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    Put differently, the measures in which the US went about this issue is problematic as they acted outside the legality of international law. Jocknick and Normand argue that the international humanitarian law cannot be used to “humanize war” and that they may impose states to create “effective humanitarian limits on the conduct of wars” (Jochnick, 51). They also outline the importance of understanding the events of “past legal effort to regulate war” in an attempt to reassure that mistakes are prevented

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    stated that he would soon commence actions against Mr Wu in the Supreme Court of Victoria, thus leaving us with much ambiguity as to the applicable judiciary. However, regardless of where and before who the matter is heard, the substantive issues of law are still the same. Mr Williams is refusing to pay Mr Wu, as he is holding him to be in breach of several contractual obligations. Contractual Precedence It seems as though Mr

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    International Commercial Risks April 1, 2013 International Commercial Risks - Business is continually growing on a global level leading to international business partnerships, agreements, and trades. During these types of business relationships disputes are common (University of Phoenix, n.d.). If a dispute occurs one party may chooses to take legal action against the other party. Making the decision to take legal action businesses must make considerations prior to proceeding. Making the

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    International Banking Law Bluebird Ltd, owners of a football team, the Bluebirds, is in need of loan finance to provide the seating and other fittings in a shortly to be completed new football stadium. It negotiates a revolving credit facility with Popular Bank. The term sheet that forms part of a commitment letter prior to signing the agreement states that, because there will be a very short time in which to install the seating, work can begin on this prior to completion of the stadium. Bluebird

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    murder and persecute at will. The soldiers that torture prisoners of war beyond the legal limits set by international law or kill civilians are war criminals. One of the problems that concern political leaders around the world is the development of a process to capture and try a war criminal that is legally agreeable and affordable (Marvasti). Some countries refuse to participate with the International Criminal Court and tend to hide war criminals (Kramer). Furthermore, there are countries that are sympathetic

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    Goldenziel, Jill I. "Regulating Human Rights: International Organizations, Flexible Standards, and International Refugee Law." Chicago Journal of International Law 14.2 (2014): 453-92. ProQuest. Web. 5 Apr. 2016. In “Regulating Human Rights: International Organizations, Flexible Standards, and International Refugee Law,” Jill Goldenziel discusses possible solutions in further improving how refugees are currently handled. Currently there are international laws and treaties which enforce numerous details

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    example, four victorious nations controlled the responsibility to determine the requirement for a trial, negotiate the employment of the appropriate system of law, determining the definition of criminal entities, and defining international law and that of a sovereign nation (Rosen, ed., “The Influence of the Nuremberg Trial on International Criminal Law”).

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    same conditions’. This therefore means the major consideration before a deferral is arrived at is whether an investigation or prosecution is a threat to international peace and security or not. However, from the analysis of this study, the two deferrals by UNSC and two non-deferrals shows a different picture as the issue of the threat of international peace and security was not extensively considered by the UNSC. In the Kenyan situation, there was an attempt to examine whether its request met the threshold

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    International Law profoundly changed in a post WWII new world order in which the world was forced to face one of the most disturbing and difficult conflicts in its history. Regions across all frontiers were affected by the spread of nuclear weapons, genocide, tyranny and other manmade strategies to deflect the stability and tranquility of a once calmer and more serene world. Institutions such as the United Nations were devised after the end of a war that convinced nations that what happens around

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    around the world. This is because people have mixed views about the issue at hand. Religion plays a big part in people’s view points on the matter. However, the question is should same sex marriage be legal under international law? Same-sex marriage should be legal under international law because everybody has the right to get married without legal discrimination. More and more governments each year around the world are considering legalizing same-sex marriages. Almost every year since 2009, at

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