Sovereignty

A v SSHD [2005] 2 AC 68 This case, which has been brought before the House of Lords by nine men, who were issued a certificate of a suspected international terrorist under the Section 21 of the Anti – Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 and who were detained under Section 23 of that Act. Their Lordships have answered the questions of law, forming the ratio decidendi. Firstly, did Article 15 apply in the Belmarsh case in order to allow the derogation from Article 5 and the suspension of…

North American integration has not seen much progress since NAFTA came into effect in 1994. A large inhibitor of this stagnant integration is the dual-bilateral relationship that exists between the three countries. Several failed initiatives for furthering integration have been made by many different leaders throughout history. None of these attempts have succeeded in making significant progress towards a unified region. Canada’s recently elected Prime Minister Justin Trudeau seems to inspire…

use an African-centered anthropological approach in order to conceptualize politics of “belonging” in the neoliberal global order. Both examine identity politics centered around inclusion and exclusion in light of transforming citizenships and sovereignties, and advocate for a re-assessment of taken-for-granted assumptions utilized by the discipline. Ferguson and the Comaroffs aim to examine anthropological theory from an African perspective by analyzing phenomena specific to the region, and…

However the fact that she does not respect the Sabbath is her flaw in her relationship with God. One would think Mary would be angry with God for punishing her but instead she willingly accepts. By accepting this punishment she acknowledges God’s sovereignty. Even though she thinks captivity as a punishment she still believes that God has mercy and will save her. It is in times of struggle and difficulty when one can encounter God because he gives hope to his people. She quotes the Psalm, “Be…

know they posses. Percy discusses his theory that humans are not getting the full value of life by unintentionally accepting their roles as a passive consumer, allowing them to be persuaded without knowing. He explains how humans have lost their sovereignty, but provides a number of solutions to try and help the individual remove this disastrous mindset. Percy explains this in two…

to their criticism, Conservatives also mention section 3 of the HRA, which allows domestic courts to derogate from statutes by interpreting provisions as widely as alienation with the Convention requires. One believes it undermines Westminster sovereignty, as per the example of Regina v Loosely, where their Lordship went insincere extent in applying the relevant provisions of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 on the case in order to serve the interpretations of the ECtHR and successfully…

nationality; and international guarantees of the political and economic independence and territorial integrity of the several Balkan states should be entered into. XII. The turkish portion of the present Ottoman Empire should be assured a secure sovereignty, but the other nationalities which are now under Turkish rule should be assured an undoubted security of life and an absolutely unmolested opportunity of autonomous development, and the Dardanelles should be permanently opened as a free…

From the works of Thucydides, realism was created and has become a major paradigm in international politics. Thucydides studied the Polynesian War between Athens and Sparta, and he studied the relations between these city-states. From his many observations, he put a focus on how the balance of power is a major factor in international politics as well as the importance of the state. The state is an essential component of realism and it is the foundation for many of the central assumptions coming…

Agamben starts with two distinctions : zoe versus bios and oikos versus polis. Zoe refers to the form of life common to all living things, whereas bios refers to a form of life specific to an individual or groups. Agamben's second distinction runs in parallel: oikos is concerned with managing a household and household economics, whereas the polis is concerned with developing the good life. Agamben tells us that, starting with Aristotle and the Greeks, the Western polis was founded by relegating…

English settlers colonised Australia, their actions suggested the land was terra nullius; a legal doctrine claiming land to be ‘occupied by no one’ (Bailey, 1997). Under this principle the British government colonised Australia establishing British sovereignty and imposing their laws to govern the land under the Crown (Indigenous Notes). However, terra nullius does not legitimize British colonization of Australia as there was little or no negotiation with indigenous inhabitants, due to British…