Chapter 1 This chapter focuses on the instruments of international law concerning human rights and foreign prisoners. Chapter 2 This chapter focuses on the current situation of Dutch nationals in foreign prisons. This chapter also includes a case study. Chapter 3 This chapter focuses on the different …

Many believe that public international law is important and crucial in resolving international disputes. It is indeed an essential resource in controlling states and other international actors. The UN has developed advisory standards, such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Other international …

This report is concerned with the current position of CISAC (International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Creators). Surrounded by a large network of collecting societies and essentially a lobbying organization, CISAC increasingly feels pressures (at least in Europe) to respond to copyright …

The collapse of the Soviet Union meant the removal of the main adversary of NATO, and many believed that NATO had become obsolete given its original purpose of countering the Soviet communist threat. The end of the Cold War caused a debate about the future role and the necessity of the Alliance. It soon …

The thesis "Truth Commissions V. Human Rights Violators" examines in how far a truth commission can play a role in the trying of human rights violators. Truth commissions are investigative bodies equipped to examine the truth concerning committed human rights abuses, but they do not have any legal powers. …

Although minorities make up only 5-10% of the population in Europe, they receive a lot of negative attention in the media. Minorities are blamed for issues that range from a country's economic problems to cultural disharmony. As a result, the ethnic minorities feel as though they are on the outer edge …

The economy has been continually growing and changing and has, since the time of the industrial revolution, gone through many different stages such as the knowledge economy and the intangible economy, to get to the experience economy we live in today. Economics no longer revolve around the target groups’ …

In order to prevent conflicts and escalation, the United Nations works with a so called Conflict Management system. With this system, the UN aims to prevent the outbreak of conflicts. Besides, Conflict Management makes is possible to bring permanent peace to a conflict area by addressing root causes …