"Nixon and the prisoners of war", 7th January 1971, New York Review of Books, by Jon M. Van Dyke

Arts & media   |   Journalism   |   Book review   |   05/08/2009   |   .doc   |   2 pages
Document abstract : « In this way, he admits that the North Vietnamese do not respect the Geneva Convention, signed in 1949 and which gives rights to the prisoners of war. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. How J M. Van Dyke sees the arguments used by the Nixon administration to change the American public opinion. Maybe US is right to say that the North Vietnamese don't respect the convention of Geneva and that North V...»

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.....»

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...»

The USA patriot act: The un-American way

Arts & media   |   Journalism   |   Term papers   |   05/07/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « by the Patriot Act, spread from Guantanamo to Abu Ghraib, where the photos of the abuse of prisoners, considered a war crime under the Geneva Convention s terms ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The Patriot Act. Violation of rights by the Patriot Act protected by the U.S. constitution . Activities spreading from Guantanamo to Abu Ghraib. The imprisonment system. The use of electronic wiretaps, telephone wiretaps, and 'roving...»

The business travel industry in Lyon

Arts & media   |   Journalism   |   Presentation   |   01/16/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « The investment in convention centres can also be viewed as a tool to enhance an urban From only two hours by train to Paris and Geneva, Lyon has an exceptional ...»

Synopsis abstract : «An overview of the business travel market globally.. The origin of the business travel market.. A market dominated by Europe.. Lyon case study.. The business travel market in France: Lyon a redoubtable competitor.. The growth of the business travel...»

Fighting against AIDS: Acting for human rights and development

Arts & media   |   Journalism   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : « rights in the context of HIV p106 Article 5, European Convention of Human p24 http://www.theglobalfund.org/fr/about/aids/ Anita Alban, UNAIDS Geneva, AIDS and ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Human rights at the heart of the fight against HIV/AIDS.. The contribution of AIDS programs in development and human rights advances.. Conclusion.. References.....»

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