... the fundamental difference of opinion between America and the world concerning universal democracy. The extent of this can clearly be seen by the USA's foreign policy on communitarian concepts of justice, which will be analysed. The new jurisdiction can in theory bring to trial any person who has ... given by the US in its" hope to deter discussion over the real issue of human rights (see Appendix b, notes 6). The recent military armed conflict in Iraq raised much speculation concerning international law. Accusations of war crimes have been made against both Saddam Hussein's regime and t...

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... includes the maintenance of external independence, internal supremacy and a national identity (Geocities, 2003; p2). In order to remain a sovereign entity, the state must sustain its independence in foreign affairs. It is based on the concept that all sovereign states are equal and independent in the world system. Thus two characteristics are established: (i) non-intervention in the internal ... into Afghanistan, where humanitarian reasons were secondary to those of national security. Similarly, in March 2003, the US and UK Governments exercised sovereign powers by taking pre-emptive mil...

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... with a multiplicity of competing political agendas. Further complicating this task was that the entrenched prerogatives of sovereignty would have to accommodate the startling prospect of surrendering heads of state to foreign jurisdictions. While the unprecedented participation of civil society helped democratize this lawmaking process, the goal of expeditiously adopting the Statute-while there was a window of opportunity-resulted in the process ... of the deliberations. It implicated potential conflicts between the Council's mandate to maintain international peace and security, on the ...

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