Answers Question 1: rationale behind regulation of armed conflict Question 2: Briefly outline fundamental principles governing conduct of warfare on land. Principle of Military Necessity That principle which justifies those measures not forbidden by international law which are indispensable for securing the complete submission of the enemy as soon as possible. This principle limits those measures not forbidden by international law to legitimate military objectives whose engagement offers a
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Becca Peterson December 14‚ 2014 Analytical Writing Theresa Schnieder Armed Teachers A recent tragedy in a Connecticut elementary school has Americans looking for a better way to protect its school-age children. The brutality that occurred in Sandy Hook elementary school shook Americans to the core‚ making many people push for stricter gun laws. One proposal that has become popular is to allow faculty to have access to a gun in the classroom. “In response to the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary
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In late March‚ I traveled to Washington‚ D.C.‚ the epicenter for the armed services and veterans’ affairs government agencies. Joined by Paul Helsel‚ Elks Past Grand Exalted Ruler‚ and Government Relations team members Shawn Bullard and Jennifer Naaden‚ we met with half a dozen top military and veteran officials during my three day trip. In these meetings‚ I received resounding gratitude and admiration for the Elks work in honoring and supporting the military and veterans. The leaders expressed
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Armed guard proposal Tragedy struck in Newtown‚CT on December 14‚ 2012 leaving everyone devastated and baffled.Adam Lanza‚ A man desperately in need of psychiatric help forced himself into a elementary school putting an end to 26 lives. 20 of our youth passed that day but not without starting a ripple effect splitting half of america. People are demanding reform in the protection in schools.The issue was and still is are our schools
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Rachel Veroneau Leasa Day English 101 February 20‚ 2013 Should there be armed police offers in schools? Everyday parents send their children to school and expect them to return home to them. What would happen if you got the phone call from the school‚ or police saying that there was a shooting at your child’s school‚ and they may have been harmed? How would you feel? Do you think that an armed police officer would help prevent that situation from happening? I do. It would make the staff
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Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) is the military wing of the Colombian Communist Party that was formed in 1964 after Castro’s Cuban revolution. FARC’s ideological goal is to overthrow the democratic government of Colombia and replace it with a Communist regime. The group supports Marxist-Leninist theory of redistribution of wealth by seizing it from the wealthy and giving it to the poor. Also‚ FARC opposes U.S. influence in Colombia
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The M240B Joseph Carlson The M240B is belt-fed‚ gas operated medium machine gun that fires a 7.62x51mm NATO round. It weighs 27.6 pounds‚ has a length of 49.7 inches‚ (The barrel having a length of 24.8 inches) a width of 4.7 inches‚ a height of 10.4 inches‚ and has a maximum range of 3‚725 meters. The maximum effective range of this weapon is 800 meters while mounted on a bipod‚ and 1‚100 meters while mounted on a tripod. Rounds leaving the muzzle of the M240B have a velocity of 2‚800 feet per
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equal treatment of America’s armed service members is one the most pertinent duties of the United States Defense Department. With an annual budget of nearly 550 billion dollars‚ and nearly 3.2 million servicemen and women serving around the world‚ the Defense Department is one of the most important functioning organizations in America’s public sector. With an enormous budget and a bevy of capable leadership Americans have become accustomed to only the best from the armed forces. The men and women who
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committed are strong armed robbery. Strong arm robbery is known as taking or attempting to take anything of value from the care‚ custody‚ or control of a person or persons by force or threat of force or violence and/or by putting the victim in fear. In this paper‚ I will be giving a recommendation on a bill from the state legislator which involves criminals who commit arm robbery and I will not recommended the sentence to be doubled for the maximum prison term for anyone convicted of armed robbery. Robberies
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United States Armed Forces The United States Armed Forces are the military forces of the United States of America. They are composed of the Army‚ Air Force‚ Coast Guard‚ Navy‚ and the Marine Corps. Each branch plays a unique role in the security of America. Whether the country is participating in a conflict or developing the weapons of tomorrow‚ the freedom of America is protected by these branches. The Army‚ Navy‚ and Air Force represent the largest of the five branches‚ each having their own
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