Settlement conference

1. Introduction UNCED, United Nations Conference on Environment and Development was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil over the period of 12 days in the year 1992. This is also referred to as Rio Summit or Earth Summit. Magnitude and scale of this meet was so huge that 172 countries participated including 116 countries which sent head of the states for this. Also more than 2000 representatives from NGO attended this conference. Agenda 21 which was one of the tangible results of this Earth Summit…

World War II was a testing ground for weapons the world had never seen before, with the most powerful weapons being the two atomic bombs dropped by the United States. The two bombs, Little Boy and Fat Man, were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki respectively (“Avalon Project”). These bombs powered by nuclear fission caused destruction on a scale that had never been seen before. The bombs developed during the Manhattan Project were created in order to end the fighting of World War II. The bombs…

The Different Litigation Processes What is Litigation? Litigation is an action or a lawsuit brought in court to enforce a particular right. It involves a series of steps that may lead to a trial and usually a resolution of the dispute. The two different types of lawsuits are civil and criminal. Although these courses of action seek to come to a resolution, there are many different steps or proceedings involved to get there. Civil litigations seek reimbursements of monetary damages or equitable…

Khan Bahadur Allah Bakhsh Gabol On May 14, 2013 was marked the 70th anniversary of the martyrdom of one of the greatest freedom fighters of India, Allah Baksh. He lived and sacrificed his life for a free and all-inclusive India. Allah Baksh was the Premier (those days the Chief Minister was known by this designation) of Sind during the eventful days of the ‘Quit India’ Movement of 1942 as the head of the ‘Ittehad Party’ (Unity Party) which represented all sections of Sind and did not allow the…

Jimmy Carter was one of the most commonly known U.S presidents, and like all presidents, Jimmy Carter exemplified the roles as the overseeing leader. One as being chief executive, President Carter executed the Executive Order 11803 in 1977. The order reviewed all cases where military duty was abandoned, and it was extremely crucial as it was the Vietnam War crisis at the time. In addition, President Carter thought returning the Panama Canal to Panama would improve their relationship with Latin…

With the goals balance of powerin Europe 2ndgoal was to stop and prevent political revolutions and status quo. Establishment of League of Nations:After WW1In 1919 at the Paris Peace Conference , Wilson, Cecil, and Smuts all suggest their draft proposals. The final contract of the League of Nations was draft by a special commission, and the League was recognized by Part I of the Treaty of Versailles. On 28 June 1919, 44 states signed the…

outcomes that sparked a spirit of revenge. The peace settlement that was made with Germany following World War I left them desiring revenge which led to the start of World War II. World War II had a surprising ending with the dropping of two atomic bombs over Japan by the United States. This upset the USSR, leading to the Cold War. European countries still face many more challenges than the United States which makes them less powerful. The peace settlement that ended World War I didn’t…

Annotated Bibliography [1] R. Holtz, W. Kovacs, T. Sheahan. An Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering, 2nd Ed. New Jersey: Pearson, 2011, pp. 294-301. Liquefaction is a phenomena that appears in not very cohesive soils. There are many factors linked to the existence of quicksand. Holtz, Kovacs, and Sheahan describe how the seepage forces, liquefaction, earthquakes, soil stress and underground water table are crucial elements to the understanding of quicksand. Additionally, the book provides…

For the past five years, Europe witnessed the bloodiest and most destructive war in the history of civilization. Every country at the peace conference has suffered damages and must be repaid for their suffering. As well as ensuring that the victors are compensated for their damages, the barbarians that started the war, including the Kaiser of Germany and the leaders of Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and other countries that supported the German cause, must be punished. The victims of the…

protecting power. The ‘fon et origo’ of the dispute is the boundary settlement made in the period 1904- 1908. Between France and Siam . The Boundary Treaty dated February 13, 1904 laid down the rules and procedures determining the…