Sentences with phrase «serious international conflicts»

The FT reported that, in a written submission to the parliamentary committee scrutinizing the draft «Investigatory Powers Bill», Apple argued the law would «immobilize substantial portions of the tech sector and spark serious international conflicts.»

«But there are now many places where a misstep or misjudgment could provoke serious international conflict.»

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They examine whether there have been serious changes in the way the international community recognises and deals with the issue of rape in war and the role that gendered violence plays in modern conflicts.

The subject, the international market for conflict diamonds (diamonds used by an insurgent or invading force to fund their efforts), is an important one, and there must be a certain tradeoff to make a serious subject appeal to the greatest audience.

[U] nder customary international law as it presently stands, a State is not deprived of immunity by reason of the fact that it is accused of serious violations of international human rights law or the international law of armed conflict.

Serious harm is subsequently defined as «serious and individual threat to a civilian's life or person by reason of indiscriminate violence in situations of international or internal armed conflict» (Article 15 (cSerious harm is subsequently defined as «serious and individual threat to a civilian's life or person by reason of indiscriminate violence in situations of international or internal armed conflict» (Article 15 (cserious and individual threat to a civilian's life or person by reason of indiscriminate violence in situations of international or internal armed conflict» (Article 15 (c)-RRB-.

In practice, international child custody cases often yield complex and messy conflicts between the laws and courts of different countries, demonstrating serious clashes of societal views about culture, religion, gender roles, parental rights, and children's rights, as well as of the role of the legal system in intervening in disputes about children.

It should be added that, in so far as it applies to offences committed in the former Yugoslavia, the notion that serious violations of international humanitarian law governing internal armed conflicts entail individual criminal responsibility is also fully warranted from the point of view of substantive justice and equity.

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.