Law of the sea

International legal rules limit that ability to apply its statutes extraterritorially, however, there are two determinations for extraterritorial jurisdiction. The first is whether a domestic law exists that covers the offensive act, and the second is whether a sovereign state may, under international law, prescribe such conduct extraterritorially. There are five bases of jurisdiction that states use for application of jurisdiction internationally; territoriality and the effects principle,…

ABSTRACT: - In this paper I will be dealing with women characters in the novel of Amitav Ghosh’s Sea of Poppies. I will focus on the plight of women during the nineteenth century and under colonial rule their condition was even worse. Opium effects life of all women characters directly or indirectly in the novel. I will discuss briefly character of each woman with special focus on Deeti. The character of Paulette daughter of a French botanist living in Calcutta, she respects Indian culture like…

afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed. If people all over the world ...would do this, it would change the world" William Faulkner. Some people would say that any kind of resistance to laws would be a negative impact on a free society, I on the other hand I believe it can actually create a positive impact on a free society. Doctor Martian Luther king Jr., Mahatma Gandhi, and Guatemala recent protest are all examples of how peaceful…

expansion. The external states were commencing to move out of their landmasses and pursue earth in supplementary countries. The United States quickly followed. They pursued in their founder’s footsteps and endeavored to inhabit fields in the distant seas. Though, in the commencing, this demand for extra earth was shouted Manifest Destiny. This believed asserted that Deity was compelling them to inhabit the new western lands. The expansionism that transpired in the late 1800’s was not a…

The other rationale deterrence measures is that they prevent futile deaths. However, drawing causal relationships between Australia’s policies and refugee mortality is an almost impossible task. While Operation Relex and Operation Sovereign Borders clearly reduced arrivals to Australian territory, their impact on the attempted journeys has not been transparently reported by the relevant government agencies. The claims of immigration ministers are accepted, however, these operations have slowed…

or not it actually exists. Some people just refer to it as global warming. However, global climate change is much more than that. It includes global warming along with many other weather pattern changes. These include, but are not limited to, rising sea levels, increasing temperatures, and melting of ice (Shaftel, 2016). One of the biggest causes has been the increase in the amount of greenhouse gases (GHG) being released into the atmosphere and trapping more and more heat (Environmental,…

denied entry into a host state however, he must not be treated harshly as long as his law abiding. Kant believes that the earth belongs to the human race and no one should claim possession of any part of it. From this we can draw that the treatment of refugees in the ongoing migrant crisis in Europe by the Hungarian government is immoral. However, economic migrant have no rights since they are breaking the law of their host state by illegally entering into the state. A cosmopolitan society is a…

different ways.. Jamestown and William Bradford both had some type of government. Jamestown had the House of Burgesses which was the first representative government and Plymouth was self government with the Mayflower Compact, which they agreed to obey all laws. These two colonies were both different but yet also very similar. Jamestown and Plymouth were the first two successful English colonies in North America. They were leaving their homes to have a better future. However, they both came…

Beowulf is not excluded. “Proclaiming that he’d go to that famous king, would sail across the sea to Hrothgar, now when help was needed”(Pg 28). He was willing to sail across a sea to help a person in need, showing impressive determination. “And he’d go to it alone, scorning to lead soldiers against such an enemy: he saw nothing to fear” (Pg 47) Beowulf didn’t hesitate to fearlessly leap…

Spartan government did have elements of democracy similar to Athens. For example, the citizenry (all freemen, no metics or slaves) were able to elect the council. The councilmen were men over 60 who were voted in for life; their jobs were to proposed laws to the citizenry. In contrast to the Spartans, the Athenians’ governmental system was democracy. The Council of 500 was the everyday, full-time government of Athens. The council of 500 was comprised of 50 men from each of the ten tribes…