This study analyses Kurdish Hizbullah as a social movement, charting Hizbullah's development from its origins in violent militancy to its move towards a more ambiguous 'civic' mode of engagement.
As global climate change threatens to change radically both the political and physical climate with regard to water issues, so a reassessment of some of the fundamental principles of international water law is emerging.
The Iranian cleric Ayatollah Montazeri (1922-2009) played an integral role in the founding of the Islamic Republic in the wake of the Iranian Revolution of 1978/9.
"La historia demuestra que la barbarie cometida por el hombre en agravio de la humanidad no es un acto de reciente ejecución y que a ella los Estados le han dado diferentes respuestas con el devenir del tiempo, como la concesión de amnistías en favor de los responsables de los crímenes y la imposición del olvido, la instauración de juicios de carácter nacional poco eficaces, el juzgamiento de los perdedores de la guerra por aquellos que la ganaron, la edificación de foros ad hoc por parte del Consejo de Seguridad de Naciones Unidas, la autoproclamación de una jurisdicción sin límites que facilita enjuiciar a los tiranos, la creación de tribunales híbridos o mixtos con jurisdicción limitada, la confección de mecanismos de justicia restaurativa como las comisiones de la verdad y la reconciliación y, finalmente, la construcción de una Corte Penal Internacional de carácter permanente y global que aún no termina por convencer del todo a la comunidad de Estados en su conjunto.
Turkey has witnessed remarkable sociocultural change under the regime of Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP), particularly regarding its religious communities.
In response to recent media controversy and public debate about legal pluralism and multiculturalism, Manea argues against what she identifies as the growing tendency for people to be treated as 'homogenous groups' in Western academic discourse, rather than as individuals with authentic voices.
The Polar North is known to be home to large gas and oil reserves and its positionholds signifi cant trading and military advantages, yet the maritime boundaries of the region remain ill-defined.
Turkey has witnessed remarkable sociocultural change under the regime of Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP), particularly regarding its religious communities.
The Xi'an Stele, erected in Tang China's capital in 781, describes in both Syriac and Chinese the existence of Christian communities in northern China.
The Polar North is known to be home to large gas and oil reserves and its positionholds signifi cant trading and military advantages, yet the maritime boundaries of the region remain ill-defined.
The attacks in Paris in January and November 2015 heralded the beginning of a new wave of terrorism - one rooted in the ongoing conflict in Syria and Iraq.
In response to recent media controversy and public debate about legal pluralism and multiculturalism, Manea argues against what she identifies as the growing tendency for people to be treated as 'homogenous groups' in Western academic discourse, rather than as individuals with authentic voices.
La obra Cuestiones de Derecho Internacional, Derechos Humanos y Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible pretende recopilar los estudios académicos llevados a cabo por los autores en el marco de varios programas académicos de postgrado y postdoctorado, tanto de estudiantes como de profesores de la Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio y el Instituto Berg de Derechos Humanos.
Be Visionary - Strategic Leadership in the Age of Optimization, demonstrates to existing and aspiring leaders the positive impact of applying visionary creativity, and decisiveness to achieve spectacular long range results while balancing the day to day d
Since the end of World War II, the ongoing efforts aimed at criminal prosecution, restitution, and other forms of justice in the wake of the Holocaust have constituted one of the most significant episodes in the history of human rights and international law.
At the beginning of the twenty-first century, leading intellectuals are claiming "e;There is a problem with Islam in France,"e; thus legitimising the discourse of the racist National Front.