Search results for: “ethnic conflict”

  • Refugee

    Who Becomes a Refugee? Introduction to Refugee People leave their home countries for many reasons. Sometimes they are fleeing poverty, or they hope to find a better life in another place. People who migrate for economic reasons, however, are not considered refugees. Yet economic migrants […]

  • Refugee

    Who Becomes a Refugee? Introduction to Refugee People leave their home countries for many reasons. Sometimes they are fleeing poverty, or they hope to find a better life in another place. People who migrate for economic reasons, however, are not considered refugees. Yet economic migrants […]

  • Sociocultural Group

    Hierarchical Display of Sociocultural group European Union > European construction > EU relations > European Union > European construction > EU relations > Culture > Cultural differenceEuropean Union > European construction > EU relations > Political ideology > CommunalismEuropean […]

  • War

    Introduction to War War, in international law, armed conflict between two or more governments or states. When such conflicts assume global proportions, they are known as world wars. War between different parts or factions of the same nation is called civil war. A rebellion is not legally […]

  • War

    Introduction to War War, in international law, armed conflict between two or more governments or states. When such conflicts assume global proportions, they are known as world wars. War between different parts or factions of the same nation is called civil war. A rebellion is not legally […]

  • Civil War

    The Case of the Trent: International Incident In the book "International Incidents for Discussion in Conversation Classes", in relation to this subject, L. Oppenheim wrote in 1909: On Nov. 8th, 1861, during the American Civil War, the Federal cruiser San Jacinto stopped the British […]

  • Civil War

    The Case of the Trent: International Incident In the book "International Incidents for Discussion in Conversation Classes", in relation to this subject, L. Oppenheim wrote in 1909: On Nov. 8th, 1861, during the American Civil War, the Federal cruiser San Jacinto stopped the British […]

  • Internalization of International Law

    Internalization of International Law Resources See Also Further Reading Abbott, K.W., and Snidal, D. (2001) Hard Law and Soft Law in International Governance. In J. Goldstein, M. Kahler, R.O. Keohane, and A.-M. Slaughter (eds.) Legalization and World Politics. Cambridge: MIT Press, pp. 37–73. Barnett, M.N. (1995) The United Nations and Global Security: The Norm Is…

  • Organization of African Unity

    Organization of African Unity and the Peaceful Settlement of Disputes Based on the Handbook on Peaceful Settlement of Disputes between States (1992, United Nations): Article XIX of the OAU Charter lays down the principle of peaceful settlement of disputes and provides for the establishment […]

  • Transnational Organized Crime

    Transnational Organized Crime Transnational organized crime (TOC) poses a significant and growing threat to national and international security, with dire implications for public safety, public health, democratic institutions, and economic stability across the globe. Not only are criminal networks expanding, but they also are diversifying their activities, resulting in the convergence of threats that were…

  • Human Rights Council

    United States Statement at the Human Rights Council in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On September 14, 2011, at the 18th session of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Donahoe delivered a […]

  • Ethical Concerns

    Ethical Concerns “THE DEEPEST DISAGREEMENT ABOUT INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE IS BETWEEN THOSE WHO THINK THAT THERE IS AT LEAST SOMETHING TO BE SAID ABOUT DUTIES BEYOND BORDERS, AND THOSE WHO THINK THAT ETHICAL CONCERN CANNOT CROSS BOUNDARIES” (O.O’NEILL). (London, 1994) Disagreement about international justice and whether ethical concerns should cross state boundaries revolves around the issue…

  • Ethical Concerns

    Ethical Concerns “THE DEEPEST DISAGREEMENT ABOUT INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE IS BETWEEN THOSE WHO THINK THAT THERE IS AT LEAST SOMETHING TO BE SAID ABOUT DUTIES BEYOND BORDERS, AND THOSE WHO THINK THAT ETHICAL CONCERN CANNOT CROSS BOUNDARIES” (O.O’NEILL). (London, 1994) Disagreement about international justice and whether ethical concerns should cross state boundaries revolves around the issue…

  • National Constitutions

    National Constitutions…

  • International Actors

    International Relations Actors in International Relations Evaluating the Influence of ActorsIntroduction to International ActorsScholars of international relations have divided the various influences on international events into different categories, or levels of analysis. There ar…