The debate on the issue of gender is always tense and critical in Africa. Most of the time men reject any debate on it and adopt a defensive stance‚ as they think it is a means for women to attack and overtake them—so gender relates to power-seeking and the need for societal control. Further‚ they do not want to lose their long-established historical privilege of being the ‘chief’ of the family and the ‘commander’ of women. They use for their defence the Biblical texts alleging that God
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What are the causes of the Sri Lanka conflict? 1. Citizenship Act In 1948‚ the citizenship act was passed and those who are born in SL or whose father/grandfather is born in SL are granted citizenship‚ whereas tamils who have been living in Sri Lanka for a long time and working in tea plantations are not given citizenship‚ and are denied basic rights such as voting. In 1964‚ the government sent many tamils back to India and granted citizenship to the remaining tamils. However‚ by the
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Terrorism Introduction to Terrorism Susanne Prestininzi April 19‚ 2013 4:21 pm One cannot avoid long-standing debates‚ going back as far as Aristotle‚ over when it is politically and morally acceptable to use unconventional tactics such as violence and fear to bring about political and social change. History is replete with the ideas of great thinkers who believed that‚ under the right circumstances‚ unconventional tactics were not only smart‚ but a moral or civic duty. Religious
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calm to run the facility smoothly‚ and maintain faith within the people. (His wife is Tatiana who has to help him through this time of hardship‚ and in sorts be his “rock”. She keeps him somewhat sane in this time of turmoil) Colonel Oliver – Peacekeeping forces colonel. He is by legal rule not able to evacuate those tangled in the genocide. He tries to work with Paul to get the refugees out‚ but on his attempt gets busted and is involuntary pushed right back where they started. Georges R. –
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The moment human beings could understand that there is a difference in “this is mine” and “that is yours‚” the theory of private security began. The earliest recorded examples of private security were in the thirteenth century where they wealthy individuals would hire private security personnel to protect their land and families. This type of security spread all over the world and when the industrial revolution began to have international relevance‚ so did the crimes and crime prevention methods
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I. Introduction Peace and order is an essential ingredient in maintaining economic development‚ social order and political stability. A condition of peace and order facilitates the growth of investments‚ generates more employment opportunities and attracts more tourists. Economic development generally refers to the sustained‚ concerted actions of policymakers and communities that promote the standard of living and economic health of a specific area. Peace refers to absence of hostility
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Measuring Globalization: KOF’s Index Submitted by S.M. Manzoor-E-Khoda Measuring Globalisation: Globalisation is not a new phenomenon. From the ancient era‚ people used to share their ideas in need of their livelihoods‚ survival. Globalization is a broad concept‚ used to describe a variety of phenomena that reflect increased economic‚ social and political interdependence of countries. Thus globalisation indicates global interactions‚ in terms
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Summer 2012 Summer 2012 A partial requirement for RS2 A partial requirement for RS2 “Hotel Rwanda” Teresa Gonzales Yulo BEEN 4 A Reaction Paper on the movie “Hotel Rwanda” “Hotel Rwanda” Teresa Gonzales Yulo BEEN 4 A Reaction Paper on the movie “Hotel Rwanda” 08 Fall 08 Fall Hotel Rwanda describes the rivalry between two ethnic groups‚ the Hutus and the Tutsis. Both groups shared the same language‚ culture‚ territory‚ customs and beliefs but had different physical features and
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International Crime -Crimes against Humanity • Using the case study of Srebrenica‚ evaluate the effectiveness of international and domestic legal systems in dealing with crimes against the international community International laws and mechanisms to deal with international crime are vast in number. They aid in promoting common moral and ethical standards to be administered worldwide. Tribunals such as the International Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal
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preventive diplomacy strategies are irrelevant for dealing with most intrastate conflicts but difficult to implement effectively. Better use of a variety of techniques for conflict avoidance and conflict resolution techniques such as mediation‚ peacekeeping‚ peacemaking‚ confidence and trust building measures‚ and unofficial so-called "Track Two" diplomacy. As distinguished from “Deterrence theory”‚ which is a strategy aimed at an adversary to dissuade him from undertaking an action not yet started
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