Diplomatic mission

On the day of the 11th anniversary of the September 11th, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, another attack unfolded--this time, on foreign soil, but still very much hitting close to home. Four U.S. citizens--the U.S. ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens; a Foreign Service information management officer, and two other U.S. personnel--died when members of the radical Islamist group called Ansar al-Sharia, one of many extremist Salafi groups, clashed with security forces in Benghazi after protesting

shots being fired from the Libyan Bureau. The incident created great anger and it was asked by many as was whether the Libyan diplomats were immune from being tried in the United Kingdom courts and the abuse of such privilege granted to diplomatic persons. This also prompted the British

Caracas Convention (1954): The decision of the International Court Haya de la Torre led to some dissatisfaction among Latin-American countries. As such a conference was convened at Caracas in 1954, which drew up an Inter-American Convention on Diplomatic asylum. The Convention established the controlling rights of the asylum granting state to categorize the nature of offences for which the fugitive’s arrest is sought, and to decide upon the urgency of the circumstances

counterpart, diplomatic asylum, is applicable where the person seeking asylum is outside the territory of the country granting it, mainly within its diplomatic territory. Diplomatic asylum is applicable only when the individual is wanted for political crimes. From outset it lead to political friction due to its infringement on the receiving country’s sovereignty. In practice it comes down to a balancing act between the receiving country’s sovereignty and the granting state’s diplomatic sanctity.

The growing scope and complexity of international terrorism, particularly the threat to diplomats and diplomatic facilities, has caused widespread concern among members of the international community and prompted a lively debate on the measures appropriate for their protection. Consideration of this matter, however, has been greatly complicated not only by differing interpretations of the nature of terrorism but by the involvement of states themselves in terrorist activities. Once again, this problem

What is meant by state recognition in international law INTRODUCTION Some definitions of “international law” can be found on the Web as follows: “The body of laws governing relations between nations”, “International law is the term commonly used for referring to the system of implicit and explicit agreements that bind together nation-states in adherence to recognized values and standards, differing from other legal systems in that it concerns nations rather than private citizens. ...”, “A complex

The United Methodist Church is growing and it is happening in nontraditional areas. Between 2005 and 2013 outreach ministries connected the UMC with diverse communities and created over 130,000 new disciples in His image. Outreach ministries believe in providing sustenance to who are without basic needs and envision a day without want. On this foundation, missionaries built programs and create an opportunity for growth. Through ministry, the UMC continues to provide support and generosity to those

Christianity Rediscovered Chapter One: In the first chapter of “Christianity Rediscovered” by Vincent J. Donovan he is introducing us to the idea that missionaries now have a poor reputation due to their history. He says “History has offered the opportunity to deflect and distort the meaning of missionary work in every age”. For a long time a missionary was a person spreading the word of God and after years of doing so we have diminished many different beliefs, practices, cultures and history. At

half of Discovering Missions written by Culbertson and Gailey introduce the countless aspects of missions and related terminology in reference to missions. Throughout the book, the focus is then directed to the important factors that play a part in missions. Chapters eight through fourteen covers the importance of intercultural communication, volunteerism in mission, development of missionaries, the contrasting philosophies and strategies of mission, the new contexts from missions, the importance of

mine to help others and serve. I have been involved in a total of four mission trips that have been organized through my church along with other service projects. Two of the mission trips I have been to the Dominican Republic and the other two have been to South Carolina. One of the service projects I have been involved in is called Feed The Hungry and I’ve also helped with the Bryantsville Hunger Relief Project. These mission trips and serving opportunities have been life changing for me and really