Laws of war

Offering sanctuary to women and children seeking protection from despatch to Nauru would break the law. That is a fact. The important question is whether it would be right to break the law. In healthy democracies this question is frequently raised. Bearded protestor at #LetThemStay rally in BrisbaneIn any society it is common for people to break the law and disobey lawful instructions. People fail to move on when instructed by police, evade tax, drive too fast, keep silent about abuse in…

know when they’ll be jumped. Blood pours into the sewer at every street corner. Welcome to the gun controlled world. This is why we need more gun control laws then what we have now. Gun laws are super important to today’s society. The founding fathers made these laws as a precaution. Today we have updated guns. Therefore, we need updated gun laws to keep the blood off the streets. In 2015, there were 475 people killed because of school shootings. Since 2012, that number has been slowly…

Law Enforcement vs. Military Our Police Force and out Military are both very important in keeping our country safe. They sacrifice so much in order to keep us safe. They are both similar in many ways, such as how they are ranked, how they protect us from inside and outside our borders, and how they are criticized so harshly on everything they do. However, their differences are just as important. Those being where their jurisdiction is, how they enforce, and who they deal with. Each branch of…

did The Uniting and strengthening America by providing Appropriate Tools Required to intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 or simply put, The Patriot act was signed into law on October 26th, 2001. The purpose of the Patriot Act is to deter and punish terrorist threats domestically and aboard. The act strengthens law enforcement granting them the necessary tools and applications in order to detect and prosecute terrorists around the globe and domestically. The Patriot act has met much…

The United Nations adopted the Human Rights laws on the Tenth of December 1948. Human rights can be thought of as the important backbone of modern society as it helps create a frictionless society. This is why it is very important for all humans to follow human rights laws as it ensures justice is promoted within society. One of the most important sub categories within the declaration of human rights is the rights of children. The reason for separate laws for individuals under the age of 18 is…

powers” originates to Baron de Montesquieu, a French Enlightenment philosopher. History shows that when one group with the same ideology is in power, tyranny and mass slaughter soon follow. There was still the option of the judicial branch saying the law was unconstitutional, but, as human nature is not constant, a traditionally Conservative judge, Chief Justice John Roberts voted in favor of the bill, surprising many. There are many different ways to separate the powers of a government.…

be. We see problems occurring with the way Muslims are approached and the problems they are faced with daily. The global war on terrorism, if nothing else has brought up discussion of when and how people can use violence or restrict the liberties of their own citizens or persons they encounter (Nolte, 2004). Our issues with war on terror have brought up many conflicts that law enforcement got themselves into and there’s many opinions that others have on that. Was it right? What the punishment…

John Locke is arguably the most influential philosopher in regards to common law as a whole and specifically the development of the American Republic. His opinions on the nature of man and the duties of government lay the groundwork for representative democracy and fight heavily against the concept of divine right of kings. His belief is that people are born with freedom and that any subjection or restrictions should be created as a means to maintain the freedoms of all men instead of enforcing…

written by Jefferson and Madison in order to nullify the Sedition Acts and declare states power to judge legitimacy of federal law. Jefferson and Madison argued that since the states were around before the Constitution, and created the document which made the federal government, they had the right to interpret the Constitution and choose whether they wanted to obey laws passed by the federal government. Furthermore, this gave tremendous power to the states and went against federalism which the…

protected by the city walls. On the other hand, most plebeians were poor, their houses were in the rural area without protection. While they went to war to protect the state, their farms were not taken care of or destroyed by the enemy. As the result, they went bankrupt and were forced to lend money to the patricians. To make things worse, the law of debt at the time was very harsh for them. If they could not pay their debt, they had to sell their belonging, farm, or even their family and…