The Fourth Geneva Convention was adopted in 1949‚ and it outlines a set of rules that concern the humanitarian protection for civilians in a war zone‚ and also outlaws the practice of a total war. It is considered as an improvement over the Hague Convention IV on the Law and Customs of War on Land‚ 1907. By virtue of Article 4 of the Fourth Geneva Convention‚ the application of this convention is limited to those people‚ who‚ at a given moment and in any manner‚ find themselves‚ in case of a conflict
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became the grand movement for attaining civil‚ social‚ political‚ and religious rights for women. The Seneca Falls Convention was first planned and discussed in 1840‚ when a group of abolitionists from around the world gathered in London for the World Anti-Slavery Convention. Several female delegates from the United States sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to attend the convention. However‚ on the first day of the proceedings a number of male delegates argued that women should not be allowed to serve
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Professional Readings/Sharing Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines National Convention at the historic landmark Manila Hotel References: Philippine Daily Inquirer > Online Name of the Materials: Philippine Daily Inquirer Date of Issue: September 15‚ 2009© All rights reserved Page No.: 2 Pages Publisher: Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines Author: President Msgr. Gerardo O. Santos‚ Ed.D Writer: President Msgr. Gerardo O. Santos‚ Ed.D Introduction:
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Thomas Newberg Chemical Weapons Convention Historically chemical weapons are rarely seen in combat but when they are they are used to great effect‚ killing thousands and injuring many more. Chemical weapons were first used in combat in May 1915 when the Germans released chlorine gas against the French in the Battle of Ypres. Over the course of WWI new chemical agents were developed including cyanide‚ phosgene and mustard gas. The Geneva Protocol of 1925 condemned chemical weapons but states that
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THE HISTORY OF THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION The Southern Baptist (SBC) is a group of Christian believers based in the United States that is generally a conservative Christian denomination. It gets the name Southern from the fact that it was founded and rooted in the south. The Southern Baptist Convention became a separate denomination in 1845 when there was a regional split with northern Baptists over the issue of allocated funds. Although monies and missions were the main reason they split
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Definition: Chicago has hosted the democratic convention ever since 1860. Chicago was quickly taken off that lists after the encounters between protesters and the police during the 1968 democratic convention. The nation was in a state of turmoil. The ongoing Vietnam War‚ assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy the country was outraged. Mayor Richard J. Daley was not pleased with the thought of hosting the Convention. The conflicts between Eugene McCarthy and Robert F. Kennedy‚
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article amid the Seneca Falls convention of 1848‚ which also included Lucretia Mott‚ Elizabeth Cady Stanton‚ Martha C. Wright‚ and Mary Ann McClintock. These early feminists set the agenda and led the convention‚ which culminated in the reading and signing of the Declaration. Based on the Declaration of Independence‚ Sentiments summarized and compared the problems the founding fathers faced with the struggles of the women’s rights movement. The document and convention quickly became considered the
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Convention Venue Management Evaluation of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center Introduction Hong Kong‚ which has a good geographical location‚ a well-developed infrastructure system‚ and adequate supply of hotel rooms‚ is a good place for developing convention and exhibition market. Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center (HKCEC) was established in 1988 after which Hong Kong exhibition industry experienced rapid growth leading Hong Kong to establish its position as Asia’s
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Collective (2008). They also opined that women are still relegated to the careers that are regarded “feminine’‚ thus enabling them to explore their natural potentials. A link between discrimination and women’s reproductive role reoccurs through the Convention that article 5 provides for ’’a proper understanding of maternity as a social function"‚ demanding fully shared responsibility for child-rearing by both sexes. According to WomenAid Collective (2008) the maternal function of women is not being appreciated
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1968 Democratic National Convention Riots The year 1968 was one of the most controversial years in all of American history. It was a year of struggles for the heroes fighting in Vietnam‚ for the youth‚ women‚ and for black Americans facing both political and social discrimination. Through the year‚ some of the most famous events in American history took place‚ from the assassination of Robert Kennedy to the My Lai Massacre‚ to the most famous Democratic National Convention riots. The 1968 Democratic
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