... most stark sense, embodying the proposition-captured in the Nuremberg Judgment's aphorism-that "[c]rimes against international law are committed by men, not by abstract entities, and only by punishing individuals who commit such crimes can the provisions of international law be enforced."2 Against an entrenched culture of impunity that had countenanced the likes of Pol Pot and Idi Amin, these precedents radically ... ...

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... Court requires at least some prominence in the law profession which is largely represented by the white and upper class. The court is thus made up of a group of individuals who are far removed from the issues and concerns of the general population, yet have the power to nullify legislation that governs this same population. The law profession is most definitely ... ...

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... 's Metropolitan Police based on a preliminary extradition request from the Spanish government. The extradition request from Spain began from anger due to the Chilean Supreme Court's refusal to punish DINA officials who had tortured and killed a Spanish diplomat. Human rights groups in Spain had forcefully and successfully created a powerful complaint against Pinochet and top DINA officials in the Spanish courts. Many Spanish ... ...

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... accepted over the years. Thirdly there are Conventions, which are the least tangible source of the constitution and constitute "rules of behaviour that are considered binding by and upon those who operate the constitution but which are not enforced by the courts or by the presiding officers in the Houses of Parliament" (Jones et al. 1994, 281). The fourth source are ... ...

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... are not enticed into credit contracts they can not afford, information to be presented in a clear and easy to-understand format, lenders not to increase credit card limits to customers who they know would find it difficult to manage a higher limit, the stopping of exploitative practices by predatory lenders, such as using household items as security for cash loans, lenders to ... what they do. ACCC initiatives also include promoting consumer education in regional and rural areas and with indigenous communities. Their role complements that of state and territory consumer affairs agencies...

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... their right to a fair wage for their labor, and much more actions that fall under the umbrella of fair working conditions. The Canadian workforce is made up of individual laborers who deserve access to occupational freedom and the legal and strategic avenues toward attaining this goal. Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) contains several clauses that are inserted to protect humans ... Freedom of Association, and Convention 98 on the Right to Organize and Bargain Collectively. Clearly, the New Zealand legal labour framework enshrines labour rights as human rights. Unlike New Zea...

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... media and government officials alike. The problem becomes more complicated as manipulation and misrepresentation become key to the governments, and the medias, harsh stance on these "boat people" who have unfairly been labeled as criminals. To combat societies fears, enhanced through media, non-reviewable and indeterminate mandatory detention has been enforced upon all those seeking asylum within Australia ... can be removed forcibly. On account of being removed forcibly, they will be excluded for a period before they can apply to re-enter Australia. On the other hand, those who outstay t...

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... of this court. Although the Supreme Court accepted the its constitutionality, the decision is better known for the dissenting opinion expressed by Judge Kennedy C. who underlined the fact that natural law prohibited any sovereign parliament from legislating against itself. The 1937 Constitution added a constitutional safeguard to the existence of ... and the existence of certain associations, and secondly, on the subject that concerns us, to set up special courts responsible for trying those who were suspected of garnering Hitler's support. It is this same law that is now used to bring t...

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