Are there ‘just wars'?

Political science   |   International relations   |   Term papers   |   01/12/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « Grotius, the inventor of modern international law The last very Throughout History, the idea that waging a war can quite the same in its core definition as to ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The Just War Theory, a secular idea aiming at morally legitimizing wars.. The classical definition of a Just War.. The evolutions of the Just War Theory from Antiquity to the 17th century.. A redefinition of the theory considering the...»

International organisations and sovereignty

Political science   |   International relations   |   Term papers   |   01/12/2009   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : « and executive of Community policy and law, the European question does the creation of an international organisation imply Definitions and History , pp.1-30 in C ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Sacrificing sovereignity with the creation of international organisation in relation to the European Union.. Increase in international organisations.. Meaning and understanding of sovereignity.. Sovereignty as political...»

Reading note on Kant's perpetual peace

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Term papers   |   05/07/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « human relations are settled by law so as areas of right: the political, international and cosmopolitan Therefore, History is reconcilable with right: it makes ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Author and context. Sum up. Putting an end to war. Declaring peace. Establishing peace. A utopian project?. Conclusion....»

Influence of Jerusalem's religious symbolic in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Political science   |   Political science   |   Term papers   |   03/14/2007   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : « on this part of the city by UN international law. depending on either one of the definition voted for Jews are too much alike, their history, their religion is ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Analysis of 'Palestinian rights do not include the right to Jerusalem, by Elie Wiesel'. Analysis of visions of a new Jerusalem, by Michael Adams. Political analysis of the continuation of the Intifada . Reality Check: Israel's Identity...»

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 : « Indeed, international law, by definition, regulates the on two periods of modern History : the 1919 of Human Rights by international law, the international ...»

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...»

Narcotics control: The permeating aspects of the Narcotic Trade and how history and current policy have affected Canada’s ability to regulate illegal Narcotics

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Term papers   |   03/26/2009   |   .doc   |   9 pages
Document abstract : « International Efforts to Control Narcotics. The Journal of Criminal Law, Criminology, and Police Science Power and Politics: The Turbulent History of Methadone ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. A study of the Canadian governments control over narcotic use . Indications of guidelines and their latter enforcement . Citizen participation in the passing and implementation of narcotic regulation. The need for sentencing. The...»

The future of the state in a global context: Is the European Union a super state?

Political science   |   European union   |   Term papers   |   05/17/2009   |   .doc   |   12 pages
Document abstract : « to be a super state in that period of its history. they still exist as independent states at the international level even though Community law takes over ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. What is a State?. The origins of the State . The modern definition of a state. The European Union: A state?. The definition of modern state applied to the European Union. A new conception of the state. The European Union: A super...»

Customary law and gender renegotiation in Africa

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Term papers   |   06/16/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « Customary Law allowed African men to colonize their own Copenhagen, International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs Africa , Journal of African History, no.47 ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The significant aspect of Britain's colonial policy . Patriarchal control . The major contestations of Customary Law . Clash of colonial and African patriarchal forces . Control over the migration and travel of women. The marriage...»

Human Rights and Universality

Law & contracts   |   International law   |   Term papers   |   11/16/2001   |   .doc   |   13 pages
Document abstract : « which are not famous for their democratic history. inhumane treatments will remain, Islamic law won't be considered as consistent with international instruments ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The UDHR: Western conception of human rights . Human rights: A western invention. Human rights as opposed to duties and collective mechanisms. The accusation of cultural imperialism. The issue of the hierarchy of rights within the...»

Bush's preventive war: Doctrine of mass confusion (Broadening or contortion of the concept of pre-emptive self-defense?)

Political science   |   Political science   |   Term papers   |   05/16/2009   |   .doc   |   23 pages
Document abstract : « It finds support not in history but in legal norms already existing in international conventions such the UN Charter and in general principles of law . ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Abstract. Introduction . Chapter one: Establishment of the Bush Doctrine. Emergence of a new doctrine . Laying down new focuses . Clear formulation of a doctrine . An ambiguity persist . Chapter two: Legality of the Doctrine. Historical...»

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