Laws of war

served in court of law, the terms justice and law must be defined first. Justice is broadly getting and knowing what is just based on moral concepts such as law, equity, ethics, rationality, religion,…

There is no international consensus on the use of drone strikes, so whenever one occurs overseas, the country involved has no real say in the matter. There are no standards or any forms of safeguards, involving drones.(Greg Kennedy- U.S. Army War College) The use of drones, without the knowledge of the international community can result in a possible chaotic situation, leading to an accident in which a high level officer or official could get hurt. In 2011, it was revealed that the U.S. had…

through. A man named Henry David Thoreau was a very hippy person. He thought the war was wrong. He refused to pay taxes to the American government because of it. However, it was illegal to refuse to pay taxes which are owed to the government.Thoreau was arrested and thrown in jail.Thoreau sat in a jail cell, rather than pay the taxes and a fine to get out. He did this to make a public statement: "I refuse to support the war." While…

the quality of life for women was barely acceptable; the quality of life for African-Americans was absolutely horrendous. Fortunately, after republic idealism and the revolutionary war, things had started to look up for women and African-Americans. First, lets speak about women’s rights after the revolutionary war. When women weren’t married they had the legal right to have any job that did not require a degree or certificate, and they could live wherever they desired. They could even sell…

benefit because they would be untouchable. The Constitution has many ways of abolishing tyranny and making it hard for the people in power to take advantage of it. The Constitution does help against government having absolute power, mainly because issues laws that contain rights for its citizens. Separation of power, an idea brought by Montesquieu; it’s one of the common ways of making sure power was spread and governments had limited control over what goes on. “The power surrendered by the…

the Judicial Branch and it is one of the main courts in the United States. It has the supremacy to check over the laws made by the executive branch and the right to say if the president is acting inappropriately or making ruthless choices. The Judicial Branch is in charge of determining the sense of the law, how it pertains to real life scenarios and whether an act breaks the rules of constitution. The Separation of…

In the law case Texas vs Johnson, Johnson burnt an American in protest of a potential nuclear war and should have been placed in jail. There are several reasons why he should have gone even though the court didn’t aprove because he was “protected” by the second amendment. The American flag is a symbol of our nation and should be respected. If a non-American would have done this, they would have been thrown in jail. Due to public endangerment, disrespect and improper acknowledgement, he should…

Drug control policies Thesis statement There has been an ongoing debate on drug decriminalization, legalization and laying of stricter illicit drug control policies. Whereas some countries feel that decriminalizing illicit drugs will increase their consumption, some countries believe that it is important to put in place stricter rules. To proponents of putting stricter, it will reduce the consumption of these drugs thereby reducing the general damage that they pause to those who consume them.…

the speed of most muggle civilizations that enforced laws to protect the rights of its citizens. Knowing this fact, it was hard to believe that two of the most horrendous laws existing throughout history were being brought back: the Arranged Marriage Law and Slavery. These laws were revolting. Both had been banned centuries before, the Slave Law leaving as house elves became more common throughout the pureblood homes and the Arranged Marriage Law going as society modernized. The timing of their…

Body cameras After reading “Should law enforcement agents wear body cameras”, it targets people that have experienced police brutality. Body cameras shows an officers’ point of view of how they react in difficult situations and carry out duties. Whether or not law enforcement carry out the law justly, body cameras will be used as evidence to understand both sides. This article lists main points on why officers should wear them and not wear them. How it works is the camera will be pinned on the…