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International Human Rights : The Protection Of The Rights Of Women And Female Children In Africa : Theory And Practice, Eleazar Echezonachi Otiocha

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Many governments all over the world have enacted laws and regulations to promote and protect the rights of women and female children. A lot of laws have been put in theory to give women equality with men. In reality or practice, many women all over the world still find it difficult to realize their rights. This study attempts to look at how far the laws on women rights, that is the law in books has become the law in practice/reality in many African states with Nigeria as a case study. This study acknowledges that in theory many African states have …

Arbitration As An Alternative Means Of Settlement Of Disputes Arising Out Of Thailand's State Contracts Involving Foreign Direct Investments, Patcharang Chaiworamukkul

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This dissertation examines how the Office of the Attorney General of Thailand's mandates in reviewing state contracts might be improved in order to help enhance greater FDI flow toward Thailand. International arbitration would be stipulated within the "settlement of disputes" clause included in a state contract so as to assure and gain foreign investor's confidence. This dissertation has been conducted by examining all levels of relevant national legislation as well as international law, especially those international obligations that Thailand has entered into. Based upon such examination, there are at least two (2) problems and obstacles that make the application of …

Return Of Russia To World Politics, Enis H. Rexhepi

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Relations between east and west were relatively calm for many decades, if we don’t count the 1962 cold war crisis betweenU.S.and those days BRSS, the atmosphere was stable during this 47 years that passed. During this timeU.S.developed in every field against BRSS, dominating militarily and economically. The Europe, which due to its geographical position stands between two powers, was relatively prosperous and peaceful during these years. Much of the western oriented states faced integration toU.S.supported NATO and EU.Russiafelling itself expelled and sometimes opposite to this integration, found itself in difficult position by time. Its military and economy was not more …

An Investigation Of Knowledge Transfer And Retention In A Government Procurement Office, Garland T. Mobley

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There is no measure for the loss of corporate memory. Organizations build a reservoir of knowledge in its employees, and this knowledge becomes a critical ingredient in an organization’s ability to carry out its mission. Knowledgeable people are extremely valuable and once they leave, their organizationally-applied knowledge leaves with them. This study introduces specific knowledge attributes that significantly impact effective tacit and explicit knowledge transfer and retention. Under this construct the proposed investigation explores a government program office to see if replacing experienced government employees with outsourced personnel impacts corporate knowledge retention. The study concludes that a loss of corporate …

Pharmaceutical Data Protection Law And Policy And Their Effects On The Right To Medicines : A Comparative Analysis, Yun-Ching Yeh

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To examine the compatibility between data protection and the right to access medicines in the current data protection regimes, this study examines the concept of data protection in current legal regimes, examine exclusive data protection regime, discusses the impact of the right to medicines on data protection regime, finally provide sound legal reform and recommendations to improve the protection of pharmaceutical data. In its entirety, this research aims at researching the protection regime of pharmaceutical data from top to bottom; therefore, this research conducts a comprehensive analysis within three dimensions of protections: first, the international dimension represented by TRIPS, second; …

Realization Right To Health In The Context Of Pharmaceutical Under International Law, Huei-Ying (Lucille) Hsu

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Examining the problem of realizing the right to health in accessible and affordable pharmaceutical product, this dissertation begins with the legal personality of the actors involved in the realization of the right to health. Chapter 2 further explores the uniqueness of pharmaceutical products and development of the pharmaceutical industry. Chapter 3 describes the development of intellectual property protection on pharmaceutical products. Chapter 4 then focuses on the international human rights development of the right to health and discusses the relationship of the right to health to accessible and affordable pharmaceutical products. Chapter 5 describes in greater detail the responsibility and …

An Analysis Of Construction Contractor Performance Evaluation System, Rebecca S. Brown

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A rigorous system for rating construction contractor performance does not exist for the USAF as identified by the Air Force Civil Engineer (USAF CE), Major General Del Eulberg (Eulberg, 2007). The United States Army Corp of Engineers (USACE) uses DD Form 2626 for contractor performance evaluation and contractor selection. The objective of this research is to strengthen the USAF contractor rating system by exploring USACE‘s use of DD Form 2626. Using data from DD Form 2626, statistical analysis was conducted to determine if the measured performance sub-items reflect their respective performance elements, whether the resulting performance elements relate to the …

The Crisis In Darfur: An Opportunity For The United Nations To Reclaim Its Status As Standard Bearer For Peace And Security For The International Community, Leilani F. Battiste

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Since early 2003, the western Darfur region of the Sudan has been subjected to a massive campaign of ethnic violence that has claimed the lives of almost 400,000 civilians, and has created nearly 2 million internally-displaced refugees or refugees that have fled to camps in neighboring Chad. Despite the unmistakable tragedy that has occurred and continues to occur, the international community has utterly failed to respond. The United Nations has taken almost no leadership role in abating or even stopping the crisis. Debate over whether the term "genocide" should be used to describe the ethnic cleansing and displacement of nearly …

Albania From 1990 And Criteria For Eu Integration, Fatmire Mulaj

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Building The State Through ‘Democratic Institutions’ In ‘Co-Governance’ With The Un Interim Administration, Makfire Azemi

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The Security System In Kosovo, Fatbardha Osaj

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Parlamenti Evropian, Flutur Kadrijaj

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Public Investment Of The European Union In Kosovo, Rrezarta Veseli

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Interethnic Reconciliation, Tuba Breca

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Peacemaking Operations In Southern Thailand, Pantanin Pisalasupongs

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Whereas the term peacekeeping is used to describe a way of helping countries torn by conflict create conditions for sustainable peace, peacemaking is a means of bringing about peace through a willful effort to prevent or mitigate conflict rather than a passive stance that hopes to maintain the status quo. This research aims to provide an overview of the primary documentation of those political organs relating to the history, structure, and laws of international peacekeeping. But its purpose is to show through an analysis of these laws and histories that the costs and benefits of keeping peace in a particular …

Dissertation On The Prosecution And The Trial Of Heads Of State Under International Law: The Case Of Slobodan Milosevic And Charles Ghankay Taylor, Julia A. Shilunga

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In the past, the responsibility of head of State and of Government was national competence. There were no international rules which established their responsibilities in international law. If they committed crimes, this remained exclusively the matter of the State and if there was the responsibility for the wrong behavior, it was the responsibility of the States themselves and not of the leaders as persons.

It was only very slowly that the State leaders started to be called to responsibility. One of the first attempts, which failed, was the 1919 Treaty of Versailles which wanted to prosecute the German Emperor. The …