Whichever way the situation is examined, it is always examined through the prism of a mind which has grown up and been socialised into thinking that their system of government is the best. ... Largely it would not be considered so due to the application of our 'democratic standard' to countries where such political systems do not apply. Representative democracy, bound up with a strong legal system of rights, is helpful in preventing excesses of the state in terms of offences committed against the citizen and maintaining legitimacy that way. ... If two states work on different politi...

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What is most amusing about this piece of information is the fact that it was not the government that stepped up to address this need, but instead was a Non-Governmental Organization that pioneered this progress. ... What is most common of all (or most) private institutions is the acknowledgment of the need for efficiency in the system as to reduce cost of whatever activity implemented, and perform at an optimum level. ... Incorporating new methods into the system and coming up with more relevant policies for this era, the NPOs do stand prominent. ...

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Private military and security companies fill the vacuum mainly left in three types of unstable situations: (i) in zones of low-intensity armed conflict (the new asymmetrical wars) where the armies are not fully deployed or in post conflict situations with a high level of insecurity; (ii) in armed conflicts when international organizations do not intervene; and (iii) in troubled areas in developing countries where there is no presence of the State and extractive transnational corporations operate.5 Under the emergent system of international criminal law the individual is a subject of the law. ....

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