International law and normative unity

Law & contracts   |   International law   |   Term papers   |   05/08/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « unity and ius cogens; Conclusion; Indicative bibliography. International law and normative unity In the Supreme Court of Canada s 1993 judgment in Hunt v. T & N ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. A legal system based on the concept of sovereignty. International law as the expression of the sovereignty of states. International law and sovereignty preservation. The case of normative unity. Competences and sovereignty. Normative...»

What are human rights and what place have discussions on human rights found in international relations?

Political science   |   International relations   |   Term papers   |   01/13/2009   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : « to stress their often unconscious normative content or or the Organisation for African Unity : the European for Human Rights and international law even seemed ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The almost non-existent place of Human Rights in International Relations from the birth of the discipline to 1985.. The ambiguous relations between international liberalism and Human Rights.. The fall of international liberalism, the...»

The international intervention in Somalia 1992-1995

Political science   |   International relations   |   Presentation   |   01/19/2009   |   .doc   |   31 pages
Document abstract : « was interested in the development or unity of Somalia is the Security Council, because he can make international law. Even though the normative principle of the ...»

Synopsis abstract : «General statements and recent history.. Social organization and colonial era.. Military takeover by Siad Barre and beginning of civil war.. The United Nations Operation in Somalia: UNOSOM.. From reluctance to Resolution 751.. Inefficiency of the...»

An outline of the feminist and post-modernist critique of criminology

Social studies   |   Psychology   |   Term papers   |   02/26/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « Feminism retains a significant normative voice, asserting Justice: Some Theoretical Considerations; International Journal of the Sociology of Law 17 (1989 ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Modern varieties of feminism.. Liberal feminists.. Radical feminism.. Marxist feminists.. Social feminism.. Black feminism.. Feminism as a political force.. Conclusion.. Bibliography.....»

"The postnational constellation" by J. Habermas

Political science   |   International relations   |   Term papers   |   04/23/2004   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : « on the basic institutions of law, values and processes implied by this new international legal community. should be understood under normative terms aiming at ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Theoretical explanation of the dilemmas and ambiguities of social modernization. Nationalism to constitutional patriotism. The question national identity. Constitutional patriotism. From the nation-state to the postnational...»

Cultural relativism or universalism ? An essay in political ethics

Political science   |   Political science   |   Presentation   |   01/13/2009   |   .doc   |   10 pages
Document abstract : « Unhappy with the threat international treaties pose to stand to remain constrained by law when their argument against cultural relativism: normative aspects of ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Cultural relativism versus universalism: The human rights debate.. Cultural relativism and empirical considerations.. The moral justification underlying relativist claims.. Another conclusion to Walzer's argument.. The Asian...»

Contrast and compare the political ideology, support base and political strategy of the Pakistani Jamaat-i-Islami and the Iranian Islamic Revolution

Political science   |   Political science   |   Presentation   |   07/12/2006   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : « the IR, Islam is the only normative reference. SAA Mawdudi, Islamic Law and Constitution (Lahore: Islamic London: Royal Institute of International Affairs, 2000 ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Comparing the theories: The Jamaat and the Iranian Revolutionary thoughts. Islamism as a common Muslim subjectivity: Islam as the centre and the West as a rejected other. Differences in the transition to the Islamic state:...»

The role of the state in contemporary liberal democracies

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Term papers   |   03/18/2009   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : « or actor in the arena of international politics, state local provision', so reminiscent of the Poor Law of the much more than simply a normative position, they ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The term 'government'. Pluralist theories of the state. Paying particular attention to the inputs from citizens . Conventional pluralism . The concept of neo pluralism . Marxist explanations of the state. The enduring conflict between...»

Is Islam an obstacle to democracy?

Arts & media   |   Journalism   |   Case study   |   01/12/2009   |   .doc   |   17 pages
Document abstract : « since 11 September 2001, the international spotlight has in the absence or lack of normative values normally has been made the basis of civil law binding upon ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The vitality of the culturalist deterministic approach to democracy.. The pillars of the culturalist thesis.. The Protestant connection to democracy: Protestantism as a prerequisite to democracy.. Empirical arguments in favour of the...»

The Many Faces of Michel Foucault: An Analysis of the Evolution of his Conception of Identity Formation in the Modern World Through his Life and Works

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Presentation   |   02/18/2008   |   .doc   |   20 pages
Document abstract : « the identity one was granted by normative forces the individual by means of civil law or religious Foucault s interest in international affairs and his entrance ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Paul Rabinow's model for viewing the shift in Foucault's work. The influence of Nietzsche's Genealogy of Morals Foucault. Foucault's move through Discipline and Punish. His assessment of punishment. Jeremy Bentham's Panopticon and...»

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