbarism isn’t normal and humane, it has to be stopped or prevented. Genocide could be prevented by understanding…

Introduction Being the direct grandson of His Majesty King Chulalongkorn, King Rama V, King Bhumibol's ascension to the throne was predictable. On May 5th, 1950, at his coronation, His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, or King Rama IX of Chakri Dynasty declared the Oath of Accession, ‘we shall reign with righteousness, for the benefits and happiness of the Siamese people’ was the promise he made to Siamese people. His Majesty had a choice to stay in his luxurious palace but he chose not to.…

Is the Genocide Convention an adequate tool to prevent future genocides? Genocide and its prevention is a critical and controversial topic from a long time. Though the word ‘genocide’ has not been used from a long time but the act of genocide is a very old phenomenon. Among the important issues genocide is one of the serious topic for international to prevent it. So, genocide convention is one of the possible and adequate tools which is created by the international to prevent the future…

What a person puts into their body has a huge impacted on the quality of life that person may have. The food that humans eat makes the difference in the life span they have, the energy levels from day-to-day, Height, weight and many other factors of the human body. Typically a person will eat the food that is most affordable to them. However, we eat food that is safe for consumption. Taking what the Food and Drug Administration says is safe to eat and most often what is popular in to account…

“In their greatest hour of need, the world failed the people of Rwanda.” Kofi Annan, a diplomat who served as a Secretary -General of the United Nation. Both himself and his department won a Nobel Peace Prize in 2001 but he later quit his position at UN when he became frustrated at the lack of intervention that was desperately needed in both Rwanda and Syria. Ultranationalism can be viewed through the scope of genocide in Rwanda and how the devastating event greatly impacted the lives of…

Forced Marriage is a human rights violation in society (Inspiration to Empowering Human Rights and Human Dignity) Introduction The word, human rights was used after the World War II, and the ideology of human rights have been discussed many years ago. Human Rights were based on the idea of natural rights, which pre-existed in human society. The antecedents to human rights are found in all cultures and religions. Through time, starting from the Magna Carta to the Universal Declaration of Human…

“The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers,” says a character in Henry VI by Shakespeare. Unbeknownst to many, this line implies that lawyers stand in the way of tyranny. It underscores the significance of legal professionals in societies. While the legal profession in the modern sense was nonexistent in ancient times, practicing law is one of the oldest learned professions across the world. The purpose of this paper is to examine the evolutionary role of the legal profession in…

Kofi Annan, a Ghanaian diplomat, said, “Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.” Galileo Galilei’s life was a battle against the Catholic church because he was seeking to prove an idea that was against their teachings. After years of research, Galileo came to the conclusion that the Earth revolved around the Sun. To the church, the Earth and the Pope were the center of the universe because they were made by God…