Essays about: "war against terrorism"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 30 essays containing the words war against terrorism.

  1. 21. Ethicking - Dealing with Ethics : Can Micro World Simulations Stimulate Ethical Competence

    University essay from Institutionen för informationsteknologi

    Author : Mikael Laaksoharju; [2008]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Ethical competence is becoming increasingly important in a world that is progressing faster for every day. Every day technological progress raises new questions and considerations with ethical implications; medical breakthroughs, globalization, automation, imminent environmental breakdown and war against terrorism are all examples of matters that come along with this type of considerations. READ MORE

  3. 22. Terror- The Invisible and Ubiquitous Hydra- A Study on the Problematic Nature of the Bush Administration's "War on Terrorism"

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Toomaj Jahanbani; [2007]
    Keywords : War on Terrorism; ; Identity; ; Discourse; Social sciences; Samhällsvetenskaper; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap; Social Sciences; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Abstract: In this Master's thesis, the Bush administration's ?war on terrorism? is examined. Taking a discursive approach, the study seeks to explicate how the ?war on terror? has been linked to the concept of identity and ultimately to cast light on the problematic implications of the discourse. READ MORE

  4. 23. The War on Terror - A Study of the Use of Military Force against the Contemporary Terror Threat

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Ida Eriksson; [2007]
    Keywords : Folkrätt; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The ''war on terror'' is very much a topic of the day. The main threat against the western society is said to no longer be armies controlled by belligerent states but non state actors, which by means of new technology have the potential of launching large scale attacks equivalent to attacks carried out by states. READ MORE

  5. 24. The Bush Doctrine - a carte blanche for a war on the world?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Martin Persson; [2007]
    Keywords : Folkrätt; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The events on September 11, 2001, changed the view for many regarding the use of force. The US immediately engaged in a war against terrorism, and in an attempt to win this war and protect American citizens, President Bush and his administration used all means necessary. Thus, the Bush Doctrine came to be. READ MORE

  6. 25. Prisoner of War or Unlawful Combatant : An Evolution of International Humanitarian Law

    University essay from Ekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Jenny Östberg; [2006]
    Keywords : Prisoners of War; Unlawful Combatant; International Humanitarian Law; Guantánamo Bay; War on Terrorism; History; John Rawls; Constructivism;

    Abstract : The construction of International Humanitarian Law and the norms regarding protection of prisoners of war have evolved as a reaction to the horrors of war. After September 11 and the following war on terrorism the notion of POWs has been widely debated. READ MORE