issues difficult. For instance, in Northeast Asia, various transnational environmental challenges exist. One is air pollution such as acid rain and yellow dust. Another is sea pollution such as drifting refuse, decline in migratory species, and radiation leakages from nuclear power stations. Since the creation of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in 1992, various forms of transnational environmental cooperation were developed between Korea, Japan, and other…
is one form of punishment that has been known for a long time with various cultures that are considered as the most severe form of punishment. The death penalty inflicted as the effort to maintain and enforce the morality and justice. The criminal law is not to revenge the crimes that have been done by someone so that justice in the form of absolute balance remains is reached. The state and the authority do not have the authority to revoke the right to human…
At the beginning of 2013, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees estimated that 10.4 million people worldwide were classed as refugees. That is, 10.4 million people that had fled their home country in fear of persecution. In 2011 there were a total of 1,669,725 asylum applications received worldwide, yet only 0.92% of those were made to Australia (Healey 2013). Despite being a signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convention, Australia has some of the toughest immigration policies worldwide.…
authority figures, the adaptabilities of the laws, origins of laws, and the teachings. There are many wonders in life in which asks the bigger questions such as the origins of moral judgment in humans. It leads…
dedicated to greater student power – they dedicated their protest to a movement to end American involvement in the Vietnam War. The women’s movement protested to bring equality to American women. The gay rights movement protested to end biases and laws against homosexuals. The environmental movement protested to change the conditions of man-made pollution, population growth, and the wasting of natural resources. In the 1960s, many Americans participated in more than one protest movement.…
entered into World War II seeking power by means of land, natural resources, and military dominance. Though Japan thought they were dominant in the mid 19th century they were significantly behind the United States, leading to reformation. In 1853 the United States forced Japan into signing the Convention…
security issue that impacts the entire international system. The South China Sea debacle has been rife with conflict for not only the claimants involved. China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, and the Philippines are all tangled up in a dispute of territorial and jurisdictional claims over a vital and influential expanse of sea. Cooperation has been attempted, but a resolution has yet to be found. The South China Sea issue provides a perfect example of a security dilemma which has arisen as a…
Human rights are universally grounded on the values of respect and fundamental freedoms; the central notion is that each individual is an ethical and balanced being who deserves to be treated with dignity. We are all equal, “born free and equal in dignity and rights,” and we are wholly entitled to human rights by virtue of being human. One’s gender, nationality, domestic or ethnic origin, colour, religion, language, or any other status does not alter an individuals’ eligibility to human rights,…
territories. One such dispute, which is engulfing Canadian and foreign news, is the situation in the Arctic. It is creating friction between many powerful nations, who all want a slice of the ice-cold pie. Gas, oil, minerals, and even shipping routes are bringing about a curious cold war over a cold piece of land. Northern nations like Canada, Russia, the United States, and Denmark are competing with their…
fuel in today’s industrial economy. These fuels have a similar effect on the environment and the burning of the ozone layer. A study publish in Environmental Research Letters ranks the countries from greatest to least in overall climate change. The United State ranks first as its responsible for a 0.151 C° increase, China comes in second with a 0.063 C° increase and third is Russia, fourth is Brazil and fifth is India. China, Brazil and India are considered developing countries which means that…