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| Rapid increase in the number and destructive capability of armament. |
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| Development and stockpiling of armaments in one country. |
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| Spread of weapons across country borders. |
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| Conventional Proliferation |
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| Majority of military arsenal: guns, tanks, planes, ships, etc. |
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| The relationship between a nation's investment in defense and civilian goods. |
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- 1997 Convention on the Prohibition of The Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction
- 15,000-20,000 casualties a year,
4.5 million disabled between 1987-97.
- Children & farmers tend to be hit. |
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*Have: UK, UK, France, Russia, China
*Had: India, Pakistan
*Thought to have: Iran, North Korea
*Given Up: S. Africa, Argentina, Brazil, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Ukraine |
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Security: US & USSR, Israel & mid-east, Pakistan & India
Prestige: N. Korea, Iraq |
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| Nonproliferation Treaty (when and what) |
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| 1968; halt nuclear weapons beyond those that already had it. |
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-Pakistani scientist.
-Admitted to nuclear weapons proliferation to Iran, N. Korea, and Libya on Pakistani TV in 2004.
-Next day pardoned by Musharraf, but under house arrest. |
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| Plan funded by U.S. to stop coca production in South America. |
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| Major Drug Trafficking States |
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| Money from Drug Trafficking |
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| $322,000,000-$400,000,000. |
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| Where most Opium Produced? |
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| Golden Triangle/Afghanistan: Thailand, Burma, China, Laos. |
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| What is Human Trafficking? |
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| Modern slavery: person forced to work without pay as a result of coercion, deception, fraud, abduction. |
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| Examples of Human Trafficking |
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| Labor (factories/agriculture), debt bondage, prostitution, organ trafficking, child beggars, sports (camel jockeys especially. |
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| How many people trafficked annually? |
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| The use of violence against civilians to instill fear and to attain political aims. |
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| Where does the word "Terrorism" come from? |
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| State violence against civilians during French Revolution. |
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| What are some recent changes in Terrorism? |
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-New range of targets – used to be only attacking one side to get support, now anyone, biggest target is best
-Global reach here too
-Globalization, internet, cell phones, access to weapons, transportation |
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-Deterrence: state uses coercive means.
-Criminal justice system.
-Prevention and Defense.
-Negotiations.
-Terrorism Success.
-Organizational breakdown/loss of support.
-Amnesty. |
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| No overarching power above us to protect us from ourselves or each other. |
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| What is International Law? |
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| Body of rules which nations consider binding in their mutual relations. |
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| Are individual people always bound under international law? |
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| Who is bound under International Law? |
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-Historically only states
-International organizations
-Individuals(sometimes)
-Corporations
-Subnational governments |
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| What is the Scope for International Law? (**Word for Word**) |
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| A State member of the community of nations is not bound to act in a certain way, unless it has expressly consented to a particular course of conduct. |
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| What are the Sources of International Law? |
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-International conventions
-International customs
-General principles of law recognized by civilized nations
-Judicial decisions
-Scholarly writings
-UN Resolutions |
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International Court of Justice (AKA World Court)
*Part of the UN
*Legal disputes between states. |
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| United States and Great Britain. (Jay Treaty of 1794) |
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-Generally good at resolving issues dealing deals with border/water
-Less good at contentious cases, since enforcement is up to the UNSC |
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| Genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, crimes of aggression (doesn’t actually do this one) |
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| Who does ICJ have jurisdiction over? |
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| States. (not individuals) |
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| Who does ICC have jurisdiction over? |
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| -Individuals. (Not states) |
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Either:
-Must be member of a country that is a part member (not U.S.)
-Referred by UN
-Crime took place in party country |
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| Uganda, DRC, Sudan, Central African Republic. |
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| International Tribunal for former Yugoslavia? (what/when) |
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-Prosecute war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide committed after 1991.
-Established 1993 by UNSC resolution.
-Located in Hague, Netherlands |
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| International Tribunal for Rwanda? (what/when/where) |
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-To prosecute people accused of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in Rwanda.
-Established 1994 by UNSC resolution
-Located in Arusha, Tanzania. |
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| Special Court for Sierra Leone? (who,what,when,where) |
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-Charles Taylor (former President of Liberia)
-Charges of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and other serious violations of international humanitarian law.
-Started on June 4, 2007
-Located Hague, Netherlands |
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| Cambodia Tribunal? (what, when) |
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-Established by Cambodia & UN to try Khmer Rouge for crimes against humanity, including genocide
-Started in 2006 |
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| East Timor Tribunal? (what, when) |
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-Try cases of "serious criminal offenses" including murder, rape, and torture
-Created in 2000 |
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