Unnecessary Suffering

Author : Maurice Glasman
Publisher : Verso
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1859849768

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Unnecessary Suffering by Maurice Glasman Pdf

They have a dream - a dream of a world where everything and everybody can be bought and sold, a world run efficiently by managers, a world where 'freedom' means the free market. Maurice Glasman argues that this dream is an unrealisable utopia - or a nightmare if put into practice. He takes the management-speak cliches of the New Right, and New Labour alike and turns them on their head: managers are not efficient, they are a barrier to work and production; 'liberal democracy' - which now means the free market and the strong state - should be turned upside down, with democracy at the level of the economy and liberalism at the level of the state. Drawing on the work of Karl Polanyi, Glasman argues that there is no need to surrender solidarity and human rights to the march of the managers and the market. There is another tradition, represented by the labour movement and the Catholic church in West Germany, which defended democracy in the workplace and reined back the savageries of capitalism. It was the tradition that Solidarity in Poland could have looked to after 1989, instead of allowing itself to be hijacked by the New Right and statist communitarianism. Unnecessary Suffering examines this tradition and issues a call that cries out that human beings and the environment cannot, should not, and will not be treated as commodities.

Author : Gary D. Solis
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 697 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2010-02-15
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781139487115

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The Law of Armed Conflict by Gary D. Solis Pdf

The Law of Armed Conflict: International Humanitarian Law in War introduces law students and undergraduates to the law of war in an age of terrorism. What law of armed conflict/international humanitarian law applies to particular armed conflicts? Does that law apply to terrorists as well? What is the status of participants in an armed conflict? What constitutes a war crime? What is a lawful target and how are targeting decisions made? What are rules of engagement? What weapons are lawful and unlawful, and why? This text takes the reader through these essential questions of the law of armed conflict and international humanitarian law to an awareness of finer points of battlefield law. The U.S.-weighted text incorporates lessons from many nations and includes hundreds of cases from jurisdictions worldwide.

Author : Landry Tientcheu
Publisher : Balboa Press
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2021-07-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781982269487

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Suffer Well by Landry Tientcheu Pdf

"I have a ruthless ego. And it's been very useful to me thus far. However, unbeknown to me, I'm often the devil's weapon against my fellow humans. The time has come to transfer the ownership of my life to my soul. It's a painful process, but it's the good kind of suffering, the kind of suffering I wish upon myself so I can become what I was designed to be, DIVINE." - Landry Tientcheu

Author : International Committee of the Red Cross
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Arms control
ISBN : IND:39000003514812

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Weapons that May Cause Unnecessary Suffering Or Have Indiscriminate Effects by International Committee of the Red Cross Pdf

Author : Richard Palanza
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2012-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781466914421

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Suffering and Joy by Richard Palanza Pdf

How we view the ways in which others perceive us dramatically influences how our personalities develop. In essence, relationship is all. All parts relate to the whole and the whole incorporates all of its parts. Relationships are the most important aspects of our lives. In fact, they constitute who we are. Understanding their true nature is essential to the development and evolution of personal enlightenment. Relationships impact our view of life as a series of opportunities or misfortunes. We should understand this force in our lives because it speaks to whether we develop an optimistic or pessimistic outlook, whether we feel rejected and abandoned or accepted and loved, worthy or unworthy, deserving or undeserving. Suffering and Joy is a brief memoir that focuses on the personal life experiences of an old man as he reflects on the turning points and influences in his life. It's a sensitive and telling account of the demons we all carry and the quest of one thoughtful man to unravel the mystery of why this is so. Inspired by the love for his only grandson, the author embarks on a spiritual journey through his own inner life experience.

Author : Jens David Ohlin,Larry May,Claire Oakes Finkelstein
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780198796176

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Weighing Lives in War by Jens David Ohlin,Larry May,Claire Oakes Finkelstein Pdf

The chief means to limit and calculate the costs of war are the philosophical and legal concepts of proportionality and necessity. Both categories are meant to restrain the most horrific potential of war. The volume explores the moral and legal issues in the modern law of war in three major categories. In so doing, the contributions will look for new and innovative approaches to understanding the process of weighing lives implicit in all theories of jus in bello: who counts in war, understanding proportionality, and weighing lives in asymmetric conflicts. These questions arise on multiple levels and require interdisciplinary consideration of both philosophical and legal themes.

Author : Michael Gross
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2006-06-16
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780262250078

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Bioethics and Armed Conflict by Michael Gross Pdf

Is medical ethics in times of armed conflict identical to medical ethics in times of peace, as the World Medical Association declares? In Bioethics and Armed Conflict, the first comprehensive study of medical ethics in conventional, unconventional, and low-intensity war, Michael Gross examines the dilemmas that arise when bioethical principles clash with military necessity—when physicians try to save lives during an endeavor dedicated to taking them—and describes both the conflicts and congruencies of military and medical ethics. Gross describes how the principles of contemporary just war, unlike those of medical ethics, often go beyond the welfare of the individual to consider the collective interests of combatants and noncombatants and the general interests of the state. Military necessity plays havoc with such patients' rights as the right to life, the right to medical care, informed consent, confidentiality, and the right to die. The principles of triage in battle conditions dictate not need-based treatment but the distribution of resources that will return the greatest number of soldiers to active duty. And unconventional warfare, including current "wars" on terrorism, challenges the traditional concept of medical neutrality as physicians who have sworn to "do no harm" are called upon to lend their expertise to "interrogational" torture or to the development of biological or chemical weapons. Difficult dilemmas inevitably arise during armed conflict, and medicine, Gross concludes, is not above the fray. Medical ethics in time of war cannot be identical to medical ethics in peacetime.

Author : Christopher M. Ford,Winston S. Williams
Publisher : Lieber Studies
Page : 553 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2018-12-21
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780190915360

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Complex Battlespaces by Christopher M. Ford,Winston S. Williams Pdf

"This workshop, Complex Battlespaces: The Law of Armed Conflict and the Dynamics of Modern Warfare, was held at West Point on October 24-26, 2016. It marked the official opening of the Lieber Institute." -- ECIP forword.

Author : Yoram Dinstein
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-14
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781107118409

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The Conduct of Hostilities under the Law of International Armed Conflict by Yoram Dinstein Pdf

The definitive textbook on the law of international armed conflict.

Author : United States. Department of the Air Force
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Air warfare (International law)
ISBN : STANFORD:36105043733257

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International Law--the Conduct of Armed Conflict and Air Operations by United States. Department of the Air Force Pdf

Author : Michael L. Gross
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521866156

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Moral Dilemmas of Modern War by Michael L. Gross Pdf

A practical guide for policy makers, military officers, students, and anyone else interested in asymmetric conflicts.

Author : Mufid James Hannush
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2021-07-15
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9783030743154

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Markers of Psychosocial Maturation by Mufid James Hannush Pdf

This book advances an integrative approach to understanding the phenomenon of psychosocial maturation. Through a rigorous, dialectically-informed interpretation of psychoanalytic and humanistic-existential-phenomenological sources, Mufid James Hannush distils thirty essential markers of maturity. The dialectical approach is described as a process whereby lived, affect-and-value laden polar meanings are transformed, through deep insight, into complementary and integrative meta-meanings. The author demonstrates how responding to the call of maturation can be viewed as a life project that serves the ultimate purpose of living a balanced life. The book will appeal to students and scholars of human development, psychotherapy, social work, philosophy, and existential, humanistic, and phenomenological psychology.

Author : Ben Saul,Dapo Akande
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2020-05-07
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780198855309

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The Oxford Guide to International Humanitarian Law by Ben Saul,Dapo Akande Pdf

International humanitarian law is the law that governs the conduct of participants during armed conflict. This branch of law aims to regulate the means and methods of warfare as well as to provide protections to those who do not, or who no longer, take part in the hostilities. It is one of the oldest branches of international law and one of enduring relevance today. The Oxford Guide to International Humanitarian Law provides a practical yet sophisticated overview of this important area of law. Written by a stellar line up of contributors, drawn from those who not only have extensive practical experience but who are also regarded as leading scholars of the subject, the text offers a comprehensive and authoritative exposition of the field. The Guide provides professionals and advanced students with information and analysis of sufficient depth to enable them to perform their tasks with understanding and confidence. Each chapter illuminates how the law applies in practice, but does not shy away from the important conceptual issues that underpin how the law has developed. It will serve as a first port of call and a regular reference work for those interested in international humanitarian law.

Author : Laurie R. Blank,Gregory P. Noone
Publisher : Aspen Publishing
Page : 1059 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2018-09-14
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781543801224

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International Law and Armed Conflict by Laurie R. Blank,Gregory P. Noone Pdf

Experienced authors with over 45 years combined teaching and working in the field use fundamental principles and sources to instruct and guide discussion about the application of the law of armed conflict to contemporary and future questions. Students can gain a solid foundation in the law and develop the tools they need to analyze complex legal problems. International Law and Armed Conflict shows how the law informs operational and policy decision-making. Placing the law of armed conflict in context with related fields, such as human rights law and national security law, the text provides a complete framework for understanding legal paradigms during and after conflict. Innovative materials allow flexibility across a range of class scenarios, from a stand-alone course to part of a broader survey class. New to the Second Edition: New technologies and the law of armed conflict, including cyber, unmanned aerial vehicles and autonomous weapons systems The conflict in Syria, including ISIS, genocide and chemical weapons attacks Humanitarian assistance and the challenges of protecting the civilian population in urban conflicts Contemporary debates regarding detention in non-international armed conflict, human rights law, and targeted killing Professors and students will benefit from: Experienced authors with over 45 years combined teaching and working in the law of armed conflict field in the military, at think tanks, and in academia Use of the fundamental principles and sources of the law to inform discussions and questions about contemporary and future questions An approach that gives students a solid foundation in the law and the analytical tools they need to analyze complex legal situations and problems and to understand how the law informs and impacts operational and policy decision-making Context that ties together the law of armed conflict with other related fields, such as human rights law and national security law, to provide a complete framework for understanding the legal paradigm applicable during and after conflict Teaching materials include: Substantive and innovative tools and materials to teach this topic as a stand-alone class or as part of a broader class on a range of related topics A Teacher’s manual with additional sources, discussion points, and key background information, all designed for maximum use and flexibility in a range of class scenarios

Author : Dr U C Jha
Publisher : Vij Books India Pvt Ltd
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2011-05-26
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789382573029

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International Humanitarian Law by Dr U C Jha Pdf

This book gives an up-to-date and comprehensive analysis of international humanitarian law or the laws of war. The author has traced the history of the laws of war and examined their relations with human rights and refugee laws. The topics covered include protection to the victims of war: prisoners, civilians, women, children, the natural environment and cultural property. The book contains an updated account of the functioning of the International Criminal Court, and explores the concept of command responsibility, as well as the area of private military and security companies. Besides discussing the law during air and naval warfare, the author has critically examined certain challenges which humanitarian law is facing today from cyber warfare; nuclear, phosphorous and depleted uranium weapons; the use of chemical agents; and targeted killing. This book is an invaluable resource for anyone interested or working in the field of international humanitarian law: teachers, students, lawyers, government officials, military and police personnel, researchers and human rights activists.