Violation of Human Rights at Guantanamo Bay

Arts & media   |   Journalism   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : « position of the Administration is that detainees of Guantanamo are enemy combatants and not prisoners of war and thus the third Geneva Convention Relative to ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Issue background.. Possible courses of action.. Arguments supporting the policy direction.. Conclusion.. Works cited.....»

The role of NGO's during wartime: humanitarian vs pacifist ideals

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « Dunant s efforts led, in 1864, to the signature of the first Geneva Convention which established rules for jus in bello and recognized the existence of a ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The original debate on the humanizing of war by humanitarian action.. Humanitarian ideals: A fight to humanize war.. Criticisms from pacifists by humanizing wars.. Humanitarian action is necessary.. NGO's acceptance that action can...»

Founding of the ICRC and establishment of International Humanitarian Law

Law & contracts   |   International law   |   Presentation   |   12/09/2008   |   .doc   |   15 pages
Document abstract : « The conclusion of the conference was the signing of the Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the Filed on August ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Founding of the Red Cross and basis for The Original Geneva Conventions of 1864.. Importance of establishing a distinctive emblem.. The Convention's ten articles.. Revisions and additions the years of 1906, 1929, and 1949.. ICRC...»

International Criminal Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia and for Rwanda

Arts & media   |   Journalism   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : « The ICTR judges genocide, crime against humanity and violation of the Geneva Convention - The ICTs correspond to a very important step towards international ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The ICTs provide justice for reconciliation.. The end of impunity: strengthening the rule of law at an international scale.. Establishing the facts: A path towards reconciliation.. The limits of the ICT's action.. The existence of...»

Discuss the analysis and significance of the abduction and trial of Eichmann from an international law perspective, with reference to legal writing

Law & contracts   |   International law   |   Presentation   |   04/12/2007   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : « The Israeli court interpreted Article 6 of the Geneva convention in a controversial way: it assumed that what is not explicitly forbidden is allowed. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The abduction of Adolf Eichmann from Argentina to Israel: 'The fruit of the poisonous tree'. The facts. Undeniable violations of Argentina's sovereignty. Their justification. II. Procedural and substantive aspects of the trial: How the...»

US Foreign Policy and international law

Law & contracts   |   International law   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « The numerous prisoners have right under international law (especially the third Geneva Convention) but the US had tried to deprive them from the status of ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Using international law when it serves US interests.. US policy towards Iran and North Korea.. War against Iraq and Afghanistan.. Frustrating multilateral rulemaking.. Kyoto Protocol.. Unsigning the ICC Rome Statute.. Overriding...»

A critical analysis of the EU legal framework dealing with illegal immigration

Political science   |   European union   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « Thus the Geneva Convention on refugees (28 July1951) prohibits a repression where the protection s seeker may be threatened. The ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The different means perfected by the communities to develop its common policy in this domain.. The decisions which strictly depend on the member state.. The evolutions and the objectives of EU legal framework dealing with illegal...»

The US and Guantanamo Bay

Political science   |   International relations   |   Presentation   |   11/29/2006   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : « combatants,” so they do not have the prisoner of war status, and hence the possibility of exercising the rights guaranteed by the Geneva Convention. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Issue background: Guantanamo and the United States since 1898. The Platt Amendment . The revolution in 1959. The post 9/11 world: A new dimension to the Guantanamo issue. Courses of action. Reaching an agreement with the Castro government on this...»

Difficulties of application of international law - Example of the Cambodia genocide

Law & contracts   |   International law   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   10 pages
Document abstract : « agreement, especially by the Statue of Rome governing the expertises of the International Criminal Court and the serious breach of the Geneva Convention. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Historical context and birth of the Khmer Rouges.. Birth of the movement.. Ideology.. Seizure of power.. The Khmer Rouges regime.. The end of the Khmer Rouges.. Requirements for the crimes considered by the international criminal...»

Law of war crimes: command responsibility and the Yamashita precedent

Law & contracts   |   Criminal law   |   Presentation   |   01/12/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « And Article 26 of the 1929 Geneva Red Cross Convention, for the amelioration of the condition of the wounded and sick in armies in the field, makes it the duty ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The legal framework for Yamashita's trial in Manila.. The actual jurisdiction of the American Military Commission.. The legal basis of the charges against the General Yamashita.. Yamashita and command responsibility: A debatable...»

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