Search results for: “religious group”
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Accommodationism
Accommodationism Mark Noll and Luke E. Harlow noted (13 September 2007, “Religion and American Politics: From the Colonial Period to the Present”,. Oxford University Press. p. 82): “The accommodationist perspective emphasizes rather that the First Amendment was clearly not intended to be antireligious–indeed, as already suggested, it was drafted precisely to protect the various religious…
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Article 1 All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. Article 2 Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without […]
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Countering Intolerance
Other Issues Relating to Protecting Freedom Expression While Countering Racism or Intolerance in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): In statements at the Human Rights Council and the United Nations […]
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Freedom of Expression Protection
Other Issues Relating to Protecting Freedom Expression While Countering Racism or Intolerance in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): The United States supports many elements of this resolution. We join […]
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Sources of Law
Sources of International Law It is generally accepted that the sources of international law (international obligations) are listed in the Article 38(1) of the Statute of the International Court of Justice, which provides that the Court shall apply: international conventions, whether […]
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Official Development Assistance
Summary of Official Development Assistance Financial and technical assistance provided by the governments of industrial nations to less developed nations. This assistance may be provided on a bilateral or multilateral basis, but always emanates from the governmental (i.e., official) sector, […]
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Race Issues in the Human Rights Council
Race Issues in the Human Rights Council in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Race Issues in the Human Rights Council: At the 22nd session of the HRC, the United States voted “no” on the resolution entitled “Intergovernmental Working Group on […]
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Nürnberg First Trial
War Crimes Trials Nürnberg Trials Conclusions of the First TrialIntroduction to Nürnberg First TrialThe judgment of the International Military Tribunal was handed down on September 30-October 1, 1946. Among notable features of the decision was the conclusion, in accordanc…
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Nürnberg Trials
War Crimes Trials Nürnberg TrialsIntroduction to Nürnberg TrialsThe most important war crimes trials following World War II were held in Nürnberg, Germany, under the authority of two legal instruments. One, the so-called London Agreement, was signed by representative…
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International Criminal Court Crimes Prosecuted
International Criminal Court Crimes Prosecuted by the CourtIntroduction to International Criminal Court Crimes ProsecutedFour categories of crime are included in the ICC's jurisdiction: genocide; crimes against humanity; war crimes; and crimes of aggression. Aggression cannot b…
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Euthanasia Ethical Concerns
Introduction to Euthanasia Ethical ConcernsThe issue of euthanasia raises ethical questions for physicians and other health-care providers. The ethical code of physicians in the United States has long been based in part on the Hippocratic Oath, which requires physicians to do no harm. Howev…
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Communism Early Forms
Communism Early Forms of CommunismCommunist ideas can be traced back to ancient times. In his 4th-century bc work The Republic, Greek philosopher Plato maintained that minimizing social inequality would promote civil peace and good government. In Plato's ideal republic, an elite class o…