Introduction The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG, 1980) has prescribed detailed rules concerning the duties of the seller in a transaction covering the sale of goods across borders. There are provisions in the CISG, which deal with the remedies available to the buyer,...
Introduction The research will focus on the correlation between knowledge and support of capital punishment. It is no doubt that whenever the issue of capital punishment is brought to public debate, there will be always two major sides: the opposers and supporters. It is worth noting that both sides do...
Kirkpatrick’s four levels of evaluation include; Reactions This level measures the reaction of the person or people involved. In law enforcement practice, this aspect of evaluation can be used to gauge how people would react towards new law enforcement. This would give a clear picture to the stakeholders on the...
Introduction Stakeholders in development are personalities or organizations with vested interests in a process or policy development. Policy analysts have for a long time been conscious of the role played by stakeholders as well as the importance of an all inclusive approach to policy making by characterizing all the interest...
Introduction The Global Health Initiative (GHI) is a global health policy launched by the Obama administration. The policy looks at effort building activities that the US government proposes to implement over a six year period. The policy also provides mechanisms on the implementation of the health plan especially on how...
Group values are values shared by a particular group to form subcultures, which are groups of people characterized by unique set of beliefs, values, and principles that operate in a large organization. The importance of a culture is provision of behavior norms. Inmates subculture and correction officer are the dominant...
The research context The fall of 1980,s saw the emergence of a new concept relating politics to economics and finance (Roe, 1996: 45). However little research have been able to successful evaluate the link between finance and politics and hence it still remains a topic treated with lots of skeptism....
Introduction The international labor organization (ILO) is a Geneva-based (Switzerland) branch of the United Nations which deals with the rights of workers across the globe. However, its establishment can be traced to years before the UN was established because it was formed by the Treaty of Versailles when the UN...
The impact of different constituents on legislation became a burning issue of the contemporary health care system as nursing professionals can influence the policy-making process with regard to their knowledge of the advantages and disadvantages of different models and strategies. In this respect, it is necessary to talk about the...
Introduction Environmental safety, protection and management have been key issues that most governments have taken to safeguard the welfare of their people. There has been great emphasis to both public and private sectors to apply processes as well as encourage habits which are environmental friendly. To achieve this, rules and...
Introduction It is the primary objective of any government to protect the welfare of its people; the most important of them all being health. A government does this by setting up mechanisms that will ensure everyone in the society has access to health care and most importantly affordable healthcare. Insurance...
Abstract There is always a need to change and the military has had a fair share of that transformation need. From the ’90s, after the Soviet Union, the winning of any war became a matter of information advantage coupled with technological know-how rather than big combat machines. The strategy was...
Transportation systems are very important for a country to realize positive socio-economic changes (Rodrigue, Comtois & Slack, 2006). The movement of freight, people as well as territorial accessibility are crucial in this type of relationship (p.14 – 16). Wherever transportation infrastructures ensure access to resources and markets as well as...
Introduction The issue of representation dates back to early forms of government and representation in government, the House of Representatives, or the senate. To make the process of representation fair; several attempts have been made by the Supreme Court and politicians in ensuring that every person’s vote and right to...
Introduction International Organization for standards defines environmental management system as that component of the overall management system within an organization that includes organizational structure, planning activities, responsibilities, procedures, practices, and the required resources for establishing, implementing, obtaining, examining, and maintaining the environmental policy. Environmental management system enables private companies, the...
Introduction Currently, technological advancements go hand in hand with criminal investigations. In the last ten years, technological advancements have developed at an astonishing speed. “Increased computing power, advances in data transmission and attractive user-friendly graphic interfaces, present law enforcement agencies with unprecedented capacity to collect, store, analyze and share data...
One of the chief goals of the EU is to achieve a single market where there will be free movement of merchandise within the member states. Free movement of goods will promote competition and result in price advantage and quality of the product to the EU consumers. There exist two...
Creating the single integrated market and ensuring the free movement of goods within its territory is one of the main objectives of the European Community (EU). Articles 34 – 37 TFEU (28 – 31 TEC) are a significant part of these strategies aimed at removing the non-fiscal barriers having a...
Abraham Baldwin is one of the American heroes who contributed in the framing of the constitution of the United States of America. Abraham Baldwin was half bother of the then famous Henry Baldwin from Pennsylvania. He was a devoted public education missionary who championed for the wellbeing of institutions in...
Greece found its way into the European Monetary Union early 2001 to become the 12th member. This occurred after there was a dramatic economic stability where inflation decreased and the interest rates fell. However, it emerged later that Greece had not fully met the conditions demanded by the euro-zone membership....
The suggestion, contained in the assignment, as to the fact that “corruption is a Western concept and is not applicable to traditional societies, where corruption does not have such a negative meaning” can be best referred to as utterly preposterous. The conceptual fallacy of this statement can even be proven...
Use of force by law enforcement officers to accomplish a justifiable police function such as defending self and others, in making arrests, and other suitable actions in law enforcement is considered legitimate and lawful. However police officers have been charged in many occasions to have used excessive or unnecessary force...
Analyzing the Situation Democracy without women is incomplete. Ideally, when women were engaged in civil society and government leadership in Colombia, the United Nations successfully pushed for the adoption of the 30 percent quota for women candidates in national elections. This is evident that women can participate in political campaigns...
The first event that we need to discuss is the execution of Robert Lee Gardiner. The main reason why this event attracted so much attention was the method of execution. The convicted person chose to be killed by a firing squad (Donaldson, 1996, unpaged). Gardiner gave virtually no explanation for...
Introduction Some civilians in the U.S. consider the conspiracy theory as true. However, the majority of society sees conspiracy theories as approaches that have no grounds and are unverifiable. Different researchers have developed an understanding regarding the theory, establishing a comprehensive view of the areas with which the public agrees,...
Democratic societies are based on the fundamental principle of the right to private property. The opportunity to accumulate wealth led to social inequality and raised numerous social issues. At the same time, a wide range of other democratic principles ensured social security and a number of policies that helped maintain...
Introduction The situation of nutrition and food supply in the world is different due to several factors. The first place here should be taken to the economical factors and political climate in the country or within a community of people. Millions of people lack food and healthy nutrition (Jacobsen, 2008)....
Introduction This case has since famously received the name of Van Gend en Loos. In the book by Hanson, this case represents a very essential ruling as related to the European Court of Justice. The importance of this case is emphasized by the fact that it set out that the...
Transforming the national health system is a phased process that goes through a series of stages to initiate and approve relevant changes. In many cases, ideas are the background for the implementation of specific initiatives at the local, state, and further, national level. The role of both individuals and groups...
The world of business has experienced remarkable advancement in the 21st century. This is primarily due to increased diversification of markets in the contemporary economies where business entities are currently focusing on global markets rather than limiting themselves to domestic and foreign markets (Goddard 4). The changing trends in the...
Introduction The failure of most traditional policing methods that were primarily based on hierarchical structures, standardized procedures, and the use of motorized police patrol cars to combat crime, led to the awakening of the need to involve communities in the fight against crime. Although traditional policing methods, for example, team...
The Congress The Congress is the legislative arm of the U.S. government that was established under provisions of the constitution of the country in 1789. The entity was formed to increase the representation and participation of leaders in the affairs of the country. Today the congress system comprises two houses...
Abstract Transaction exposure refers to the potential to gain or loose in a contracted for near term cash flows such as foreign currency accounts receivable and accounts payable among other debts (Moffett, Stonehill, and Eiteman 220). The exposure is caused by foreign exchange rate variations in the amounts that are...
Introduction The United States Army Medical Department (AMEDD), which was established in 1775, is a branch of the US army made up of about six groups of medical corps who manage the army’s medical care services. The six branches of the AMEDD include the medical corps, nurse corps, medical specialist...
Introduction The matter of Private Military Contractors (PMC), currently placed before the chamber is a difficult case, with far-reaching implications, irrespective of the outcome that will be adopted (Congress of the United States, 2008). Blackwater (currently Xe) is one of these companies which had a heavy presence in Iraq during...
Introduction and Context Terror-related incidents, corruption, mafia, warlords, peace-keeping, etc. are some of the terms which we come across quite often these days. While on the one hand there’s intense competition amongst the multinationals, on the other hand, the spurt in private armies, the presence of UN peacekeeping forces in...
Introduction European Convention on Human Rights The European Convention on Human Rights is a specific document which contains different articles that suggest human rights common for all countries of the European Union. This presupposes that national laws of the countries that belong to the European Union should be based or...
Introduction Sea transport has emerged as the single most important avenue of transporting goods and services from different continents in the last few centuries. The invention of steam engines and efficient fuel occasioned the development of sea vessels with capabilities of carrying bulky and heavy commodities. Various European governments and...
Introduction The concerns of the American citizens who supported Donald Trump regarding the victory of Joe Biden and his following course of action are conditional upon the dubious efficiency of the proposed initiative. According to the President-elect, his principal intention is to “heal a nation torn apart by deep political...
Introduction BCCI which is a financial institution was established in 1972 in Pakistan. The organization operated in 78 countries and had over 40 branches. With assets over the US $ 20 billion, it was the seventh-largest private bank in terms of assets (Bank of Credit and Commerce International para. 3)....
Benefits to Mandatory Service For the people, military and public service is good in a number of ways. First, it gives graduates time to think about their future and decide on a certain path. Secondly, it can give one incentive to continue their education. Thirdly, it promotes national unity and...
Introduction and history Stimulus package was formulated so as to counter the global economic crisis which had hit many countries across the world. This act is also known as the stimulus or The Recovery Act. The main aim of this act was to generate jobs, advance investment and the customer...
Introduction This is an analysis of the book written by noted military historian, J. L. Granatstein who wished to publish a book on the unwillingness of Canadian government to fortify the military power and capabilities of their armed forces. Background of the writer Granatstein is perhaps the ideal choice for...
Introduction Public transport in the United Kingdom has various challenges. With about ten million passengers using buses, tube and Docklands Light Railway (DLR) daily, ticketing was always a challenge. This was until Oyster Card system was implemented in the public transport sector in 2003. This is an electronic card supported...
A law is passed whereby all reasonable efforts are to be made to reserve the effects of contamination of all U.S. Water systems. The President, acting through the Attorney General, forms the Water Contamination Control Agency (aka Agency) that immediately bans the discharge of any toxins into U.S. waters. Furthermore,...
Introduction Due to its remote location, Bendee Downs require an efficient transport network to link the site to developed areas and towns like Cunnamulla which is located 120 Km away. An efficient road network will provide easy transport and ensure a smooth movement of people between the site and the...
Dr. Goodnough’s intent to become the City Commissioner in the City of Mount Clemens is based on the vision and goals of reinventing the city to address the needs of a diverse community. The vision is that Mount Clemens should develop as a city with a range of opportunities for...
Abstract The political transition and military modernization in Indonesia can result in various outcomes such as democracy or a reversal of authoritarian rule. The military plays an essential role in shaping Indonesian politics since the fall of President Suharto in 1998. For three decades, Suharto ruled the country, advancing the...
India’s history roots back to the beginning of human civilization, and throughout its way to the modern state, it experienced difficult periods. In particular, the country remained under British rule for almost 200 years until August 1947. Many people were devoted to fighting for their country’s freedom. Mohammad Ali Jinnah...
Despite its remarkable resistance to change and the ever-growing unpopularity, America’s Electoral College political institution should be abolished. Since its establishment, the Electoral College system has generated discontentment and confusion due to the incidences where the winner of the popular vote could not become president, an eventuality that breaches the...
A signing statement is an as an official pronouncement issued by the President of the United States when signing a bill into a law. The history of signing statements goes back to the 19th century. However, American presidents started using this provision actively only in the modern era, to demonstrate...
Introduction International trade is the buying and selling activity that takes place between two nations. This is met by various challenges including the different laws that come from with traversing the various states and countries. This paper seeks to explain the legal distinction between transfer of property and transfer of...
Introduction After a fifteen-year process, China gained accession to the WTO on 11 December 2001, a step that would lead to massive legal and policy reforms in the following decade. While the liberalization of the Chinese economy was a process unilaterally undertaken years beforehand, accession to the WTO formalized Chinese...
The internet has eased communication because people are able to share information instantly. Almost everything in today’s world is being done on the internet. By this, it implies that internet plays a major role in our daily activities, from dating to business activities and as well as politics. This paper...
The coronavirus pandemic, scandals, and even the age of the candidates contributed to the course and outcome of the election race. Ahead of the US presidential election, the COVID-19 pandemic became the dominant topic in local media. By October 20, the number of people infected with coronavirus since the beginning...
Australian political system is believed to be one of the most tolerant and democratic in the modern international community. The country has always been considered as one of the chief protectors and promoters of liberal values; the governments policies are now set as a model for many developing nations. The...
The private property usually is a result of exerted labor pressure on the available natural resources. According to Colombatto and Tavormina (2017), private property justifies the homestead principle, which claims that one can gain full permanent possession of natural resources not owned through the performance of original appropriation actions. This...
The main arguments and themes of Thoreau’s essay are centered on the relationship between government and citizens. Thoreau starts his essay by noting that the “government is the best which governs least” (1). In this regard, he argues that governments serve the interests of a few people and do not...
Elections play a significant role in democratic states; therefore, the American government is unimaginable without this institution. Their fundamental mechanisms are the primary forms of manifestation of the people’s sovereignty and political role. This instrument also serves as the most crucial channel for representing various social groups’ interests in government...
Introduction The Geneva Conventions are a set of treaties and protocols that were formulated in 1949 by the international community to make sure that humanity was respected during wars. The Geneva Conventions were a response to the great sufferings that people experienced during the Second World War. 59 states participated...
Just before the United States of America went into the 2008 general elections, the American economy was thrown into a crisis following a panic that occurred in the capital markets and has persisted to be the world’s financial market crisis. The pre-election campaign of Barrack Obama went under the slogan...
Role Currently, the importance of International Financial Reporting Standards has grown substantially worldwide. IFRS not only summarizes the experience of leading economically developed countries, but also actively influences the development of national accounting and reporting systems, both through direct implementation of IFRS in national practice and through the convergence of...
For almost two centuries, immigration issues have polarized American society. Five months ago, Arizona governor Jan Brewer signed the bill SB1070 (Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act) into law. This law is designed to force illegal Mexican immigrants to leave Arizona. It requires police to ask the immigration...
There are plenty of issues in the context of African countries that have not been resolved over the years. Even though they might have various causes, there is one similarity between them: all these conflicts are somehow connected to the fight for power in resource-limited settings. Therefore, the most critical...
Introduction China and India are some of the largest and fastest developing countries in the world. They have many similarities, such as their neighboring position, size of the population, and millennia-old history. In addition, the proximity of two powerful countries forces them to compete and interact in the same political...
Italian fascism and German Nazism are an ideology and a system of political and economic domination. The similarity between Italian fascism and German National Socialism was that both doctrines were totalitarian and assumed complete state control over all spheres of human life. Common to the two ideologies was the cult...
Introduction The last quarter century has seen the United States leading other nations in developing space technology and exploration of outer space. The world’s superpower has played key role in the establishment of an international legal regime to promote the use of outer space for peaceful purposes and ensuring all...
Introduction Since the beginning of civilization, the world has advanced significantly becoming one web of interconnected nations depending on each other for various sociopolitical and economic reasons. Countries have formed allies for different reasons including military support, promotion of trade, and unification to advance a certain course among other related...
Issue Background Capitalism and socialism are two economic and ideological systems that countries employ to handle their finances and manage their means of production. It is safe to say that capitalism and socialism have grown into two opposing ideologies whose fervent proponents have yet to come to a consensus. Understanding...
Introduction In 1974, the UAE and Saudi Arabia signed the Treaty of Jeddah as an indication marking the end of border disputes over the dominion of the Khor al-Udaid, Al-Ain/Buraimi, and Zararah/Shaybah regions. The dispute remains unsettled after a public campaign by the UAE to renegotiate the Treaty as it...
It is the role of democratic countries to influence the undemocratic states into adopting this system. By doing this, these countries guarantee the continuation of their own societies by minimizing possible threats that face them. This happens because people have a say on the mode of governance hence tend to...
Introduction The United Arab Emirates is the country with one of the strongest economies in the Gulf Region and with a long history of providing humanitarian aid. Since the 1970s, when the country was created, the UAE showed interest in establishing proper relationships with other countries in diverse zones such...
Populism refers to a political approach aimed at obtaining popular support. The Populist Movement played an essential role in U.S. history in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. At that time, a new party emerged willing to defend the U.S. farmers’ interests and improve the conditions for agrarian workers...
The death penalty has been a largely debated form of punishment within the criminal justice system of the united states of America since its inception. The law supporting this unkind and unfair sentence was thus, put under scrutiny, and consequently, several death sentences were either overturned or could only be...
Abstract Texas is leading among states practicing capital punishment for a criminal offense. While the proponents of the death penalty belief that it is the best way to deter criminal offenders from the act, reports suggest that the rate of crime has not been reduced any better than states that...
Democracy has long been outperforming non-democracies in both social and economic terms. The rapid economic growth that a number of economies under authoritarian regimes have shown in recent years can be explained mainly by the industrialization process that was possible due to Western investments and technologies. Once most of those...
The issue of capital punishment has over the years elicited serious concerns causing endless debates on the legitimacy, morality or even the justness of executing criminals convicted of serious crimes. There is a multi faceted campaign against the practice which has led to many countries abolishing it as they take...
Engels idealized a society where advanced technology plays a critical role in shaping labor and society itself. The concepts are based on the work of Karl Marx, whose foundation revolved around the transformation of labor using machines. Both of them discuss how machines replace human labor, hence creating a hostile...
Introduction The United States was always characterized by a highly politicized population, which has differing opinions on numerous issues. Norman J. Ornstein’s article “Why America’s Political Divisions Will Only Get Worse” analyzes the book by Ezra Klein “Why We’re Polarized”. Both authors examine the manifestations of viewpoint discrepancies among Americans....
Introduction The United States is the leading country in the world with the highest number of persons incarcerated in jails and prisons; and also the leading country with the highest number of prisons, most of which have been built over the last few decades (Parenti, 1999). In the United States,...
The death penalty is lawful in the U.S, which is currently being implemented by twenty-eight states, the military, the federal government, and American Samoa. The aforementioned sanction inherently contravenes the constitutional proscription against the unusual and cruel punishment and the justification/grounds for equal protection and due process of law (Ahmad...
Introduction The use of capital punishment was practiced throughout the world during ancient times and the move to abolish only began in the 18th century and has seen almost half of the countries in the world abolish the practice however others like China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the USA are...
The issue of informal caregiving is one of the more complicated issues in healthcare since it suggests addressing the ethical implication of the specified change. Currently, informal caregivers for the elderly, who are typically represented by the latter’s family members, experience quite a number of difficulties associated with access to...
The death penalty has been a debatable subject for many years. The people who support capital punishment base their arguments on its vengeance for victims and their family members. The need for vengeance is comprehensible, but it is anchored in the sentiments of victims and their families. The court is...
Introduction The merit principles are the public’s expectations of having an efficient, fair, and effective system free from political interferences, open to all people, and staffed with dedicated, competent, and honest employees. Most non-governmental and governmental organizations apply this precept during the hiring decisions to ensure that they do not...
Low voter turnout in the U.S is linked to several theories. One of them is the irrationality of the election exercise, implying that polling costs overshadow its potential benefits. The justification for this theory is that despite investing much time and energy to take part in casting of votes, a...
Social workers are responsible for ensuring the well-being and health of people they support, as well as advocating for changes in society that better accommodate different individuals. Such an effort is especially important when dealing with issues of sexual abuse and trauma. As a social worker discussing the topic of...
The aim of this essay is to explain the behind the scenes actions from a book of my personal interest: ‘Police technology’ by Raymond Foster which contains a description of technological tools and forensics mentioned by Raymond, a retired law enforcement official. This book gave Raymond immense popularity due to...
Introduction There are not many books about the American prison system written from the perspective of an inmate. Michael Santos is a prisoner charged with convictions related to drug trafficking and is currently serving the second decade of his 45-year confinement. He managed to collect accounts of more than 100...
Elections of the head of state act as one of the main socio-political events in the life of any state. This is especially true for presidential republics. The election campaign for the election of the president is a central political event since the first person of the state is formally...
Introduction The Internet is an important source of information that provides limitless access to data for all individuals. The emergence and evolution of the given tool stimulated radical shifts in patterns people use to find facts needed for them and increase awareness levels. At the same time, in many cases,...
Many parts of the world have been eagerly waiting for the United States’ presidential elections because the result has a number of impacts. The voting was finished, and the Democrat Joe Biden was announced president-elect, but President Trump insisted that he would challenge the exercise legally because he was not...
Abstract The goal of a research paper is to bring together different views, evidence, and facts on the issue of young unemployment in the context of Australian public policy. The research would include data and information from books, articles, and interviews. Public policy is an essential element in the context...
Companies today are critical role players in matters of public security policy. Their actions are often guided by the national and international regulations in the current era of globalization. The roles played by corporations may not be well understood as explained and argued by some authors. A statement by Briggs...
Before the election of Barack Obama, the United States of America was politically divided. One of the factors increasing political division in 2009 was a rising conflict between republicans and democrats, the figure of Obama as a presidential candidate had only fueled the disagreement. Secondly, many republicans were openly against...
Throughout history, humanity has been in search of the optimal form of state power. Many people were looking for a solution to the problem of creating an ideal society with the best organization of power, in which social justice, peace, and happiness prevail, and people are free and equal. As...
The military of the United States and several agencies of the US government especially the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) have combined efforts to provide sufficient supplies to the warfighters in a bid to lower cost as well as to improve efficiency of related operations to transportation logistics to the warfighter....
When assessing budgetary needs related to national security issues, it is necessary to single out the most threatening emerging problems in this sphere. The USA faces some security hazards, such as terrorism, production of weapons of mass destruction, extremism, drug trafficking, and cyberattacks (“Understanding the threat” n.d.). The allocation of...
Introduction The ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Policy’ (DADT) came into effect in 1993. The DADT policy does not allow members of the US military to divulge their sexual orientation especially if they are bisexuals or homosexuals. This policy does not allow service members who are lesbians, gay or bisexual to...
South Africa is distinguished by cultural, religious, and linguistic diversity – on the territory of the country, a variety of ethnic groups is present, partially as the result of colonialism. The invasion of white settlers during the age of colonization prompted the relationships between these communities to be constructed in...
Introduction The European Union is no longer a coalition of governments based on their geographic location. Its influence and borders extend beyond Europe, incorporating drastically different countries. Joining the EU provides multiple benefits to a country, thus causing the temptation of numerous countries to satisfy the EU criteria. Turkey is...
Summary As the size and scope of various businesses worldwide increase, new issues emerge that require a response. In large international companies, communication and oversight become problematic due to the distance, hierarchy, and sometimes language barriers. As a result, they can be uncoordinated, and issues would develop without an opportunity...
