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Arguing in Support of Workplace Flex Time

workplace since the middle of the 20th century. Theyve come into the workplace for a variety of reasons, ranging from self-fulfill...

Crash, A Cinematic Parable

his motivation for stealing Jean and Ricks car. However, in committing grand theft auto, Anthony objectifies Jean and Rick just as...

The Depiction of Reality in the Age of Global Production

In all cases they may be seen as art that is breaking boundaries as they are seeking to break down social barriers and taboos, dea...

Hollywood and the Law

get away with it because at the time, the studios also owned the theater chains where the films were shown. The court held that t...

United Nations And U.S. National Security Policy

the UN when seeking their approval to go into Iraq. For more than a decade, Iraq had refused to meet the mandates of the UN Securi...

Is the UN Effective?

again determined that something had to be done to prevent further conflicts, and thus the United Nations was born. It began in 194...

Pre-Emption Cannot Be Justified Under International Law

a case for pre-emption. Lets examine the three claims that could be used: self-defense; aggression and intervention. Self-defense...

Settling International Disputes Peacefully

the general principles of law recognized by civilized nations. If there is an international law, especially where it is based upon...

Sustainable Development; The Influence of the United Nations

been a change in attitude as a greater appreciation of the way different elements of the environment are interdependent so the har...

Trading and Trade Sanctions

or selective sanctions. There is little doubt that one of the impacts seen in any economy that is suffering the impact of broad tr...

International Law And The War In Iraq

42 that give the Security Council the authority to determine if there is cause to use acts of aggression (Dorf, 2003). These Artic...

Response to Security Council Statement that US War in Iraq is Illegal

treaties such that an "affected party" can take action. The U.S. argued that it was specially affected because it was quite likely...

The United Nations System

One may consider this initial promise an alliance. Of course, this early United Nations would grow. It should also be said that th...

Is the Nation State Increasingly Irrelevant in the Context of Globalization

governmental organizations as well as international organizations. It may be assumed that the issues are more focused on countries...

Advancement of Women's Rights

Committees recommendations, particularly in regards to its efforts to fight HIV/AIDS and promote sex education ("Combined...Burund...

Improving Human Rights and International Efforts

to the survival of international law, for without this controlling entity there would be no sense of responsibility. With no modi...

Karl Marx, A Life and A Philosophy

history. This paper describes his life, how he formed his beliefs, and what his contemporaries thought of him. It also discusses h...

UN State of the Future Report

of years. Much of this tendency towards peace has been attributed to globalization, and the spread of globalization ideologies t...

McCarthyism and Anticommunism

the grip of what can only be called a "Red Scare." People saw Communists behind every tree and were terrified that they were going...

Newspapers Their History and Their Future

Newspapers have played an incredibly important role in world history. For the last five hundred years of so, in fact, newspapers ...

Human Development Index and the Human Development Program of the United Nations

included many notables who would go on to be awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Science (Mendez, 2002). Harry S. Truma...

National Missile Defense Shield and Nuclear Disarmament

"bad guys" also known as "rogue nations." That is part of the conundrum faced by the United Nations and the efforts of those activ...

Twenty First Century Demands and Meeting Them

slaver and other American citizens acted so savagely at the time. The thinking is that if the United States tried to make amends ...

Understanding the Relationship Among Nations Through the Use of Game Theory

$50 billion due to the events of September 11, they are reluctant to willingly allow insurance coverage due to the inability to ca...

United Nations' 1945 Charter

In twelve pages this paper discusses the 1945 UN Charter within the context of subsequent international incidents such as those in...

Global Organizations and Their Power

In five pages this paper discusses global organizations such as the UN and NATO in a consideration of internal balance of power. ...

United Nations Treaties and Laws Governing the Seas

In 5 pages this paper discusses how UN treaties interpret laws of the seas. There are 4 sources cited in the bibliography....

Embargoes and the Relations Between the United States and Haiti

In five pages this paper discusses embargoes and their impact with the emphasis being on the UN and United States sanctions on Hai...

Growth of the United Nations

Poverty eradication As the century ended , on October 17, 1999, United Nations Secretary General, Kofi Annan not only declared a...

Conflict Between the Palestine and Israel

In nine pages this paper focuses on the conflict between these groups from the UN partition of Israel until the intiffada of 1987....