Essays about: "Chemical Weapons"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words Chemical Weapons.

1. 1. The Common Problem: Weapons of Mass Destruction and Anticipatory Self-defence in International Law

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

   Author : Lisa Rudin; [2022]
   Keywords : Public international law; Folkrätt; International humanitarian law; Anticipatory self-defence; Pre-emtpive self-defence; Rules of war; Jus ad bellum; Weapons of mass destruction; Jus in bello; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The aim of this essay is to analyse the extent of anticipatory self-defence and how it is affected by the presence of weapons of mass destruction. As such, it will provide a summary of current law through doctrine, case law, and the treaties concerning the interpretation of article 51 of the UN Charter. READ MORE

3. 2. Intervention? Yes, it’s Just War : Analyzing the possibilities of justifying a U.S. intervention according to the Just War Theory

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Carl-Christian Nasri; [2019]
   Keywords : Just War Theory; Thomas Aquinas; Syria; Chemical Weapons; legitimacy;

   Abstract : This study will focus on examining the probabilities of justifying military interventions. In order to conduct this study, the U.S. will be the subject of interest. READ MORE

4. 3. Humanitarian Intervention, Democratic Peace, and Just War : How U.S Democrats and Republicans argue for intervention or non-intervention in Syria

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Manfred Löwgren; [2019]
   Keywords : Intervention; United States; Syria; Arguments;

   Abstract : The Syrian regime used chemical weapons against its own citizens in 2013, and since then the U.S. has debated whether they should intervene or not. The purpose of this study is to find, analyze and explain the arguments presented by American politicians regarding the intervention in Syria. READ MORE

5. 4. The myth of the Red Line : an international relations analysis of the Obama administration’s argumentation for and against a military intervention in Syria

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

   Author : Ronja Hasan; [2018]
   Keywords : International relations; International relations theories; Barack Obama; The Obama administration; Military intervention; Syria; Argumentation analysis; Ideological analysis; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This paper aims to examine the arguments proposed by the Obama administration regarding a U.S. military intervention in Syria due to the use of chemical weapons by the Syrian regime in 2013. READ MORE

6. 5. Distant Suffering : A multimodal analysis of the politics of pity in news agencies’ mediation of the chemical weapons attack on Khan Sheikhoun

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Jack Thornberg; [2017]
   Keywords : distant suffering; mediation; global crisis; poststructuralism; discourse analysis; international relations; political science; communication; analytics of mediation;

   Abstract : This thesis explores of how American and British television mediated the crisis that started with the 4 April 2017 alleged chemical attack in Syria and culminated with the subsequent attack on Syria by the United States 7 April 2017. It builds upon a rich literature and focuses on the politics of pity in the mediated representation of distant suffering as set out by Luc Boltanski. READ MORE