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    "Chapter I | United Nations." UN News Center. UN, n.d. Web. 21 Mar. 2016. This article was a posting of the first chapter of the Charter of the United Nations. In it, it details the purposes and principles of the United Nations thus allowing me to have a better understanding of why the United nations was created. It was created for the purpose of maintaining “international peace and security, and to that end: to take effective collective measures for the prevention and removal of threats to the

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    The United Nations has been effective to a certain extent in providing resolutions to threats of world order. Its structure and functioning was designed to curtail the negative effects of globalisation, such as the spread of transnational threats, and to grant peace and security. The Charter of the United Nations with a purpose to strive for peace and security and act in a manner that reduces threats established the UN in 1945. Specifically through the establishment of the UN refugee agency it has

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    of international law. Upon analyzing the situation, it becomes clear that the DR is in violation of a number of international laws. I will outline a number of Articles of the United Nations Charter of Human Rights and attempt to show how the DR are or could be considered in violation of these laws. Article 9 of the Charter states that: “no one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile”. Reports by Amnesty International have claimed that this has been the case. Many migrants, particularly

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    of Nations was founded in 1919. However, the League of Nations was unable to grant the proper security to prevent another war from taking place. Therefore, World War II emerged. Afterwards, the United Nations was created in an effort to prevent future wars. Since 1945, the United Nations has been working to prevent wars and to manage international security. This organization created the prohibition of the use of force unless it is in self-defense, according to Article 51 of the United Nations Charter

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    from the Responsibility to Protect, the United Nations Charter presents a possible solution that lies in Chapter VII. The United Nations has the authority to establish an international trusteeship which would place Syria under a provisional control of another nation. A trusteeship would assist the Syrian government in creating a peaceful order, foster social and economic growth, and pressure them to respect human rights. Powerful nations like Russia or the United States or another state mutually agreed

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    Russian-speaking Crimean people wished Crimea to become a part of the Russian Federation. Since Crimea was a part of Russia until 1954 there is a basis for this accession. The referendum was considered illegal and sanctions were imposed on Russia by the United States of America and certain European countries. In 1996 the Ukrainian constitution declared that Crimea would have independent republic status. Crimea has its own official parliament as well; however, as an unofficial parliament called the Mejlis

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    in international law that gives the right to self- defence. It is debatable as to whether this is an explicit right, only exercisable in response to armed attack or whether it allows force in response to potential attacks. Article 2(4) of the UN charter states that the use of force by states is banned however this has not stopped over one hundred large conflicts since 1945. States generally use international law as an excuse and form of justification for their actions (Evans, 2006: 589). Article

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    Introduction Facebook Incorporated is a social media company based in the United States that founded Facebook in 2004 and later purchased Instagram and WhatsApp. These social media platforms are accessible in multiple countries through the internet and apps on cell phones and tablets. As of November 2016 Instagram has over 200 million users, Facebook has over 1.79 billion users, and WhatsApp has 500 million users (zephoria). None of the platforms charge a membership fee and are completely free to

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    a) Anthem’s society is a dystopian world because... •Anthem’s society uses propaganda to control the citizens. A form of propaganda is when one man was executed on the pyre in front of everyone which teaches the citizens not to break the law and use pronouns. •Information, independent thought, and freedom are restricted in this society. Equality must think about “the will of all men together” and how they are all supposed to be “one in all and all in one”. No one may think of or for

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    building in the United States? Insert title: Immigrant’s Stories Vo: I came to the United States wanting to find out what is the perspective of immigrants about the American Dream?... A very popular subject among us, people from other countries around the world. So, I decided to document this experience to check some myths and facts about immigration and the American dream, through the life of eight immigrants. IRIS RIOS: I’m from Mexico and I was 3 years old when I came to the United States…. My

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