Essays on Crimes Against Humanity

Quantitative Research Project

Introduction When considering the characteristics of the crime as relatively independent phenomena one can understand this phenomenon as socially dangerous one. At the same time, crime is only an element of the public events. Existing and functioning in society, it permeates all different areas and various public attitudes. From this perspective, crime is a social phenomenon, which could be discussed qualitatively. Consequently, this assignment is aimed at analysis of the teaching dataset of British Crime Survey 2007-2008.

Literature Review

Crime is a social phenomenon, which is not only ontological, but epistemological. It generated all of the conditions of social life. This ...

Research Paper

Abstract Armed conflicts, both domestic and international, have used children in combat, either directly-- as soldiers-- or indirectly. Children are preferred by numerous commanders because they are more obedient, more easily persuaded, and more loyal than adults. However, this phenomenon has become a national and global issue because of the physical, emotional, and psychological damages it bring to the children who are involved in combat. The international community has actively addressed the issue through legal actions. The 1949 Geneva Conventions and the 1977 Additional Protocols came into being as part of the efforts of the international community to protect ...

Today, Syria faces a serious crisis. The country that once boast diversity is now engaged in a civil war bloodier than any war in history. Millions have been displaced and nearly a quarter million have died. The civil war initially rose as an Arab Spring. Arabs across the Middle East were seeking a democratic society. However, with the rule of the al-Assad family in Syria, violence is dominant and the country rests in a blood bath.

History of Syria

Originally, Syria consisted of a large amount of land that is now many countries today, including Syria itself, Lebanon, Jordan and Israel. The ...

Abstract International Criminal Court commonly referred as the ICC is a permanent tribunal that prosecutes people for crimes against humanity, war crimes and the crimes of aggression (although though currently it does not have powers to prosecute or exercise any jurisdiction over crimes of aggression.) Since 1945, the courts creation has been constituted by the most significant international law reform. The International Criminal Court was found by the Rome Statute and it is therefore mandated to prosecute crimes that were committed after that date. This paper observes and explains and critiques the benefits of the International Criminal Court. ...