Founding of the ICRC and establishment of International Humanitarian Law

Law & contracts   |   International law   |   Presentation   |   12/09/2008   |   .doc   |   15 pages
Document abstract : « It was before the end of WWII, that the ICRC began consultations to The first Geneva Convention for the amelioration of the condition of the wounded in armies ...»

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...»

The US and Guantanamo Bay

Political science   |   International relations   |   Presentation   |   11/29/2006   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : « These prisoners were first detained in the temporary of detention, Camp Delta, began construction in 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 : « After this first explanation, we will see what are the Invasion began in December 1978 and the city of 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...»

The USA patriot act: The un-American way

Arts & media   |   Journalism   |   Term papers   |   05/07/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « In just the first 2 years after 9/11, 5,000 foreign been aware of it since the abuse began in early 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...»

Law of war crimes: command responsibility and the Yamashita precedent

Law & contracts   |   Criminal law   |   Presentation   |   01/12/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « by the Hague Conventions IV (1907) and X (1907) and applied for the first time by the And Article 26 of the 1929 Geneva Red Cross Convention, for the ...»

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...»

The evolution of Human Rights enforcement

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Term papers   |   05/17/2009   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : « First, the context is absolutely not the same Right breaches, the international community began with a war crimes trials, the Geneva Convention on humanitarian ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The development of Human Rights enforcement: From Dumbarton Oaks to Human rights Council . Evolution of the most controversial rights: 1944 to 2006. Responsibility for Human Rights breaches. Conclusio...»

The colonial legacy of the Herero Genocide in Namibia

History & geography   |   Modern history   |   Presentation   |   01/16/2009   |   .doc   |   10 pages
Document abstract : « crosses Waterberg Street) and colonial movies began to appear. as the site of the first deliberate genocide ratified in 1900, or the Geneva Convention for the ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The history of the genocide.. Historical background of the German colonization in Namibia.. The history of the genocide.. The reparation issue around the genocide.. The fight of the Herero community for a recognition of the...»

The business travel industry in Lyon

Arts & media   |   Journalism   |   Presentation   |   01/16/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « Later, in 1914, the first International Association of Convention The investment in convention centres can also be hours by train to Paris and Geneva, Lyon has ...»

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...»

Iraq: Failure and victory

Political science   |   Political science   |   Presentation   |   02/05/2009   |   .doc   |   11 pages
Document abstract : « After securing and cleaning the compound we began patrolling the The first impression I had of him was that Not only were the Geneva Convention s laws of war ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Military diplomacy.. Return from Fallujah.. The men who have been trained to kill and destroy.. Culture conflict.. Command failure.. Going into Somalia.. The return to Camp Pendleton.. Bush was search for a legitimate way to remove...»

Human Rights in China since the Tiannemen incident in 1989

History & geography   |   Modern history   |   Term papers   |   05/17/2009   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : « In Geneva on April 15t, 1997, certain Western countries China not only ratified this crucial convention but also The first steps had been done in the earlier ...»

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