Sentences with phrase «of armed conflict»

He concludes that current technology is incapable being operated within the existing framework of the law of armed conflict.

This raises the question of how to address human rights concerns with these weapons, particularly their use in law enforcement, border control and other circumstances outside of armed conflict.

Higher levels of primary and secondary education reduce the likelihood of armed conflict.

How people in times of armed conflict can think about the environment?

He is currently working on various personal projects focused on social issues and the consequences of armed conflicts around the world.

No matter the scale of these changes, existing international human rights law and international humanitarian law governing the conduct of armed conflict remain applicable.

This tree represents the aims of our work on education in settings of armed conflict globally.

The 2014 release will put players in the middle of armed conflict where it will be cops and criminals fighting each other.

Second, my approach to the issue of armed conflict is a better, while still imperfect analogy.

At some points they had denied the existence of an armed conflict altogether.

We know from previous research that the nature of the outcome of an armed conflict has implications for the durability of peace.

Winning the war on war: The decline of armed conflict worldwide.

Using a host of different model specifications and alternative measures of drought, heat, and civil war, the paper concludes that climate variability is a poor predictor of armed conflict.

Those companies, small and large, do not shy away from the front lines of armed conflict, entrenched human rights violations and deep poverty.

Women always suffer from the consequences of the armed conflict and tribal fighting by being displaced and losing their husbands.

Half of out - of - school children globally live in settings of armed conflict, and learning outcomes in these contexts are among the worst in the world.

Feb > Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath.

The massive destruction of cultural heritage during the Second World War prompted the adoption of the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict in 1954 at The Hague in the Netherlands.

Amnesty International has expressed concern that fully autonomous weapons, including «less lethal» robotic weapons that can result in deaths and serious injuries, would result in unlawful killings and injuries both in situations of armed conflict as well as in law enforcement operations.

Thus the factors leading to past international hostilities have been intensified through globalization; the risk of armed conflict grows greater.

Speaking during the programme, the Executive Secretary of NHRC Mr. Tony Ojukwu said, the training programme was aimed at broadening and equipping the security personnel who were directly involved in the ongoing counter insurgency and counter terrorism operations in the North East with the fundamental principles of Human Rights as well as Rules of Engagement in line with the acceptable local and international laws and principles of arms conflicts.

Noting the serious impact of armed conflict on children, who are at particular risk of abuse, exploitation, violence, and discrimination,

«The Nigerian Army through this action want to assure the nation and international community that we shall not condone cases of violation of laws of armed conflict in the discharge of our constitutional responsibilities.»

The International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva, Switzerland, appears to be acting as a go - between for Bergdahl and his family, part of its mission is to protect victims of armed conflict and other violent situations and provide them with assistance.

Decades of armed conflict continue to undermine veterinary services in South Sudan.

Grueso also focused on protecting Colombia's Pacific rainforest, a region facing the escalating threat of armed conflict, environmental ruin, and the mass displacement of Afro - Colombian villagers.

The hoses pass through the sheet onto the reverse side where there is another complicated system of hoses, both sides alluding to the interconnected intricacy of the armed conflict in Colombia.

Each chapter is devoted to different international landmark arbitration cases — primarily state - to - state but also including commercial disputes with geopolitical dimensions — and showcases how arbitration has resolved disputes in cases regarding for example potential escalation of armed conflict.

Switzerland is home to a largely citizen - sourced militia that supports the stance of «armed neutrality» — the country has stayed neutral and out of armed conflict since 1815.

Hence in social terms the disorderly turmoil of individuals pursuing conflicting and egotistical aims; and, on the national scale, the chaos of armed conflict in which, for want of a better object, the excess of accumulated energy is destructively released... «Idleness, mother of all vices.»

In seeking to explain the commencement of armed conflicts among nations, writings from our century are far more likely to emphasize «environmental» causes, such as, of course, economics, than the freewill decisions of various leaders or the power of ideas.

Granted that present circumstances are different from those of World War I and the following decade, ministry today is also practiced in a time characterized by great unrest, by the specter of armed conflict, and by the tremendous problems of the poor, the aging, the emotionally disturbed.

Even in the expression of such patriotic sentiments, one may discern hints of Morrison's later repudiation of armed conflict and his firsthand involvement in the Kellogg - Briand Peace Pact of 1928 — a treaty designed to outlaw war.

Gunpowder forever changed the nature of armed conflict and introduced an era of savage warfare that is with us still.

Israels problems are internal, not external, and none of the armed conflicts in the region are targetting them now that the Iran issue has been defused for the forseeable future.

Dr Ruben Reike is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the European University Institute, where he is part of the ERC - funded project: «The Individualisation of War: Reconfiguring the Morality, Law, and Politics of Armed Conflict».

Out of the 33 UNPKOs that we include in our analysis, 20 started before the end of the armed conflict.

They are clearly aiming to engage in various levels of armed conflict, typically via armed proxies (Yemen, Syria, etc...).

In case of armed conflicts not of an international character occurring in the territory of one of the High Contracting Parties, each party to the conflict shall be bound to apply the prohibitions and restrictions of this Protocol.

Perhaps it was the estimated 40,000 civilians killed in the final weeks of the armed conflict, or the scenes that showed civilians in hospitals deliberately shelled, or perhaps it was footage of people stripped naked and executed or maybe the widespread rape and sexual assault.

«This was the first study to detect the recent TB outbreak in Zimbabwe, and the first anywhere to suggest an association between rising TB incidence and national economic decline in the absence of armed conflict,» said Michael Silverman, assistant professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health and senior author of the study.

This article is part of this week's Science special issue on human conflict, which traces the trajectory of violence and war throughout history, exploring racism, ethnic conflicts, the rise of terrorism, and the possible future of armed conflicts.

«From a legal perspective, it's wonderful to have an international tribunal recognize that environmental damage is a significant component of armed conflict,» says Carl Bruch of the Environmental Law Institute in Washington, D.C.

Although droughts can lead to violence, such as in urban areas; this was found not to be the case for rural areas, where the majority of armed conflicts occurred where food crops were abundant.

But despite the tension surrounding the matter, exacerbated by the recent release of a Kremlin document suggesting the possibility of armed conflict within a decade, there is growing evidence that any disputes will be worked out through cooperation and not confrontation.