Articles tagged as International Law
International law, also known as public international law and the law of nations, is the set of rules, norms, and standards generally accepted in relations between nations. International law is studied as a distinctive part of the general structure of international relations.
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Human Rights Act Responsibilities and Freedoms
Human Rights Law
The Human Rights Act 1998… has transformed our system of law into one of positive rights, responsibilities and freedoms, where before we had only the freedom to do what was not prohibited ...
Last modified: 9th Feb 2021
Determine Whether or Not the EU Should Join the ECHR
EU Law
to define what is the EU and ECHR; to critically analyse and discuss the great possibilities and challenges of the accession of the EU to the ECHR and… ...
Last modified: 9th Feb 2021
Third Generation Human Rights and Good Governance
International Law
Human rights are understood as rights which belong to any individual as a consequence of being human, independently of acts of law. Human rights … ...
Last modified: 7th Jan 2021
Regional Human Rights Mechanisms
Human Rights Law
This essay will explain the functioning and effectiveness of regional systems and analyse whether they are more effective than universal systems. ...
Last modified: 7th Jan 2021
The UN System for the Protection of Human Rights
International Law
The following essay will discuss how the UN system for the protection of human rights has been and continues to undergo extensive reform. It will f… ...
Last modified: 7th Jan 2021
Universalism and Cultural Relativism
International Law
According to the quote from Perry, we may see the view of universalism of human rights, since he said every human being is sacred. ...
Last modified: 7th Jan 2021
Democracy and Human Rights: A Complex Relationship
International Law
The importance of democracy in international law is increasing rapidly. Democracy is for instance used as a membership requirement by various organizations… ...
Last modified: 7th Jan 2021
Protection of the Environment in Human Rights Treaties
Environmental Law
This course work will examine and critically assess how protection of the environment has been incorporated into the African Regional Human Rights Treaty. ...
Last modified: 7th Jan 2021
Human Rights Obligations of Corporations
International Law
Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of free… ...
Last modified: 7th Jan 2021
Role of Culture, Tradition, Religion
Human Rights Law
The dilemma which arises in the concept of the role of culture, tradition, religion in universality of human rights have been a major concern right from day one, as the meaning of universality of human rights and the principles ...
Last modified: 7th Jan 2021
Overview of the Doctrine of Self Defence
International Law
On September 11, 2001, the United States was attacked. Hijackers turned passenger planes into missiles and used them to destroy the World Trade … ...
Last modified: 6th Jan 2021
Self-defense
Criminal Law
Since the Geneva Convention in 1949, the world has developed its technologies considerably, and the scope of the right of a nation to use force as an act of ‘self-defense’ is expanding (Antonopoulos, 2008). ...
Last modified: 6th Jan 2021
The Legal Requirements of Self-defence
Criminology
What Are The Legal Requirements Of Self-Defence? ...
Last modified: 6th Jan 2021
Pyrene Co Ltd v Scindia Navigation Co Ltd
Case Summaries
The owners of the ship admitted liability but argued their liability would be limited by the Hague Rules, Article 4 (5). ...
Last modified: 5th Jan 2021
Greig v Insole – 1978
Case Summaries
A private sports promoter entered into contracts with leading cricketers for a series of test matches. The international cricketing governing body (ICC)… ...
Last modified: 30th Dec 2020
Reservations to Human Rights Treaties and Their Validity – A Contemporary Analysis
Human Rights Law
An ongoing debate in international human rights law concerns the universality of human rights treaties versus their integrity. ...
Last modified: 11th Dec 2020
State Powers in Times of Emergency and Human Rights
Human Rights Law
This essay will be discuss whether states should be granted permission to derogate from the right to liberty and core fair trial rights ...
Last modified: 11th Dec 2020
Concept of Human Beings Having Universal Rights
International Law
Human rights refers to the concept of human beings as having universal rights, or status, regardless of legal jurisdiction, and likewise other … ...
Last modified: 11th Dec 2020
Right to Environment of Human Right
Human Rights Law
Of late the worldwide society has amplified its alertness on the relationship between environmental dilapidation and human rights abuses.Exercise and enjoyment of Human Rights by all the people is necessary for full development as human beings. ...
Last modified: 11th Dec 2020
Should the Right to Water be International Law?
International Law
What obligations does recognising a human right to water in international law impose on States? ...
Last modified: 11th Dec 2020
Torture and Human Rights
Human Rights Law
Torture and Human Rights. Torture is an abominable act, a disregard and disrespect to the dignity of a person and violation of one’s human rights. Usually, it is defined and described together with. ...
Last modified: 1st Dec 2020
To What Extent Are Children’s Rights Adequately Protected?
Family Law
Child welfare is an issue of great concern for modern societies. Child welfare envisages taking care of needs of the child and giving child a … ...
Last modified: 1st Dec 2020
Can Member States Retain Meaningful Regulatory Autonomy Regarding the GATT?
Trading Law
The National Treatment principle under Article III of the GATT and the so-called necessity test under Article XX make it virtually impossible for member states to retain any meaningful form of regulatory autonomy. ...
Last modified: 12th Nov 2020
Comparative Criminal Justice Goes Global
Criminal Law
In inviting readers to share his ‘ world view’ of criminal procedure, Richard Vogler has contributed another confident critical voice to the rising chorus of scholars expressing dissatisfactions… ...
Last modified: 9th Nov 2020
The Age of Criminal Responsibility
Criminal Law
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) professes that anyone under the age of eighteen is a child. ...
Last modified: 9th Nov 2020
