Karen E. Smith "European Union Foreign Policy in a Changing World"
«General overview. The promotion of human rights and the promotion of democracy and good governance. Political conditionality. Diplomatic instruments. Conclusion and criticism....»
«European Union Foreign Policy in a Changing World provides a clear introduction to the complexities of the contemporary European Union foreign policy, and offers a comprehensive and a distinctive perspective on the nature of the European Union's inte...»
The role of ethics in the company (2006)
«Overview of the Concept of Ethics. Ethics in business. Issues in Business Ethics. How to integrate ethics into the business?. Ethics and Culture. Ethics and Responsibility. Difficulties in the use of ethics in business. Gender. Environmental Ethics...»
«The place of ethics in the company raises many questions: What areas are covered by corporate ethics? Is it an element of corporate reputation for external use? Does it create a new social climate within the company? However, a major problem has been...»
Trade off between the economic benefits as opposed to the ethical and environmental pro...
«Introduction. The UN global compact and the corporate social responsibility debate. Global impact definition. Regulatory code. Distinct lack of government authority. Relationship between corporate social responsibility and human rights remains. The...»
«The concept of ethics, social responsibility and accountability in business is inherently complex and has fuelled polarized debate as to the parameters of its role in practice. Furthermore, this has been compounded by the integration of the globaliza...»
The erosion of the welfare state in the United States
«Introduction.. Recent reforms to the welfare policy: The wrong direction.. The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.. President Carter's efforts to have the United States recognize and respect economic human rights.. Bush...»
«For more than a century welfare states have developed both in Western Europe and in North America. The welfare state is based on the idea that the state or the government should be responsible for maintaining a certain level of service for its citiz...»
The right to strike in Europe
«Introduction. The right to strike in Europe. The right to strike and the European law. Conditions the right to strike. The effects of the strike. Limiting the right to strike in Europe. Limits depending on the status. Limits of units. Limits by...»
«'A strike is the name given to a collective movement conducted at the initiative of all or part of the staff of a company, usually intended to compel employers to negotiate working conditions and pay (Law Dictionary). The right to strike presuppose...»
Humanitarian intervention is merely a pretext for states national interests
«Introduction.. The intervention engaged in 1999 by the United States in the Serbian province of Kosovo,. The normative theory.. Concepts related to the norms in humanitarian intervention.. The case of media pressure and public opinion.. Arguments...»
«After the Second World War in 1945, the notion of 'crime against humanity' emerged to condemn the killing of the Jews by the Nazis. In reaction to this shock, several countries stood in favour of conveying a new way of thinking about international re...»
In spite of its record of failure the EU continues to try to develop a common fore...
«Introduction.. Creation of European defence community and the concept of a common foreign policy.. Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP).. Political background of member states.. Reasons for which EU needs a common policy.. To guarantee peace...»
«The European Union is often described as an "economical giant but political pigmy" . The Union is indeed the first commercial power in the world, but its political representation on the global stage is weak. From many points of view, the former attem...»
European integration process and its influence for business : Case of Danone
«Introduction. Profile of the company. EU influences on general business setting. European policies that influence the food industry sector. Description of the potential influence on the strategic and tactical choices of Danone. Description of the...»
«Within the last decades, globalization has changed the face of the world with a shift from 'nationalism and protectionism' to the idea of a 'global village'. A new world economic order emerged and the regional and multinational trade agreements and f...»
Power equations in the political system of the United States
«Introduction. A constitutional review. The framework of constitutional amendments. The control of constitutionality: respect for hierarchy. The organization of the Constitutional Council. Competence of the Constitutional Council. A specific...»
«Article 28 of the Universal Declaration of the Human Rights (1793) states that- "a group of people always have the right to revise, reform and change the constitution; a generation cannot subject future generations to its laws." This provision imp...»
The accession of States to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights...
«Introduction. State's obligation. The importance of monitoring. Conclusion....»
«Today, various international instruments allow the protection and respect of human rights. Thus, the International Bill of Rights is the basis composed by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948 and the two subsequent International Covenant...»