... rights of minorities, the civil rights of immigrants and the individual's right to asylum are fundamental. Basic human rights include the right to healthy and clean environment; to free education, social protection and paid work; to full participation regardless of gender, race, creed, birthplace, parentage, disability or sexuality. There should be greater democratic control and openness in institutions of power. Greens ... should become a signatory of the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. A non-discriminatory status for all legal residents in the Union shoul...

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... without proper harbors and remote from European political, financial, and military power. That this option was never seriously considered suggests a European inability to enslave other Europeans. Except for a few social deviants, neither Africans nor Europeans would enslave members of their own societies, but in the early modern period, Africans had a somewhat narrower conception of who was eligible for enslavement than ... drawing on the Bight of Benin, the English, French, and Dutch carried some slaves from northern Angola into the Caribbean. African Agency and Resistance If demand for...

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... to the European Union was based on various treaties which was approved willingly and constitutionally by the EU member countries. From a broader perspective, a treaty can be defined as an obligatory contract between EU member countries. In modern times any treaty related to the European Nation is consisted of the objectives of European Union, rules set by the European Union as a group ... the medieval passé. During this Reich, which was comprised of both Romanian and German people, the foundation for the political, social and cultural evolution of Western Europe was laid down thoroughl...

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... his lifetime achievements can be seen as a success. In addition to crossing the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas several times, he gained fame, wealth, and climbed several rungs of the social ladder. His advances in science and geography are examples of his significant contributions to the world, and in terms of gain for the Spanish crown, he established a link with an ... over the potential territorial gains and the division of any financial gains. As far as Columbus's other sponsors were concerned, the expedition was a financial investment and Columbus was bound by contract to achieve c...

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... great diversity. On the other hand, some regard it with hostility and even fear, believing that it increases inequality within and between nations. To them, globalization threatens employment and thwarts social progress. It also destroys the environment, sweeping away all that is healthy and meaningful to human existence. So, what actually is globalization? Globalization is considered by many to be ... there can be only one whole, it is logical that national economies disintegrate and develop into one global economy. However, one can also point to a rapid increase of cross border social,...

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