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Should Punitive Damages Be Introduced in International Law?

Introduction Different countries often have different legal policy in both their criminal and civil law systems. These differences often arise from differing social, economic, and political climates that lead to fundamental policy differences. In the area of civil the law differences in legal systems of different countries often reflect the individual countries’ beliefs as to the types of claims that should be recognized. Furthermore, legal systems across the globe often differ about the types of damages they are willing to recognize. One area in which there is a significant difference in the type of damages one can be awarded ...

Globalization is the progression of international incorporation arising from the exchange of world views, merchandise, ideas as well as other characteristics of culture. Advances in transport and communications infrastructure, as well as the rise of the telecommunication and its posterity; the Internet, are some significant issues in globalization (Hopkins, 2004). There are broad classifications of globalization. They include social globalization, which refers to the spread of ideas, connotations as well as values around the globe in a way as to expand and strengthen social relations. Social, cultural globalization has improved cross-cultural acquaintances, but might be accompanied by a reduction in the ...

PTSD War Veterans and Their Families

PTSD War Veterans and Their Families

Introduction

On January 2nd, 2013, an elderly war veteran in Las Vegas was charged with two murders after he allegedly killed two women with more than 20 blows to their heads with a hammer. His ex-wife reported that he had alcohol and drug abuse issues, and during their marriage, he would often beat her or attempt suicide. According to his medical diagnosis, he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression. This type of scenario is common among war veterans with PTSD because they will more likely engage in domestic violence than war veterans ...

A Theory of Global Capitalism: Radical Perspective

My personal response is formulated to counter arguments the book, “A Theory of Global Capitalism” by William Robinson. The book according to my personal view on chapter three analyzes the effect of politics and economic growth since the early 1970s. In this chapter, the author rather skeptic looks at the angle that globalization through transnational capitalism is affecting the world’s economy from a Transnational Capitalist Class (TCC) and Transnational state (TNS) point of view. However, an argument can be raised concerning the re-integration of transnational capitalism mechanism of the assessment chain in the ever-growing global webs containing international organization, ...