policy is regulated by the state to exercise the sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdiction of the state on the sea and the development of the maritime economy, which is the inherent function of marine policy for every coastal nation in the world. The presence of a state agency document regulating island activity is a representation of the state's authority over the territorial sea within its territory. Thus, the only way to assert their sovereignty over the state of the sea islands is to ratify
Madison et al. 1788). As is frequently the case with most theories, the literature on fiscal Introduction 3 federalism has been strongly influenced by the geo-political context in which it originated; namely, the federal systems of North America. This has led to problems relating to its extension to other cases, especially to the nation states of Europe and Asia. A simple example refers to the assignment problem. Fiscal federalism theory (see, for example, Musgrave 1961; Olson 1969) dictates that
Ripstein urges us to “abandon” John Stuart Mill’s harm principle in favour of the following alternative- the Sovereignty Principle, that is, “each person is entitled to use their own powers as he or she sees fit, consistent with the ability of others to do the same. The consistency is achieved through the joint ideas of non-interference and voluntary cooperation.” (Ripstein, p. 233). Just like Mill, Ripstein hopes to secure individual freedom and independence by limiting the reach of criminal law
According to this theory, it is just to enter a war if there is just cause, lawful authority, right intentions, proportionality, reasonable chance of success, and if it is the last resort. The genocidal mass slaughter of between 500,000 and 1,000,000 Rwandans in an approximate
Constitutionalism in a Globalizing World Loss of Popular Sovereignty in India Prelude to Modern Constitutionalism The terminology of Constitutionalism has been used to imply the practice & the method through which the limitations on the government are established & maintained. Constitutionalism recognizes the importance of the distribution of power to the various organs of the government, but at the same time, takes note of
The special historic and social-economic background of Hong Kong forms its own identity, which is different from other regions like mainland China, and makes it a specific imagined community, which is accord with Benedict Anderson’s theory of imagined community. Whereas, it is under discussion whether since the reunification in 1997, Hong Kong has been gradually transformed into a part of China in terms of culture and identity and, thus, will no longer be a separated imagined community in the future
to be a dominant political ideology, neoliberalism, since 1970s. The notion of neoliberalism is that transnational institutions are conducive to global changes, harmony and prosperity through launching international programme. Differed from other theories solely recognizing the sovereign states as the only actor, neoliberalism also emphasizes the participation of other actors, such as the transnational corporations (TNC), which are the enterprises conduct economic activities or production of goods
George Washington once said: “To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means for preserving peace.” As much of an irony it is, war is needed to safeguard our amity and to ensure that the balance of power will not be disturbed. The idea of war has been received with countless different altercations. In history, we learned that governments have glorified war to recruit young men to join the army by using propaganda. Soldiers who have died for their country were depicted as heroes, fighting
In the 20th century, Human rights are a major topic on the arena of the global politics. It has become a criterion to evaluate a state’s power. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the United Nation in 1948 has marked development of human rights (United Nation, 2014). According to the United Nation Human Rights(2014), ‘human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, whatever our nationality, place of residence, sex, national or ethnic origin, color, religion, language, or any
Antoine Simon (1179141) Democracy in Theory and Practice Definitions of Democracy and Theories of Government Having a look through History at the different type of governments which have been used, Democracy, with all its imperfections, seems to be the best that came up so far. The meaning of Democracy hasn't stopped to vary with the time and space and has therefore become a “semantic jungle”1. Originally, the term comes from Greek, it means