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    D-The international system Is created to prevent anarchy‚ which is a lack of central government control and lack of rules/law enforcement. Therefore most governments agree on norms of behavior. What behavior is considered good or bad or proper. Rogue states: al douwal el kharija 3an el kanoun. Sovereignty: this means that a government has a control over and can do anything it wants in its own territories; it also means that government should not interfere

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    world is full of crimes and war. There isn’t one country out there that doesn’t have some sort of confliction with other countries. Is it normal? Is it ok to be committing all these war crimes? Honestly there isn’t any reasonable answer for that. Several people argue differently about the situation on war crimes. The author of “Thinking about Torture”‚ also film critic for National Review‚ and author of many other books; Ross Douthat talks about what he thinks about war crimes‚ which he believes they

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    quote that gave this amazing athlete and war veteran‚ Louie Zamperini‚ the endurance to go through all the obstacles in his life during World War II. World War II was a horrible war in which the horrible axis powers lead by a cruel dictator‚ Adolf Hitler‚ against the allied powers fighting for true justice. During the war‚ many allied soldiers‚ especially from the U.S‚ were captured when fighting against europe and japan. They were called prisoners of war or POWs for short. Countries‚ such as Germany

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    President George Bush made an order to detain Padilla as an enemy combatant. The president’s order was justified by public law 107-40‚ which authorizes the detention of an American citizen designated as an enemy combatant. Padilla’s detention as an enemy combatant was because he was closely associated with al Qaeda‚ which was at war with the U.S. He had also engaged in war like activities such as preparing for acts of terrorism.

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    Courtney Thompson Drones v. International Law Introduction There are many debates on the legal and moral aspect of drone targeted killings. While there are many reasons why it is morally wrong‚ this paper will discuss the legality of drone targeted killings. In a country where you can go to jail for the remainder of your life for murdering someone‚ this is one of the most debated topics. There is disagreement about whether suspected terrorists should be considered combatants and subjected to being

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    Is the Intervention in Libya legal? Under International Law Nowadays‚ we can observe how big and different the world is. So many cultures and politics are within us but always with the same purpose. Get our goals and purposes. It is difficult to change ideologies‚ most of the time these comes from ancient customs involved to religion and beliefs. In this case we as human beings with open mind are in the obligation to respect and tolerate it‚ but having in mind that security and the welfare of every

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    Drones should be Banned from Military Warfare Since the first appearance of military drones in 1982‚ drones have been widely used as a weapon of war as it does not risk the pilot’s life in a war besides being a deadly and efficient in strikes. Unfortunately‚ drones are not only deadly towards the terrorists but also towards innocent civilians as drones attack had kill so many innocent civilians. In Yemen alone‚ around 70% of casualties from six drones attack launched by the United States in 2009

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    Pakistan. Kabul is the capital city and the country’s Chief of State is President Hamid Karzai. The country bears a population of 33.609 million people. It has been in war for three decades making it one of the most dangerous countries in the world. The insecurity in the country has resulted in a large number of refugees. The current war that is going on began in 2001 by several terrorist groups such as Hezbi Islami. In 2001‚ President George W Bush gives the Taliban an ultimatum which they fail to

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    described as a way to justify normally prohibited actions. One of Walzers arguments is that violations of just war conduct in war have been justified in some historical circumstances when the moral emergency was high. One example of this is the bombing of Dresden because of the threat of Nazism’s victory would be a moral catastrophe and the British seemed in danger of losing the war. It would end the war sooner than it would otherwise end and‚ despite the large number of civilian casualties they inflicted

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    currently has 23 UAVs‚ three of which are stationed in Afghanistan for military observation purposes. The rest are used for civilian applications‚ particularly for law enforcement. The French Republic has never used UAVs to create harm to any civilians and has only used UAVs for surveillance purposes. France believes that UAVs are a way to civilize war fields without creating such bloodshed. UAVs are much more accurate than humans so it can minimize civilian casualties in case of attacks. The French Republic

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