Shell Oil in Nigeria Discussions on economic hardship, environmental devastation, and political corruption in Nigeria always seem to come back to the Dutch Shell Oil Company. The company is charged by activists and Wiwa as influencing the Nigerian Continue Reading...
Introduction Background The present-day economic development gives rise to a substantially greater magnitude of resettlement in comparison to ten years ago. In the past six decades, the worldwide magnitude of development-induced displacement and rese Continue Reading...
In other words, the power and the wealth could easily fall in the hand of the few privileged ones, and their rights would be better served, than those of the marginalized, powerless and poor population (Paribatra, 1999). 6. Conclusions and Recommen Continue Reading...
Ngos & Human Rights in Africa Non-governmental organizations have had an unprecedented effect on international human rights in the African system. NGOs have been recognized for their forward thinking ability in improving international human righ Continue Reading...
against Shell in Nigeria regarding human rights. The writer explores the issue and the details why Shell should not be held responsible for the human right violations in that situation. There were three sources used to complete this paper. SHELL HA Continue Reading...
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency has stated that up to 50% of the heroin coming into the United States passes through Nigeria. Concern over progress towards democracy -- that Nigeria is backsliding towards military dictatorship, and human rights vi Continue Reading...
(Deuteronomy 22:28-29). While these Biblical endorsements of unequal treatment may seem historical and antiquated to a modern, Western audience, the fact is that many parts of the world still treat women in a similar fashion, so that the Bible would Continue Reading...
Yet, Kay Weller speaks of geography as "concerned with spatial differentiation," which is to say that anyone who is going to understand the problem from a geographical perspective must look at Nigeria's human geography -- in other words, Nigeria's Continue Reading...
The motivation on the part of the exploited Nigerian nationals is simply to receive a few thousand (or even a few hundred) dollars, which represent much larger value in impoverished areas than those amounts of money do to the purchasers. On the par Continue Reading...
Political Stability & National Security in Nigeria: Challenges & Prospects Method of data analysis Limitations encountered Strategies for political stability to enhance national security Political stability and national security in Nigeri Continue Reading...
Religious Conflict -- Nigeria has a variety of regionally oriented religions, often based on tribal structure and culture. However, the two largest religions are Islam at 50% to a 48% Christian semi-minority. The northern areas tend to be Muslim, a Continue Reading...
Moreover the 'diyya' or blood money stipulated for killing or mutilating of a man was stopped. However, whipping as a punishment for theft and added offences remained in its applicability in local courts. (Pitaszewicz, 87) Hence till 1960, the Alka Continue Reading...
The Ministry of Women Affairs had been present always; however it was a waning organization under the military rule. In some of the states the Ministry of women affairs was headed by men, but ever since the initiation of the democratic era, the Comm Continue Reading...
In most societies, FGM is considered a cultural tradition, which is often used as an argument for its continuation. Though a tremendous range of practices fall under the title of female genital mutilation, understanding what is involved in the proc Continue Reading...
Non-Market Strategy Project-Pollution/Politics/Business Globalization has changed the planet in numerous ways, constructive and unconstructive; perhaps the most influential of these changes has been the more explicit and perhaps a far more extreme c Continue Reading...
AFRICA'S PETROLEUM AND CHINA'S ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT How Africa's Petroleum Supply Is Important to China's Economic Growth and Development While China continues to grow, its oil demand is poised to grow rapidly. For China to ensure its oi Continue Reading...
Children and Child Labor in Liberia and Sierra Leone Two of the world's most beautiful countries are also, unfortunately, the poorest as well. The nations of Liberia and Sierra Leone are faced with a number of severe obstacles in their quest to joi Continue Reading...
Environmental Governance Responsible Leadership is the culmination of Moody-Stuart's forty-five years of work in the oil, gas, metal, and mineral extraction industries. Moody-Stuart draws from his experience and observations to provide an analysis o Continue Reading...
Benazir Bhutto: The first and only female leader of Pakistan, Bhutto was a strong political figure and fighter for freedom and women's rights in Pakistan and other Muslim countries. Exiled and brought back by popular demand, she was assassinated in Continue Reading...
These claims are virtually all based on the concept that corporations - particularly multinationals -- should be held accountable for their actions within their sphere of operations. "Corporations, for their part, have responded in numerous ways, f Continue Reading...
Social Protection Policies in Africa Social Protection report in Botswana The Social Protection Assessment presented by The World Bank (2013) reports that Botswana has emerged from one of the poorest countries in the world to an "upper middle incom Continue Reading...
Role of the European UnionBackground to Its Formation and MembersThe European Union (EU) came about as a result of six countries banding together for economic purposes. These six countries were France, West Germany, Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands, a Continue Reading...
Somalia Civil war SOMALIA- CAUSES OF THE CIVIL WAR Columbia Encyclopedia describes the geographical position of Somalia in these words: Somalia is directly south of the Arabian Peninsula across the Gulf of Aden. It comprises almost the entire Afr Continue Reading...
Among them, the article notes that more than half of all executions have occurred in the three states of Texas, Oklahoma and Virginia. This geographical bias, the article notes, is indicative of some degree of inconsistency in a system that determin Continue Reading...
Foreign Policy of China (Beijing consensus) Structure of Chinese Foreign Policy The "Chinese Model" of Investment The "Beijing Consensus" as a Competing Framework Operational Views The U.S.-China (Beijing consensus) Trade Agreement and Beijing C Continue Reading...
" (Potter, 1999) Supreme Court finally strikes down juvenile executions On Mar. 1, 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down once and for all juvenile executions in the United States, abandoning nations such as Nigeria, Congo, China, Pakistan and ot Continue Reading...
Global Law and Politics: Political and legal institutions and communications have played an integral role in the development and provision of legitimacy in contemporary societies. This has been through the development of obligatory collective decisi Continue Reading...
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a legal and ethical mechanism, which businesses adopt to effect positive changes on social issues such as environment, health, economic conditions and others. This is primarily a philanthropic function of a bu Continue Reading...
Nigeria has defined its policy by a 'concentric circle' model. The core is "the economic viability and full mobilization of the resources of the country [of Nigeria], in which the internal security forms the foundation for a realistic diplomacy" (A Continue Reading...
S., France and publicity, Chad was able to renegotiate more favorable contracts with the Bank, expropriate over $450 million in taxes from the private Consortium firms which they claim they had already paid, under the threat of replacement with Chine Continue Reading...
If Nigerian local content law is not complied with Requires licensee to submit a detailed programme for recruitment and training of Nigerians (Nigerian Local Content Policy) 2.3. History of the LCL The Local Content Law was signed into law in Apr Continue Reading...
political scenario illustrated that governments all over the globe are making their immigration rules more stringent because of the rise in terrorism; the implication of this phenomenon is a decrease in international traveling, which endangers conti Continue Reading...
Female Genital Mutilation -- a Review and Analysis How prevalent is the practice of female genital mutilation throughout the world? Why is it done, where is it done, and what are the human rights and morality implications? This paper will examine th Continue Reading...
submitted, the Ivory Coast is set to swear in Alassane Ouattara as the country's new president (CNN, 2011, 1), ending over six months of internal turmoil that threatened to lead the country into outright civil war, and challenged the international c Continue Reading...
Germany's Migrant Crisis Starting from October 2014 to October 2015 European countries received an overwhelming influx of migrants from various countries. The word migrant describes a person who leaves home to seek life in a new country or region. D Continue Reading...
Philanthropy in Gender Equality Efforts The Approaches to Gender Equality The Welfare Approach The Equity approach Anti-poverty Approach The Efficiency Approach The Empowerment Approach Scenario Philanthropic budget of $500,000 Scenario Phi Continue Reading...
adults have an episode or two from their youth of which they are not extremely proud. Perhaps it involved sneaking a beer (or several beers) at a social function, or lying about one's plans for the evening to get permission to attend a questionable Continue Reading...
