... the initial government decision, although the special courts have been put in place to deal with terrorism on several occasions. Since the coming into force of the Offenses Against the State Act, the government has taken several decisions of this type in Ireland. The first in August 1939, following ... however provide for the immediate implementation of these provisions; article 10 made provision for implementation in the event of acts committed following its entry into force. But as a result of the urgency of the situation, and in the climate of insecurity that reigned in France in 1986...

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... revolution in Russia in 1917 and the Rice Riots of 1918 energized radical thought, and there were movements calling for universal male suffrage1, the social, economic and political liberation of women, and the end of the existing social order entirely. Why then, by the end of the decade, had the tide of democratic process receded, and how had Japan's conservative ... passed almost simultaneously alongside the infamous Peace Preservation Law, an unforgiving attack on dissenting activity that will be considered later on in this essay. What can be seen as a driving force in the progressio...

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... included or represented in policy making, thus making China a "competitive oligarchy " on the basis of figure 1.2 of Dahl's "Polyarchy" book. In conclusion, upon personal use of Dahl's classifications in my analysis of the political systems of Nigeria and China, I can conclude for myself that they are quite useful. Dahl offers an objectively comprehensive vocabulary for discussing the differences and similarities between ... what type of systems a country has: whether it is a polyarchy, oligarchy or hegemony, and whether their institutions are inclusive and encourage public contestation...

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... under Scheduled Caste movement culminating in the formation of a political party and rich rural peasantry mobilising through the demands of reservation for Other Backward Castes. While casteism has been a negative force in Indian politics it has also seen a decline due to the expansion of private space and maturation of civil society groups with secular demands (such as the Lokpal movement). The ... cast on ascriptive basis to community members. However, evolution of cross community civil society groups have enabled individuals to come together across community barriers on issues such a...

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... into considering democracy the best form of government for our society, we can state that on the face of it, democracy is a great legitimising force. Ultimate power appears to reside with the citizens and their enfranchisement which can be used to remove those from power who act in an improper ... be called legitimate even in the short to medium term if the people did not support it. Although we might criticise such an exercise of force to assume political control of a country, we should note that the beginning of the legal rights and political accountability of our country with the .....

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... find a way to influence politics, and today, this is resulting in public interest groups and other non-economic groups with unequal representation. Interest groups, such as the National Organization for Women, which are based on the common good rather than money, are not as important to officials as an interest group that can contribute more and promote business, such as Goldman ... groups are able to have over another by out-contributing them or having more money is completely undemocratic and corrupt. Further, another issue with pressure groups is their ability to force candidates to ...

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... poliarchies. Given this new phenomena, a vast number of new research is conducted on these countries to determine what the reasons are for different outcomes of democratization. This paper provides a comparative analysis of the democratic performance of three countries- Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Poland- of the post-communist region of Central Eastern Europe, to lay the ground for further research into ... ...

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... the National Program for Family Planning and Primary Health Care, who though are appointed from within the locality of in question, never seem to carry adequate supplies and seldom ask women about their preferences (Lady Health Workers (LHW)). Trained in a limited manner and under a certain time constraint, the LHW do not fully acquire the capability to cater the needs of the ... local women (Service Provision And Private Sector Family Planning Models In Pakistan). Innovation by and the modernization of the private sector is another reason why they prospered as an institution. Incorpora...

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... of these theories is the idea that public ownership leads to the pursuit of objectives that detract from economic welfare maximization (Willig, 1993; Boycko, Shleifer and Vishny, 1996). The combined force of the government failure literature, the principal-agent, property rights and public theories, conclude that enterprises operating under public ownership will be less efficient compared to their private sector counterparts ... ...

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... by saying, "The first duty of the sovereign, that of protecting the society from the violence and invasion of other independent societies, can be performed only by means of a military force." (Heilbroner, p290). After establishing the precedence of this duty over the others that follow Smith discusses the varying expense of this duty in both times of war and peace depending ... ...

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